#juniper gentian and rosemary

[namedafterflowerstournament]

Botanic Tournament : Main Bracket !

Round 1 Poll SS

(Gentians and hyacinths)

[jelotinousblog]

finally got around to reading Juniper, Gentian and Rosemary after the copy i got ahold of has floated around my apartment for over a year.

honestly..... i am disappointed? after how long i've loved Tam Lin i really wanted to like other books by Dean but the extreme referential-ness took me ages to get used to in the first place and the way it's done in JGaR is just... a lot lmao. like it's all 100% in my niche so i do get it all (was not expecting the Heinlein references, to my delight; my mom introduced me to his books when i was in middle school, too) but i definitely feel like if i tried to have my boyfriend read it most of it would go over his head. Dominic taking only in quotes makes me want to punch stuff. and there really isn't a lot of action to make up for it either. oh well. it's october so i can read Tam Lin soon to cleanse my pallette. :)

[finelythreadedsky]

going to start a line of folk ballad herb blends. the debut set includes roud 12 (parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme), roud 161 (juniper, gentian, rosemary), and roud 858 (rue and thyme).

[stagewitch]

Correspondences Running Master List (P-R)

Past Life Recall - snowflake obsidian, carnelian

Passion - carnelian, tomato

Peace/Harmony - dulse, eryngo, gardenia, lavender, loosestrife, meadowsweet, morning glory, myrtle, olive, passion flower, pennyroyal, skullcap, vervain, violet, prehnite, carnelian

Perseverance - snowflake obsidian, honey calcite, 

Positivity - celestite

Power - carnation, club moss, devil’s shoestring, ebony, gentian, ginger, rowan, carnelian

Prophetic Dreams - bracken, buchu, cinquefoil, heliotrope, jasmine, marigold, mimosa, mugwort, onion, rose, blue calcite 

Prosperity - alfalfa, alkanet, ahnond, ash, banana, benzion, nuts, oak, tomato, tulip, thyme

Protection - acacia, african violet, agrimony, ague root, aloe, althea, alyssum, amaranth, anemone, angelica, anise, arbutus, asafoetida, ash, balm of gilead, bamboo, barley, basil, bay, bean, wood betony, birch, bittersweet, blackberry, bladderwrack, bloodroot, blueberry, bodhi, boneset, briony, bromeliad, broom, buckthorn, burdock, cactus, calamus, caraway, carnation, cascara sagrada, castor, cedar, celandine, chrysanthemum, cinchona, cinnamon, cinquefoil, clove, clover, club moss, coconut, black cohosh, cotton, cumin, curry, cyclamen, cypress, datura, devil’s bit, devil’s shoestring, dill, dogwood, dragon’s blood, ebony, elder, elecenpane, eucalyptus, euphorbia, fennel, fern, feverwort, figwort, flax, fleabane, foxglove, frankincense, galangal, garlic, geranium, ginseng, gorse, gourd, grain, grass, hazel, heather, holly, honeysuckle, horehound, houseleek, hyacinth, hyssop, irish moss, ivy, juniper, kava-kava, lady’s slipper, larch, larkspur, lavender, leek, lettuce, lilac, lily, lime, linden, liquidambar, loosestrife, lotus, lucky hand, mallow, mandrake, marigold, masterwort, meadow rue, mimosa, mint, mistletoe, molluka, mugwort, mulberry, mullein, mustard, myrrh, nettle, norfolk island pine, oak, olive, onion, orris, papaya, papyrus, parsley, pennyroyal, peony, pepper, pepper tree, periwinkle, pilot weed, pimpernel, pine, plantain, plum, primrose, purslane, quince, radish, ragwort, raspberry, rattlesnake root, rhubarb, rice, roots, rose, rosemary, rowan, sage, st. john’s wort, sandalwood, slow, snapdragon, southernwood, spanish moss, squill, tamarisk, thistle, thyme, ti, toadflax, tomato, tormentil, tulip, turnip, valerian, venus’ flytrap, vervain, violet, wax plant, willow, wintergreen, witch hazel, wolf’s bane, woodruff, yerba santa, yucca, black tourmaline, 

Psychic Powers - acacia, althea, bay, bistort, bladderwrack, borage, buchu, celery, cinnamon, citron, elecampane, eyebright, flax, galangal, grass, honeysuckles, lemongrass, mace, marigold, mastic, mugwort, peppermint, rose, rowan, saffron, star anise, stillengia, sumbul, thyme, uva ursa, wormwood, yarrow, yerba santa 

