One dragon finished and kitted down.
And the next kitted up,
And started.
Now it’s writing time.
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Almost finished with my dragon.
Second sock nearly caught up with first sock. Heels start tomorrow.
And memoir is coming along.
Too often I tell myself I can’t, I’m too young, I’m too old, I’m too female, I’m too tomboy, too something to do a thing. But when I can be of two minds, I can see that perfection is really what’s stopping me.
I wonder if a bird sings for perfect pitch and rhythm. Maybe the mockingbird works towards being the best mimic.
Maybe those birds in Central America that dance work on their beats.
But the cream that rises to the top is the rarity. That raven outside ain’t even trying? Nah. He’s just being a raven.
Two minds means I can work to do my best but be happy with small, sparrow size accomplishments. Those starlings have managed with persistence to make another nest in our attic. We have tried everything to discourage them. They never look at a blueprint and care nothing about zoning laws.
And you should see the pair loving, and arguing. It takes two!
Writing, dotting, knitting, chatting with friends. What a great day!
Saw this on Facebook:
Unfortunately, that is all the music of the day. 😥
But finally got the wordage flowing. With the 25k goal I’m at 13,462. I may have another thousand before bed. So it looks doable again.
Sock 1 is heading for the heel. I’ll probably get there tomorrow.
The end is in sight on this dragon.
Not much to report today. Tired. But outside of a nice nap to make up for low sleep, I managed to progress on these.
I’ve had my yWriter7 open all day. I’m determined to write something before going to bed tonight.
Finished bath mitt.
I found a cotton sock yarn and started a pair of toes.
I didn’t work on my dragon today. But my progress as of yesterday looked like this.
The house is still standing despite 65mph winds. And electric storm. And once that settled slushy snow played around outside.
No writing. That may be a morning job. I’ll let you know tomorrow. Guilt isn’t a good motivation. Music fits in the same category. I need to work out a schedule for these things.
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A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Below is the review from the last time I read/listened to this book. I have re-rated this and given it five stars. I think this reading corresponds with the newest episodes on the show. The last episode I watched was exactly what I had just listened to that day. I love following both the book and the show and seeing how they translate the written word, especially a long book like this, into a show excellently done.
Though I stay with the thought that the narrator, as excellent as she is, for the most part, had a hard time helping the listener to know who’s point of view she was portraying. Still, I followed better this time than the last read.
I highly recommend these books. Like last time, I have already started book 7. Yay, William as a grown-up!
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Wow! Am I finally finished with this book? It is the longest book I think I have ever read. I don’t think it needs to be that long, either.
Look. Don’t get me wrong. I still love the story, the characters, and the time travel element concept. I just found the length unbearable with the thousands of books on my TBR shelf.
It is fun to explore the early days in America with the characters. I have to admit that I loved the time in Scotland the most, so this book is missing that aspect.
The other problem with this book is that our magical narrator, Divina Porter, couldn’t handle all the characters. Now that Brea is an adult, she sounds like Clair. Now that Roger is an adult, he sounds like Jamie. All the children sound the same. Maybe if I could read simultaneously as listening, I could sort them out. But that is not possible for me and my eyes.
The last thing I need to point out, in case it counts for your reading the book is that I am already reading book 7, so…
It is worth the read. Stay with it. There are rewards in the story. And in this crazy world, a sweet time-travel romance can calm the worries that like to strike at bedtime.
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “nose/noes/knows.” Use one, use ’em all, bonus points if you use all three. Have fun!
Know ye not the nose will spite the face when yeses exceed the noes?
Darswords 
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