One of my clivia is finally blooming – for the first time in about five years, I think. I’d really missed them – it’s such a nice sign of things to come this time of year. In other news, my seedlings are doing really well – I need to get a bunch of them into […]
I’m so very behind in blogging in general – I’m doing a bit of a dump today. I actually finished my Celestarium shawl back on the 4th. I’m still waiting for some time (and a clear bed) to block it. After the shawl was done, I cast on two different things (there will be a
In this sequel to These Old Shades, Leonie and the Duke of Avon are long married, with a son – the Marquis of Vidal – who’s all grown up, and stepping into his father’s former rakish ways. When a duel goes wrong, Vidal’s strongly advised to leave the country until it’s clear if his opponent
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Bonding with her step-daughter Jesse has brought Mercy out on Black Friday – not something she’d like to be doing, especially when they manage to get in an accident with her beloved Rabbit. But, it turns out to be a good thing, because while they’re gone, the rest of the pack is kidnapped, even luring
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Mags is still a Herald Trainee, but the King’s Own Herald has asked him to assist in a dangerous task. The group that’s attacked the palace twice now is still in play, and it’s becoming clear that someone in the palace itself is working with them. Mags and Nikolas pose as pawnbrokers in the poorer
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This is a difficult book to describe. It’s set in the fictional Bay area town of Avicenna, to which Joe Farrell is returning after years away. (Bearing in mind, this was published in 1987, after apparently having been in the works for 18 years, so it’s got a hippy vibe to it that surely does
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This book is part memoir, part musing on books that straddle the divide between “regular” fiction, and genre fiction (sci fi, fantasy, comics, etc). Chabon’s considered a “regular” fiction author (I guess getting a Pulitzer does that), though he’s written books that would definitely be considered genre if other people had written them. He’s also
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Having to move the table I used to put the grow light out has worked out in spades. It ended up near the warmest radiator in the house, which is also the sunniest spot in the house, so I had a place to start the seed starting trays that was warmer than it’s ever
It doesn’t look like much – but planting season is on! Today, I planted cornflowers, chocolate flowers, calendula, gem marigolds, chamomile, Thai basil, Swiss chard, lacinato kale, shallots, and two kind of eggplant. I also got this year’s application for the community garden plot on Friday, so that’s all ready to put in the mail.
I enjoyed this book. It’s set in a sort of alternate Russia, where the land has been split by the Shadow Fold, or Unsea – a place of darkness, inhabited by monsters. The Grisha can work magic, and use their various abilities to try and keep the shadows at bay. Alina is an orphan. She
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