Matilda has been brought up by the manor priest since her father, the lord’s clerk, died. But he’s been called to London, and she’s being left to stay with Peg, the bonesetter. It’s a completely different life than Matilda’s used to, and it takes some getting used to, but she learns to like the new […]
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Jane is back in Bath, absolutely not enjoying herself, and is more than happy to accept a commission from Lord Harold Trowbridge to keep an eye on his niece, the Lady Desdemona. At a party given by Mona’s grandmother, a shocking murder occurs, drawing Jane into the world of the Bath theatre. Yes, this is
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Most of the plants are out in the back yard, hardening off. It’s probably going to be a while to finish that process – it’s been surprisingly cool. We’ll get one random day in the 70s, and then it’s only in the 50s for the next three or four days. I can’t
This was the first walk this year that really felt like a wildflower walk – where I knew I was going to find an interesting variety of things to see. Yay Spring!
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I enjoy this time of year, when most people have not gotten back into the groove of mowing their lawns, and you can therefore see some great flowers, even on a city street.
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Daleina discovers her ability to control spirits when they come after her village. Unfortunately, she’s only able to save her family, but that opening leads her to pursue the training that may eventually make her the Queen. This is an interesting world. For some reason, there are spirits, and all they want is the destruction
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It was not a good winter for trees – we decided to check out this sanctuary for the first time on Saturday, and on everything single trail eventually it got to the point where it was blocked by several downed trees. And I’m sure they never budget for that amount of clean up, so it’s
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This morning, I did a ton of work on the side garden. The daffodils have already gone by (courtesy of one day in the 80s last week), so I trimmed those back, along with some other detritus from the Fall. I also took out most of the large containers and topped them off with compost,
