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Magpie Monday
Internet-access problems have been resolved and the first week of classes has been put to bed and now the blog is back. As usual, the last couple of weeks have yielded all manner of shiny bits and bobs worthy of … Continue reading →
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Magpie Monday
All that was bright and shiny in my eye last week (with more to come on Wednesday)… ♦ THE BOOK NOOK. I love how the shelf dividers curve at the ceiling in the Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn, NYC. Via.
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Tagged 300, 300: Rise of an Empire, A Visit to the House on Terminal Hill by Elizabeth Knox, Alexander Puvilland, Arianrhod, Avengers: Endless Wartime, Beth Galton, Bibliophilism (2006) by Pamela Paulsrud, Billy Paul, book stacking, butterbeer cupcakes, Captain Marvel, Carolina Charm, cauliflower, Chuck Wendig, Complaint of Achilles' Heel by Charles Jensen, cookies, Criterion, Cut Food (photographic series), Daily Science Fiction, Dude Food Magic Bars, Elizabeth Spann Craig, Elysium, Emily Blunt, Farrar Strauss & Giroux, flax-golden tales, Frank Bidart, Galactus, Greenlight Bookstore (Brooklyn), Hades, Howards End, Hunger, In A World..., iTray, Jason Keith, Jason Kong, Jodie Foster, Joe Hill, John Green, Jordan Mechner, Kali, Katana, Keanu Reeves, Kindle Fire skins, Kristin Rosenau, La Belle et la Bête, Lady Elocutionist, Lake Bell, LeUyen Pham, Man of Tai Chi, Marnie Bullock Dresser, Me and Mrs. Jones (song), Michael Bublé, Mike Lewis, Mike McKone, Ned Vizzini, Neil Gaiman, Nightcrawler, Note to Self by Hans Hergot, org, Paul Kirsch, Persephone, Peter M. Lenkov, Pictures in Crayon by Elizabeth Shack, Pine Bark, poets, Porn & Revolution in the Peaceable Kingdom by Micaela Morrissette, Post by Molly Brooks, R.I.P.D., Reba McIntire, Rebecca Joines Schinsky, Rest In Peace Department, Rosemary's Baby, Seven-Layer Bars, sexism and misogyny, Shadow Man by Cynthia D. Grant, Six Fairy Tales for the Modern Woman by Renee Lupica, strawberry sour cream pie, sundried tomato, Superman, TARDIS, tempeh, Templar (graphic novel), Templar Knights, The Hairpin, The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (song), The Ocean at the End of the Lane, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Super Team Family Blog, The Tiny Maybe-Witches Down the Street by Erin Morgenstern, The Vintner's Luck, The Walking Ched, Theodora Goss, Three Wishes by Melissa Mead, Thug Kitchen, Tom Gauld, Tor.com, True Love by Alex Shvartsman, Twitter, Twitter poetry, Vicki Lawrence, Warren Ellis, What Is True by Ben Kopel, witches, Wolverine, Wonder Woman, writing advice, YO! burger, YO! Sushi, Zen Pencils, Zombie Burger + Drink Lab
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Magpie Monday
Check out this lovely magpie painting by Frank Gonzales! I’ll have another Magpie Monday on Wednesday post this week, so do stop back by to have a look! ♦ VIEWERS’ PARADISE. People, I am really excited that the third series … Continue reading →
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Magpie Monday
Here are some shiny things that caught my eye recently: ♦ Two days ago, Neil Gaiman’s beautiful white German Shepherd, Cabal, died unexpectedly. The blog post Gaiman wrote about Cabal was one of the most heart-wrenching eulogies I’ve ever read. … Continue reading →
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