The Inconsequential Blogger

I've been tagged by ricki over at spring to twig with Honest Scrap. I am supposed reveal some honest truths about myself and then tag ...

Here are some of the things I've been able to put away over the past few months. They are herbs, medicinal and culinary, that I've e...

A Conspiracy of Kings is next in the Attolia series and will be out this spring! I can't wait. And even better news? Megan Whalen T...

I've been busy cleaning up the aftermath of a drastic pruning of our apple tree in the backyard. What used to be almost as tall as our h...

... answers come. Last summer I came across these wildflowers and didn't know what they were. I snapped their picture in hopes of identi...

Fire , by Kristin Cashore . It's a companion book to Graceling , and well worth the read. If you like love stories, fantasy, young adul...

Here are a couple of images of the fall color that we've enjoyed in our area this year - these are courtesy of my husband: These were t...

(Edit: TruFocals are now called Superfocus) In my last Trufocals post , an anonymous commenter asked some questions, which I will here answe...

(Edit: TruFocals are now called Superfocus) Okay, I haven't worn my Trufocals out of the house since the day I got them. I've worn ...

A few snowflakes are falling from the sky this morning. I hope they don't start falling en masse anytime soon - I've still got the w...

I hope your Halloween was spooky and fun! A crypt appeared in our yard for the evening: My daughter and her boyfriend became vampires and ...

Last Monday I went to a program at my library. Cookbook author, Bev Shaffer , gave a delightful presentation on her experience with cookboo...

My Trufocals (edit: TruFocals are now called Superfocus) arrived yesterday: I ordered the regular, and the tinted lenses. They're int...

Even though my kids are in college, we still like to go out to a pumpkin patch to find our Halloween pumpkins: We drove way out into the co...

I have purchased a pair of Trufocals eyewear. They look like this: image from trufocals.com I will become a somewhat nerdy-looking wearer...

But these guys can jam! I saw this group last night. They're The Infamous Stringdusters , a bluegrass band that will knock your socks o...

We've had dreadful weather so far this fall, except for this week. The sun came out, the temperatures were glorious, and I was able to g...

I saw Celtic Woman last night: It was tons of fun- lots better than watching them on PBS. Those ladies have pipes, let me tell you - and th...

Okay, enough with digressions. Back to the spirit of this month which ends in All Hallows Eve. Here is a link to the first chapter of a youn...

This is an honest digression, a heartfelt insight into a little something called my brain : ) I've written a few things, but I hesitate ...