Public Speaking - carnelian, sodalite

Purification - alkanet, anise, gum arabic, asafoetida, avens, bay, benzoin, wood betony, bloodroot, broom, cedar, chamomile, coconut, copal, euphorbia, fennel, horseradish, hyssop, iris, lavender, lemon balm, lemon, lemon verbena, mimosa, parsley, peppermint, pepper tree, rosemary, sagebrush, shallot, holy thistle, thyme, tobacco, turmeric, valerian, vervain, yucca. Bloodstone, black tourmaline,

Rain (to cause to fall) - bracken, cotton, fern, heather, pansy, rice, toadstool

Renewal - lemon balm

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The tournament is up there, with the rules, my open askbox etc.

Names' ideas from the characters list below (they're examples I've gathered or you submitted, THIS ISN'T A LIST OF CONFIRMED CONTESTANTS. If you want them in the bracket you have to submit them) :

Acerola, Aerith, Ainsley, Almond, Althea, Alyssa, Alyssum, Amaranth, Amarantha, Amaryllis, Amy Rose, Ananas, Anemona, Anemone, Angel Lily, Angelica, Angélique, Anthea, Anthy, Apple Bloom, Araluen, Arum, Asami, Ash, Ashleigh, Ashley, Aster, Artremisia, Ayano, Azalea, Azami

Basil, Begonia, Belladonna, Bellossom, Berry, Bloom, Blooms, Blossom, Bluebell, Botan, Bougainvillea, Briar Rose, Briony, Bryony, Buttercup, Byakuren

Calanthe, Calla (Lily), Camellia, Campion, Carmilla, Carnation, Cassia, Cedar, Celandine, Cerise, Cherry, Cherry Blossom, Chloe, Chrysanthemum, Clove, Clover, Cosmo, Crocus, Cucumber, Cynthia

Dahlia, Daisy, Dandelion, Daphne, Daphnes, Delphine, Delphinium, Dendro, Dendrobium, Diantha, Dianthus

Eglantine, Elanor, Erica, Erika

Fearne, Fields, Ficus, Fig, Fleur, Fleur de Lis, Fleur-de-Lys, Flora, Florence, Flores, Flower, Flower in the Night, Flowey, Flox, Forsythia, Foxglove, Fuchsia, Fuji, Fujiwara, Fuuka

Gardenia, Garlic, Gentian, Geranium, Gladiolus, Gladion, Goldmary, Guzma

Hana, Hanadera, Hanajima, Hanako, Hanami, Hanasaki, Haruka, Hau, Hazel, Heather, Hemlock, Hibiscus, Hinata, Holly, Hollyhock, Hollyleaf, Honeysuckle, Hortense, Hortensia, Hua, Hyacinth, Hyacinthe, Hyacinthus

Iantha, Ianthe, Ibaraki, Iolanthe, Iris, Itsuki, Ivy

Jacinda, Jaskier, Jasmine, Jessamine, Jessamy, Juniper

Kalen, Kalina, Kanon, Kasen, Katniss, Kiku, Kikyo, Kiryu, Kiwi, Kugisaki, Kukui, Kuroba

Laura, Laurel, Lauren, Lavender, Leif, Lemon, Lian, Liana, Lilac, Lili, Lilia, Lilian, LilianaLilium, Liliya, Lilja, Lillian, Lilliana, Lillie, Lillium, Lilly, Lily, Lime, Linnea, Lusamine, Lychee

Magnolia, Mallow, Mandelstam, Maple, Margaret, Marguerite, Marigold, Marlowe, Meadow, Mei, Mentha, Miki, Mimosa, Mint, Minty, Momo, Momoka, Moobloom, Myrrh, Myrrha, Myrtle

Nadeshiko, Narcissus, Nasreen, Nemona, Nepeta,

Orange Blossom, Orchid

Padma, Padmé, Pema, Peasley Peony, Pepper, Periwinkle, Pervinca, Petunia, Pimpernel, Plumeria, Poppy, Posey, Posy, Potpourri, Primrose, Pumpkinhead

Quince

Ran, Rapunzel, Raspberry, Ren, Riko, Ringo, Roisin, Rosa, Rosalie, Rosalina, Rosalind, Rosaline, Rosamund, Rosalyne, Rose, Rosella, Roseluck, Rosemary, Rosemaster, Ronsencrantz, Rosethorn, Rosetta, Rosie, Rosita, Rozaliya, Rue

