Garden Notes
It might be freezing outside, but I’m getting results a week in from my seed starting. All of the blood sorrel has sprouted, and I’ve got Swiss chard, kale, zinnias, and calendula.
Spring?
So it was really warm the past two weeks or so. Like up to around 50. Melted that all that snow we just got, even. (The fog on several days has been unbelievable.) And so, there are bulbs. (From left to right – daffodils, crocus and garlic chives.)
The Palace Job – Patrick Weekes
Loch and Kail start this story in jail – a very particular kind of jail – hanging from the bottom of the floating city of Heaven’s Spire, keeping the crystals that keep the city floating clean. They were sentenced to this fate by trying to sneak into Heaven’s Spire, because that city is reserved for
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Garden Notes
My seeds are started for the year. I’ve got Swiss chard, Lacinto kale, nasturtiums, blood sorrel, calendula, zinnias, and husk cherries. I’m trying something a little different with seed storage – the above has rice in it, and is currently in a cold part of the fridge. Here’s the rig in place. (I’ll
Knitting Notes
I am apparently not meant to be making a hat right now. I got about three rows into the actual pattern of the current (third) attempt, and realized I had twisted it when I joined it to knit in the round. I officially give up. I’ve added the three recent attempted patterns back
Waistcoats and Weaponry – Gail Carriger
Sophronia and her friends are back at school after their adventures in London. They’re being introduced to the fine art of seduction, and Sophronia’s not sure what to do about her dueling feelings for Lord Felix Mersey and the sootie Soap. Things are going pretty well until her friend Sidheag receives some devastating news –
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The Reluctant Widow – Georgette Heyer
Elinor is on her way to become a governess for a wealthy woman in the country – a job she’s had to take after her father gambled away the family’s fortune. She’s met at the post coach by the house’s personal coach, and about an hour later is shown into the study of a man
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Knitting Notes
The Blank Canvas sweater is doing much better. I’ve finished the main part of the body of the 40″ size, and the fit is much, much better. (Though I’m definitely lifelining the crap out of everything so I can start over at any one point, at will.) I’ve started out on the first
Indoor Garden Notes
I did a little movement with the houseplants this week, so it seemed a good time for a status check. Things mostly seem fine after the summer vacation and repotting I was forced into by an infestation last winter. About the only thing that really changed is that I can no longer keep the
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Garden Notes
And so it begins… Next weekend is going to be seed starting time, so I cleaned up and gathered things together this weekend. I had to restock the peat pellets. (What I plan to do this year is start them in the peat pellets, and put them in the little pots when I