This was great light reading – it’s a murder mystery, where DI Jack Spratt, and his brand new Sergeant Mary Mary, are trying to solve the killing of Humpty Dumpty. Who is a womanizer, possible philanthropist, and possible criminal on the run. There are more fairy tale references than you can shake a stick at, […]
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Here’s the final dispensation of the Knit Picks Stroll Tweed Down Heather yarn – a Cable Baby hat, some Better than Booties socks, and a hexipuff. (This isn’t the only one – I had a few from the last time I thought I was done with this yarn.) I still have plans for casting on
One of the things I really like about de Lint’s Newford books is how he blends in various traditions of Fae, or other supernatural beings from various other cultures, into the present day. In this book, it’s the animal people common to many of the Native American cultures. Raven is now the owner of an
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It’s safe to say this is the final harvest of the season. After doing nothing all summer (probably due to the lack of rain), I finally have some shiitake mushrooms from the mushroom log. I also cleaned out the kale and Swiss chard so I could bring in those pots. And after looking terrible all
When Mercy tries to return a book she was lent by a Fae, she finds his bookstore locked up. Not much later, several people try to approach her about the book. Something’s clearly happened to the real owner, and Mercy’s on the case. At the same time, some members of the local pack are not
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Since I really only do two challenges a year anymore, I think it’s safe to record my finished challenges for 2016: Once Upon a Time X 3/21/16 – 6/21/16 – finished 6/14/16 RIP XI Reading Challenge 9/1/16 – 10/31/16 -finished 10/26/16
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It’s impossible to buy gift bags that aren’t either rigid, or the size of a car seat box. I’m shipping the things I bought for BF’s cousin’s baby, and I would very much prefer a bag I can mush into a shipping box. So, I had to sew to my own.
This story takes place in the Vorkosigan universe, but takes place about two hundred years before Miles is born. It’s the story of the development of the Quaddies – genetically engineered humans with a second set of hands instead of feet, bred to live and thrive in zero gravity. It’s very much a cautionary tale
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So we were supposed to go to VT this weekend, but one very sick BF kept us home instead. (Fortunately, if you can call it that, we had a fair inkling of where things were headed on Wednesday night, so I was able to run to the store to stock up on food for the