Sage, Saki, Sakuko, Sakura, Salvia, Samantha, Seagrass, Sensui, Sequoia, Smilax, Sour Grapes, Sprig, Spruce, Strelitzia, Sue, Sumire, Sumireko, Susan, Susannah, Susie, Suzanne, Sweet Grapes, Sylvester, Sylvia, Sylvie

Tamar, Tamara, Tansy, Thalia, Thistlefoot, Thorn, Toph, Tsubaki, Tsubomi, Tulip, Turnip, Twoflower

Utena

Vanilla, Vasily, Venus, Veronica, Viola, Violet, Violetta

Whitley, Willow, Wisteria,

Xion, Xochitl

Yasamin, Yasmin, Yasmina, Yotsuba, Yuri

Zara, Zahra, Zinnia, Zisu, Zhou Xu

[chadwick211]

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Grand Marnier Cent Cinquantenaire 150 France

Grand Marnier Cent Cinquantenaire 150 Liqueur, originally launched in 1977 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Grand Marnier, and is packaged in a hand-painted bottle decorated with distinctive Art Nouveau designs. It remains one of the best liqueurs in the world for the true connoisseur, earning seven Double Gold medals over the years at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

It combines the essence of orange with forty-year-old Cognacs mainly from Grande Champagne, the region’s most prestigious production area, for a citrus-tinged, incredibly easy to sip spirit.

Tasting Notes

Nose: Candied orange blossom, with the balance of bergamot, wood and spicy notes.

Palate: Dried fruits, nutmeg and gingerbread. Macerated oranges in the length.

Finish: Lingering finish.

Licor Beirao

Licor Beirao is a Portuguese liqueur with 22% ABV. Its recipe is a trade secret; producer J. Carranca Redondo, Lda. Only states it is made from a double distillation of seeds and herbs from all over the world, including Malaysia, Brazil, and Thailand.

Originally produced as a medicine for stomach aches in a pharmacy in Lous, Portugal, Beirao is flavored with 13 botanicals including mint, cinnamon, cardamom and lavender.

Serve on-the-rocks with a slice of lemon.

Tasting Notes

Appearance: Clear, golden amber.

Aroma: Spearmint with eucalyptus, lavender, cinnamon and rosemary.

Taste: Moderately sweet and syrupy. Mint dominates with underlying complex herbal and spicy notes, particularly cinnamon.

Aftertaste: Minty, delicately spicy finish.

Overall: Fairly sweet and minty fresh with attractive and complex floral, herbal and spicy notes.

Gammel Dansk Liqueur Bitters

Gammel Dansk or “Old Danish” was first produced in 1964 and is flavored with 29 different botanicals including star anise, nutmeg, ginger, bay leaf, gentian, Seville orange, and cinnamon according to a secret recipe. Although originally created and produced in Denmark, Gammel Dansk is now made in Norway.

The exquisite soft and dry flavor derives from a blend of 29 different herbs from many different places around the world and fruits selected for their aromatic, sharp, bitter qualities.

Tasting Notes

Appearance: Clear, rusty brown with golden highlights.

Aroma: Cracked black pepper and sweet cinnamon and nutmeg nose with warm cloves and red berry fruit.

Taste: Aggressive bitter, dry, pine juniper palate with tannin and much need sweet fruity flavors.

Aftertaste: Aromatic, liquor ice finish with fruit compote struggling for attention over the bitterness. We’d score this highly if presented in a bitters bottle with a dropper and aimed at being dripped into Manhattans.

Best served at room temperature in small glasses, but is also great for cocktails or added to your beer for extra flavor. Standard Proof Pecan Rye Whiskey

Standard Proof Pecan Rye Whiskey is infused with real pecans, honey roasted and sourced from San Saba, Texas. It is rested in their quality rye whiskey for 16 weeks and filtered via proprietary filtration process. Enjoy neat, on the rocks, as a shot, or in a cocktail.

You won’t find any artificial preservatives or flavors, just real, roasted pecans from San Saba, Texas – the world capital of Pecans. And our award-winning, Tennessee Straight Rye whiskey. Drinkers will be comforted by the buttery, nutty, and familiar flavors that can bring anyone back home. This creation has the perfect blend of spicy and smooth flavor, winning gold in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

Tasting Notes

Tastes like a pecan praline, eloquently balanced and not overly sweet. The pecan aromas on the nose carry right on through the palate and throughout the finish leaving you craving another sip.

