I am so behind with certain authors – Tamora Pierce being high on that list. This book was published in 2011, and has a collections of stories spanning all of Pierce’s various series, as well as one that’s in the real world. I definitely liked some stories better than others, but I will say, I […]
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What a difference a month makes. It’s amazing how much sand the water has already pushed out of the dunes from the large nor’easter that came through the last time we were at Crescent. For that particular storm, we’d really just gotten the coastal flooding effects. We got four total nor’easters this February/March.
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In the third book of this series, Dina gets a message from her sister Maud. Last anyone knew, Maud was with her vampire husband out somewhere in the wider universe, and Dina’s shocked to get a request for rescue from her. She calls in some favors from her sometime ally Arland, Marshall of one of
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Pattern: Coffee and Tea DK Potholders by Elizabeth EvansYarn: Briggs and Little Heritage, Natural White and Blue HeatherNeedles: Size 8 circs Found this pattern and thought it would be a great way to use up some yarn – it made a lovely sized trivet, perfect for resting a tea pot on. There’s a coffee
One of my clivia is finally blooming – for the first time in about five years, I think. I’d really missed them – it’s such a nice sign of things to come this time of year. In other news, my seedlings are doing really well – I need to get a bunch of them into
I’m so very behind in blogging in general – I’m doing a bit of a dump today. I actually finished my Celestarium shawl back on the 4th. I’m still waiting for some time (and a clear bed) to block it. After the shawl was done, I cast on two different things (there will be a
In this sequel to These Old Shades, Leonie and the Duke of Avon are long married, with a son – the Marquis of Vidal – who’s all grown up, and stepping into his father’s former rakish ways. When a duel goes wrong, Vidal’s strongly advised to leave the country until it’s clear if his opponent
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Bonding with her step-daughter Jesse has brought Mercy out on Black Friday – not something she’d like to be doing, especially when they manage to get in an accident with her beloved Rabbit. But, it turns out to be a good thing, because while they’re gone, the rest of the pack is kidnapped, even luring
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Mags is still a Herald Trainee, but the King’s Own Herald has asked him to assist in a dangerous task. The group that’s attacked the palace twice now is still in play, and it’s becoming clear that someone in the palace itself is working with them. Mags and Nikolas pose as pawnbrokers in the poorer
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