Pattern: Cellarium by Rachel IllsleyYarn: Swans Island Ikat Collection Watercolors in the Indigo/Teal colorwayNeedles: Size 2 circs and 3 circs and DPNs The cables in this pattern kicked my butt at first, for no really good reason. Once I was able to visualize what they were supposed to do, I was fine, but I […]
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Weekly Wildflowers – Molly Stark Trail, Bennington and Woodford, VT Read More »
Mona is a 14-year old baker, who happens to have a magic gift with bread. This is a story about how even what seems like small magic can save the world, and also that being a hero can really suck. (With a healthy dose of adults may not always be in the position to do
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking – T. Kingfisher Read More »
Katharine Lundy is a middle child, and even worse, the child of her school’s principal. She’s always been good at following rules, so she quickly becomes invisible, since no one wants to risk friendship with the principal’s daughter. That’s when she first finds the door to the Goblin Market, where there are a few simple
In an Absent Dream – Seanan McGuire Read More »
Well, step #1 toward our solar installation is done. The tree on the east side of the house is down. I don’t take cutting down a tree lightly, but this was a junky tree – that side of the house is constantly littered with small branches. Plus, it’s a Norway maple, so it’s been sucking
This is an interesting book. A biologist spends a year going back to the same small patch in a Tennessee forest, and you get a slice of the seasonal things happening there. He relates a lot of the tales out to the larger world, and you’d be surprised how many stories you end up getting
The Forest Unseen – David George Haskell Read More »
