tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18034765285931785212024-03-04T23:37:21.078-08:00Knitting With Athena ... Playing With LeopardsJulia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-53204649741856850652011-07-13T11:50:00.000-07:002011-07-13T11:50:13.459-07:00Book Challenge: 26 Weeks: 92 Books Read<span style="font-size: large;"><em>Well, a half-year has rapidly finished; and, since I have been reading at lightning speed (<span style="color: #cc0000;">92 BOOKS!!!!),</span> it seems that it might be a good thing to bring my readers up-to-date now on what I've read and what I've thought of it.</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Adams, W.: The Eden Legacy(4)*** (N.B. has absolutely Nothing to do with Biblical archaeology)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Byrnes, M.: The Sacred Blood(2)**+ </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Byrnes, M.: The Sacred Bones(1)**+</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><em><span style="color: #351c75;">AUSTENALIA: Sequels; Prequels; Variatio</span><span style="color: #351c75;">ns</span></em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Adriani, S.: Affinity and Affection**++(N.B. fairly good variation; too erotic for a teen-ager) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Aidan, P.: An Assembly Such as This(1)***++ </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Aidan, P.: Duty and Desire(2)***++</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Aidan, P.: These Three Remain(3)***++</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Altman, M.: Mr. Darcy's Great Escape(3)***</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Altman, M.: The Ballad of Gregoire Darcy(4)***+ </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Altman, M.: the Darcys and the Bingleys(1)***</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Altman, M.: The Plight of the Darcy Brothers(2)*** </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Angell, L.: The Sheik of Araby**+ </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Aston, E.: Mr. Darcy's Dream** (N.B. a green-house!!!! Gah!)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Austen, J. & Nazarian, V.: Mansfield Park and Mummies*** </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Austen, J. & Nazarian, V.: Northanger Abbey and Angels and Dragons***++ (N.B. delightfully diverting!) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Bader, T. & Bader, M.: Desire and Duty*+ (N.B. the authors bring in a type of "are you saved" religiosity which is very painful, although I realize that Methodism was gaining at this time, Austen herself was not interested in this; other parts of the story are very nice)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Baxley, M.K.: The Cumberland Plateau(1)***? </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Baxley, M.K.: The Mistress's Black Veil*** (N.B. erotica was very understated, which I liked; another what-if Mr. Bennet had died)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Bonavia-Hunt, DA: Pemberley Shades*** (N.B. first published in 1949; this was the 2nd Austen sequel ever written)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Brocklehurst, J.: Darcy and Anne***</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Childers, C.: Twilight of the Abyss**+ (N.B. a long novella) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Cole, B.T.: White Lies & Other Half Truths**+ (NB: many copy editing errors, which is a usual problem with many self-published books; story actually is fun) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Cox, K.M.: 1932**++</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Croft, J. Marie: Mr. Darcy Takes the Plunge** (N.B. I really was annoyed with the word play (alliterations and puns) that are on nearly every page of this novel.)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Elyot, A.: By a Lady***+ (N.B. time-travel & Bath in the Regency with our own JA as a character) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Ford, M.T.: Jane Goes Batty(2)***++ </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Granger, A.: Captain Wentworth's Diary**+</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Hamilton, M.: Mr. Darcy and the Secret of Becoming a Gentleman*** </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Kaye, S.: For You Alone: Frederick Wentworth, Captain, Book 2*** (N.B. I would have done the ending differently) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Kaye, S.: None But You: Frederick Wentworth, Captain, Book 1*** </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Lilian, L.: Rainy Days***</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Lilian, L.: Remembrance of the Past*** </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Louise, K.: Only Mr. Darcy Will Do***++ </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Nelson, KL: Pemberley Manor*** </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">O'Brien, S.: Blame It On The Tea** (NB: copy editing was almost non-existent; author really needs help for her ending) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Oakland, R.P.: My BFF (a friendly romance)*** </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Odiwe, J.: Mr. Darcy's Secret***+</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Reynolds, A.: A Pemberley Medley*** (NB: 5 short stories) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Reynolds, A.: From Lambton to Longbourn**++ </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Reynolds, A.: Morning Light**+ (N.B. I don't know why she makes her modern heroines so neurotic (grr); however, it does get on my nerves. I think this is actual a half-n-half book: half a continuation of Pemberley By the Sea and half a new story. I really cannot see Persuasion in the new story.) