• You Too, Can Win a Book

    This arrived on my doorstep last week: The last book in the Allie Beckstrom series!  (Well, there will be two spin-off books featuring Shame and Terric and other familiar characters, but this is the last book from Allie’s point of view.) I’m going to be…

  • Knitting, Baby Shower Edition

    My friend is having a baby and said hand made gifts were welcome at her shower.  So I did some knitting! First, the front of the blanket: And now the material for the back… Together… And a little something else for fun: Pretty cunning, dontcha…

  • Meanwhile at the Monk house…

    …Things have been busy!  Let’s get the important stuff out of the way: Growing… My herb garden is no more.  For whatever reason *cough-lackofwatering-cough* all the herbs have shriveled up and died.  I have decided I am not a very good grower nor harvester of…

  • Hi There

      Wow. Um…so apparently it’s been a long time since I blogged. Ta-da!  I am once again bloggy! How’s it been going with you?  Got anything you want me to talk about? (Picture is my accidental ensemble from the other morning.  Also proof of my…

  • Some Goings On

    The TIN SWIFT blog tour is done, although there are a couple giveaways still open if you’re hoping to score a copy of TIN SWIFT, a magnet, and the steampunk airship bookmark. Check the list here for those giveaways, and also for the free serialized…

  • Penny Craft

    This is what a penny looks like: This is what a penny looks like when it has been stuck in the drum of my clothes dryer for a couple years: This is what a penny looks like when it has been stuck in the drum…