The Girdle of Melian

rafting time! Interspersed with photos of making mantı with the grandparents! <3 I've made mantı on my own for two years in a row , and with my sister and a friend (and made it many times before with my grandmother and other relatives); this was my first time making it with my mother! Don't laugh. I tried espresso with a lemon twist, after watching Beverly Hills Cop yet again. It was quite tasty! Yum! More piña colada cookies ! Starting a new hat! In black and silver... Birthday cake! Sewing time! Paper dolls ...the first hat, in blue and yellow... Finished sewing! Four lovely cushions. I finished the shawl I started in June ! Diorama of a forest! Complete with dinosaurs! Trying some more Gaillac wines , because of reading Peter May! Earrings made by a friend's daughter. Pins! You can keep changing what's clipped to them! Aren't they adorable? I can't stop wearing them! ...the original pattern is of a dragonfly... ...I'm pre

hotos! I've got photos of various views and of a concert! Also, a story! My book review contest is ongoing ! Submit a review for Summer Fire and win! Let me know in the comments. Summer Fire by Deniz Bevan The Dirty Bits from Carina Press "give you what you want, when you want it. Designed to be read in an hour or two," these "microromances are guaranteed to pack a punch and deliver a happily-ever-after." 'You know how it is with Canadians. We come alive in the summer.' Ayse had resigned herself to an interesting—but in the end unromantic—trip visiting family in Istanbul. Great-aunts, touristy sites and endless meals…until she meets fellow doctor Hakan. All tanned skin and defined muscle under his polo shirt, his kisses cut off her breath, making her dizzy. His every touch is a thrill. Ayse wants all of Hakan at once. His sweet mouth, the heat of his body against hers, their heartbeats slowing together. A holiday romance might give her