I need a new chair for sewing. I set my machine up at the dining room table. That in and of itself isn’t bad. The table’s actually a fine height for sewing. It’s the dang dining room chairs that are killing me (and we’ve even gotten new chairs that are far more comfortable than the […]
This is technically a reread, as I read it some time ago when I found it at the library, when I was devouring anything Robin McKinley. My mother found it used, and it passed it along to me when she was done with it, as she knows I’m collecting McKinley’s book when I find them
A Knot in the Grain and Other Stories – Robin McKinley Read More »
Well, the heat’s finally broken, so I went out and did some cleanup in the garden this morning. It occurs to me I haven’t really posted anything about my garden yet, so here goes. I rent, but my landlord is perfectly happy to let me putter about in the beds that were left here when
I picked this book up because I’d seen an interview with the author on the Daily Show. It was an interesting interview, and he seemed very articulate and knowledgeable, and since this seems to be my year to learn about Islam, I short listed this to the top of my Amazon wishlist. The book is
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I can tell it’s no longer vacation. I’ve been reading the same book for more than a week now. (Granted, the heat hasn’t made it very comfortable for hanging out and reading.) I’ve also not taken any pictures for a solid week. Again, I think I’m suffering from a certain amount of heat apathy. I
Hard to believe it’s over. I finished around 1 last night, so I’m still processing. Overall, I think I’m pretty happy with the book. The deaths were meaningful, the people that survived acquitted themselves well in battle, it was a lovely story of how the people around you help you to become a hero, and
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To beat the humidity, I took a lovely post dinner drive to Crescent Beach. Crescent Beach is my beach. It’s surrounded by rocky shore, so you can get your fill of sand or rocks, depending on your mood, or even on a walk through the woods or the shore-side meadow. I love this beach. I
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Lovely, different story then the Sabriel trilogy. (Does that trilogy have a name? I’ll have to look that up.) Definitely a younger slant than those books, but still an engaging story that I’ll enjoy reading the rest of, once I get near a Barnes and Noble again and can pick up their exclusive omnibus addition
The Seventh Tower Volumes 1-3 (The Fall, Castle & Aenir) – Garth Nix Read More »
I didn’t hate this book. It was interesting enough to keep me going to the end. There were enough questions I wanted answered that I kept going. I didn’t hate this book. Unfortunately, after finishing the book, I’m mostly left with a laundry list of the things that irritated me about it: 1. I realize
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First, I have to say, I don’t normally bring hard historical non-fiction as a vacation reading book. Second, I slogged through Alison Weir’s book on Eleanor of Aquitaine (the grandmother in law of two of the queens mentioned in this book) earlier this year, and was a bit nervous about trying other book about roughly
Four Queens: The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe – Nancy Goldstone Read More »