Donnell Pond – Franklin, ME
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Garden Notes
I dehydrated the Korean peppers yesterday – the kitchen smelled lovely. About fourteen peppers gave me a about a pint jar’s worth of dried shards. (Plus a little room for a desiccant pack – we’re paranoid.) We figure we’ll grind on demand. Not bad considering my yield this year wasn’t great. I’ve got basil
Knitting Notes
Pattern: Damsel by Josee PaquinYarn: Quince and Co Willet in the Dory colorwayNeedles: Size 6 circs I decided to treat myself to the summer Quince Quarterly offering (level 1), because I figured it would be a fiber I didn’t usually knit with (it was – cotton), and it would be fun to get a random
Knitting Notes
This is Eurydice, by SpillyJane (a pattern I’ve been holding onto from a sock club from looong ago.) The yarn is Lichen and Lace Matte Sock, in the Teal Tide colorway. I’m making these for my Aunt N. (I hope. She has size 11 feet, and I’m not positive I have enough yarn. We’ll
White as Milk, Red as Blood – Franz Xaver von Schonwerth
This is a lovely graphic novel with translations of fairy tales collected by Franz Xaver von Schonwerth not long after the Brothers Grimm had been doing their work there. His collection is not as well known because he did not publish it in his lifetime. They’re definitely familiar, but with little twists to the story
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Knitting Notes
Pattern: Hitchhiker by Martina BehmYarn: Rohrspatz & Wollmeise Pure 100% Merino Superwash in the Paul colorwayNeedles: Size 3 circs My Hitchhiker is done. This is a really enjoyable pattern – good sized repeat, and excellent tv (or hanging out with your two year old niece who has just enough attention span to let you
The Heretic’s Apprentice – Ellis Peters
Our story begins when a young man named Elave returns from the Holy Land, bringing back the body of his master, William of Lythwood. They’d left on pilgrimage a number of years ago. Elave had been the clerk for the Lythwood family, and while they’re sad that William is gone, they’re happy to see Elave
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Paper and Fire – Rachel Caine
Jess Brightwell was given a position in the Library’s High Garda – he knows it’s so that the head of the Library can keep an eye on him, after they kidnapped and killed his best friend, Thomas, for his heretical ideas. The rest of their friends in their initial training class have moved on to
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