This is an interesting book. It follows Ivy – the non magic twin. Her sister Tabitha is the magic one, who basically left the family when they were young, and in whose shadow Ivy has since lived. Ivy is now a PI, and is called to the school where Tabitha teaches to investigate a murder. […]
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It was nice after work on Thursday, so I went out at the end of my workday to tackle the shrubbery beside of driveway. (I started out working on my leaf corral, but the pile was too wet to completely move, so that’s only about half way done.) This little section is overrun with multiflora
Pattern: Icy Seas by Hunter Hammersen Yarn: KnitPicks Palette in the Clarity, Kumquat Heather, Macaw, Pool, Semolina, Seraphim, and Serrano colorways Needles: Size 3 DPNs More leftover Palette used up! Love this pattern set – they’re quick and fun to make.
I was definitely looking forward to reading this book – it’s the back story for the mage Numair, when he was still a young man named Arram Draper. It’s how he studied in Carthak and became the mage that he is in later books, and how he knew Orzone, before he become emperor. I really
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How pretty is this? It must have been the owners before the family we bought the house from that decided to plant this magnolia in the backyard. Whoever it was, I currently love them. Sunday was a bit of miscellaneous garden work. I bought myself a dahlia with a gift certificate on my birthday walkabout
A little birthday present to myself. Which I have had no time to test out yet, of course.
A chilly birthday walk. The wind was insane.
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I have got to read this series more regularly – every time I come back to it, I enjoy it immensely, and then I wait forever to read the next book. I realized a while ago I’m basically hoarding the next books’ enjoyment, since it is a finite series. But is that really a good
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Pattern: Remige Shawl by Emily GreeneYarn: Quince and Co Wren in the Bosque colorwayNeedles: Size 6 circs I actually finished this shawl back in February, but the pattern is being released next week, so I’m finally able to post about it. The fun thing was that I got a use a new yarn that’s just
