Embroidery Notes
I finally finished the first panel of Night Walked Down – I’ve been putting this down for days at a time more often than the last project, but have still been enjoying it immensely.
Garden Notes
For a variety of reasons, last weekend was crazy busy, so I never posted anything. I actually started a whole bunch of seeds on that Saturday. Above is what that looks like as of today – all but one type have had at least one sprout. (The Thai basil is lagging behind.) I actually ran
A Study in Charlotte – Brittany Cavallaro
In this book, we’re introduced to the descendents of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. Jamie Watson has been given a rugby scholarship to the New England boarding school where Charlotte Holmes is already a student. They’ve never met, but he’s curious to meet her. Their first meeting doesn’t go well, but it seems that a
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Garden Notes
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
Binti: Home – Nnedi Okorafor
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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Dreamer’s Pool – Juliet Marillier
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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Garden Notes
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.)
Garden Notes – Indoor Edition
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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More Neighbors
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.
European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman – Theodora Goss
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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