With the addition of: Knitpicks Wool of the Andes in Coal, Bamboo Heather and Camel Heather, Studio Donegal Aran Tweed and Knit Picks Chroma Worsted in Weathervane, I have now added all of the scraps of worsted or aran weight yarn I have hanging around to this blanket. It’s pretty much crib size right […]
LibraryThing Early Reviewers book. I’ll admit, I was a little worried about this book based on the preview write up – they’re definitely trying to market this to the Downtown Abbey fan crowd, and have pitched it accordingly. I was a afraid it was going to go for a slightly sensationalist bent, but
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Today’s walk was brought to us by my FIL’s Downeast Magazine collection, which I was paging through last weekend. I had seen something about Saco Heath before (I am a Nature Conservancy member), but had forgotten. Sadly, we missed what appears to be a rather spectacular Rhodura bloom, but there was plenty of sheep
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Read for the Once Upon a Time X Reading Challenge. Fiametta is the daughter of a goldsmith in an alternate Renaissance Italy where magic controls many of the arts, including her father’s. Fiamatta herself is a mage, but her father has not trained her – as a daughter, her abilities will eventually be lost
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Read for the Once Upon a Time X Reading Challenge. This is a nicely redone edition of a 1920 Dover compilation (originally entitled The Children of Odin). It covers the range of Norse mythology – from the creation of the world, Odin’s many adventures, Loki’s many adventures, and Sigurd and the Twilight of the
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The scrappy garter stitch blanket is coming along. I’ve greatly reduced my worsted weight ends stash. Since I last checked in, I’ve added the following to the blanket: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Baltic Heather, Shire Heather and Brass Heather colorways, Knitpicks Wool of the Andes Superwash in Columbine, Knitpicks
Canada Mayflower Maianthemum canadense Other names: Canadian may-lily, Canada mayflower, false lily-of-the-valley, Canadian lily-of-the-valley, wild lily-of-the-valley, Two-leaved Solomonseal Family: Ruscaceae (Butcher’s Broom Family) Range: From the Yukon and British Columbia east to Newfoundland and south to Nebraska and Pennsylvania, and also in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia. Native: Native Native Habitat: Forest understory plant
Locations:Sebago Lake State Park, Casco, MECoastal Maine Botanical Garden, Boothbay, MEGilsland Farm, Maine Audubon, Falmouth, MEAndroscoggin Riverlands State Park, Turner, ME
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