Read for the TBR Lite 2009 Reading Challenge. A young man named Jack is sick of working in the clock-work factory and decides to make his fortune in the city. What he doesn’t realize is that the city is Toy City, where the vast majority of the population is toys, and the few humans are […]
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse – Robert Rankin Read More »
I have quite a few smallish bits of left over sock yarn that I’ve been trying to think of ways to use, and I’ve hit upon a couple of different ideas for getting rid of the yarn. Idea number one is for yarns that I’ve actually got a fair amount left, like the Three Irish
This particular day on Maui was our day to drive the Hana Highway. This is the road that encircles Haleakala, though the true “Road to Hana” is only the drive to the town of Hana, which is roughly halfway around the volcano. Anyone that’s driving usually doesn’t do the complete circle around the back side
Read for the YA 2009 Reading Challenge. The Books of Pellinor center around Maerad of Pellinor, who was sold into slavery with her mother at a very young age. In the first book of this series, after she has escaped from slavery, and in the course of her adventures, she finds a young boy, who
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Our second day on Maui ended up being volcano day. We still weren’t acclimated to the time zone, so woke up early, and were ready to go by 7:00, which worked out nicely for taking pictures along the beaches along route 30, which runs from Kahului around the southern tip of the Western Mountains to
Pattern: Jaywalkers by GrumperinaYarn: Sophie’s Toes in the Handsome Park Ranger colorwayNeedles: size 1.5 DPNs I cast on these Jaywalker socks last August. I have to admit, I got bored with the pattern. I think I would have enjoyed it more had I made these closer to the beginning of my knitting career. The pattern
Read for the Dream King Reading Challenge. This is a book of short stories that the author notes in the introduction were collected because they would appeal to young people. Only two are previously uncollected, so you’re not going to find much new here, though it’s a nice jaunt back down memory lane. If you
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Our first full day on Maui was the day to travel over to the Royal Lahaina Resort, which is where we stayed all but one night of the trip. We actually stayed in the Ka’anapali Ocean Inn, which is the lower cost portion of the resort. It was by no means the best hotel room
I’m back in North America after my too short jaunt to Maui with my sister. We had a great time, and I have tons of pictures to sort through, so I will start off with what may become my traditional food first post. Maui Coffee Roasters, Kahului This was by far our favorite breakfast stop
This is a great book. Started out as a balcony read, which I kept reading late on my last night on vacation, and read in the airport and on the airplane, despite being under the effects of a nearly 12-hour sleep deficit. I couldn’t put it down. Set in Victorian times, this is the story
Fingersmith – Sarah Waters Read More »