Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah This book was not what I expected it to be. I initially picked it up for the cover, and read the book jacket blurb and thought ok, could be good for chic lit. And it is chic lit, in the sense that it's about women and women are probably...
As mentioned earlier this week, I have a wedding to attend this weekend and no idea what to wear! So I've come up with a few outfit ideas, and I want to put it to the vote. So you guys need to chime in. Spring wedding, semi-formal/formal-ish. Both the wedding ceremony...
I had a crafty post all planned for today, but then life happened and I just didn't get around to the project this weekend. I'm still nursing my tiredness from the socializing marathon and loss of an hour (curse you, DST!), so 'real' posts will resume tomorrow. 🙂 In...
Juliet by Anne Fortier This was a recent pick for my local library's book club. It tells the story of Julie, a modern-day descendant of one Giulietta Tolomei, the historical reality (as the book posits) behind Shakespeare's fictional Juliet. It switches between...
Linking up for Sunday Social 1. 5 songs you’ll listen to the rest of your life: This is a tough one. But probably: This Losing by Airborne Toxic Event, Accidental Babies by Damien Rice, Barcelona by Jewel, Tip of My Tongue by The Civil Wars, and The Luckiest by Ben...
Right now, I am... doing laundry while catching up on replying to blog comments and also working on my dining passport. thinking that I'll use said dining passport to pick somewhere new for us to go on date night this week. really happy to have gotten a big ol'...
Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin This was the February pick for the Blogger Book Club. I'd already seen the movie and had been 'meh' about it, so I hoped when this pick was announced that the book would be better. But it was also a solid 'meh'. And there are some...
Blogging kind of got away from me this week. I've been a bit frazzled and generally overwhelmed most of this week. So instead of a real post today, I leave you with this picture of my adorable dog and wish you a happy weekend: Here's hoping I'll be back to my A-game...
1. Lately I've been marathoning my way through the show Alias on Netflix, on the boy's recommendation. And overall, I quite like it. I'm currently in season 3. Season 1 was awesome and got me hooked, and season 2 was mostly more of the same goodness. But right at the...
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern "The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is...
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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