This is the second novella in this series. In the first, Binti left home, in this one, she returns. Why that’s important doesn’t make any sense unless you’ve read the first story. And I think this story is a certain amount of building to whatever will occur in the third story. These stories have absolutely […]
Binti: Home – Nnedi Okorafor Read More »
This book begins with a woman and a man in a prison – they’re across the aisle from each other, so are the only two people they can each see, other than the guards. They have a bit of a wary relationship, because of that sight. She knows that it’s been a year since she
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Managed some more of the raking I wasn’t able to do last Fall because we moved in so late in the season. There’s no after picture yet because what I accomplished was to expose the wet lower layer, which I can then go after once it’s dry. (It’s set to rain this weekend, of course.)
Walking weather has returned!
East Point Sanctuary – Biddeford Pool, ME Read More »
The houseplants are definitely loving their new home. The abutilon and clivia are both blooming right now. Hopefully it won’t get too hot for them in the summer, but it’ll definitely stay as their winter home.
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These guys have not ventured near the front yard feeders yet, but I was just so happy to see them. Listening to the males sing in the tree across the street was one of the things I really enjoyed in our old apartment.
This is a fun read, continuing the story of the daughters of several very interesting Victorian men (Jekyll/Hyde, Frankenstein, Moreau and Rappinicci). In this story, the ladies are contacted by Mary Jekyll’s former governess, Mina Murray, to rescue her new charge – Lucinda Van Helsing. So yes, we now have vampires, and the action moves
European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman – Theodora Goss Read More »