Russian Standard Platinum Vodka

Russian Standard Platinum is for the demanding vodukmyder, which is only satisfied with the best quality. It is produced according to the same recipe as original, however, one step further has passed to achieve the optimal purity. When producing Russian Standard Platinum, the very expensive and advanced silver filtration is used to ensure that even the smallest impurity fails to the finished vodka.

Russian Standard Platinum Vodka employs a proprietary silver filtration system known for its unique natural refining values. This exclusive process produces an extraordinary silky smooth vodka with an ultra-clean finish. The modern and refined taste profile of Russian Standard Platinum and its citrus aroma makes it perfect to taste on its own or as an excellent base for any cocktail.

Tasting Notes

Aromas and flavors of corn silk and fresh grass with a supple, bright, dry light body and a warming, brisk finish. A highly neutral vodka that offers an easy-sipping experience; a clean canvas to color with creative cocktail ingredients. Riga Black Balsam Currant

Riga Black Balsam is probably the oldest bitter brand in the world, its history of craftsmanship dating back over 260 years.

The recipe was crafted more than 260 years ago and although the ingredients are not secret, only two people in the world – the master distiller and his apprentice – know all the details of the renowned single-barrel process.

Tasting Notes

Half-bitter; Sweet and sour flavor’s with mature berry aroma; enjoy it neat on the rocks. Mix with tonic water or soda water. A perfect base spirit for any type of cocktails. A contemporary international bitter featuring the original Riga Black Balsam herbal bitter enriched with natural Nordic blackcurrant juice for a new flavor experience. For more information visit our website:https://www.sendgifts.com/

[welcometothewarren]

Riddles Wisely Expounded (Child 1, Roud 161, aka The Three Sisters, Juniper Gentian and Rosemary, Lay the Bent to the Bonny Broom, etc) is a ballad dating back to the 15th century, originally about a woman winning a riddle contest to ward off the devil, then in later versions to win a noble knight's hand in marriage, then back to warding off the devil in the still later Appalachian variant The Devil's Nine Questions (aka 99 & 90).  I had a good laugh reading about the circuitous history of the song way back in the merry month of May and immediately thought, "I could make this about Loki."  

Quite frankly, there have been so many versions of the song that it was surprisingly easy to find four traditional couplets from Riddles that lent themselves shockingly well to mythic interpretation.  (I am particularly proud of the puns that came out of horn/thorn.)  I only changed one answer - traditionally, snow is whiter than milk. (The more common answer to lead is sin, but I took my answer from a version recorded by Paul Clayton and Jean Ritchie.)

If you want to hear a traditional recording of The Devil's Nine Questions, I highly recommend Texas Gladden, Anna & Elizabeth (they have a crankie!) and Sophie Crawford.

Image: Countess Hilda Sophie Charlotte Reventlow & Countess Malvina Anny Louise Reventlow by August Heinrich Georg Schiøtt (1840s, detail)

Lyrics:

Now you must answer my questions 9

     Sing 99 and 90

Do you go alone or are you mine?

     And who is the weaver's bonny?

What is whiter than the milk?

     Sing 99 and 90

And what is softer than the silk?

     And who is the weaver's bonny?

Bone is whiter than the milk

     Sing 99 and 90

And down is softer than the silk

     And I am the weaver's bonny

What is greener than the grass?

     Sing 99 and 90

And what is smoother than the glass?

     And who is the weaver's bonny?

Envy is greener than the grass

     Sing 99 and 90

Flattery's smoother than the glass

     And I am the weaver's bonny

What is louder than the horn?

     Sing 99 and 90

And what is sharper than the thorn?

     And who is the weaver's bonny?

Rumor is louder than the horn

      Sing 99 and 90

And hunger is sharper than the thorn

      And I am the weaver's bonny

What is heavier than the lead?

     Sing 99 and 90

And what is better than the bread?

     And who is the weaver's bonny?

Grief is heavier than the lead

     Sing 99 and 90

Your blessing's better than the bread

     And I am the weaver's bonny

Now you've answered my questions 9

     Sing 99 and 90

No more alone, you're one of mine

     And you are the weaver's bonny

[playing-god-with-mkp]

Juniper

Creature Features: @jomsimscreations adlasinette fairy wings | @suzuesims elf ears

Genetics & Makeup: @taty86 recolor of @newseasims gaze hair + various @shimydim or @antosims overlays | @remussirion fantasy skin

Clothes & Accessories: @strangestorytellersims recolor of @plazasims’ adventure set (body 7) |  @blahberry-pancake poison ivy necklace

Gentian

Creature Features: @suzuesims aria wings | @suzuesims elf ears

Genetics & Makeup: @honeysims4blog recolor of @wingssims os0713 hair + various @shimydim or @antosims overlays | @remussirion fantasy skin?