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Reynolds, A.: To Conquer Mr. Darcy**+(N.B. previous title Impulse & Initiative -- this was a re-read for me -- I don't know why the publisher changed the title, as the new one is not as good as the first in my opinion)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Sanchez, L.: A Noteworthy Courtship*** (You've Got Mail!)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Saunders, K.: A Modern Day Persuasion**++ (N.B. I really really disliked the occasional (about 5 or 6) short sops to "conservative" Xians -- all could have been removed painlessly!)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Simonsen, M.: For All the Wrong Reasons**+ (novella)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Simonsen, M.L.: A Wife for Mr. Darcy*** </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Simonsen, M.L.: Mr. Darcy's Angel of Mercy: A Romance of The Great War**++(N.B. short novella -- I don't think I am a real fan of this genre as I felt there could have been a very interesting novel here)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Simonsen, ML: The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy***+</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Ward, Eucharista, OSF: A Match for Mary Bennet***+</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Wasylowski, KV: Darcy and Fitzwilliam***+</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Webb, B.J.: Fitzwilliam Darcy, An Honourable Man***(N.B. a different variation) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Wegner, O.: Moonlighting**+(N.B. P&P and werewolves; Lizzy is NOT blonde!; author has Lizzy and Jane acting like blondes, though L does recover; so much more could have been done) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Wells, L.: Chance Encounters**+ (N.B. I believe that there is too much explicit erotica in this variation </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Wells, L.: Fate & Consequences** (N.B. too erotic) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Wells, L.: Perfect Fit*** (N.B. modern with erotic elements; I did like some of the characterization changes for some of the minor characters) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Whelchel, L.: Rocks in the Stream*** </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><em><span style="color: #351c75;">MYSTERIES / NOVELS: Ancient Gre</span><span style="color: #351c75;">ece </span></em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Corby, G.: The Pericles Commission(1)***+ </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Pressfield, S.: Last of the Amazons***++ </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large;"><em>MYSTERIES / NOVELS: Ancient Rome </em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Downie, R.: Caveat Emptor(4)**** </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Downie, R.: Persona Non Grata(3)**** </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Downie, R.: Terra Incognita(2)**** </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Saylor, S.: Roman Blood(1)****(N.B. 1st volume of the Roma Sub Rosa series) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large;"><em>MYSTERIES / NOVELS: 18th Century</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">James, E.: When the Duke Returns***</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Norman, D.: A Catch of Consequence***+(1) [N.B. author also writes under the name Ariana Franklin (Mistress of the Art of Death series); I think that the title here is quite ironic and the heroine (Makepeace Burke) is a very different kind of woman]</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large;"><em>MYSTERIES / NOVELS: Regency Period</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Jeffers, R.: The Scandal of Lady Eleanor(1)*** (N.B. the first in a new series by the author of many Austenesques) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Kelly, C.: The Admiral's Penniless Bride**+(N.B. this is the first Harlequin Historical that I've read, nice light read) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Alpert M.:The Final Theory(1)***+ </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Alpert, M.: The Omega Theory(2)***+ (N.B. the what-if in these 2 novels concerns the possibility that Einstein actually DID complete the Unified Field Theory) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Berry, J.: The Jefferson Key*** </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Cussler, C.: The Kingdom(3)***(Fargo Adventure) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Gruber, M.: Night of the Jaguar(3)***** </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Gruber, M.: The Book of Air and Shadows**** </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Gruber, M.: The Forgery of Venus**** </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Gruber, M.: The Good Son****+ </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Gruber, M.: Tropic of Night(1)*****(N.B. 1st volume of a trilogy of mysteries) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Gruber, M.: Valley of Bones(2)***** </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Khoury, R.: The Sign*** </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Koontz, D.: Your Heart Belongs to Me**++ (N.B. better than many of his extreme black vs white novels and the psychopaths which haunt them) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Rollins, J.: The Devil Colony (Sigma Force)*** </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Carriger, G.: Blameless(3)***+ </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Carriger, G.: Changeless(2)*** </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Carriger, G.: Soulless(1)***++ </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Fahy, W.: Fragment*** (N.B. genre of lost continents) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Farnsworth, C.: The President's Vampire(2)**? (N.B not as good as the first; however, there were a few moments...) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Hallaway, T.: Dead If I Do(4)**+ </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Hallaway, T.: Dead Sexy(2)**+ </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Hallaway, T.: Honeymoon of the Dead(5)**+ (N.B. author states that this is the last for this series; however, I find that there can still be more stories "conjured:" still don't think Sebastian should use slang) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Hallaway, T.: Romancing the Dead(3)**+ </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Hallaway, T.: Tall, Dark & Dead**+(1) (N.B. a lot of fun; however, it is terribly flawed) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Harkness, D.: A Discovery of Witches(1)**** (NB: Wicca and the so-called Triple Goddess are MODERN -- this is the only quibble I have with the book) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Harris, C.: Dead Reckoning***(13) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Kowal, M.R.: Shades of Milk and Honey*** (N.B. how do you categorize a Regency from another universe which allows a person to reach into the strings and ribbons of the universe itself in order to bring "glamour" to the visible?)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Stoker, D. & Holt, I.: Dracula the Undead (The Sequel to the Original Classic)*** </span><br />
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<img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" />Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-50647525773186089422011-01-06T09:35:00.000-08:002011-01-06T09:35:06.016-08:00Reading Challenge<span style="font-size: large;">I DID IT!!!!!!! 52 <span style="color: red;">(actually 58)</span> in 52</span><br />
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Adams, A.: First Impressions: A Tale of Less Pride & Prejudice**+ <br />
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Adams, W.: The Alexander Cipher****(1) <br />
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Adams, W.: The Exodus Quest****(2) NB: read my review of both novels on Peacock Plumes <br />
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Adams, W.: The Lost Labyrinth****(3)(Why is it that British writers do archeological mysteries/thrillers so much better than Americans? They don't kow-tow to Christian fundies.)<br />
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Angelini, S.: The Trials of the Honorable F. Darcy *** (n.b. delightful R-rated modern rendition) <br />
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Berry, S.: The Emperor's Tomb***+ <br />
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Berry, S.: The Paris Vendetta*** <br />
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Bowen, R.: Her Royal Spyness***(1) <br />
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Brokaw, C: The Atlantis Code** (n.b. the production copy editing was not of the best quality; in addition, the Pieta is not in the square but is the art work for the first side altar on the right in St. Peter's -- yes, I've been there twice) I will not be reading anymore of this author's work because his hero is very unlikeable.<br />
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Caldwell, J.: Pemberley Ranch***++ <br />
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Child, L.& Preston, D.: Fever Dream**** <br />
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Child, L.: Death Match*** <br />
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Child, L.: Terminal Freeze*** <br />
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Cronin, J.: The Passage**** <br />
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Cussler, C.: Lost Empire: A Fargo Adventure (#2)*** <br />
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Cussler, C.: Spartan Gold***(#1 Fargo Adventure) <br />
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Cussler, C.: The Spy***(#3 Isaac Bell series) <br />
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Cussler, C.: The Wrecker*** (#2 Isaac Bell series) <br />
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Davis, L.: Nemesis**** <br />
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Downie, R.: Medicus****(1) <br />
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Evanovitch, J.: Wicked Appetite*** <br />
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Fairview, M.: The Darcy Cousins***+ <br />
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Fairview, M.: The Other Mr. Darcy ***+ <br />
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Farnsworth, C.: Blood Oath*** <br />
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Ford, MT: Jane Bites Back***++ <br />
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Franklin, A.: A Murderous Procession***+ <br />
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Gould, J.: Greek Winds of Fury***+ <br />
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Grange, A.: Mr. Darcy, Vampyre **++ (n.b. much better than I thought it would be) <br />
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Gregory, J. & Tintori, K.: The Book of Names*** <br />
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Gregory, J. & Tintori, K.: The Illumination*** <br />
