I got out of the house on Wednesday night! It’s funny being four years out from the lockdown – it both feels four years ago, and yesterday. I do things every once in a while that really strike me, because I couldn’t do them not so long ago. Which is funny in this case, because […]
This was a fun read. Set in 1920’s Hollywood, Norah is a war widow, rescued from her life in England by her sister in law Christine, aka the famous actress Chrysanda Flammade. She’s mostly along to take care of the dogs and marvel at the life she’s managed to stumble into, when strange things start
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I did get my last batch of seeds in on Saturday, so I’m doing as much Spring work as I can. I’m itching to get out and do some yard work, but the back yard is currently soup.
After one of the least snowiest winters I can remember, Mother Nature thought it would be fun to throw an April snowstorm our way. It started overnight on Wednesday, and lasted through rain showers on Friday. It was very heavy, and we were extremely lucky to only lose power for about an hour in the
I wasn’t sure what to expect of this book. The first book of the series is all about a ships’ crew, and this book takes one of those characters, as well as a side character, and brings the action down to a planet. And I wasn’t sure I wanted to follow that journey – it’s
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Had a lovely walk at Laudholm today. We went for the skunk cabbage (see today’s Wayside Flowers post), but also because it’s the first sun we’ve gotten in pretty much a week, and man, did I need this walk. The best spot for skunk cabbage is near one of the outlooks that juts out into
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I’ve cast on something new for knitting. Even though my Orbits sweater isn’t done, the chances of me wearing it this season are rapidly dwindling, and I don’t want to take those sleeves too fast and mess them up again. So, here’s the Summer Fjord sweater, by Trin-Annelie. I’m using Knitpicks Lindy Chain yarn, which
