For reasons that will be discussed later, I did my plant shopping at the Farmer’s Market this weekend. So, I have two Baron poblano peppers, three tomatoes (Sun Gold, Purple Russian and Early Girl), oregano and regular basil in the hoop house now. Parsley and thyme are in the garden. Since it’s been […]
I finished the hand on the first Tursas mitten, and it’s too small for me. I also don’t love how the yarn jogs are. This is definitely a practice pair. Which is also a little demotivating – I’ve yet to finish the thumb. (I will say, I love how thick the fabric
Matilda has been brought up by the manor priest since her father, the lord’s clerk, died. But he’s been called to London, and she’s being left to stay with Peg, the bonesetter. It’s a completely different life than Matilda’s used to, and it takes some getting used to, but she learns to like the new
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Jane is back in Bath, absolutely not enjoying herself, and is more than happy to accept a commission from Lord Harold Trowbridge to keep an eye on his niece, the Lady Desdemona. At a party given by Mona’s grandmother, a shocking murder occurs, drawing Jane into the world of the Bath theatre. Yes, this is
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Most of the plants are out in the back yard, hardening off. It’s probably going to be a while to finish that process – it’s been surprisingly cool. We’ll get one random day in the 70s, and then it’s only in the 50s for the next three or four days. I can’t
Daleina discovers her ability to control spirits when they come after her village. Unfortunately, she’s only able to save her family, but that opening leads her to pursue the training that may eventually make her the Queen. This is an interesting world. For some reason, there are spirits, and all they want is the destruction
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This morning, I did a ton of work on the side garden. The daffodils have already gone by (courtesy of one day in the 80s last week), so I trimmed those back, along with some other detritus from the Fall. I also took out most of the large containers and topped them off with compost,
Pattern: Bantam Bunny by Rebecca DangerYarn: I Knit or Dye Killing Me Softly Aran and Tess’ Designer Yarns Superwash Merino Worsted in CobaltNeedles: Size 6 DPNs Loving this pattern book for stash busting. This pattern used the same base as the elephant pattern I already did, so probably would have gone faster than that
It doesn’t look like much, but I did my first planting in the community garden plot on Monday – peas and turnips. There’s a little weirdness going on – someone seems to have decided to spring clean my bed. We have our kick off meeting on Sunday, so I’m hoping to have that cleared
I was familiar with the fact that most of Europe’s royalty is descended from Queen Victoria and her numerous children. And I knew she came from a background that linked her to other royalty (her uncle became the King of Belgium, and her consort, her own first cousin, was a German prince), but I had
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