Rabbit Foot Clover Trifolium arvense Other names: haresfoot clover, stone clover, oldfield clover Family: Fabaceae Range: Much of the Eastern US and Canada, and some western states. Native: Introduced Native Habitat: Europe and Western Asia. It grows in dry sandy soils, both acidic and alkaline, typically found at the edge of fields, in wastelands, […]
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We had a friend visiting for the last two weekends (hence the sudden photo dump now that she’s gone), so we were out and about doing a few different things we’d never done before. One was the Conway Scenic Railroad, out of Conway, New Hampshire, up in the White Mountains. We took the Notch
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In Graceling, we met Bitterblue, daughter of King Leck of Monsea. As we meet Bitterblue, she’s just escaped the palace with her mother, because Leck’s Grace is to overshadow the minds of others, and Queen Ashen had one of her rare lucid moments, and was able to get away. She died
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The Brother Cadfael books are slim volumes – but this one uses that shorter format to perfection – it takes place in five days – the day before, the three days of, and the day after – St. Peter’s Fair. The fair is the biggest festival of the monastery, and King Stephen himself had granted
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Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Other names: spiked loosestrife, purple lythrum Family: Lythraceae (Loosestrife Family) Range: Native to Europe and Asia Native: Introduced Native Habitat: Found in ditches, wet meadows and marshes and along sides of lakes. Bloom Time: Summer Notes: Here we have the first plant I’ve profiled that’s a genuine invasive species. It
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I have to say, I’m really impressed by the blood sorrel this year. Last year, I started them right in the pot I intended to keep them in for the summer, and they didn’t really do anything – never got past the point of the first leaves. (Which are rounder and
This book is based on the societies and mythologies of Ancient Egypt and Nubia (at least what we’ve been able to figure out about them), as well the theories of common dreams of the early psychoanalysts like Freud and Jung. If that sounds heavy, it’s not – it’s a really different story than
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It’s been a while since I read the precursor to this book (A Dirty Job) – it’s on my 2007 reading list, but I read it before I actually started the blog that year. So I definitely had to get back into the world of this story, which took a few chapters. Charlie
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This is the Multidirectional Diagonal Scarf by Karen Baumer. I’m making it with some of Tess’ Designer Yarns Microfiber Ribbon, which is not something I’ve ever worked with before, but the colorway was so cool, I had to buy some. This particular colorway was something she’d done up for a festival, and was the
