This is a fun anthology of darker turning fairy tale interpretations. The darkness is pretty variable – in some cases, it’s just using themes that are considered dark. And like most anthologies, some of the stories are definitely better than others. There were two different interpretations of the Morrigan that I enjoyed, and “Magic After […]
Pattern: Genmaicha Mitts by Kirsten KapurYarn: Swans Island Ikat Collection Watercolors in the Ikat Indigo/Teal colorwayNeedles: Size 2 DPNs I revisited this pattern that I’d used a number of years ago, and promptly managed to skip the garter stitch border at the top of the ribbing on the wrists. At least it doesn’t look
I know I’ve mentioned before that I get a really stubborn streak about not reading books that get crazy popular, and this book definitely fits that definition. As time went on, I started to see more “this really isn’t what the hype makes it out to be” reviews, and one of my friends (whose taste
Gideon the Ninth – Tamsyn Muir Read More »
We have had frost the last two mornings, so today’s gardening was done in the afternoon, after things warmed up. (It’s gorgeous right now – we have all the south facing windows open to take advantage of the 60-degree temps.) The big thing for today – the trellis is down. This was mostly done so
Pattern: Argus by Leila RavenYarn: Quince and Co Lark in the Iceland colorwayNeedles: Size 8, 9 and 10 circs and Size 9 and 10 DPNs I can’t believe I started this back in April – it was not a hard pattern to work with at all. Granted, I did let it lie fallow for
In the world of this series, humans live in what we would call North America at the sufferance of the terre indigenene – the Others who lived here before humans ever found the land. Their treaties give them full control of the lands they have shared with humans, and humans occasionally need to be reminded
Vision in Silver – Anne Bishop Read More »
This is a lovely fairy tale, told in a very specific narrative style that might take a little getting used to if you’re not used to it, but gives the story a lot of richness. Paama has returned home because her marriage has failed. The local gods take this as an opportunity – they take
Redemption in Indigo – Karen Lord Read More »
Well, it happened. There was a frost last night. I spent a good chunk of time today pulling out the zinnias, zucchini, peppers, basil, tomatoes and some of the tender annuals. I had been planning on pulling out the tomatoes this weekend anyway – the ones that weren’t splitting just weren’t very nice anymore. But
