Knitting Notes
The Rose Plank shawl is done. I am going to block it – it won’t open up as much as a lace shawl, but it’ll definitely benefit from a bit of a stretch.
Mind Over Magic – Lindsay Buroker
Morgen’s been laid off, and her marriage has just ended, when she finds out her grandmother has died, and left her her house out in the woods in Washington state. Morgen hasn’t been out there in years, and with nothing to hold her in Seattle, she decides to head to Bellrock to take stock of
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Embroidery Notes
I get the biggest kick out of how big this pattern is compared to the actual product. The translation of the name of this is Coffee Admirers. I suspect it’s losing something in the translation from Russian. (It’s really not the best translation, but I don’t say that to cast shade. It’s a really well
The Kitchen Diaries II – Nigel Slater
I found this and Volume III at the used book store for ridiculously cheap – a lovely holiday find. I forget how much I like Slater’s writing style until I’m reading one of his books again. And yes, these are cookbooks you can read. The stories that go along with each recipe are just such
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Embroidery Notes
First craft project of the year is done! This is Owl Forest’s Fly Agarics. It’s a fun project. Looking back at the picture on the site, the one big difference is that it’s designed to use some hand dyed variegated floss. I like the substitution colors that were given, but that variegation does look pretty
Into the Labyrinth – John Bierce
Hugh of Emblin is shipped off to the mage school at Skyhold as soon as his powers manifest – Emblin is rather proud of its reputation for no magic, and everyone there wants him gone as soon as he displays powers. The trouble is, once at Skyhold, no one can seem to teach him to
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Garden Notes
I bit the bullet and did a Johnny’s order this year. The one thing I don’t like about Johnny’s is that they’re not really in it for the home growers, so their shipping costs are much more expensive than most other seed companies. I ultimately don’t mind paying them, because they’re a wonderful, local to
Pretense – Tara Grayce
I’ve been really enjoying this series – it’s got some decent politics to it, and some nice romances, but none of it is particularly fraught – you know everything will turn out alright in the end. Princess Jalissa of the Elves and Prince Edmund of Escarland grew “close” during the captivity of Jalissa’s brother Farendel
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Fated Blades – Ilona Andrews
This is a novella in the Kinsmen series. We’re still on Dahlia, and two members of rival families need to team up to save both their families from bankrupty (and the scandal of having their spouses run off together). I enjoyed this immensely – Ramona and Matias are just great together, right off the bat.
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The Prince of Secrets – A.J. Lancaster
This book picks up at the end of The Lord of Stariel, with Hetta now confirmed as the Lord, and her relationship with Wyn on a new footing. This book is mostly told from Wyn’s point of view, and it’s an interesting one. Since he’s a prince of the Fae, we get a greater view
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