Read for the TBR Reading Challenge. I had a sudden thought about half way through Austenland. What would Jane Austen think of the many books that have been written based upon or in homage to her books? I enjoyed Austenland. The story centers on Jane Hayes, a woman in her early thirties who has finally […]
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Read for the Mythopoeic Awards Reading Challenge. Charles de Lint is probably best known for his books set in the city of Newford, but this novel, one of his earliest, is set between Ottawa and the forests of the Otherworld. It was very much a story of the old world vs the new world, and
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Today is my aunt and uncle’s 40th wedding anniversary, so we headed up to Stockton Springs for a celebration of that yesterday. We had a great luncheon, with a decent chunk of my mother’s extended family. There was good food, and tons of little cousins running around causing much noise and fun. Hands down cutest
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The gauntlets for L are done! And only three project changes later. I really hope she likes them, when she finally gets to wear them down in that hot Texas weather. I definitely liked the Socks that Rock Raven Clan Valkyrie that I used for the gauntlets. The colors blend really interestingly. They definitely remind
I finally remembered to take some pictures of the back garden today. I’m not sure why I’ve had a mental block on the back garden for the last month. It’s actually been doing pretty well back there, in some ways better than the side garden. (The side garden is definitely suffering from all the rain
Read for the YA 2008 Reading Challenge.First Test is the third trilogy set in the land of Tortall (the present day, as it were). In it, we met Keladry of Mindelan, the first girl to openly attempt to become a knight in at least a century in Tortall. This was a sweet book, extremely reminiscent
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I’ve actually finished one half of take three on my gift for L, so I’m now confident enough to actual say what it is. Socks just weren’t working for with this yarn, for some reason, so I decided to go with Dragon Scale gauntlets, and I finally found a pattern I like, and that works
Read for the TBR 2008 Reading Challenge. Cordelia Underwood or the Marvelous Beginnings of the Moosepath League is a fun historical adventure/mystery/very slight romance set in my home state. The story is engaging, as a Mainer, watching the action move from my hometown (Portland) up the coast, through Bangor and into the woods of Millinocket
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I’d cast on the Glorianna pattern from the Elizabeth I scarf pattern set a few weeks back, but a few frogs later convinced me that I need to ease myself into the lace knitting a little more. I had several dropped stitch incidents that caused said frogging, and it was really starting to get on
First, a quick note about vacation day 4. I spent the morning doing chores before meeting up with T so that we could take a stroll around the Old Port. Naturally, yesterday was the first day it rained this week, so we didn’t do quite as much strolling as we would have liked. However, we
