The snow finally cleared out of the yard this week. It’s still not truly warm, but Spring is definitely on the way. Yesterday, I organized the shed. I at least got everything put into good groupings, and out of the middle of the way, but I’m definitely going to have to see how I use […]
This is the second novella in this series. In the first, Binti left home, in this one, she returns. Why that’s important doesn’t make any sense unless you’ve read the first story. And I think this story is a certain amount of building to whatever will occur in the third story. These stories have absolutely
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This book begins with a woman and a man in a prison – they’re across the aisle from each other, so are the only two people they can each see, other than the guards. They have a bit of a wary relationship, because of that sight. She knows that it’s been a year since she
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Managed some more of the raking I wasn’t able to do last Fall because we moved in so late in the season. There’s no after picture yet because what I accomplished was to expose the wet lower layer, which I can then go after once it’s dry. (It’s set to rain this weekend, of course.)
The houseplants are definitely loving their new home. The abutilon and clivia are both blooming right now. Hopefully it won’t get too hot for them in the summer, but it’ll definitely stay as their winter home.
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These guys have not ventured near the front yard feeders yet, but I was just so happy to see them. Listening to the males sing in the tree across the street was one of the things I really enjoyed in our old apartment.
This is a fun read, continuing the story of the daughters of several very interesting Victorian men (Jekyll/Hyde, Frankenstein, Moreau and Rappinicci). In this story, the ladies are contacted by Mary Jekyll’s former governess, Mina Murray, to rescue her new charge – Lucinda Van Helsing. So yes, we now have vampires, and the action moves
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The leftover cowl is continuing, but I do still want to make at least a few of the hat ornaments I’d planned (and paused). So as a few colors have gotten low, I’m taking time to make sure I get those colors in. The above is Kumquat Heather.
We have a huge window in our living room, which is right next to the two non descript evergreen of some variety shrubs that are planted in front of the two bedroom windows that face the front of the house. Almost immediately, we saw some black capped chickadees hanging out in the bushes, so decided
A young girl is saved from hanging by a nun, but definitely not a nun as we know them. The sisters of the Ancestor serve in many ways, included as warriors or spies. Nona has very little idea of what she’s getting into when she becomes a student at the convent. I’m really intrigued by
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