Not gonna lie, the entire time I read The Bear and the Nightingale I kept thinking about the old-school baking that was happening in the oven at Pyotr's hearth. Every single time, Dunya was always baking something, and Vasya almost always tried to steal some of the food that came freshly out of the oven. Vasya, [...]
Tag: honey
Sweet, Sweet Green Victoriana
I have officially dubbed this month (and by extension, next month) as my Steampunk month. Okay, this may have to do with the fact that a certain steampunk anthology is getting published in June, of which I am blessed to be a contributor. And maybe it's because I'm recently reading a book on steampunk fairy tales (a [...]
A Feast of Bread and Honey
I should probably make some random quip about honey and Cersei or something like that, but what I realized by A Feast for Crows is that I frelling am over Cersei Lannister. No, seriously, I probably should finish the book, but every time I get to a Cersei chapter, I put the book down and head on [...]
Cupcake-A-Day: #6
I meant to be posting something else, like my new geeky knitting project that was meant to be done by now, but I got sick and well, I've had no drive to finish it (I AM SORRY NANDO). I also meant to post something about The Windup Girl, but I think I'll wait a few days [...]