So we originally were buying our Rivers of London books in London, and once you start buying in one particular format, it’s better to keep at it. However, Covid put a real crimp in our ability to run by a Waterstones, so we finally broke down and started buying the ones we were missing here […]
What Abigail Did that Summer – Ben Aaronovitch Read More »
Pattern: Nain from Silk Road Socks, by Hunter Hammersen Yarn: Seven Sisters Arts Apex in the Aurora Borealis colorway Needles: Size 1.5 DPNs The Nain socks are done! I really enjoyed this pattern – it was plenty interesting, but not super difficult. I loved this yarn. The camera does not do this color justice –
This is a lovely tale – a monk and their animal companion are traveling all over the land of an unnamed Eastern Asian country, cataloging everything they find. The home in exile of the old Empress has recently been opened, and they make their way there. They find the servant and companion of the Empress,
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Pattern: Seaspray by Andrea Rangel Yarn: JaggerSpun Zephyr Wool-Silk 2/18 in the Ruby Colorway Needles: Size 2.0 Circs Seaspray is blocked and done! I really enjoyed this pattern. It would probably be easy enough for a fairly beginner knitter that wants to get into lace. It is what’s going to make me finally invest in
I have two small square frames that I used to have sun and moon cross stitches I’d done a while ago in. I decided I’d really like to refresh those, so I found two patterns I liked in the Punochka shop in Etsy. This is the Halloween Moth. I’m doing the other pattern on the
So it’s October, and I still have dahlias. At this point, I’m just enjoying them while they last. They’re the only thing I’m still watering. I’m starting to wonder if they’ll last until November…
Athene and Apollo decide to do an experiment – create Plato’s Just City. They bring men and women from all over time that believe in Plato’s principles, and have them set up the city. It’s populated by children purchased from slave ships, and Athene brings in some robots from the far future to do some
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The first Nain sock is done. I’m enjoying this so much more than my recent failed sock attempts. The picture is not adequately capturing how pretty this yarn is. The colorway is Aurora Borealis, and it’s the prettiest mix of blue, purple and green. It’s got enough silk to have a lovely sheen to it
This is a lovely book of botanical illustration with interesting little anecdotes about the various flowers portrayed. It covers the whole of the US (and a good chunk of Canada), so it’s necessarily a little broad, but does have an interesting variety of flowers included. It’s a lovely little survey of what’s around in our
A Naturalist’s Book of Wildflowers – Laura C. Martin Read More »
I have two fairly small square frames that I had old sun and moon cross stitch patterns I’d done ages ago in, and I wanted to refresh those. I found two patterns I liked in Punochka’s Etsy shop (Russians really do have fantastic embroidery patterns). This is the Halloween moth – started it on Monday.
