In a former life, when I had much more free time, I was a language nerd. I’ve given up a fair amount of that these days, but do still enjoy the odd book about language. This one is by a linguistics professor who also writes a blog (Separated By a Common Language) that I’ve been […]
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The knitting portion of my Salal sweater is done. However, I’m trying to do a reinforced grosgrain ribbon button band, and the buttonholer in my sewing machine is kicking my butt. Fortunately, I have plenty of grosgrain ribbon. So that’ll get done eventually. I’ve given up for today, at least. I finished
The garlic is all cured, and cleaned up. The two varieties I grew were Duganski and German Red – I think the larger heads on the left are the German Red. Can’t wait to see how they taste. Conveniently, my last head of store garlic is just about out.
Pattern: Knit Stars by Kirsten HipskyYarn: Quince and Co Tern in the Buoy colorwayNeedles: Size 3 DPNs Here’s a fun little stash busting pattern. Since I had some yellow yarn, I felt like I really needed to use it in some Christmas stars – this is a really easy pattern that fits that bill.
The second of the Family Spies books follows Mags and Amily’s middle child – daughter Abidela. Abi’s been training with her father in the spy business, but it’s a bit of a place holder, because she hasn’t found out if she has any Gifts. One day, she and her best friend Princess Katiana, are out
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We’ve got owl plates that apparently turn into owls, a whole British Romeo and Juliet-ish across classes love story in a cottage in Wales on summer break, and the ancient Welsh myth of Blodeuwedd. I suspect I would have gotten a lot more out of this story when I was in the midst of my
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It’s the part of the Kate Daniels story the whole series has been leading up to – Kate finally meets her father, Roland. Aka Nimrod – the biblical tower builder, all powerful being who built a magical civilization so advanced and powerful it triggered a tech revolt, and magic went into retreat for several thousand
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Penric’s back in the capital city visiting friends when he’s called to help investigate murder. The victim is another temple divine, who like him, carries a demon. However, in this case, she’s not had the demon long, and no one can think why she would have anyone that would want to kill her. And, there’s
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Pattern: Immie Tee by Carrie Bostick HogeYarn: Quince and Co Tern in the Buoy ColorwayNeedles: Size 3 Circs Here’s my Immie Tee, for M, whose current favorite color is “yelrow”. I made it in the Age 4 size, but kept the normal needle size (I normally go up a size to get gauge because
