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Silver in the Wood – Emily Tesh

Leave a Comment / At Home, Reading / Megan

This is a lovely novella. Tobias is the local wild man in the woods, having lived in a small cottage for four hundred years. When a new owner to the local manor comes across Tobias’ small cabin, he wakes up powers that have lain dormant for many years, and throws both mens’ lives into new […]

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All Systems Red – Martha Wells

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I’ve been meaning to read this for a while, but finally got around to it by a combination of vacation time, and a desire to see how well it lines up to the tv show. This is a quick read – our narrator is a partially organic construct who has managed to hack its governor

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Sambucas Hat

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Leave a Comment / At Home, Knitting / Megan

Pattern: Sambucus by Haberkula Justyna Haberkowa Yarn: KDD & Co (Kate Davies Designs) Milarrochy Tweed in Hirst and Gloamin Needles: Size 3 and 4 circs and size 4 DPNs I really enjoyed this pattern. Unfortunately, I got a child sized hat out of it. So it’ll go in my stash – I would have happily

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The Witness for the Dead – Katherine Addison

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This book is set in the world of The Goblin Emperor. Thara Celehar, who helped the titular emperor discover who had killed the old emperor, has been granted a living in Amalo. He’s in a bit of a weird place – directly reporting to the Arch-Prelate, but not really part of the local hierarchy. So

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Creme de cognac dahlia

Garden Notes

Leave a Comment / At Home, Gardening / Megan

The creme de cognac dahlia bloomed! This was the one dahlia that I bought last year, that was the saddest little tuber you ever did see. It at least leafed out nicely, but it never did bloom. I figured if it did survive the winter, I’d give it another go this year. And look at

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Divinity 36: Tinkered Starsong – Gail Carriger

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This book is fairly different than Carriger’s other work – it’s scifi, so there’s definitely a different vibe than her steampunk work. Phex is a refugee, working as a barista on a moon far from where he grew up. There are a number of aliens about, including a race that’s created Divinity – Pantheons of

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The Teller of Small Fortunes – Julie Leong

Leave a Comment / At Home, Reading / Megan

This is a really sweet book. Tao is far from home – brought to a new country after her father dies, and her mother remarries. She could be a Seer, but she believes that her vision killed her father, and she has no desire to use it again. Her stepfather would have had her join

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Sambucas Hat

Knitting Notes

Leave a Comment / At Home, Knitting / Megan

This is the Sambucas hat, which I’m using as a break from the Trisha sweater. I’ve already redone the cast on three times, as I apparently can’t read directions. So that’s been fun. I think I finally got this on track – hopefully third time is the charm.

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The Road to Farringale – Charlotte E. English

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This is a fun series starter. Jay is starting work with the hidden magical society that manages magic in England. He’s paired with Ves – she seems a bit wild (colored hair and all) and he isn’t, but as we settle in, we start finding out a lot more about these new partners. They get

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Trisha Sweater

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I finally finished the body of the Trisha sweater. Thank all the gods the author uses a short row method so you can knit this on the inside, instead of having to purl the whole thing. I would not have survived that much purling. As it was, I did an entire Boreas chart in the

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