Clothes & Accessories: @jarusims fairy costume leona v3

Rosemary

Creature Features: @suzuesims aria wings | @suzuesims elf ears + earrings

Genetics & Makeup: ?? hair + ?? recolor + various @shimydim or @antosims overlays | @remussirion fantasy skin

Clothes & Accessories: @plazasims (body 15)

[americanoddity]

Planetary Herbal Associations

Handy list of planetary herbal associations for all of your worship needs from my personal notes & research. 

Sun- angelica, ash tree, bay tree, burnet, butterbur, chamomile, celandine, centaury, eyebright, juniper, lovage, marigold, pimpernel, rosemary, rue, saffron, st. john’s wort, st. peter’s wort, tormentil, turnsole, walnut tree

Moon- adder’s tongue, arrach, brankursine, colewort, water caltrop, chickweed, clary, cleavers, coralwort, watercress, cucumber, duck meat, fleur de lys, water flag, fluellen, cuckoo-flower, lettuce, water lily, white lily, loosestrife, moonwort, mouse-ear, orpine, pellitory of Spain, rattle-grass, saxifrage, stonecrop, wallflower, willow tree

Mercury- bitter-sweet, calamint, wild carrot, caraway, dill, elecampane, fern, fennel, germander, hazelnut, horehound, houndstongue, lavender, lily of the valley, liquorice, wall rue, golden maiden-hair, marjoram, mulberry tree, nailwort, oats, parsley, parsnip, pellitory of the wall, garlic cress, savory, scabious, smallage, southernwood, honeysuckle, valerian

Venus- alkanet, ground ivy, artichoke, black alder tree, common alder tree, wild arrach, archangel bean, bishop’s weed, bramble, blites, bugle, burdock, cherry tree, chickpeas, columbine, coltsfoot, cudweed, cowslip, crab’s claw, crosswort, daisy, devil’s bit, eringo, featherfew, dropwort, figwort, foxglove, goldenrod, gromel, gooseberry, groundsel, st. john’s (kidney) wort, jasmine, ladies’ mantle, marshmallow, french mercury, dog mercury, mint, moneywort, motherwort, mugwort, catnip, catmint, orchis, parsley piert, parsnip, pennyroyal, pear tree, periwinkle, plantain, plum tree, poppy, purslane, primrose, privet, queen of the meadows, ragwort, rye, woodsage, sanicle, self-heal, soapwort, sorrel, sow-thistle, spignel, strawberry, tansey, teasel, vervain, wheat, yarrow

Mars- all-heal, prunella vulgaris, barberry, basil, briony, benedictus, cardines, crowfoot, dovesfoot, flax-weed, burze bush, garlic, gentian, hawthorn, hedge-hyssop, hop, madder, master-wort, nettle, onion, pepperwort, ground pine, horseradish, rhubarb, savine, star thistle, tobacco, wormwood

Jupiter- agrimony, alexander, wild parsley, asparagus, calm, white beet, bilberry, borage, chervil, chestnut tree, cinque foil, costmary, dandelion, dock, dog’s grass, endive, fig tree, clive-gilliflowers, hart’s tongue, hyssop, house-leek (succulents), liverwort, lungwort, maple tree, melilot, oak tree, roses, sage samphire, scurvy-grass, lady’s thistle

Saturn- amaranthus, barley, corn, red beet, beech tree, bifoil, birds-foot, blue bottle, buck’s horn plantain, comfrey, sciatica-cress, darnel, dodder, elm tree, water-fern, fleawort, flux weed, fumitory, gladwin, goutwort, heart’s ease, hawkweed, henbane, hemlock, black hellebore, horsetail, holly, ivy, knapweed, knotgrass, medlar tree, mosses, mullein, nightshade (vegetables), polypody of the oak, poplar tree, quince tree, service tree (wild berries), shepherd’s purse, spleenwort, tamarix tree, melancholy thistle, black thorn, thorough-wax, tutsan weed, Solomon seal, marsh ragwort, willow herb, winter green, yew tree

