Rambles by the Puddleside

Recent ramblings from the blog…

Bookshelf Tour – Tolkien Shelves

Hello everyone, how’s it going? Hope you’re all doing well. So last month I did a bookshelf tour of my new bookshelf and I showed you my Tolkien shelves saying I’d show them off in another post – well, I’m finally getting around to that post now! So, these… Continue reading Bookshelf Tour – Tolkien Shelves

July 22, 2021June 21, 2021

Tuesday Chats: 20/07/21 – Not a Lot of Reading Going On

Hello everyone, how’s it going? Hope you’re doing well. So last week I mentioned (fairly certain I mentioned it anyway) that I had started reading City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty and was really enjoying it based on the first two or so chapters because I thought that Nahri was really… Continue reading Tuesday Chats: 20/07/21 – Not a Lot of Reading Going On

July 20, 2021July 19, 2021

Novel Ideas Book Subscription Box: July 2021

Hello everyone, how’s it going? Hope you’re doing well. So, another week, another book box! This time it’s the Novel Ideas box though, the Limerick based book subscription box that I get quarterly (though am quite tempted to boost that to monthly sometimes). Like with my other book subscription box, this… Continue reading Novel Ideas Book Subscription Box: July 2021

July 15, 2021July 9, 2021

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Look, a mini I painted that's not a cat or a dog! It's a sloth!

More mini painting: this time, a paladin boxer whose face my camera refused to focus on no matter how many photos I took.

Taking a little break from the book photos to catch up on posting pictures of my mini painting.

Recently finished book: An Ember if the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir.

Second book subscription box of the month! This one is @novelideasbooks and the book is Sistersong by Lucy Holland.

Been posting a lot of book photos for a bit so to change things up a little, here's the title page for July in my current bullet journal. I couldn't decide on one theme so I just went with lots of yellow things.

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An order that was sent out the other day - so satisfying seeing these colourful minis bundled up!

Set of high twist sock minis up in shop!

A finished #stormshawl made using one skein of my After Dusk colourway in 4ply (yarn still available in my shop!). A beautiful pattern and I think the yarn suits it very well!

Just started knitting up the #stormshawl by @jojilocat using my own After Dusk colourway (available in my Etsy shop!). It's a nice pattern, a good one for relaxing. Not too much done so far but I like how the yarn is working up in this garter stitch section. Seeing as it's my own hand dyed yarn, I'm counting this as a make for the #irishkal so hopefully I'll get it finished before the end of that.