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Tolkien's Art in Tapestry Form

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olkien! I got to visit the Aubusson Tisse Tolkien exhibit in Paris last month! The Aubusson weavers have created tapestries of some of Tolkien's art , and the exhibit came to Paris for a limited time, at the College des Bernardins.  I was pleasantly surprised to see other items included in the exhibit, such as Tolkien's Oxford gown! Do you have another example of art begetting art?

The Latest Hodge Podge, No. 16

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odge-podge time!   I haven't done one in a while!   The last one was Hodge Podge No. 15 , and a while ago I collated the first 10 Hodge Podge posts .   First up, we have a new book by Kait Nolan!   Beyond Highland Sunrise The last thing I need while trying to make a success of my outdoor adventure company is a beautiful distraction. It takes all my focus to fight off the demons that remain from the injury that ended my career as a Royal Marine and deal with the clients that make me want to climb the nearest mountain and never come down. But Parker Lawrence walks into our office, takes over a phone call, and changes everything. My desperate desire to keep her close has nothing to do with the fact that she's sunshine personified—sweet, capable, and completely unfazed by my grumpitude and total lack of charm. She’s also hiding something. I should mind my own business, but this bright Southern belle has gotten under my skin, and I want to save her every bit as much as ...

Books Read 2023 to 2025 Part 4

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ooks! I can't keep up with the records anymore! We now have a house full of readers and it's getting harder to keep the annotations accurate. I still have my own full list on the Books Read page, but even there, a few of the regular books aren't listed. Here, then, is the fourth photo post (post 1, Books Read 3 July 2024 ; post 2, Books Read 30 October 2024 ; post 3, Books Read 12 February 2025 ) showing a pile of books read by me and the kiddos in the past couple of months. Here's the latest batch of photos! Hard to see into that bag... This is a batch we gave away! Alice Fraser! Some of the books we bought in Ireland! New Joel Dicker! Have you read any new MG or YA recently?