[lunariaa]

Herbs and their Gender- Masculine Herbs

In witchcraft, all herbs have a gender or a polarity. This is not to say that these particular herbs are, in fact, male or female, rather it refers to their energy

Acacia Agaric Agrimony Alder Allspice Almond Anemone Angelica Anise Arabic, Gum Arbutus Asafoetida Ash Aspen Avens Bamboo Banyan Basil Bay Bean Benzoin Bergamot, Orange Betony, Wood Bistort Bittersweet Black Cohosh Black Snakeroot Bloodroot Bodhi Borage Bracken Brazil Nut Briony Bromeliad Broom

Cactus Caraway Carnation Carrot Cashew Cat Tail Cedar Celandine Celery Centaury Chamomile Chestnut Chicory Chili Pepper Chrysanthemum Cinnamon Cinquefoil Citron Clove Clover Copal Coriander Cubeb Cumin Curry Damania Dandelion Deerstongue Dill Dock Dragon’s Blood Elecampane Endive Eyebright Fennel Fenugreek Fern Fig Filbert Flax Frankincense Galangal Garlic Gentian Ginger Goat’s Rue Golden Seal Gorse Grains of Paradise Hawthorne Hazel Helio High John Holly Honeysuckle Hops Horehound Horse Chestnut Horseradish Houndstongue Houseleek Hyssop Juniper Larch Lavender Leek Lemongrass Lemon Verbena Lily of the Valley Lime Linden Liquidamber Liverwort Lovage Mace Maquey Mahogany Mountain Male Fern Mandrake Maple Marigold Marjoram Masterwort Mastic May Apple Meadowsweet Mint Mistletoe Mulberry Mushroom Mustard Nettle Norfolk Island Pine Nutmeg Oak Olive Onion Orange Palm Papyrus Parsley Pecan Pennyroyal Peony Pepper Peppermint Pepper Tree Pimento Pimpernel Pine Pineapple Pistachio Poke Root Pomegranate Prickly Ash Radish Red Sandalwood Reed Rice Lily Lobelia Loosestrife Lotus Love Seed Lucky Hand Magnolia Maidenhair Mallow Mesquite Moonwort Morning Glory Mimosa Mugwort Mullein Myrrh Myrtle Rosemary Rowan Rue Saffron Sage St. John’s Wort Sarsaparilla Sassafras Savory, Summer Senna Sesame Shallot Oats Oleander Sloe Snapdragon Southernwood Squill Star Anise Sunflower Tangerine Tea, Oriental Thistle Thistle, Holy Thistle, Milk Ti Toadflax Tobacco Tormentil Venus’ Flytrap Walnut Wax Plant Witchgrass Witch Hazel Woodruff Wormwood Yerba Mate Yucca

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things read in October:

Juniper, Gentian, and Rosemary, Pamela Dean

Winterhouse, Ben Guterson

Get Lucky, Bright Side of Disaster, Katherine Center

The Thief, Queen of Attolia, King of Attolia, Conspiracy of Kings, Thick as Thieves, Megan Whalen Turner (reread)

The Burden, Mary Westmacott (Agatha Christie)

Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, Winter, Stars Above, Marissa Meyer

Ordinary Girls, Blair Thornburgh

The Beekeeper's Apprentice, A Monstrous Regiment of Women, Laurie King

Vicious, V.E. Schwab

People Like Us, Dana Mele

[namedafterflowerstournament]

Botanic Tournament : Junipers Bracket !

Round 0

[witxhmommy]

The Magickal Association of Herbs - Part 1

Herbs Associated with Aid in Legal Matters: Buckthorn, High John the Conqueror, and Galangal

Herbs Associated with Anti-Sorcery/Uncrossing: Absinthe, African ginger, Agrimony, Ague weed, Angelica, Anise seed, Ash leaves, Basil, Bay, Benzoin, Betony, Blessed thistle, Blood root, Boneset, Broom, Cinquefoil, Clover, Cloves, Curry powder, Dill, Dog grass, Dragon’s blood, Elder, Fennel, Flax, Frankincense, Galangal, Gentian, Geranium, Ginger, Hawthorn, Huckleberry, Hyacinth, Hyssop, Lilac, Lotus flowers, Mandrake root, Marigold, Marjoram, Mistletoe, Mugwort, Nettle, Peony root, Pine (bark), Polkroot, Rue, Sage, Saint John’s wort, Sloe (berries and bark), Spikenard, Tormentil, Unicorn root, Valerian, Vervain, Vetivert, Woodruff, and Wormwood.