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Hamilton, B.: A Marked Man**** (2) <br />
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Hamilton, B.: The Ninth Daughter****(1) <br />
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Harris, C.: Dead In The Family***+ <br />
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Huston, C.: Already Dead*** <br />
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Isaacs, S.: As Husbands Go***+ <br />
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Jeffers, R.: Captain Wentworth's Persuasion *** <br />
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Jeffers, R.: Darcy's Passions *** <br />
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Jeffers, R.: Darcy's Temptation *** <br />
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Jeffers, R.: Vampyre Darcy's Desire***(NB: horrible title; actually a good story) <br />
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Kane, B.: The Forgotten Legion*****(1) <br />
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Kane, B.: The Silver Eagle(2)***** <br />
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King, S.: Duma Key*** <br />
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King, S.: Under the Dome*** <br />
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Knox, T.: The Genesis Secret **** <br />
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Lathan, S.: My Dearest Mr. Darcy *- (read my review at Peacock Plumes) the worst Austenesque author!<br />
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Louise, K.: Darcy's Voyage***- <br />
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Mushatt, M.A.: Darcy and the Duchess**+ <br />
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Preston, D.: Impact***+ <br />
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Reynolds, A.: Impulse & Initiative** <br />
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Reynolds, A.: Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy: The Last Man in the World*** <br />
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Rigler, LV: Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict ****(2) <br />
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Rollins, J.: Altar of Eden***+ <br />
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Sussman, P.: The Hidden Oasis*** (n.b. the worst production copy editing I have ever seen, Atlantic Monthly Press should be ashamed) <br />
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Thor, Brad: The Athena Project ** <br />
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Trussoni, D.: Angelology: A Novel **+(review to follow on Peacock Plumes) <br />
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Weldon, P: Phantasm**+(3) <br />
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Winkowski MA & Foley M.: The Ice Cradle***(2) <br />
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Winkowski, MA & Foley M.: The Book of Illumination***(1) <br />
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<img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" />Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-72320785005885511312010-09-13T11:37:00.000-07:002010-09-13T11:37:28.780-07:00Erratum for Solace Stole<span style="font-size: large;"><em>I have been having a bit of a problem with the Solace Stole; however, this past week-end I found one erratum for the major body of the stole. </em></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><em>I have knitted lace, so I was upset that things were not working out for me with the border. Therefore, I decided to use a provisional cast-on for the body, knowing that I could splice on the borders later. </em></span><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: large;">Solace Stoles: These are going slower than I anticipated, although I have all the yarn I'll need except for the forest green. I had a problem with the border; however, after writing the designer, I am ready to go!</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-size: large;">Entrelac Set: I LOVE doing entrelac! The hat is more than half-way done.</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-size: large;">Irish Sweater: I haven't gotten too far; however, I've decided to frog it and start it again on a circular needle so that I can do the front and back at the same time (at least up to the armholes). DUH!</span></em><br />
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<img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" />Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-49518223398910466302010-07-24T12:59:00.000-07:002010-07-24T12:59:34.158-07:00Another "Skein Winder" by Godward!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSr3kWghJZCGlij2ZSh8e1UApX181WMIoEkIRSY3GhE8WzwYdET_1UGYtvwqciCJcMu2EuJCmesb558jM6JZUQKzsagaEK1ib-fCz9VXjsBJI8_n2Gjm4BgiF8GCuRy-RkTihP1DPkDMPU/s1600/Skein_Godward.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSr3kWghJZCGlij2ZSh8e1UApX181WMIoEkIRSY3GhE8WzwYdET_1UGYtvwqciCJcMu2EuJCmesb558jM6JZUQKzsagaEK1ib-fCz9VXjsBJI8_n2Gjm4BgiF8GCuRy-RkTihP1DPkDMPU/s320/Skein_Godward.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" />Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-59382239534222460562010-05-13T11:16:00.000-07:002010-05-13T11:16:33.799-07:00And 7 Solace Stoles, Oh, My!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCxAjm3Sx3IFIkbvQGC_QkRE-mUTeLDwVxm9JenGr2TBNT_aaFB35L3kUwPKYEFNUSzV-lkFVIBo4uzWva1KrSD7Dbz9NoGN-SOwEkTmt8bRrUQ3Jf-X4dTC_2n7AizIaoCLTtLUtCgR5/s1600/Solace_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCxAjm3Sx3IFIkbvQGC_QkRE-mUTeLDwVxm9JenGr2TBNT_aaFB35L3kUwPKYEFNUSzV-lkFVIBo4uzWva1KrSD7Dbz9NoGN-SOwEkTmt8bRrUQ3Jf-X4dTC_2n7AizIaoCLTtLUtCgR5/s320/Solace_0.jpg" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" />Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-43236056679599113032010-04-16T12:21:00.000-07:002010-04-16T12:21:49.354-07:00What I'm Knitting Now<em><span style="font-size: large;">This sweater is on my needles right now. The pattern is available for free from Lion Brand. I'm doing it in Universal Yarn's Deluxe Worsted Tones in Atlantic (shades of denim blue). Can you tell that I love cables!?</span></em><br />
