Chapter VII: Journey to the Cross-Roads In the morning, Faramir bids the hobbits farewell. He gives them some provisions and a couple of walking sticks cut down to their size. The sticks have a virtue of finding and returning, and he hopes they will aid the hobbits in their journey. They walk together for a … Continue reading LotR Reread: “We’re in the Same Story”
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Goodreads Monday: Wicked Saints
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and share it with the world. It’s hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, so be sure to link back to her site so that we can all see what everyone plans to read! Wicked Saints by Emily … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: Wicked Saints
Sunday Sum Up, 01/27/2019
It was a cold and snowy week here in windblown Nebraska. I put the knit wool cap I bought on the Irish island of Inis Mór to good use, and though a coworker jokingly called me "Tiny Kim", my head stayed nice and warm on those frigid, blustery days. Really, I don't mind being compared … Continue reading Sunday Sum Up, 01/27/2019
LotR Reread: Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls
Chapter V: The Window on the West As the chapter opens, Sam wakes up from an accidental nap and finds Faramir questioning Frodo about their presence in Ithilien and what his business was with Boromir. Both are cagey in their responses; Frodo because he can't reveal the nature of the Quest, and Faramir because he … Continue reading LotR Reread: Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls
Liebster Award #2
I was nominated by Rachael @ Beach Bookworm for the Liebster Award. Hooray! Thanks, Rachael! I've been nominated for this award before, but I'm perfectly happy to get it again. The creator of this award is Jack @ The Global Aussie What Is the Liebster Award? The Liebster Award 2018 is an award that exists … Continue reading Liebster Award #2
Book Sale Book Haul
One of the independent bookshops downtown had a pre-inventory sale over the weekend. The clearance books were half off and buy one get one free, and the rest of the store was 10% off, so I decided to stop in and see if there was anything that would interest me. I ended up finding four … Continue reading Book Sale Book Haul
Goodreads Monday: Alone Time: Four Seasons, Four Cities, and the Pleasures of Solitude
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and share it with the world. It’s hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, so be sure to link back to her site so that we can all see what everyone plans to read! ********** Alone Time: Four … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: Alone Time: Four Seasons, Four Cities, and the Pleasures of Solitude
Sunday Sum Up, 01/20/2019
While Winter Storm Harper is battering the eastern US, it missed us entirely. The initial predictions claimed we were going to get up to twenty inches of snow, but we ended up with some freezing fog and exactly zero snow. If I had to choose between the bitter cold we did get or twenty inches … Continue reading Sunday Sum Up, 01/20/2019
LotR Reread: You Can’t Get There From Here
Chapter III: The Black Gate is Closed At last, Frodo and Sam have reached Mordor. As promised, Gollum led them to the Morannon, the Black Gate that guards the most direct road into that dark country. It's been a bleak journey there, and the outlook gets worse with every step. The rocky cliffs are riddled … Continue reading LotR Reread: You Can’t Get There From Here
A Girl and Her Horse: The Heralds of Valdemar
I first encountered Mercedes Lackey and her world of Valdemar when I was in high school. This was in the 90s, well before YA fiction was the publishing juggernaut it is now, and I had left the children's section behind but still felt unsure about wandering the shelves in the adult section. No one cared … Continue reading A Girl and Her Horse: The Heralds of Valdemar
