This is a really sweet story, inspired by a note in the author’s great –grandmother’s diary from when she emigrated to America from Norway. Her husband had asked her to take on a young woman from the ship as a maid, because she was young, and on her own. The author’s invented a back story […]
West of the Moon – Margi Preus Read More »
In book three of the Raven Cycle, Blue Sargent and the Algionby boys are growing closer to finding Glendower, because by this point in the story, they’ve acquired powers. This book is about them accepting those powers – in many ways, it’s about growing up. Adam must accept that he’s a magician, but also that
Blue Lily, Lily Blue – Maggie Stiefvater Read More »
Between the fact that we’re getting a nor’easter tonight (just with rain instead of snow, woo!), and that the official check out day for the garden is Wednesday, I pulled out a whole bunch of things from the community bed this morning. I did have one tomato plant left, but wanted that cage and stake
This book has a really interesting set up – a Regency England in a world with magic, where England has been losing their ability to work magic. The Sorcerer Royal, Sir Stephen, realized that there are plenty of other powerful magicians in the world, including Zacharias, a young slave that he bought because he sensed
Sorcerer to the Crown – Zen Cho Read More »
These two posts of last weekend’s pictures are likely the last posts of the year. It’s been warm enough that a number of the season-spanning flowers are still chugging along, but anything remotely tied to any sort of seasonal clock has fully recognized the writing on the wall, and is gone by.
Weekly Wildflowers – Two Lights State Park, Cape Elizabeth, ME Read More »
