My Father’s Garden
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Once Upon a Time VIII Reading Challenge 3/21/14 – 6/21/14
Hard to believe Spring is over already, and the Once Upon a Time reading challenge is done. Per usual, I did challenge the first, which was to read at least five books in the challenge categories. I managed 13. I’d say four were folklore, one was straight mythology, two were fairy tale based, and
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Garden Notes
On the plus side, I did have enough mulch to cover the areas that needed it the most. I was a little bad this year, and did something I’d never done before: cut back the daffodil foliage before it completely died back. Since they had their best ever Spring after the winter of doom for
Into the Green – Charles de Lint
Read for the Once Upon a Time VIII Reading Challenge. Well here’s something you don’t see every day – a non-Newford Charles de Lint book. Angharad is a tinker. When her entire family is killed by a plague, she’s not sure how to go on, but the fey of the land gift her a harp,
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Unicorn and Dragon – Lynn Abbey
Read for the Once Upon a Time VII Reading Challenge. Just before the invasion of William of Normandy, two sisters live in a Saxon hall in southern England. Allison is the legitimate daughter of the lord, and Wildecent has always been assumed to be his byblow, except that she remembers different parents before her life
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The Habitation of the Blessed – Cathrynne M. Valente
Read for the Once Upon a Time VIII Reading Challenge. The legends of Prester John were popular among medieval Christians. He was said to be a priest and king of a Christian kingdom somewhere amongst the Muslims kingdoms of the Middle East. He was thought to be a wise and benevolent ruler, and it was
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Garden Notes
I finally figured out what was bugging me about the garden, last night. Despite the fact that it’s a week after Memorial Day, and I always do my planting on Memorial Day (but skipped this year because we went to VT, and it was so freaking cold!), the iris are still not blooming. But, they’re
Child of the Prophecy – Juliet Marillier
Read for the Once Upon a Time VIII Reading Challenge. I really can’t say enough about these books (the Sevenwaters Trilogy), which till the story of a family in Ireland trying to keep to the old ways as the Druids are dying out, and the English and Norse are starting to invade. This third book
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The Three Damosels – Vera Chapman
Read for the Once Upon a Time VIII Reading Challenge. This is actually an omnibus containing three books: The Green Knight, The King’s Damosel and King Arthur’s Daughter. They retell the Arthurian legends from the points of view of the women in the stories: the first is Merlin’s granddaughter Vivian (granddaughter of Morgan and Morgause’s
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Garden Notes
Well, here’s what’s survived in the back yard. I officially gave up on the heucheras today, as well as the lavender and lemon thyme from the side yard. It’s definitely been a weird Spring, seeing what is coming back. The climbing rose survived, but most of the top is dead. That’s probably ultimately a good