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BBC's Sherlock Inspired: John Watson Cabled Pullover

This is my very first fashion post!As all Sherlockians know, series 3 of BBC's Sherlock is premiering on January 19 in the US. I recently got a pullover from my sister that reminded me of John Watson's famous cabled jumper (as seen below). So I decided to do a John Watson inspired outfit. I hope you enjoy it! 


 Pullover: Forever 21 // Jeans: Eddie Bauer // Moccasins: Eddie Bauer // Necklace: Versona 

Fashion Friday: 'Sherlock's' John Watson Inspired

This is my very first fashion post!As all Sherlockians know, series 3 of BBC's Sherlock is premiering on January 19 in the US. I recently got a pullover from my sister that reminded me of John Watson's famous cabled jumper (as seen below). So I decided to do a John Watson inspired outfit. I hope you enjoy it! 


 Pullover: Forever 21 // Jeans: Eddie Bauer // Moccasins: Eddie Bauer // Necklace: Versona 

Book Review: 'The Governess of Highland Hall' by Carrie Turansky

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Back Cover:Missionary Julia Foster loves working alongside her parents, ministering and caring for young girls in India. But when the family must return to England due to illness, she readily accepts the burden for her parents’ financial support. Taking on a job at Highland Hall as governess, she quickly finds that teaching her four privileged, ill-mannered charges at a grand estate is more challenging than expected, and she isn’t sure what to make of the estate’s preo...

Book Review: The Redcoats Are Coming! by Marianne Hering and Nancy I. Sanders

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Back Cover: 
Join Cousins Patrick and Beth on a patriotic adventure set in 1775, Concord, Massachusetts. They have a simple mission: to deliver a letter to Paul Revere. They arrive just in time to meet founding fathers John Hancock and Samuel Adams. They also meet a teen girl named Sybil. She's collecting musket balls for the Patriots and is on the lookout for Loyalist spies. But where is Paul Revere? When the letter goes mysteriously missing, all seems lost. Patri...

Who Exactly is My Character?

We all go through the time when we don't know who exactly our characters are. Are they quiet? Funny? Considerate? Reserved? Loud? It's important to know as much as you can about your character. 
Lately, I have been taking personality tests for most of my characters. I use the Human Metrics Jung Typology test. The questions make you really think about who exactly your character is. Sometimes the result I got for my character doesn't seem quite right. And other times it fits them perfectly. ...

Book Review: Burning Sky by Lori Benton

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Back cover:
Abducted by Mohawk Indians at fourteen and renamed Burning Sky, Willa Obenchain is driven to return to her family’s New York frontier homestead after many years building a life with the People. At the boundary of her father’s property, Willa discovers a wounded Scotsman lying in her path. Feeling obliged to nurse his injuries, the two quickly find much has changed during her twelve-year absence—her childhood home is in disrepair, her missing parents are rumo...

Giveaway Winner!

The giveaway for the set of washi tape covered notebooks and pencils has ended!

I used a random winner selector and the winner is...
Sarah Coons! Congratulations Sarah!

Please send your address to mercyschwisow@gmail.com and I will ship your set of washi tape covered notebooks and pencils to you!

Giveaway!

Hi everyone!
I'm hoping to get more followers and traffic for my blog, so I'm going to be doing a giveaway!I have an Etsy shop called MercifullyMade. I will be giving away a set of washi tape covered notebooks and pencils that I made.  Here's what you could win! To enter, simply do the things instructed to do on the form below and you are entered!


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Unafraid ABCs Put On Hold

Hey everyone! So you know I promised back in July that every week I would write about something or somebody that started with a certain letter in the alphabet that went with the book I'm writing. And as you all know, I haven't kept that promise. Sorry. :-(
I am currently planning out Unafraid more thoroughly in One Year Adventure Novel. I have been thinking through much of my plot. And I'm going to have to do a major re-writing on it. I
So I'm not going to be able to do the Unafraid alphabet po...

Book Review: Twilight's Serenade by Tracie Peterson

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars, for confusing elements
Back cover:Britta Lindquist left Sitka six years ago in an attempt to distance herself from the love of her life, Yuri Belikov. Upon her return, she finds Yuri absent and his wife about to deliver a child. When tragic circumstances ensue, Britta suddenly finds herself caring for Yuri's children--and her life intertwining with the man she's tried so hard to forget. 
But Britta's other great love is for the violin, and her talent is recognized...