I received this book through the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program. I requested it based on my familiarity with some of Gorey’s work that has shown up on various greeting cards I’ve received, as well as his delightfully macabre alphabets. The book is a companion to a current exhibit of the artist’s work at the Brandywine […]
Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey – Karen Wilkin Read More »
Read for the It’s the End of the World Reading Challenge. The title says everything you need to know about the subject matter of this short story collection. Every story is set after the world has ended. If that seems like a fairly limiting subject, you’re in for an interesting survey of how many different
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse – John Joseph Adams, ed. Read More »
By way of Nymeth’s blog, I found Mari’s recent Show Me Your Bookmarks post, and couldn’t resist posting my own. My bookmarks are one of my earliest collections, and even have their own shiny container to live in. I have way too many to photograph easily, but highlights of the collection include: Local library bookmarks,
The weather has progressed beyond crocus stage. It always amazes me how quickly the flowers start coming in once we have decent stretches of 45 degree + weather.
I feel like I’ve barely gotten anything done on the knitting front late, but I think that’s because I’m working on three projects at the moment (and have been researching casting on two more because I’m insane!), the pace of progress seems slow. I did manage to finish Waving Lace Sock #1 yesterday. This is
I’ve cleaned up a good chunk of the yard, and moved the perennial pots out of the garage, and into their proper homes in either the side or back gardens. (I did lose track of the English daisies, so they’re in one of the pots in the back yard for the moment. Assuming they come
My neighbor across the street bought the house two years ago, and as luck would have it, happened into a fully mature perennial garden. It’s the kind of situation I dream of finding when I finally buy a house. Christina will admit to not being much of a gardener, but the garden has been in
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I went to the beach today! Ok, it was a slightly different experience than normal. They don’t plow at all until Memorial Day, so I had to hike in from Route 77, and parts of the access road were still completely snow covered because they’re in the shade. There were also remarkably few people there.
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Read for the Once Upon a Time III Reading Challenge. This book seemed particularly apt for the challenge, as it’s part of a series that combines fairy tales with the elemental magic of Earth, Air, Fire and Water. This particular book is a take off on “Puss in Boots”, but brings that story into late
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