The Girdle of Melian

uietly sneaking in an extra post... This is my first time participating in a Write...Edit...Publish challenge in four years! My last posting was on the theme Change of Heart . I really enjoy writing to prompts, and when I saw this one on Hilary's blog , I really wanted to try it. This is from the sequel I'm currently drafting for Christianne and Rory's story. Here they are preparing for the funeral of Mairi, Rory (and his brother Angus)'s grandmother. I could maybe tell you who's who, but I guess all the connections aren't too important in such a short snip. The morning was nothing but endless scurrying and phoning and calling out to each other from opposite ends of the house. A fair amount of ironing seemed to be required. He hadn't even known they had an iron, much less how to use one. He left mother and daughter at the house and brought his kit over to the inn, where Spencer was getting underfoot. He and Angus distracted him with kiltin...

or the first time since 2017, I’m doing the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge ! In 2017, I collated all my blog posts up till then In 2016, I focused on JRR Tolkien and the Inklings In 2015, I featured books I’d read based on a reading challenge In 2014, I didn’t have a theme !   In 2013, I collated all my Twitter favourites up till then (it was a LOT easier to organize Twitter back then) In 2012, I listed all my favourite books This year I’m going to focus on fellow authors and bloggers !   I’ll cover all the guest posts, blog hops, cover reveals, interviews, and more, that I’ve featured over the years (mostly sorted by surname, with some sorted by title). Please share your favourite blog hops and blogging events and book covers in the comments! Plus a photo (or a few) for each day, taken by my daughter (or of her!) on a visit to the canton of Schwyz (one of the founding cantons of Switzerland, in 1291)! This year's A to Z team is : Arlee Bird (founder) ...

or the first time since 2017, I’m doing the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge ! In 2017, I collated all my blog posts up till then In 2016, I focused on JRR Tolkien and the Inklings In 2015, I featured books I’d read based on a reading challenge In 2014, I didn’t have a theme !   In 2013, I collated all my Twitter favourites up till then (it was a LOT easier to organize Twitter back then) In 2012, I listed all my favourite books This year I’m going to focus on fellow authors and bloggers !   I’ll cover all the guest posts, blog hops, cover reveals, interviews, and more, that I’ve featured over the years (mostly sorted by surname, with some sorted by title). Please share your favourite blog hops and blogging events and book covers in the comments! Plus a photo (or a few) for each day, taken by my daughter (or of her!) on a visit to the canton of Schwyz (one of the founding cantons of Switzerland, in 1291)! This year's A to Z team is : Arlee Bird (founder) ...

or the first time since 2017, I’m doing the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge ! In 2017, I collated all my blog posts up till then In 2016, I focused on JRR Tolkien and the Inklings In 2015, I featured books I’d read based on a reading challenge In 2014, I didn’t have a theme !   In 2013, I collated all my Twitter favourites up till then (it was a LOT easier to organize Twitter back then) In 2012, I listed all my favourite books This year I’m going to focus on fellow authors and bloggers !   I’ll cover all the guest posts, blog hops, cover reveals, interviews, and more, that I’ve featured over the years (mostly sorted by surname, with some sorted by title). Please share your favourite blog hops and blogging events and book covers in the comments! Plus a photo (or a few) for each day, taken by my daughter (or of her!) on a visit to the canton of Schwyz (one of the founding cantons of Switzerland, in 1291)! This year's A to Z team is : Arlee Bird (founder) ...

or the first time since 2017, I’m doing the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge ! In 2017, I collated all my blog posts up till then In 2016, I focused on JRR Tolkien and the Inklings In 2015, I featured books I’d read based on a reading challenge In 2014, I didn’t have a theme !   In 2013, I collated all my Twitter favourites up till then (it was a LOT easier to organize Twitter back then) In 2012, I listed all my favourite books This year I’m going to focus on fellow authors and bloggers !   I’ll cover all the guest posts, blog hops, cover reveals, interviews, and more, that I’ve featured over the years (mostly sorted by surname, with some sorted by title). Please share your favourite blog hops and blogging events and book covers in the comments! Plus a photo (or a few) for each day, taken by my daughter (or of her!) on a visit to the canton of Schwyz (one of the founding cantons of Switzerland, in 1291)! This year's A to Z team is : Arlee Bird (founder) ...

or the first time since 2017, I’m doing the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge ! In 2017, I collated all my blog posts up till then In 2016, I focused on JRR Tolkien and the Inklings In 2015, I featured books I’d read based on a reading challenge In 2014, I didn’t have a theme !   In 2013, I collated all my Twitter favourites up till then (it was a LOT easier to organize Twitter back then) In 2012, I listed all my favourite books This year I’m going to focus on fellow authors and bloggers !   I’ll cover all the guest posts, blog hops, cover reveals, interviews, and more, that I’ve featured over the years (mostly sorted by surname, with some sorted by title). Please share your favourite blog hops and blogging events and book covers in the comments! Plus a photo (or a few) for each day, taken by my daughter (or of her!) on a visit to the canton of Schwyz (one of the founding cantons of Switzerland, in 1291)! This year's A to Z team is : Arlee Bird (founder) ...

or the first time since 2017, I’m doing the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge ! In 2017, I collated all my blog posts up till then In 2016, I focused on JRR Tolkien and the Inklings In 2015, I featured books I’d read based on a reading challenge In 2014, I didn’t have a theme !   In 2013, I collated all my Twitter favourites up till then (it was a LOT easier to organize Twitter back then) In 2012, I listed all my favourite books This year I’m going to focus on fellow authors and bloggers !   I’ll cover all the guest posts, blog hops, cover reveals, interviews, and more, that I’ve featured over the years (mostly sorted by surname, with some sorted by title). Please share your favourite blog hops and blogging events and book covers in the comments! Plus a photo (or a few) for each day, taken by my daughter (or of her!) on a visit to the canton of Schwyz (one of the founding cantons of Switzerland, in 1291)! This year's A to Z team is : Arlee Bird (founder) ...