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<img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" />Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-19839669063768634852010-03-27T13:08:00.000-07:002010-03-27T13:08:01.642-07:00An Open Letter to Conservatives<em><span style="font-size: large;">{I originally posted this on my Peacock Plumes blog.)</span></em><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>I signed into Ravelry today (Ravelry is an on-line community of knitters, crocheters, yarn dyers, spinners, etc. http://www.ravelry.com/ ) so that I could check out if there was anything new in some of my groups. Anyway, on Wingnut Watch one of the moderators had posted a link to a wonderful blogpost by a gentleman calling himself American Dad. It was an open letter to conservatives where he took probably most everything ugly they have been doing and citing proof of their lies. It has already gone viral, as the link I'm giving is for another blog which posted it (the original citation was too long -- it is a TPM blog -- and I couldn't get the whole thing. Anyway, please go to http://filterednews.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/an-open-letter-to-conservatives/ for a wonderful, fully cited essay.</em></span><br />
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<img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" />Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-82688319945381472592010-03-19T13:14:00.000-07:002010-03-19T13:31:22.305-07:00Godward, Waterhouse, and Leighton<em><span style="font-size: large;">Some of my readers may recognize the two paintings by John William Godward that were used in the header of my blog: Idleness and The Seamstress. I realize that there are many paintings which show the various fiber arts; however, there are not that many set in classical times. There are at least three more by Godward:</span></em><br />
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</div><img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" />Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-7328903292933107232009-12-31T13:20:00.000-08:002009-12-31T13:29:58.609-08:0052 In 52 2009 Ravelry Challenge<p><em>Well, I didn't quite make it; however 50 books for the year in a good number. As can be seen on my nightstand, I already have a good start for 2010's challenge.</em></p><p><em>Bennett, A.: The Uncommon Reader ****<br />Berry, S.: The Charlemagne Pursuit ****<br />Cussler, C.: Arctic Drift **+<br />Cussler, C.: Medusa**+<br />Cussler, C.: The Chase **+<br />Davis, L.: A Body In The Bathhouse****(13)<br />Davis, L.: A Dying Light In Corduba****(8)<br />Davis, L.: Alexandria****(19)<br />Davis, L.: Last Act In Palmyra****(6)<br />Davis, L.: Ode to A Banker****(12)<br />Davis, L.: One Virgin Too Many****(11)<br />Davis, L.: Poseidon's Gold****(5)<br />Davis, L.: Saturnalia****(18)<br />Davis, L.: Scandal Takes a Holiday****(16)<br />Davis, L.: See Delphi and Die****(17)<br />Davis, L.: Shadows In Bronze****(2)<br />Davis, L.: Silver Pigs****(1)<br />Davis, L.: The Accusers****(15)<br />Davis, L.: The Course of Honour****<br />Davis, L.: The Iron Hand of Mars****(4)<br />Davis, L.: The Jupiter Myth****(14)<br />Davis, L.: Three Hands In The Fountain****(9)<br />Davis, L.: Time To Depart****(7)<br />Davis, L.: Two For The Lions****(10)<br />Davis, L.: Venus In Copper****(3)<br />Franklin, A.: Grave Goods****(3)<br />Franklin, A.: Mistress of the Art of Death****(1)<br />Franklin, A.: The Serpent's Tale****(2)<br />Gould, J.: Greek Winds of Fury***+<br />Graziano & Graziano: Cretaceous Dawn ****<br />Greanias, T.: Raising Atlantis (1)<br />Harris, C.: A Touch of Dead (stories)<br />Harris, C.: All Together Dead ****(7)<br />Harris, C.: Club Dead ****(3)<br />Harris, C.: Dead And Gone ****(9)<br />Harris, C.: Dead As A Doornail ****(5)<br />Harris, C.: Dead To The World ****(4)<br />Harris, C.: Dead Until Dark ****(1)<br />Harris, C.: Definitely Dead ****(6)<br />Harris, C.: From Dead To Worse ****(8)<br />Harris, C.: Living Dead In Dallas****(2)<br />Neville, K.: The Fire ****<br />Preston, D. & Child, L.: Cemetery Dance***+<br />Reilly, M.: Seven Deadly Wonders **<br />Reilly, M.: Six Sacred Stones **<br />Reynolds, A.: Pemberly By The Sea ***<br />Rollins, J.: The Doomsday Key***+<br />Weldon, P.: Spectre***(2)<br />Weldon, P.: Wraith***(1) </em></p><p><em>CINEMA 2009: Movies I saw at the theatre</em></p><p><br /><em>Bright Star *****<br />Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ****</em></p><p><em>Monsters VS Aliens (a guilty pleasure)<br />Sherlock Holmes ***+<br />Star Trek ***+ </em></p><p><img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" /></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p>Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-53823658006619405142009-12-05T12:42:00.000-08:002009-12-05T12:53:38.509-08:00Winding Yarn<p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">Well, I've started to wind the yarn for my next project, which will be a pullover sweater with a few changes to the pattern. The yarn chosen for this is Cherry Tree Hill mohair/wool/silk boucle in the Champlain Sunset colourway.