I’ve been very bad about keeping track of what’s been going on this month, mostly because it doesn’t seem like much – it’s all indoor stuff. The weather is just now sort of starting to signal it might be warming up. So I cast on these mitts nearly a month ago. The pattern is Darryl […]
I’m so behind in posting, but here’s what we did on our last full day in Florida. This is not the biggest zoo I’ve ever been to, but it’s really well done. Nice habitats for the animals, and just the right speed for the two year old. Definitely worth a trip with kids.
Palm Beach Zoo – West Palm Beach, FL Read More »
Seed starting has begun! I’ve got 16 different types of seeds in today. This year’s new and improved kit includes a second bright white LED light of the kind I bought last year, and heat mats! (Christmas gift from the BF.) Plus new shelves long enough to hold them. I still have my old
We left the house at 7:00 so we could hopefully see plenty of birds, and were not disappointed. Even got through the whole walk in enough time to get to breakfast before everyone else was up. I did maintain my streak of not seeing alligators in the wild, even though the last time my
Green Cay Wetlands – Boynton Beach, FL Read More »
I’m back from a very delightful break from winter in Florida. My sister and niece were there as well (we stayed with my father and C at their condo), which was so much fun. You can really have a conversation with her now. I’m sorry they’re not closer so we can have them
This is the second books in the Queens of Renthia series. Delaina has come to the throne as the last survivor of all the heirs in Aratay. And while she is young and should have many years ahead of her to reign, she finds she has contracted the False Death. When she has spells, the
The Reluctant Queen – Sarah Beth Durst Read More »
This is the fourth book in a series about the daughter of the first woman president. I received the first one as a gift in middle school, and read the other two quite a while ago. It took me a while to track this fourth one down (and it was written quite a while after
Long May She Reign – Ellen Emerson White Read More »
This is a lovely book, set in Alaska, at the turn of the last century. Mabel and Jack are an older couple, who have escaped their past lives to the frontier of Alaska. It was supposed to be a fresh start – a chance to work together on something, but signs are not looking good
The Snow Child – Eowyn Ivey Read More »
When a troll attacks one of the local bridges, the police department calls the local werewolf pack, and with Adam, the alpha being away, Mercy (his mate) gets to go to see how they can help. The pack does manage to kill the troll, which Mercy is pretty sure was sent by the Fae Gray
Fire Touched – Patricia Briggs Read More »
It was hard to capture in good light (it being February, and me having a job in daylight hours, and all), but our backyard looks like a pond. It’s been a weird winter – instead of melting that has a chance to go away, we’re getting these really warm days followed by a near
