Having learned from earlier mistakes, I started reading Harpist in the Wind, the final book in the Riddle-Master trilogy, just after finishing the second book. The trilogy follows Morgon, the Prince of the tiny island of Hed, as he finds he’s heir to a much larger destiny, and begins a journey across the realm to […]
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It’s time for my first year end wrap up post. Since I only have one challenge pending, which ends in 2010, it’s time to recap the reading challenges I completed this year, and clean out my sidebar so I can start signing up for all the cool looking challenges going on next year. YA Challange
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Today’s question: Given the choice, which do you prefer? Real history? Or historical fiction? (Assume, for the purposes of this discussion that they are equally well-written and engaging.) This is an excellent question, and one I don’t think I can answer fully in the parameters given above. I enjoy reading true history books. I’ve always
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We had my family Christmas on Monday, and since this about half a knitting blog, I’ve got to share the gift that warmed my knitterly soul. My father and C got me a sampler of handspun wool from Darthia Farm. Not only is it handspun, it’s also naturally dyed. They specialize in indigo dying, and
Raederle is pledged to marry Morgon, the Prince of Hed, but he has disappeared into the wilds near Erlenstar Mountain, and no one knows if he is dead or alive. With several friends, Raederle sets out to find Morgon, and along the way, discovers her own strange heritage. This is the second book of the
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I’ve run into a bit of an issue with C’s socks. You see that incomplete toe? You see the tiny little thread hanging off of it? Yes, I’ve run out of yarn. In hindsight, I really should have realized that this pattern eats yarn like crazy, but I was denial until the very end. I’ve
Today’s question is: What do you think of speed-reading? Is it a good way to get through a lot of books, or does the speed-reader miss depth and nuance? Do you speed-read? Is some material better suited to speed-reading than others? I’ve thought about this question quite a bit over the years. I’m a pretty
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The Great White rained radiation from the skies, and much of the world was destroyed. What remained untouched were the lands far from the large cities. The people there were mostly farmers, and banded together to survive after the terrible holocaust. Over time, it became clear that the land and people had not been entirely
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Alice Tanner sometimes has dreams of life in the past. When she’s invited by a friend to help in an archaeological dig in the south of France, she finds herself in an oddly familiar landscape, and in the center of activities that will bring to a conclusion events that began in the 13th century. Alais
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Pattern: Paul Atwell socks by Emily JohnsonYarn: Knitpicks Stroll in the Midnight Heather colorwayNeedles: 1.5 DPNs Half of my holiday knitting is done! I’ve decided that these socks are going to my father. The pattern is quite easy to work with, and I like the Knitpicks yarn. It’s a little on the splitty side, but