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">The sweater pattern originally had bandings of different colours (this is the "Blueberry Hill" I mentioned in a previous post, which I was doing in a light and medium denim blue, orchid, and a variegated which brought all the colours together). Since this is already a multicolour yarn with short colour repeats, I have decided to change the body of the sweater to a heavy rib (probably 3X3) up to the division for the armholes; then I'll be changing to seed stitch; after splicing the shoulders I'll add a heavily ribbed loose turtle neck. The sleeves I'll be knitting down from the shoulder in seed stitch and I'll finish with heavy ribbing for the wrists.</span></em></p><p><img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" /></p>Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-45283649172514076312009-11-27T11:49:00.001-08:002009-11-27T11:57:42.854-08:00Finally, A Project Done -- And A Project to Be Frogged<p><span style="font-size:130%;">I can hardley believe that I have finally finished the large bag I was knitting for an exchange. I used a beautiful salmon fingering yarn by Knit Picks and a salmon marl alpaca fingering yarn. It is much easier picking out yarn and some other goodies for an exchange!</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Now for the bad news, I finally figured out that I will have to frog my "Blueberry Hill" sweater because of the cheap circulars I used. My KnitPicks Harmonies and Addies have been wonderful -- however, these Clover needles kinked so badly that I didn't realize that the sweater had gotten all twisted. However, not all is lost as I have decided to slightly modify the pattern.</span></p><p><img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" /></p>Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-54471749192791650522009-10-14T12:32:00.000-07:002009-11-25T08:21:27.464-08:00Modern Goddess Portraits<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1TdaeOKFaKCxyW7aCGu-B1m5cGLxP0YOO8zTEZ20kKX3J7DunSZLMcRiYQiI6yJKMge15ukDKWzEA60eTd_ccs2dFGNsX9n-dWNNKtBzWB2Q8zl2JlRPvs1pdWZ3kTOQhxJBubGR466K/s1600-h/image021.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 314px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 378px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393650721394201986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1TdaeOKFaKCxyW7aCGu-B1m5cGLxP0YOO8zTEZ20kKX3J7DunSZLMcRiYQiI6yJKMge15ukDKWzEA60eTd_ccs2dFGNsX9n-dWNNKtBzWB2Q8zl2JlRPvs1pdWZ3kTOQhxJBubGR466K/s400/image021.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizTuOgpya3xlxHv8Q691tiqyKGZIZcNOqgxYfS7ep3Eo60XaZOb2OL2phjYcnv_hJA8IYVkXUZ2CoizX_gd8tCdiCPE8oLN-sNgZX9pCud8UPol-Eb5Qs1UDF7lVI4_xqAFmKW9Obp9Lb6/s1600-h/image017.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 398px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393650386465585538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizTuOgpya3xlxHv8Q691tiqyKGZIZcNOqgxYfS7ep3Eo60XaZOb2OL2phjYcnv_hJA8IYVkXUZ2CoizX_gd8tCdiCPE8oLN-sNgZX9pCud8UPol-Eb5Qs1UDF7lVI4_xqAFmKW9Obp9Lb6/s400/image017.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CI-z8dZdBJmBmaC5m9G3a4CSsXkuspOgHKqS4T2-YhhE4kd2twlXG8XsWYU9TSL2WkMfbx_7MVGdFQU3gdPBDxxU5TrwmUcucATZVex3dUDBpQjSYofHE3VCrgfAHf9wQ214byqn4V9b/s1600-h/image023.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 277px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393650251040177586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CI-z8dZdBJmBmaC5m9G3a4CSsXkuspOgHKqS4T2-YhhE4kd2twlXG8XsWYU9TSL2WkMfbx_7MVGdFQU3gdPBDxxU5TrwmUcucATZVex3dUDBpQjSYofHE3VCrgfAHf9wQ214byqn4V9b/s400/image023.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>You can see more of this artist's paintings at </em></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><a href="http://www.pagesperso-orange.fr/goddess-seat/">www.pagesperso-orange.fr/goddess-seat/</a></em></span></div><em><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></em></div><br /><div></div><div><div><img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" /><br /></div></div>Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-48535938157291862402009-09-16T13:48:00.000-07:002009-09-16T14:04:11.943-07:00So Busy Knitting and Reading<p><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>I can't believe it's been this long since the last post on this blog! I have been keeping up with the side-bar information on the 52 in 52 reading project, however.</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>On that note, I really do have to recommend Lindsey Davis' Marcus Didius Falco mysteries. As a former history major with an emphasis on the Classical, Mediaeval and Renaissance, her descriptions of the time of Vespasian are spot on. In my opinion, Vespasian was one of the best emperors of the Roman Empire and her depictions of him and his family are terrific. I was also pleased (no brick bats, please) to see that she placed the Christian sects in the right position -- they were not as put-upon and persecuted as their own histories tried to make out and were not really of much interest to every day Romans. </em></span></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">Besides these I have also read a few other novels as well. The Tao of Pooh is also now on my nightstand (I have never read it!).</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">I have been working on little items. Right now I am making a largish decorative bag in peach KnitPicks Peruvian wool in a fingering weight along with a great peachy marl in alpaca (half and half). It's going to be lined so there will be two sections. Whoever will get it will be able to store their runes and tarot cards together.