Well, October is past, which means the RIP VIII Reading Challenge is done. Considering I was gone for a good chunk of September, and had to rely on my iPad, I’m pretty happy with what I read: I was pretty mystery-centric this year – what I found for the Kindle started the trend, and I […]
RIP VIII Challenge – 9/1/13 to 10/31/13 Read More »
Pattern: Quest hat for a Man by Laura NelkinYarn: natural wool from somewhere in Michigan’s UPNeedles: Size 6 circs and DPNs Second time’s the charm! I had enough yarn for the Quest hat, so Christmas knitting project number two is done! Now, I just need to find a cute pattern to make for
I think the Sookie books are getting a little long in the tooth. (Though not as bad as the tv show, which I stopped watching a couple of seasons ago.) In this book, Sookie’s great-grandfather, the fairy prince, comes to warn her that there’s war in the fairy realms, between his faction, which likes humans,
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Pattern: The Proverbial Cap by Meg SwansenYarn: Naturally dyed wool from somewhere in the Michigan UPNeedles: Size 6 circs and DPNs So, if you first don’t succeed in making a hat for your brother, you make a hat for his partner instead! This is for S, and fortunately, this time around, I had plenty
Read for the RIP VIII Reading Challenge. Having recently read the two Gareth and Gwen books, which were pretty much modern procedurals put into a medieval Welsh setting, reading this Brother Cadfael book was an interesting contrast, and a good reminder of what a great writer Ellis Peters is. This book is set within the
One Corpse Too Many – Ellis Peters Read More »
Read for the RIP VIII Reading Challenge. Mercy Thompson owes a few people some favors. Since she can turn into a coyote whenever she likes, her vampire friend Stefan asks her to go along when he needs to deliver a message to another one of his kind. Unfortunately, it turns out that this vampire has
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So that Knotty hat I was working on? Look how close I got to finishing it when I ran out of yarn. Sigh. It’s a shame too – the fabric was nice and thick, and I think it would have been a great hat. But I only have the one skein, so back to the drawing
Read for the RIP VIII Reading Challenge. A middle aged man has returned to the town he grew up in for a funeral. Afterwards, he drives around aimlessly, and realizes that he is drawn to the farm at the end of the lane from where he grew up. When he was young, he remembered that
The Ocean at the End of the Lane – Neil Gaiman Read More »
Read for the RIP VIII Reading Challenge. I needed one more book to get me through my flight home from Paris, so I decided to try another one of the Gareth and Gwen mysteries. This time, it’s King Owain that’s getting married, and his wedding comes to a halt when one of the bridesmaids is
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This is the last book of the Kate and Cecy Regency themed books that happen to involve magic. (It’s ten years later, so this one actually takes a bit of a steam punk turn.) Cecy, and her husband James, have been asked by the Prime Minister to investigate the disappearance of a German magician who
The Mislaid Magician – Patricia A. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer Read More »
