Elspeth is infected with magic, in a kingdom where that will get you killed. Sent off to live with her aunt and uncle, she’s kept away from court, but is drawn back in for the Equinox celebrations. The only official magic allowed are Providence Cards, created by the Shepherd King, who sought to protect the […]
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Pattern: Musselburgh Hat by Ysolda Teague Yarn: Wonderland Yarns & Frabjous Fibers Cheshire Cat in the Camelot colorway Needles: Size 3 circs and DPNs This is a great little pattern – very easy (which was exactly what I needed right now) and I think it’s going to be nice and warm (which is my holy
The garden is puttering along. I’ve had to pull out all but one of the zucchini, and the cucumber as well. But the flowers are doing nicely – the fourth dahlia is set to bloom. That leaves two that haven’t set buds yet, and the new one from this year (the pot on the bottom
This is a bit of a fish out of water tale, of the year the author spend teaching in Iceland, just after their banking crash in the late 00’s. The author is from England, so it was a little funny to see some of the things she found alien about life there that I probably
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This one hits a little differently than the prior Wayward Children books. Antsy has lot a lost in her life, starting with the loss of her father when she was five. Her mother meets someone new, and that causes another kind of loss. She knows that he is no good, but no one
Lost in the Moment and Found – Seanan McGuire Read More »
