I think it’s safe to say I will not be completing anymore knitting project this year. The year was definitely about using up yarn. Even the biggest project I completed (the In Dream Shawl) was one I started in 2021, and had to put aside for some time because it initially wasn’t working for me. […]
I recently managed to a get a good deal on the Kindle version of this book, and after finishing off two books that I had to struggle through, I decided to treat myself to something I knew I’d enjoy. Here’s my original review. I don’t usually do re-reviews on this blog, but I had a
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Here’s another book that took me being on an airplane to finish. And I’m very much not sure what I read. It’s insane. A group of kids get adopted by a man that is actually a powerful being with a cosmic library he’s written. Each kid learns a particular branch of the knowledge, and they’re
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It took being on an airplane for me to finish this book. I kept going because the world is interesting, and I wanted to see when the story would start. I think it’s started by the end of the book, but I’m not really sure. There are a ton of POVs, though some of those
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We started the day at the Sky Garden, which is on top of the Walkie Talkie building. You can theoretically walk up for tickets, but it’s probably a good idea to book ahead if you really want to go (it is free). The views are really good. There is a restaurant at the top, or you
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We had our second Christmas light show at Kew Gardens. Weirdly, we were a little nervous going into it, because Blenheim was so good. I don’t know why we were worried – it’s Kew. It’s not like they were going to be a disappointment. One thing I did appreciate at Kew was that they clearly highlighted
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Because we were doing the light show at Kew Gardens on Thursday evening, we decided to do something that would get us into the Richmond area ahead of that. This was not something we researched in advance, though I do have Ham House in my London Google maps, because I had mapped all the National
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Our next day (still rainy), consisted of the British Museum, which I have already taken enough pictures of I won’t bore anyone with my newest ones, and making our way over to the theatre district for a production of Peter Pan Goes Bad. I have not laughed that much in ages – those guys do
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We spent the day (one of the two rainiest) around Regent and Oxford Streets, doing the Christmas shopping thing. We’d never made it to Fortnum and Mason before, so pretty much had to do that to see their windows (I came out with tea and jam, and BF got an ornament). We then back tracked to
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Our first full day was our day trip out of London. Here’s where having a friend at our destination was a plus – we were able to drive. (Why that was helpful will become clear with our second destination for the day.) We started out in Oxford. We had a lovely look at the Ashmolean Museum, which
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