“If people did not love one another, I really don’t see what use there would be in having any spring.” ― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
Librarians
“You don’t look like the librarians I remember,” he told her. “We’ve changed. There was a whole press release issued about it, but we didn’t get much media coverage.” – Almost Summer by Susan Mallery I really think it is fun to play with the whole librarian stereotype at times. Basically because, of all the librarians I… Continue reading Librarians
Review: The Great Survivors: How Monarchy Made It Into the Twenty-First Century. Peter Conradi
The Great Survivors: How Monarchy Made it into the Twenty-First Century was recommended to me from a friend as we talked about the future of the monarchies. It gives a good, and easy, overview of the various monarchies in Europe, and the history behind them.
Quotation Monday #53
“Spring is the time of plans and projects.” ― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
It is fastelaven!
Which includes buns filled with whipped cream.
The Norwegian royals and the Asker bunad
The Crown Prince and his family reside at Skaugum, which is a farm in Asker municipality, just south-west of Oslo. This have been a tradition since the 20s. The Asker bunad is based on a patterned cloth that was woven at the vicarage in Asker in 1807. The bunad feature the replicated cloth either in… Continue reading The Norwegian royals and the Asker bunad
February recipe – BBC GoodFood Calendar
The February recipe in the BBC GoodFood calendar was the Squidgy chocolate & pomegranate torte. My pomegranate wasn’t tasting as it should, so what ended up on the table was just the torte itself with the ganache. I also don’t have access to a food processor at the moment, so I used my blender to… Continue reading February recipe – BBC GoodFood Calendar
Authors, coming books… pre-ordering
Dear authors, Usually, when I finish the most recent book in a series, I want to read more. A lot of the time, you tell me the name of the coming book in the end of the book. If you have the name of the book and when it will be published – please make… Continue reading Authors, coming books… pre-ordering
Authors, coming books… pre-ordering
Dear authors, Usually, when I finish the most recent book in a series, I want to read more. A lot of the time, you tell me the name of the coming book in the end of the book. If you have the name of the book and when it will be published – please make… Continue reading Authors, coming books… pre-ordering