Read for the TBR Lite 2009 Reading Challenge. I’m enough of a word geek to be familiar with the Oxford English Dictionary, but I admit to knowing next to nothing about its history. Considering the scope of the dictionary, it’s not surprising that it has a long and interesting story behind it. The OED was […]
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The new year of Sockdown has begun, and I’ve cast on Wendy Johnson’s Rivergrass socks in Sundara sock in the Pine over Gold colorway. This was the closest I’m willing to come to the other theme of the month, which is knitting with yellow yarn. I’m not a fan of yellow, and don’t look particularly
Read for the Vampire Reading Challenge. The fourth installment of the Sookie Stackhouse novels has Sookie involved in a war between the vampires of Shreveport, and a coven of witches (who also happen to be Weres) that move in and try to take over the vampire’s territory. The vampire’s leader, Eric, has lost his memory
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I know time is flying when it’s already time to start the R.I.P. IV Reading Challenge. This year, I’ll be doing Peril the 1st, which is to read at least four books in the mystery, suspense, thriller, dark fantasy, gothic, horror, or supernatural categories. So far, I’ve got the following queued up or in my
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Elvenblood is the sequel to the Elvenbane, and I went into this read thinking it was a reread, but as I read along, I found I really didn’t remember where the story the story was going, so I think this was the first the time I read this book. After rereading Elvenbane earlier this year,
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I actually cast on this Asherton Scarf a couple of weekends ago, but due to the heat wave, haven’t worked on it very much until recently. I’m using some kettle dyed Knit Picks Wool of the Andes, which I initially feared would be a bit too rough, but now that I’m a ways into things,
Last weekend (aka the beginning of the heat wave that stole my desire to use my brain, much less go anywhere near a computer), we headed up to Ellsworth to visit my father. The highlight of the trip was a boat ride across Frenchman Bay to Bar Harbor for dinner. It was absolutely gorgeous out
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Read for LibraryThing Early Reviewer Books I have to admit that I requested this book through the LibraryThing Early Reviewer’s selection list because I saw the name Bill Bryson on the cover, and I’ve always enjoyed his books. I figured a new Bill Bryson book was worth checking out, and something about places off the
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Read for the Dream King Reading Challenge. Coraline is the story of Coraline Jones, who discovers a secret door in her new home that leads to a mirror version of reality where her Other Mother is waiting to welcome her. Naturally, all is not as it appears, and the adventure begins. I’m afraid that since
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Read for the Patricia A. McKillip Reading Challenge. “They said later that he rode into the village on a horse the color of buttermilk, but I saw him walk out of the wood. I was kneeling at the well; I had just lifted water to my lips. The well was one of the wood’s secrets:
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