Phelan Cle is back looking for his father. Jonah wanders- looking for lost treasures. He’s even got the Princess Beatrice (youngest daughter of the king) working on the crew that helps him dig things up around the capital city of Cearlu. Phelan’s never known what Jonah’s been searching for. Phelan himself is in his last […]
The Bards of Bone Plain – Patricia A. McKillip Read More »
This is an omnibus of three books of mostly short stories about Lord Darcy, the chief investigator for Prince Richard, Duke of Normandy, in an alternate world where King Richard the Lion-Heart survived the cross bow attack that killed him in our world. His family is still in charge of an Angevin empire that includes
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Why so many pictures of the Northern Blazing Star? The sand plain this preserve is a part of has the largest population of this species in the world, so it seemed only fitting.
Weekly Wildflowers – Kennebunk Plains Preserve, Kennebunk, ME Read More »
Today’s walk was the Kennebunk Plains Preserve, whose major claim to fame is that it’s in the sand plain that’s home to the largest single population of Northern Blazing Star (Liatris novae-angliae) in the world. There’s also pine barrens, and wild blueberries to pick (in August at least) – a good walk all around.
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This is the second book in the Annals of the Western Shore. The first was Gifts – featuring Orrec and Gry. They figure heavily into this story as well, but it’s more Memer’s story. Memer is a siege brat in the city of Ansul – daughter of a woman of the city and one of
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Pattern: Honey Cowl by Antonia ShanklandYarn: Malabrigo Silky Merino in the Stonechat colorwayNeedles: Size 9 circs Here’s the Honey Cowl I made for my friend L. Love this yarn – it’s so pleasant to work with, and it looks really cool in this pattern.
Pattern: Adama by Hillary Smith CallisYarn: madelinetosh Tosh Vintage in the Cardinal colorwayNeedles: Size 10 circs So I never do my finishing posts until I’ve blocked things that need blocking. This was actually finished back in May, so this may be my all time longest stretch between finishing and blocking something. Granted, with the
