Monthly Archives: September 2016

September Yarn Art

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Thistle

If you’ve been watching my Instagram or Facebook at all, you know I’ve been crocheting a lot over the last few months. It’s been a good way for me to deal with stress while all this moving business has been … Continue reading →

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Ross Poldark, by Winston Graham (audio)

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Thistle

Earlier this month, I watched the first season of Poldark and rather enjoyed it. So of course, I had to start reading the books. I’ve finished the first book on audio, and here are my thoughts in handy little bullets: … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books on my Fall TBR

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Thistle

It’s been a while since I made myself a seasonal TBR! There’s a ton of excellent books coming out over the next couple months, though, and there are others waiting for me to begin ASAP. I have a very definite … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – A True Autumn

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Thistle

My family arrived in Wisconsin on August 30th. In the month since, the world has exploded into color. Reds. Oranges. Yellows. Chunks of vivid color nestled in green. I love when trees change piecemeal: a single branch of color followed by … Continue reading →

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The Creeping Shadow, by Jonathan Stroud (audio)

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Thistle

Book 4 in the Lockwood & Co series. This review will have minor spoilers from previous books but no spoilers from this volume. So this book begins a few months after the abrupt end of The Hollow Boy. Lucy is … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books that are Better on Audio

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Thistle

I’m a huge fan of audiobooks, though I’m very picky about my audiobooks. Some books, however, just beg to be listened to. These are my favorites: 1. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (narrator: Will Patton) – I originally tried … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Bullet Journal (Part 2)

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Thistle

By now, just about everyone has heard of bullet journaling. People either love it or hate it, and everyone who uses it seems to have a different way of doing so. I began my first bullet journal in late August … Continue reading →

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The Selection: Stories, by Kiera Cass

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Thistle

Not much to say about this collection. The book consisted of two stories – “The Prince” and “The Guard” – which went through a few events of the original Selection trilogy from the point of view of other characters. Namely, … Continue reading →

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The Accidental Alchemist, by Gigi Pandian (audio)

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Thistle

A three-hundred-year-old alchemist, a teen hoodlum, and a French gourmet chef gargoyle take up residence in an abandoned haunted house in Portland… Sounds like the beginning of a joke, right? That’s essentially the opening premise to this book, however, followed … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee: Library

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Thistle

I’m still not here very much right now. Settling in is going rough, trying to coordinate about a thousand different things. Jason is back in TX getting our house on the market, so I’m a single mom (kinda) this week … Continue reading →

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