Spirit White wakes up out a coma after a car accident, to find her parents and sister are dead, and that her parents had made arrangements to send her to Oakhurst Academy in the event that they both died before she turns twenty one. Turns out, Oakhurst is a school for magicians, and that one […]
Legacies – Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill Read More »
This is the second of Barron’s Jane Austen mysteries, and we find Jane, her parents, and sister Cassandra off to take the sea air for the month of September in Lyme, which is where her novel Persuasion is partially set. On the way, a storm overturns their carriage, injuring Cassandra, and forcing them to take
Jane and the Man of the Cloth – Stephanie Barron Read More »
Well, that’s eight bags down. Did this this morning, before it started raining again. (And the bottom layer was definitely still wet.) But, at least I have the driveway and stairs temporarily cleared. This is what I have left. Note the amount still on the tree above…
The Elemental Masters series are all set in the turn of the last century, and meld fairy tales with elemental magic in that timeframe. Most of them have been set in England, but this book is set in Germany and Transylvania, and features Red Riding Hood, Werewolf Hunter. More seriously, Rosamund’s parents brought her to
Blood Red – Mercedes Lackey Read More »
This is the Beyond Puerperium pattern, by Kelly van Niekerk. I’m using Malabrigo Sock Yarn in the Stonechat colorway. This is going to be for BF’s cousin K’s baby boy, due in January, though the shower is in December, so that’s the deadline (with a little buffer room to get it mailed over to NY).
I usually like a good food memoir from a famous chef or food writer – even as a kid, they seem to have always has the most fascinating meals, and you can usually get some vicarious foodie fun out of those stories. I’ve read some of Reichl’s other work (from the timeframes before and
Comfort Me with Apples – Ruth Reichl Read More »
The original plan was to at least start on the leaves in the yard this weekend. They’re not terrible yet, but they’ve definitely started. However, it rained heavily both Friday and Saturday, and I am not a glutton for punishment. So they’ve got a reprieve for at least a week. In other news, I found
To go along with the baby blanket (and the box full of other assorted swag I’ll be sending to CA shortly), I completed two gift bags, in this cute fabric. It doesn’t necessarily go with the color scheme of the blanket, but I really liked the fabric, so I decided I don’t care.
Pattern: Vivid by tincanknitsYarn: Valley Yarns Huntington in the Harvest Orange, Bluestone, Mustard, Red, Blue and Sunset colorwaysNeedles: Size 5 DPNs My gift for baby B (due in about a month) is done! I really enjoyed this pattern – working in squares ending up being the perfect thing for this summer, since it was so
With the last book finished, I can safely say I’m done with RIP for the year. I read: I’d settled on Peril the Second, which was only two books in the challenge categories, and managed to make it up to a third.
RIP XI Reading Challenge – 9/1/16 to 10/31/16 Read More »
