This book is the story of how fabrics have shaped our history. It’s a great book to dip in and out of – the author brings us from ancient history all the way up to the present day. There are of course sections on linen, silk and wool, which are all fascinating. The modern sections […]
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This series is set in a Regency England with magic – powers can manifest at different levels, and the Extraordinaries are the most powerful. Elinor Pembroke’s father has made a study of the families that have produced these powers. Elinor herself is a disappointment, having never manifested a power. Until the morning she wakes up
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This book was decent – we’re now following the younger women who will eventually be the rulers of Khaeler. They’re not as powerful as Witch and her friends, but they do seem to be going through some of the same things that Jaenelle and the Coven went through as they came into their power. Complete
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The planet of Iskat is in charge of a small empire of planets on the edge of the larger known galaxy. They’re held together by arranged marriages. (Fortunately, the Emperor has a lot of grandchildren.) When Prince Taam, who’s married to Count Jainan of Thea, is killed in an accident, Prince Kiem is quickly lined
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Pattern: Peerie Flooers by Kate Davies Designs Yarn: KDD & Co Milarrochy Tweed in the Tarbet, Birkin, Stockiemuir, Cowslip, Eyebright, Garth, and Snapdragon colorways Needles: Size 3 and 4 circs and size 4 DPNs Peerie Flooers is done! This was a bit more a challenge than it probably should have been. I didn’t handle my
This was a fun book. Ada von Hasenburg is the fifth child of one of the ruling houses of the known universe. She’s therefore somewhat expendable, and mostly useful to her father in who she might marry. She doesn’t approve of his choice for her, and has been on the run for a couple years
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Planting is done. We found a clematis we liked for the front bed, so that’s placed in a brand new hole with plenty of extra compost. The back bed is also done. And the woodchuck ate my lettuce today. Hasn’t noticed the chard yet, which is ringed by more distracting plants then the lettuce was,
I loved this book. Anna temps as a hench – it’s good work with the super villains. Some make better bosses than others, but it’s been a pretty good gig. Until the day her latest boss runs afoul of Supercollider, one of the greatest superheroes of the age, an encounter that leaves Anna injured and
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So that was an interesting May. I aim to plant around Memorial Day, which can be a bit of a crap shoot. This year was the earliest that Memorial Day can possibly be, and we had the heat on that weekend. And then had it on the next weekend as well – cold, rainy weekends
This book is what Murder She Wrote should have been, a cozy mystery where an older lady solves murders in a small town that turns out to be a horror story. Sherry ended up in the small town of Winesap after her divorce. She’s the town librarian, and has managed to find a lovely boyfriend,
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