A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

 

A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together.

Deep in the stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. 

Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. 

But her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library. Diana has stumbled upon a coveted treasure lost for centuries-and she is the only creature who can break its spell.

Just My Thoughts

Crochet: Go With The Flow Scarf

I just killed my phone lol I dropped it and now the screen is gone and the phone is so dead. The funny thing is I was planning to buy a new one on Saturday, payday 😭 I can't... Besides posting and updating things via my Mac, which is ancient, my phone is one of the main devices I use to access crochet patterns and Ravelry. Can I survive for 2.5 days? Who knows? It's funny how dependant we get on our smart phones. Luckily I transferred all my photos over to my Mac the other day and I'm currently making a ripple blanket so don't need to refer to crochet notes. 

Seriously, the odds. You've gotta laugh.

Winston Is A Champ

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Following is Update #2 - About 2 weeks ago 

You know what one of the biggest lessons I've learnt since beginning treatment for PTSD? Not everyone is an arsehole! Most people seem to be wonderful and kind. I say seem because this is a generalisation and I haven't met everyone in the world. I'm also still messed up by years of trauma and my go-to trauma brain thinks everyone is a prick and untrustworthy.

I say this because it amazes me every day and I'm so grateful now. Ridiculously so. If it wasn't pandemic times I think I might hug people when before I could barely make eye contact. Crazy!

So the original vet hospital I took Winston to were amazing. Even though I was triggered and losing my shit for not being able to administer an injection, they were amazing. So professional, sympathetic, and all-round wonderful.

Then my local vet, not an exotics vet by the way, have been wonderful too. I was able to arrange with them to bring Winston over for his daily injection without a consultation which would have really f'ed me up financially (what finances though? LOL). Even better is they are a block away and within my 5km radius (I'm in a covid-19 red zone at the moment).

Crochet: Waffle Stitch Scarf

 Someone asked if they could order one of my scarves today! I am giving it to them and not charging them for it. These scarves were going to go to charity, originally, but given the state of things and how long this lockdown is going for (3 months so far, I think), I would be happy for any of these scarves to go to a new owner instead of sitting in storage for a year. I have months to make a bunch of scarves and blankets for charity, but only so much space in storage.

Just having someone saying they loved my crochet enough to want to order it for themselves was wonderful. I am mostly crocheting for the fun of it and because it is relaxing, but it's also validating having positive feedback.

Challenge Item #11: Waffle Stitch Scarf