Lilac is the heir to the throne of Brittany, in the Middle Ages. She has one big problem – she has the ability to speak the Darkling tongue, and so can communicate with all the creatures in the Broceliande forest. All the regular people, her rather unpleasant fiancé included, don’t like that ability, so she’s […]
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Pattern: Hermione Hearts Ron by Christy AylesworthYarn: Malabrigo Yarn Silky Merino in the Stonechat colorwayNeedles: Size 3 and 4 circs, and size 4 DPNs The last time I made this pattern, due to a complete misunderstanding of the yarn I was using, I did a sport weight pattern with worsted yarn, and it turned out
This is a sweet little story – Keturah charms her way to live another day by telling Lord Death a story, and those extra days are spent in her town, among the people she’s grown up with. It’s a very generic medieval type town, with fun little characters to meet along the way. I think
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Pattern: Brezel Beanie by Svetlana VolkovaYarn: I Knit or Dye Killing Me Softly Aran in WhiteNeedles: Size 5 and 7 circs and size 7 DPNs My mother asked for hats to match her new coat, and I went straight to the yarn and pattern stashes. I’ve made this hat twice before, and this is
I very much enjoyed this book. Maia is the overlooked fourth son of the Emperor of the Elflands, the only child of a political marriage to a Goblin princess after his father’s most beloved wife had died. They were fairly quickly banished to the hinterlands, and with three older brothers, Maia never expected to ever
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This took me quite a while to get through – it’s an homage to Jack Vance’s Dying Earth series, and the writing is very true to the unique tone and world that he created. Which I very much enjoy, but can’t take in large doses. (I don’t tend to like authors with a more florid
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This is number one of a pair of Zostera marina socks, by Hunter Hammersen. The yarn is Blue Moon Yarn Silky Sock in a nice mix of bluey green and purple. I’m enjoying this pattern – there are instructions for varying the spirals so you can make the socks mirror each other, which is pretty
Having forgotten to read the blurb on this book before I stowed the dust cover (we have this in hard cover, and I hate reading books with a loose dust cover), I was mighty confused when Peter suddenly had left the police force and was getting hired on as security at a tech company in
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It was in the 70s the weekend before last. So of course, I was away, and therefore had to put the garden to bed in 30’s November weather yesterday. I suppose it could have been worse – I did see the forecast, so avoided doing it today in the 20 degree wind chill and snow
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This novella is set in the world of the Rivers of London series, but takes place in Germany, without any of the regular characters making an appearance, except as a passing reference. Tobias Winter is Germany’s version of Peter Grant, and we get to follow a case of his. We get to meet some different
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