Lili St. Crow's Blog, page 39

Useful in the Breach

Instead of leaping out of bed this morning, I spent some time thinking about how each book I’m currently working on needs to go, listening ...

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Filaments in Soil

Well, we made it through the weekend. I knew if another patch of dry weather came the deck had to be sorted, so there was ...

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A Few Last Blooms

There are autumn crocuses, a few coneflowers hanging around, and late roses just on the edge of blown. But this–a last clematis bloom or two–makes ...

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Bold Decision, Let’s See How It Works Out

The bold decision to leave my alarm clock un-set last night seems to have been the right one. I feel a lot less zombified than ...

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Commensurate Dreams

Could not, would not, did not wait for Boris to finish burbling coffee into the carafe this morning. I positively need the jolt. I went ...

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Damp, Incomprehensible

The silver lining is the rain. Tipping, tapping, rushing, slithering through the gutters, covering the trees and perking up the ground cover–everything is taking a ...

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Otherwise Aesthetics

Many a crocus shows up in spring, but these fellows are a sign of autumn. I was waiting for their pale shoots to explode and ...

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New Roasty Toasty

There was nothing unreasonable amid my inbox this morning, and Throne of the Five Winds might still be on sale in ebook if one acts ...

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Waking Up Eager

Have thrice traversed the hall with a relatively full tankard of coffee, and rather feel as if I’m pushing my luck should I attempt even ...

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Rhythm and Assignment

Summer’s long fever has finally, irretrievably broken. It’s grey and quite a reasonable temperature, which means it’s time for serious work again. Not so much ...

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