Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness Quartet #1) by Tamora Pierce

~ M.A. Kropp

Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce My rating: 3 of 5 stars I listened to the audiobook reading of the unabridged first edition of this book, read by Trini Alvarado Alanna wants nothing more than to be a knight of the realm. But girls are not allowed to train with weapons and warfare. Her … Continue reading Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness Quartet #1) by Tamora Pierce

Another Walk in the Woods in the Springtime

~ M.A. Kropp

Another gorgeous day, so Lambeau and I walked one of the woods trails here. It was cool and lovely, even with no leaves on the trees as yet. But the buds are swelling nicely, and the smaller branches are greening. And there are a few bugs starting to flit about.   Two views of the … Continue reading Another Walk in the Woods in the Springtime

Wednesday Wanderings: Einstein and Music, Antioch’s Gates of Hell, Umlauts, and Giant Spheres in Bosnia

~ M.A. Kropp

It seems Einstein found music an important part of his scientific thinking: Einstein and Music The article is a bit sensationalized, but there seems to be some sort of pyschic phenomenon in the location of the ancient city of Antioch in Turkey: Antioch Gates of Hell The umlaut, that phonetic mark made up of two … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Einstein and Music, Antioch’s Gates of Hell, Umlauts, and Giant Spheres in Bosnia

Friday Review: Cress (Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer

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Cress by Marissa Meyer My rating: 4 of 5 stars In the third installment of Meyer's Lunar Chronicles, we are introduced to Cress, an orphan hacker trapped on a satellite orbiting Earth. She is forced to spy on Earth for Queen Levana, and has now been tasked with tracking down the fugitive cyborg, Cinder, and … Continue reading Friday Review: Cress (Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer

Wednesday Wanderings: Focus on Art

~ M.A. Kropp

For 25 years, Ra Paulette has been transforming these caves in New Mexico into works of art: Cave Art Children's drawings of monsters re-created by professional artists: Doodle Monsters This artist uses only white paper to create these beautiful works of art: Paper Art And this one uses chicken wire: Chicken Wire Animals   (Image … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Focus on Art

Monday Musings: Planning and Other Boring Stuff

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One of the consequences of moving recently has been a falling off on the writing schedule. (Apologies to those who thought I was getting the serialized story from this blog out as an e-book this Spring. It is still happening. It had to be delayed a bit.) I have gotten the chance to sit down … Continue reading Monday Musings: Planning and Other Boring Stuff

Friday Review: The Hum and the Shiver (Tufa #1) by Alex Bledsoe

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(This review is of the audiobook version, narrated by Emily Janice Card and Stefan Rdunicki) The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Tufa are an enigmatic people, living almost exclusively in Cloud County, in the backwoods of Tennessee. No one knows exactly where they came from, or … Continue reading Friday Review: The Hum and the Shiver (Tufa #1) by Alex Bledsoe

Walking in the Woods on a Pretty Spring Day

~ M.A. Kropp

Since it is so nice and sunny today, I decided Lambeau and I would take a walk in the woods. I took a few pictures while we were out. This is pretty much what we saw the whole time we were out. This is one of the two hawks that was stalking us for while. … Continue reading Walking in the Woods on a Pretty Spring Day