Here’s the last of the dahlias that hadn’t bloomed since my last post. They prove an interesting point. My least favorite color is orange, but I’m absolutely a sucker for a good orange flower. Look at the shading on both of these! Hurricane is the one I grew from seed several years ago, and he’s […]
In the last book in this series, humanity lost. The elder races of this world, more or less sick of humanity’s bullshit, gave them a very pointed lesson in who is actually in charge in this world. And I will admit, the revenge fantasy was pretty darn sweet. (Who doesn’t enjoy a good revenge story
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Pattern: Octopus Beanie by Cathy Dobson Yarn: Hawthorn and Thistle Farmstead Jacob Lambs Wool in Natural Gray and Blue Needles: Size 2.5 DPNs and circs When I saw this pattern, I had to make it. The sample also happened to be in the two colors of the yarn I was looking for patterns for, so
It occurred to me that I haven’t done a dahlia post yet. We’ve reached their preferred daylight length, so almost all of them have bloomed at this point. The pictures above are in bloom order – the first two got things started early in July. Technically, the Rhubarb and Custard tuber I bought this year
This books starts a new series in Elven Alliance world. Essie and Farrendel’s son Fieran is the center of this new series. He’s around 21 now (comparatively in Elf years), and decides to enlist in the flying corps. Everyone knows there’s a war coming, and he figures this is the best way to help out,
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Half elf Lira has returned to the village she grew up in after the breakup of her crew – she needs to find the one thing she left behind, her grandmother’s recipe book. Instead, she and a dwarf nearly get caught trying to break into the tavern where she hid it, and instead find themselves
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Read for LibraryThing Early Reviewers This is a lovely little book – a great overview of the fern family. The hard cover copy I received is just a beautiful book – the cover and end sheets are well designed. The illustrations are also lovely. There are some lovely little vignettes of the author’s trips to
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Verity’s family split off from a secret society that had sworn to kill all Cryptids a few generations ago – they realized a lot of the Cryptids are worth protecting. So they have an interesting reputation in the communities that know that all these strange beings exist. Very is currently living in NYC, moonlighting as
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I swear the sleeves on sweaters using this yarn are cursed. I was really trucking along on this (the Moments sweater) – had finished the boring parts of the body, and decide to dive into the sleeves. I was starting to picture myself wearing it this Fall. Despite adding about four inches to the sleeve
I find myself with an interesting dilemma. I am not drowning in zucchini. Turns out the woodchuck loves the leaves. This is the very first flower it’s managed so far this summer (male of course). It also loves the greens of all kinds, of course, so those are pretty much doa this year. (At least