</span></em></p><p><img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" /></p>Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-77170918906567802482009-06-09T13:21:00.000-07:002009-06-09T13:30:05.121-07:00Recent Reads ~~ 52 In 52<p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">I have been working on my reading recently and have just finished Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse novels. These were a lot of fun and the tone the author achieved was just right, in my opinion. I am looking forward to the collected Sookie short stories, which will be published this autumn. </span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">Last week-end I read Pemberly by the Sea by Abigail Reynolds. I'm up in the air a bit with a review. I think most people will enjoy it, though at times the heroine was her own worst enemy.</span></em></p><p><img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" /></p>Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-90696449600496078042009-04-16T09:59:00.000-07:002009-04-18T12:22:30.151-07:00More Things About Myself<p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">17. What I Watch On Television: Countdown with Keith Olbermann; The Rachel Maddow Show; Hardball with Chris Matthews; Bones; Lost; Moonlight; Primeval; Eureka; Fringe; The #1 Ladies' Detective Agency; True Blood; Heroes; Monk; Medium; Ghost Hunters; Astronomy/Cosmology type shows; "Paleo-World" type shows</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">18. Previous Favourites: Battlestar Galactica (new series); Star Gate; all Star Trek incarnations; Babylon 5; Jane Austen mini-series; Jane Eyre (3 versions)</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">19. Favourite Movies: Bringing Up Baby; Casablanca; The African Queen; The Maltese Falcon; The Thin Man (several movies); Now, Voyager; Ninotchka; The Third Man; To Catch a Thief; A Shot in the Dark; Dr. Zhivago; Out of Africa; Sophie's Choice; Das Boot; La Nuit de Varennes; Master & Commander; Gladiator; Pan's Labyrinth; Sense & Sensibility; Pride & Prejudice; Persuasion (not quite chronological order)</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">20. Favourite Operas: Le Nozze de Figaro; Die Zauberflote; Don Giovanni; Norma; Tosca; Der Fliegende Hollander; Tristan und Isolde; Der Ring des Niebelungen; Orfeo et Euridice; Les Contes de Hoffmann</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">21. Favourite Print Comics: Get Fuzzy; Non Sequitur; Mutts; Rhymes With Orange; Bizarro; Rose Is Rose</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">22. Favourite Classic Movie Actors: Katharine Hepburn; Humphrey Bogart; Cary Grant; Sir Laurence Olivier; Myrna Loy; William Powell; Errol Flynn; Bette Davis; Claude Raines; Greta Garbo; Marlene Deitrich; Joan Fontaine; Peter Sellars; Alan Ladd</span></em></p><p><img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" /></p>Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-65697543663611704782009-04-08T13:07:00.000-07:002009-04-08T13:09:16.872-07:00Lady And The Tiger<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jcwgkQbOIHR26mhyphenhyphenrinYwbTZaqR2668FxTypgjUmAPN13UBv_2y2vwegzA5ZScn-Ja-cyf8Re6-KKvE49mvC9NaMUVn-K8mPsokZgX9V7jtLMYWRTqcFNcLGB26dng4rSIywDs5TeJAe/s1600-h/misstokyoladywithtiger.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322415054719551074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 162px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 279px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jcwgkQbOIHR26mhyphenhyphenrinYwbTZaqR2668FxTypgjUmAPN13UBv_2y2vwegzA5ZScn-Ja-cyf8Re6-KKvE49mvC9NaMUVn-K8mPsokZgX9V7jtLMYWRTqcFNcLGB26dng4rSIywDs5TeJAe/s320/misstokyoladywithtiger.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" /></p>Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-67827504162682562582009-03-26T11:11:00.000-07:002009-03-26T11:13:11.055-07:00Knitting, Yarn & Kitties -- Could Anything Be Better!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIoowrNg6bh4SMd3GUZ_G9CIEQt6b8GRfVURwchdqwzXwH3O1K4CGDk40Tzx8NJEtzB6qUUlp1JwQcy-D4Xa8RfHOY2N43ArrPvKrh6U_7D8WYSpvdUo1iFCcyxKjrpJ-QNb2ZcmOB62y/s1600-h/1090305.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317561057887395202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 97px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIoowrNg6bh4SMd3GUZ_G9CIEQt6b8GRfVURwchdqwzXwH3O1K4CGDk40Tzx8NJEtzB6qUUlp1JwQcy-D4Xa8RfHOY2N43ArrPvKrh6U_7D8WYSpvdUo1iFCcyxKjrpJ-QNb2ZcmOB62y/s320/1090305.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" /></p>Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-16413609335057342522009-03-26T10:58:00.000-07:002009-04-08T13:12:53.475-07:00What Would You Take?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9aWKcASX_0xwXXneRJThZ48sGAUJCxCXCjWB-ji90_QZhlx0eBlvmpnZfGZ56F6p8Kp0CPAQsi5X64cMorYdW0Ji0R6NMxwuVRSCxb6OGeJGTWLu9k6IyCFDTQAQS8SjdimvuDCkK9UV/s1600-h/2009-02-20-491yarn.