Garden Notes
There are plants! Mostly dahlias, but one of the peppers decided to come out this morning.
There are plants! Mostly dahlias, but one of the peppers decided to come out this morning.
I’m going to admit, I’m a little annoyed. I’m running out the clock on my Kindle Unlimited really cheap subscription (I am actually one of those people that’ll keep it to the introductory timeframe and not renew again until another deal comes along). So I figured I’d finish out the Mage Errant series – five
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Pattern: Palanen kauneinta (Piece of the Most Beautiful) by Tiina Kuu Yarn: Lana Plantae Rambouillet Fingering in the Cochineal & Madder and Ontheround Nimble Socks in the Barred Owl and Narwhal colorways Needles: Size 1.5 and 2.5 DPNs I did enjoy making these socks, and this foray into colorwork was definitely a good experience.
Our mage student friends are journeying with their teachers Alustin and Artur to find the lost capital of the old Ithonian Empire. It’s been under a spell that’s actually erased all memory of it from the world, but that spell is breaking down now, because some people are able to remember that the city exists.
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Back from Theras Tel, it’s time for school to resume, but our student friends have been thrust into a bit of a dilemma. The end of their first year culminated with a trip into Skyhold’s Labyrinth, where they found out the demon Bakori had been influencing Hugh to try and take over his powers. They
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The actual cross stitching for Coffee Admirers is done – there’s a fair amount of back stitching to go, and I do get a kick out how much that makes a difference in a back stitch heavy pattern. (Heck, I got a kick out of how much taking a picture worked to up the contrast
A nice, green interlude before spring.
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In the second book of this series, we’re out of the school of Skyhold, and journeying into the desert, in a sandship. First destination – the city of Theras Tel, ruled by a dragon who’s also one of the most powerful storm mages in the world. Where the first book is a pretty standard school
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I forgot – there is another reason I’m not a fan of toe up socks. The short row heels. I ran into that hard with these socks. I got my way through it (first sock was finished last night), but apparently my new found liking of toe up socks is false – I really hate