Mags is now officially a Herald, which means he can truly begin his work becoming a Herald-Spy. He’s got some ideas around that, which includes rescuing a troop of boys that have been coerced into being thieves and putting them to better use as his eyes and ears around Haven. Where things get a little […]
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My bigger eggplant is finally setting fruit, and it’s been warm enough I’ll hopefully be able to harvest them. The kale’s looking amazing. I pulled out a good chunk of the tomato plants today- they’re just looking ratty. I also pulled out the khuri squash. There had been one fruit set
It’s funny – the author notes in the acknowledgements that she wasn’t sure a book about counterfeiting was going to be that interesting, but I have not read a book that had me quite on the edge of my seat as this one did in a while. Beka Cooper’s no longer a trainee in the
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New month, new knitting. I get to do socks because my friend K requested a new pair. (I’m at peak sock myself – I’ll only allow myself to make more if they’re for someone else. Which is a bummer, because I love making them.) This is Cookie A’s Twisted Flower, in Tess’ Designer
Phelan Cle is back looking for his father. Jonah wanders- looking for lost treasures. He’s even got the Princess Beatrice (youngest daughter of the king) working on the crew that helps him dig things up around the capital city of Cearlu. Phelan’s never known what Jonah’s been searching for. Phelan himself is in his last
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This is an omnibus of three books of mostly short stories about Lord Darcy, the chief investigator for Prince Richard, Duke of Normandy, in an alternate world where King Richard the Lion-Heart survived the cross bow attack that killed him in our world. His family is still in charge of an Angevin empire that includes
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This is the second book in the Annals of the Western Shore. The first was Gifts – featuring Orrec and Gry. They figure heavily into this story as well, but it’s more Memer’s story. Memer is a siege brat in the city of Ansul – daughter of a woman of the city and one of
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Pattern: Honey Cowl by Antonia ShanklandYarn: Malabrigo Silky Merino in the Stonechat colorwayNeedles: Size 9 circs Here’s the Honey Cowl I made for my friend L. Love this yarn – it’s so pleasant to work with, and it looks really cool in this pattern.
Pattern: Adama by Hillary Smith CallisYarn: madelinetosh Tosh Vintage in the Cardinal colorwayNeedles: Size 10 circs So I never do my finishing posts until I’ve blocked things that need blocking. This was actually finished back in May, so this may be my all time longest stretch between finishing and blocking something. Granted, with the
Back in June, I’d gotten an embroidery kit at the Royal School of Needlework’s shop at Hampton Court. (It’s by Hawthorne Handmade, happily also available on Etsy.) I’d actually started it not long after the trip, but put it aside for what was probably a little bit too much time because the French knots were