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317557702202608210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 123px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9aWKcASX_0xwXXneRJThZ48sGAUJCxCXCjWB-ji90_QZhlx0eBlvmpnZfGZ56F6p8Kp0CPAQsi5X64cMorYdW0Ji0R6NMxwuVRSCxb6OGeJGTWLu9k6IyCFDTQAQS8SjdimvuDCkK9UV/s320/2009-02-20-491yarn.gif" border="0" /></a>For all of us who knit (or crochet) this is all too true. More can be found at <a href="http://wondermark.com/">http://wondermark.com/</a><br /><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" /></p>Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-32671039412257886882009-03-19T10:28:00.000-07:002009-03-27T12:07:31.470-07:00Some Interesting Things About Me (I Believe)<p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">In No Particular Order:</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">1. I have never been to DisneyWorld or DisneyLand -- and never will</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">2. Re: Above: Yes, I am a "Culture Snob"</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">3. Favourite Perfume: Chanel "Coco"; Dior "Poison Mystique"</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">4. Favourite Scents: Gardenias; Frankincense; Lavender; Lilac; Spice</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">5. I am a want-to-be: Classicist; Paleontologist; Astronomer</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">6. Favourite Season: Winter (Spring & Autumn tied for second)</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">7. I am a polytheist and "spiritual/religious materialist" (scientific definition) (check out my blog "Libations")</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">8. Favourite Cake: Spice (Chocolate second)</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">9. Favourite Pie: Lemon Meringue (Oreo Chocolate Creme Pie second)</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">10. Favourite Cookie: Molasses Spice (Ginger Snaps second)</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">11. I am a Cat Person</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">12. I lived in South Korea for one year</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">13. I have been to Europe three times</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">14. I have precognitive dreams</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">15. I have grey hair and I keep it long</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">16. I enjoy science fiction</span></em></p><p><img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-78427838858132742842009-03-13T06:51:00.001-07:002009-03-13T07:07:42.031-07:00KAL Buttons<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAMMm6IVShfeEmVZl5Lwqo9TZI1hyphenhyphengmWprFFtFJ8K_k7c5nEjCH5Vchp05bYArwTlvRlpGqLam0RwcYGI1kX9M-AW6qGm1UJSx5fQtGpE58WPfBwd7Zl3U_O8O9s7c70z5a4-Ol1Ulhbw/s1600-h/untitledprettypeacockkal.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312671758376533026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 220px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAMMm6IVShfeEmVZl5Lwqo9TZI1hyphenhyphengmWprFFtFJ8K_k7c5nEjCH5Vchp05bYArwTlvRlpGqLam0RwcYGI1kX9M-AW6qGm1UJSx5fQtGpE58WPfBwd7Zl3U_O8O9s7c70z5a4-Ol1Ulhbw/s320/untitledprettypeacockkal.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir9abgGZ8XzXfVuScy3WsghVh6QE9bCQm5oEnF23jve5efn0w6akEkVNDLQIpdaD5a02WPIPtxFBGyG0ruaXv-qQ-Ys0U7sM5pOT68j2sB93DbuKL3OaWZIMLSnw12Wp6af0JU4CDZL-sN/s1600-h/untitledKAL.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312671615186824370" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 188px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTtc40ypVKGtG4b5kayKbnsgLvASerr9eo1bpWC_zEZtbigPrl5Ixkhubz_yqBCMZxS684efgHvlCOj4llgWX4zolV4cyiEsxKNbkfFGaBh1-B22E13FD6fh_DbKn9TawQc5yyQJuQX9-/s320/annmystshawlkal.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div>Most of these knit-a-longs are still in progress. <br /></div><p></p><p><img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" /></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-65085474771887546852009-03-12T14:13:00.000-07:002009-03-12T14:21:14.055-07:00The Permanent Bad-Hair Day<p>Even when I try, by the end of the day my hair looks like Einstein's. This happens even though I do use de-frizzing products. ARRGH!!! However, it would be even worse if I cut my hair short. Then my face would look like the full-moon all the time. Sometimes, genetics just does not work in your favour. However, I almost can't wait for the rest of my front hairline to turn white. It is really quite lovely and does not have any yellow at all. I get both the bitter and the sweet from my maternal grandmother. She was a "Gibson Girl" until the day she died (1966). That is not a bad path to follow at all.</p><p><img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" /></p>Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-88849821349755707372009-03-04T09:42:00.000-08:002009-03-14T12:11:51.391-07:00Salish Cardigan Update<p>I can't believe I'm actually updating the progress of a project! Anyway, the body of the sweater has been divided into three parts: 2 fronts and the back. I am a bit more than half-way finished with the two fronts and am now working on the back. I want to get to the point of the short-row shoulder shapings at the same time. I still have not decided between a three needle cast-off or a Kitchener splice for the shoulder join. If I'm really lucky, I hope to have the sleeves cast-on by the end of next week for two-at-a-time knitting.</p><p><img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" /></p>Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1803476528593178521.post-69966276794566041432009-03-03T12:14:00.001-08:002009-03-03T12:17:32.983-08:00CheetahsCheetahs<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzlgty7KjM4nouwmtxegvTe6ASV0BDDZofI-obMfKpncXiNJCCYtUN32zdu1B30ABMO10gsA4ESUcZ3SImIlcM29E97KUDU-PFWi3jyPX9by5knB4oGMXrM5M56tciyCMcHpz-WeofX3y/s1600-h/Persepolis_web1_LG.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309057776580749042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzlgty7KjM4nouwmtxegvTe6ASV0BDDZofI-obMfKpncXiNJCCYtUN32zdu1B30ABMO10gsA4ESUcZ3SImIlcM29E97KUDU-PFWi3jyPX9by5knB4oGMXrM5M56tciyCMcHpz-WeofX3y/s320/Persepolis_web1_LG.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Julia%20Knitting/julsig.png" />Julia Erganehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.com0