Herbs Associated with Astral Projection: Dittany and Mugwort.

Herbs Associated with Courage: Columbine, Rose, and Thyme.

Herbs Associated with Divination: Acacia, Adder’s tongue, Camphor, Cloves, Cowslip, Daisy, Dandelion, Frankincense, Goldenrod, Hawthorn flowers, Hibiscus, Honeysuckle, Lemon Grass, Mace, Mugwort, Nutmeg, Orris root, Peppermint, Rose, Thyme, Vervain, Wormwood, and Yarrow.

Herbs Associated with Dream Magick: Adder’s tongue, Agrimony, Anise, Camphor, Celandine (lesser), Cinnamon, Diasy, Hlly, Hops, Ivy, Lemon verbena, Mandrake root, Marigold, Mistletoe, Mugwort, Onion, Peppermint, Purslane, Rose, Saint John’s wort, Verbena, Vervain, Wormwood, and Yarrow.

Herbs Associated with the Evil Eye: Figwort, Garlic, Hyacinth, Tulip (See also Herbs Associated with Protection, and Herbs Associated with Anti-Sorcery/Uncrossing ) 

Herbs Associated with Exorcism: Angelica, Basil, Cloves, Dragon’s blood, Elder, Fern, Fleabane, Frankincense, Garlic, Horehound, Juniper, Lilac, Mallow, Mint, Mistletoe, Mugwort, Myrrh, Periwinkle, Rue, Solomon’s Seal, Saint John’s wort, Thistle, Vervain, and Yarrow.

Herbs Associated with Fairies, Elves, and Woodland Spirits: Daisy, Elecampane (elfwort), Foxglove (fairy fingers, fairy caps, fairy’s thimbles, fairy’s gloves). Indian pipe (fairy smoke) Ragweed (fairies’ horse), Ragwort, Shamrock (Leprechaun Clover), and Wood Sorrel. 

Herbs Associated with Fertility/Virility: Catnip, Geranium, Gingseng, Lotus flowers, Mandrake root, Mugwort, Myrtle, Sarsaparilla, Tansy, and Yohimbe.

Herbs Associated with Good Luck: Buckthorn (bark) Chamomile, Clover (especially four-leaf clovers), Dandelion, Dragon’s blood, Frankincense, Goldenrod, Healmoss, Job’s tears, John the Conqueror, Kelp, Khus-Khus, Lotus flowers, Lucky hand root, Mistletoe, Mojo wish bean, Myrrh, Nutmeg, Peony Root, Queen of the Meadow, Rose Hips, Rosemary, Sacred bark, Sandalwood, Satyrion root, Star anise, Spearmint, Strawberry, Tonka bean, and Tulip.

Herbs Associated with Health: All-heal, Allspice, Asafetida, Ash leaves, Betony, Buckeye, Caraway seeds, Gardenia, Ginseng, Horehound, John the Conqueror, Laurel, Life-everlasting, Narcissus, Peppermint, Rose, Rue, Sarsaparilla, Sassafras, Thyme, Vervain, and Wintergreen. 

Herbs Associated with Immortality: Motherwort, Periwinkle, and Tansy.

Herbs Associated with Invisibility: Ferns and Tansy.

Herbs Associated with Love Magick*: Absinthe, Adam and Eve root, Almond, Aloes, Apple Blossoms, Archangel, Ash Leaves, Aster, Balm, Basil, Bay laurel, Bedstraw, Beth root, Birthroot, Bittersweet, Black snakeroot, Bugleweed, Burdock, Cardamom, Catnip, Cinnamon, Cinquefoil. Cloves, Cumin, Diasy, Damiana, Deer’s tongue, Dill seed, Dragon’s blood, Dulse herb, Elder, Elecampane, Fennel seeds, Feverfew, Five-finger grass, Gentian root, Ginger, Grains of Paradise, Groundsel, Heart’s ease, Hemp (seeds), Hibiscus, Hyacinthe, Indian paintbrush, Jasmine, Juniper (berries), Khus-khus, Lady’s mantle, Laurel, Lavender, Lemon, Licorice stick herb, Lime, Linden, Lotus, Lovage, Magnolia, Maidenhair fern, Mandrake, Marjoram, Mint, Mistletoe, Motherwort, Mulleuin (leaves), Myrrh, Myrtle, Orange blossoms, Orchid, Orris root, Passion flower, Patchouli, Pennyroyal, Periwinkle, Primrose, Quassia chips, Queen Elizabeth root, Raspberry, Rose, Ros geraniu, Rosemary, Rue, Sage, Satyrion root, Skullcap, Senna pods, Snakeroot, Southernwood, Spikenard, Strawberry, Sweet bugle, Thyme, Vanilla, Verbena (root), Vervain, Vetivert, Violet, Wormwood, Yerba mate and Ylang Ylang.

