Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman. I'd seen mention of this book around the blogosphere for awhile, but had never picked it up. Between my penchant for fiction and not having or really being around many...
The Ninth Life of Louis Drax by Liz Jensen. The Ninth Life of Louis Drax tells the story of accident-prone 9-year-old Louis Drax, who is now in a coma. It's told alternately from his point of view, and the point of view of the doctor hoping to wake him up. The story...
The House of Shattered Wings (Dominion of the Fallen #1) by Aliette de Bodard. The House of Shattered Wings is a story of fallen angels, strange magic, warring houses, and the ever-shifting balance of power between them. A great war has left the world in ruins. In...
Warning! Possibly NSFW, lots of artwork with classical nudes coming up. I am a designer, with a pretty good studio arts and art history background, so it's no wonder I like to visit art museums. The surprise is that Ian, a very math-and-logic engineer type, LOVES art...
Ok, the scenery is by far the biggest category in my honeymoon photo recap series (if you missed Food, it's here.). So I'm going to let the pictures do most of the talking. There are captions on each one if you mouse over, and clicking will open up a lightbox viewer....
A few weeks ago I got wind of a new subscription box that intrigued me. It's called Try the World, and every two months they send you a box full of gourmet foodie goodies representing a particular city around the world. They call it 'A Taste of the World in a Box',...
Hi, I’m Amanda!
I’m a self-employed graphic designer by day, and a crafty hungry bookworm by night. Dragonflight Dreams is where I write about books, recipes, internet goodies, life things, crafty projects, Austin happenings, and more.
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