Category Archives: books

north & south

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

Source: austen12.tumblr.com via Eliza @ ifandany on Pinterest (make believe for me, will you, that the book shown is north and south?) i just finished north & south, and i loved it! when i finish reading something that had me … Continue reading →

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lately…

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

i’ve been reading north and south by elizabeth gaskell. i watched the mini series a few weeks ago on the suggestion of a friend, and fell in love with it. it took me a bit of hunting to get a … Continue reading →

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lyme regis in many pictures

Posted on December 2, 2012 by

i kind of fell off of my own recounting-england-bandwagon, but i’m back! and here to share most of the rest of lyme regis: there was never a lack of pretty things to look at. i was quite enchanted by the … Continue reading →

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England, continued: Bath!

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

if i had to pick my absolute favorite part of the trip, it would be really really difficult. but our day in bath was absolutely 100% start-to-finish fantastic. we took the train from bristol, because it’s a very easy jaunt, … Continue reading →

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books! for darkness shows the stars & the book thief

Posted on July 21, 2012 by

for darkness shows the stars It’s been several generations since a genetic experiment gone wrong caused the Reduction, decimating humanity and giving rise to a Luddite nobility who outlawed most technology. Elliot North has always known her place in this … Continue reading →

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wip and oblique fame!

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

have you been wondering what’s happening in my knitting world? yeah, me too. i’m in a bit of a knitting funk. knitting mojo, wherefore have you gone? honestly, i’m not sure why this knitting malaise came on… but here it … Continue reading →

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books!: the princess bride & the fault in our stars

Posted on June 17, 2012 by

several weeks ago, in a PoPS update, i asked for reading suggestions, as i’ve been tearing through books recently. these were the first two suggestions i took. the princess bride by william goldman What happens when the most beautiful girl … Continue reading →

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books! every other day & a drowned maidens hair

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

every other day by jennifer lynn barnes Every other day, Kali is a normal sixteen-year-old girl. She goes to public high school. She attends pep rallies. She’s human. On the alternate days, though… she’s something else entirely. Though she still … Continue reading →

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books! to kill a mockingbird & a brides story

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

to kill a mockingbird by harper lee the unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it. (lifted from goodreads) completely amazing. i’m not sure how i got through school without … Continue reading →

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books! blood red road & if i stay

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

so! i mentioned writing up book reviews a while ago, and have been trying to write a little book-blog-review-post for about a month now, and i’ve been having trouble with it. so i decided to try a different tact. instead … Continue reading →

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