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  LHC #318: "Lolly Willowes or, the Loving Huntsman" by Sylvia Townsend Warner. eBook. It was published in 1926 so it's stylistically a lot different from modern, but there was such a sense of humor!  "The maid who brought her morning tea and laid the folded towel across the hot-water can had an experienced look; when she drew the curtains she looked out upon the day with no curiosity. She had seen it already."  I loved how it ended. I really had no idea where it was going.  "The Water Outlaws" by SL Huang.  Hard copy that I got for Christmas 2024 I believe. Really fun, but I had a hard time keeping the characters' names straight.  LHC #319: "City of Lies" by Sam Hawke.  Hard copy; 3 copies in the TPL. Not for me perhaps.  LHC #320: "School of Shards" by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko . eBook. Satisfying ending to the trilogy. I definitely liked it better than book 2. Glad I read it.  LHC #321: "Wayward Son" by Rainbow R...

  Wind/Water/Salt  Chapters 39-51:   Nothing.  Persephone  (probably not its real name): Nothing. Vinterlys:  Finished Chapter 3 and posted it, started Chapter 4. At this rate I will finish in about seven years!  Critted  4  Got back  1 Submissions  0  Out there   0   Rejects   0 Knitting Aberlady  (AS Celtic Collection). I added markers at each pattern repeat. Hopefully that will make it easier to work on. Ankylosaur  (Knitty). Started the month almost to the heel on the first sock.  Now t hat sock is done to the toe and the second one is on the gusset. I did things out of order because I started worrying about running out of yarn. This pattern uses a lot!  Fluffy Basketweave   (knitty): Started the month with six inches of back. I decided to combine this pattern with Bongo , we'll see how that goes. I hope I don't run out of yarn. Finished the back, or is it the front? and started the o...

  LHC #315: "The Brides of High Hill" by Nghi Vo. eBook. Sequel. Nice and short. This one took a turn I did not expect.  "The Grifters" by Jim Thompson.  Hard copy. Got it for Christmas, my sister said it was amazing, just got better and better. She was absolutely right.  "The Listeners" by Maggie Stiefvater.  Hard copy. I got it for my birthday last year. I never really bonded with the main character, and for vast tracts it felt like nothing happened, and I kept wanting more from the water, but it had a satisfying conclusion.  LHC #316: "History of medicine: A scandalously short introduction" by Jacalyn Duffin. Hard copy. So, funny story. I swear I bought this book like 10 years ago and it disappeared somewhere in my house never to be seen again. I periodically search for it.  Anyway, the main character of the novel I'm working on (Vinterlys) is a young woman in 1888 Providence RI who wants to be a physician. This book was always intended t...

Wind/Water/Salt Chapters 39-51 :   Nothing.  Persephone  (probably not its real name): Nothing.  Vinterlys:  Working on Chapter 3 still, though this one seems more stable. I did work on it quite a bit during Chapter 2. 1-3 are in the same locale so it made sense to work on them together. Maybe I'll continue in this vein, doing the next locale all together too.  Critted  4  Got back  3 Submissions  0  Out there   0   Rejects   0 Knitting Aberlady  (AS Celtic Collection). I added markers at each pattern repeat. Hopefully that will make it easier to work on.   Summer in Tokyo  (Isager):Started the month with eleven rows left on the second sleeve, the yoke, and the finishing to go. And as I wanted, I finished this and now I can wear it for a little while before sweater weather is over until fall. I could not follow the yoke short row instructions as written so I did my best to make it look like th...

  LHC #312: "The Children of God" by Mary Doria Russell.  eBook. This one is a sequel and is also a book with only 2 copies in the TPL system, kills two birds with one stone! This was a satisfying conclusion.  LHC #313:  "History of the Present" by Timothy Garton Ash. Hard copy; 3 copies at the TPL. It's about central Europe from 1990 to 2000, so pretty dark. I had no idea that being a woodcutter was a viable profession in actual Europe like 26 years ago! I thought they were a fairytale thing. Though they don't tend to have good ends there, or here either. It was interesting, but hard to read because I don't have an intimate familiarity with all the names and acronyms, and because portions were rather horrifying.  "Monstrous nights" by Ginoveva Dimova. Sequel, hard copy. I own it, so it's good for carrying around since if I lose it I don't owe anyone anything. Fun read. Liked the main character.  LHC #314: "The Burning God" b...

Wind/Water/Salt  Chapters 39-51:   Nothing.  Persephone  (probably not its real name): Nothing.  Vinterlys:  Decided it's time to move on from Chapter 2, posted it and now I guess I'll work on Chapter 3 for 6 months.   Critted  4  Got back  3 Submissions  0  Out there   0   Rejects   0 Knitting Aberlady  (AS Celtic Collection). Did a few rows while listening to podcasts.  Summer in Tokyo  (Isager):Started the month maybe 14 rows from the armholes. I finished the body and a sleeve. It would be nice to be able to wear this in March. So, eleven rows of a sleeve, the yoke, and the finishing to go. Ankylosaur  (Knitty). Ed shrank his, so I guess they're mine now? I started another pair for him because he was so sad, and also because socks are portable so it's always good to have one going.  Sashiko project:   Nothing.  Ruffle skirt:  Did the waistband and I'm calling i...