| Blackberries and Bees | Plants, Beekeeping | [18-May-2025]
Picked a bowl of blackberries toady, as well as a good handful last weekend and there is another half bowl that is unripe. Cant remember the blackberries doing so well.
Had to order more hive boxes so started painting. Then decided to repaint the existing boxes. Have two left to paint and all the deeps will be repainted. Discovered I still have one of the original hives from 2012 and the 5 from 2013. |
| Mission to Moulokin | Books | [21-Apr-2025]
Mission to Moulokin by Alan Dean Foster.
Sci-fi: 282 pages.
Volume 2 in the series Icerigger Trilogy.
This is well written enough I had to look up whether it was a squeal or just starts in med res. The crew of an ice rigger on an alien planet discover that the plant freezes and thaws in 10,000 year cycles. Rating: 4 (out of 8) |
| Mindbridge | Books | [19-Apr-2025]
by Joe Haldeman
Sci-fi: 189 pages
The story want bad, the ending was a little weak. People discover an alien species that allowed for some telepathic communication. I wish there was more on the ancient god race. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| Ithanalins Restoration | Books | [12-Apr-2025]
Ithanalins Restoration by lawrence Watt-Evans.
Fantasy: 238 pages.
Volume 8 in the series Legends of Ethshar.
A wizard miscasts a spell and is apprentice has to solve the problem. Rating: 6 (out of 8) |
| Celestial Matter | Books | [07-Apr-2025]
by Richard Garfinkle
Alternate Fantasy: 348 pages
This was just weird. Its an alternate world where Greek philosophic ideas about physics just work. The planets are in crystal spheres and the Empire of Alexander is a at war with the Chinese thousands of years after Alexanders passing. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
| In Fury Born | Books | [05-Apr-2025]
by David Weber
Sci-fi: 848 pages
Related to the Ascent to Empire series but set much later in its history. Follows a girl in the special forces who then gets possessed by an ancient Fury. Rating: 6 (out of 8) |
| Too Many Curses | Books | [02-Apr-2025]
by A. Lee Martinez
Fantasy: 316 pages
A wizard dies, his castle maid is forced to take over the castle and stop the curses from destroying them all. Rating: 4 (out of 8) |
| When the Moon Hits yuor Eye | Books | [01-Apr-2025]
by John Scalzi
Sci-fi: 323 pages
Scalzi finally wrote a klunker. There is not story here. The moon becomes cheese. Then stops being cheese. Pointless. Rating: 4 (out of 8) |
| Bolo! | Books | [27-Mar-2025]
by David Weber
Sci-fi: 483 pages
Future sentient Supertanks. Rating: 6 (out of 8) |
| Rebel | Books | [24-Mar-2025]
Rebel by David Weber.
Sci-Fi: Military: 483 pages.
Volume 2 in the series Ascent to Empire.
The governor transforms into a full on rebel and is clearly going to have to defeat the Empire in order to live. Rating: 5 (out of 8) |
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