Pattern: Hibernal Solstice Hat by Katie Herrod Yarn: Ewingston Shetland Wool (hand dyed) and Wing & A Prayer Farm Thelma & Louise DK (undyed) Needles: Size 5 and 6 Circs and 6 DPNs This was a quick, fun knit. I really enjoyed working with both these yarns, and I still have enough left to make […]
Here’s the after photos since the landscaping crew came through and got rid of so many shrubs. I went through and cleaned up a lot of leaves this weekend, and we got the rain barrels out. We’re definitely going to be on sprout patrol in most of these spots – there are several invasives scattered
Early Whitlow Grass Draba verna Other names: Spring draba, Spring Whitlow Grass, Spring Whitlow Mustard, Common Whitlow Grass Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard Family) Range: Widely dispersed around the world Native: Introduced Native Habitat: Meadows and disturbed habitats Bloom Time: Early Spring Notes: This tiny flower is one of the first flowers to bloom in my local
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It’s really hard to describe this book. We open in NYC before WWII, in a world of mobsters. Pea has magical hands and works as an enforcer – she’s always believes she was given them to kill those that deserve it, but as the story goes on, she learns that that’s not always been the
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This is a charming little book. Imelda’s one of the twelve dancing princesses, and falls in love with Ambrose at her sister’s wedding. Unfortunately, she falls sick at their wedding, and a fairy godmother offers Ambrose the chance to save her, but they’ll have to lose their love for each other. So we end up
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This is a bit of a cheat entry – there’s a carefully tended section of the woods that has wild flowers. Some are natives, some are natives of the area but were added here, and some are natives of neighboring regions, but are not native here. I actually came here because I knew they had
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This preserve was an accidental find. We were trying to visit the hepatica at the Adams Point WMA, and missed the turnoff. We realized our mistake and decided to turn around just as this Nature Conservancy preserve came into view. We were on the way south, so didn’t have unlimited time, so chose the Jeff’s
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Halla is a respectable widow who’s just inherited a fortune, and has been locked in her bedroom by the rest of her family by marriage, who want her to marry her husband’s cousin to keep the money in the family. That’s when she discovers that the dingy sword that’s been hanging there for as long
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