Having a birthday this past weekend inevitably made me think about what's in store for the coming year, and what I'd like to accomplish. So here is my list of 28 things I'd like to do before turning 28 next October 23 (2012). I'll update it as I knock things out. In...
So, I turned 27 yesterday. Honestly, I don't feel any different (do we ever, on a birthday?) and it was kind of a non-event because of the madness of the preceding few days. My mom was in visiting and we were caught up in traveling down to Lackland AFB and back at...
The Summer Country By James A. Hetley This was yet another random pick from the New Fiction section at the library. Generally I love a good modern-day crosses paths with Irish Fae-lands story, but in this case I did not. The main female character was an idiot, all the...
Life sort of went insane with freelancing work this week, the result of which is I didn't have time/opportunity to bake and take pictures of the recipe thing I wanted to share. And since next week I'll have my mom in town, and be down in San Antonio for my sister's...
War of the Rose The Serpent & The Rose; The Golden Rose; The Last Paladin By Kathleen Bryan I enjoyed this series quite a bit. It's got some of your usual fantasy trappings (beautiful noble lady falls in love with common man, knights and magicians and devious...
This Friday Favorite is a little bittersweet. I have been on Goodreads since July of this year (I know, late to the game) but didn't stumble across the Bookswap they host until a few short weeks ago. And I was hooked. It's an awesome setup. You list books you own...
My cousin Erin scanned and posted a bunch of old family photos on Facebook. I had never seen any of these, so it was really cool to look through them - in particular, the ones of my Grandma Lori. I was really young when she died (I think only one or two?), so I don't...
This past Monday (yesterday) was a bit crazy. I had my normal freelance work to do, chores around the house, errands outside of the house, a last-minute meeting with a client, and a critique group with my fellow writers. I needed something comfortable for the...
This month I am honored to be sponsoring FIVE fabulous blogs! Look for the DA ad in the sidebars of these wonderful sites, and watch for their sponsor-themed giveaways/coupon codes to snag some DA swag. After Nine to Five Ashley from After Nine to Five is the queen of...
We had a big ol' photo shoot today, as I had some new items to add to the shop and also decided to re-photograph everything else in the shop in the beautiful fall sunshine. My boyfriend helped quite a bit (though he was grumbly when he had to be in front of the camera...
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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