It's been a lovely autumnal week around here. I've gone for long walks (but didn't take any photos, oddly) and generally just enjoyed the cool nights and clear days. After a long, hot summer I'm happy to have nighttime lows a little above freezing. When I look at the weather map, the alerts for the … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: September 26, 2021
The King of Infinite Space
Sunday Sum-Up: September 19, 2021
The weather is continuing to slowly cool down. Over the past several evenings I've had the windows open with the breeze blowing in, and the cicadas have finally stopped buzzing. So now, instead of having their ear-piercing static song droning all through the night, we're getting crickets. Crickets are much quieter and more melodious than … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: September 19, 2021
Sunday Sum-Up: September 12, 2021
You know what's great about regularly visiting your indie bookshop? The staff really gets to know you and figures out that you're a reliable human, so when you head downtown to the indie bookshop to order an expensive book with the really nice gift card you got a while back, and it's not until you've … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: September 12, 2021
Sunday Sum-Up: September 5, 2021
September got the memo about its being Spooky Season. Usually, the first couple of weeks of September are hot and dry, but it's been much cooler (in the upper-70s°F to mid-80s°F) with a reasonable amount of rain. We had a couple of flash flood warnings pop up when some storms were coming in, but there … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: September 5, 2021
StoryGraph Saturday: The King of Infinite Space
StoryGraph Saturday is a weekly thing where I randomly choose a book from my To Read pile on StoryGraph and show it off to both remind myself that it’s there and to show it to you, Dear Reader, in case you might find it interesting, too. The King of Infinite Space by Lyndsay Faye432 pagesFiction/FabulismExpected … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: The King of Infinite Space
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