Lifestyle

November in a Nutshell

    Hello gang!  It’s that time of the month again! The time to wrap up my month in a few choice and witty paragraphs. However, most of my November was spent in a fog.  The whole family came down with a two-week cold.  You know, the kind where breathing is hit-or-miss, soup is a choking hazard and your skull…

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Lifestyle

October in a Nutshell

  Like September, I’ve been focusing on trying to take things easy.  Consequently, not a lot interesting happened in October and this will be quite a small post.     But I knew I had to post anyway.  I couldn’t fail you!     Ahem, anyway.  🙂   The nutshell!     – WATCHED –   I’m not going to post…

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Lifestyle, Writing

The Goose Girl Cometh!

    It’s happening, my dear people! By November, Lord willing, my retelling of The Goose Girl (and the next installment in The Tales of Ambia series) will be RELEASED!   Annnnd . . . it even has a TITLE!           May I introduce to you . . . A Royal Masquerade!     Because this…

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Lifestyle

September In A Nutshell

*falls into the room like a dwarf tumbling through Bilbo Baggin’s front door*     Augh, sorry guys!  I’ve been struggling with my health lately and now I’m behind in everything!     I know you’ve been pining away for an update from me.  #justkidding   And so without further excuses – onto the Nutshell!     – WATCHED –  …

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Lifestyle

August in a Nutshell

*slides in*  I’m BACK!  I’m late, but I’m back.     I can only assume that you noticed and grieved my absence.     Ahem. 😀  I’m a bit late posting my Nutshell – so let’s dive right into August, shall we? Watched   I’m not going to post everything I watched – just the highlights!   – Escape of…

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Lifestyle

Life At Hedgerose – Chapter Four

Chapter Four Walking On Water And Walking On Eggshells     Titus had known that something was brewing in Folrolf’s mind since before Spring Festival.  His guardian would drift about the house for days, muttering to himself and trailing scraps of parchment—like flotsam in the wake of a receding wave. The paper was covered in strange equations, measurements, and queer,…

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Art, Lifestyle

For The Love Of Tintin

  “Tintin is not a superhero; nor does he possess special powers. He is an ordinary person to whom extraordinary things happen. Curious to a fault, Tintin has been known to follow a story to the ends of the earth, even if this means entering the shadowy worlds of smugglers, jewel thieves, gun runners, tomb robbers and extraordinarily ruthless crime…

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Lifestyle, Uncategorized

July In A Nutshell

Why, hello there.     First of all, can I lodge an official protest that OVER HALF OF 2018 IS OVER AND I FEEL LIKE THE SUMMER JUST STARTED. #help     Ahem.  But I digress.  This is the monthly wrap up post where I reflect on what happened in the previous month and what I accomplished.  I got quite…

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