* You cannot make someone love you, Love Magick simply means “self-love, true love, current lover” 

“You cannot start a marriage off with a kidnapping” 

Herbs Associated with Lunar Magick: Acanthus, Adder’s tongue, African daisy, Anise, Cabbage, Calla lily, Chickweed, Clary sage, Cleavers, Colewort, Cress (water), Dog Rose, Dog-tooth violet, Duckweed, Flag, Ginger, Goose grass, Iris, Jasmine, Lady’s smock, Lettuce, Loosestrife, Moonwort, Mugwort, Opium poppy, Orach, Orpine, Orris root, Peral Trefoil, Privet, Purslane, Rose (white), Rushes, Sea Holly, Seaweed, Sesame, Stonecrop, Sweetflag, Water chestnut, Water cress, Water lily, Water mosses, and Wintergreen. 

Future posts will contain : Herbs Associated with Money Spells/Magick, Herbs Associated with Peace, Herbs Associated with Protection, Herbs Associated with Psychic Development, Herbs Associated with Shape-Shifting, Herbs Associated with Sorcery (the Black Arts), Herbs Associated with Spirit Conjurations, Herbs Associated with Spiritual Healing, Herbs Associated with Spiritual Purification, Herbs Associated with Success, Herbs Associated with Weatherworking, Herbs Associated with Wisdom, Herbs Associated with Wish-Magick/Wish Spellwork, Herbs Associated with Witchcraft and Magick (the basics and most common). 

* Section from “The Wicca Spellbook: A Witch’s Collection of Wiccan Spells, Potions, and Recipes” Gerina Dunwich, author of Wicca Craft

[vvitchy-things]

Herb List - WIP

I’m updating this with the names of the plants and adding the meanings as I have time, don’t worry.

A

Acacia - meditation

Acacia (Gum Arabic) - friendship, love, protection, psychic abilities, wisdom

Aconite (Wolfsbane/Monkshood) - invisibility, protection, spirit work

Acorn - courage, fertility, luck, manifestation/power

Adam & Eve Root - 

Adder’s Tongue - 

African Violet

Agar-Agar - attraction

Agrimony - 

Ague - 

Alder - 

Alfalfa

Alkanet - 

Allspice - money drawing, business success

Allspice (Pimento)

Almond - 

Aloe - cleansing

Althea Root - 

Amaranth - 

Amber - 

Ambergris - 

Anise - 

Anise Seeds - 

Angelica - attraction, cleansing/purification, cursing, divination, energy, healing, meditation, protection, spell-breaking, success, wisdom

Apple - 

Apricot - 

Arnica Flowers - 

Arrow Root - 

Ash - 

Asafoetida - 

Aspen - 

Avocado - 

Azalea - 

B

Bachelor’s Buttons - 

Balm of Gilead  - 

Balm of Gilead Tears - 

Balsam - 

Bamboo - 

Banana - 

Banyan - 

Barley - 

Basil - peace & happiness

Bat’s Head Root

Bay Laurel

Bay Leaves - protection

Bayberry - 

Beans - 

Bee Pollen

Beech - 

Beef - 

Beet - 

Beetroot - 

Belladonna - 

Belladonna (Nightshade) - 

Benzoin - 

Bergamot - 

Betel Nut - 

Bilberry Bark (Huckleberry) - 

Bindweed - 

Birch - 

Bistort - 

Black Cohosh - 

Black Haw - 

Black Haw (Devil’s Shoestring)

Black Pepper - 

Black Salt - 

Black Walnut - 

Blackberry - 

Blackberry Root - 

Bladderwrack - 

Bladderwrack (Kelp) - 

Blessed Thistle - 

Blessed Thistle (Holy Thistle) - 

Bloodroot - 

Blowball - 

Blue Cohosh - 

Blue Violet - 

Bluebell - 

Bluebery - 

Boneset - 

Borage (Starflower) - 

Brimstone (Sulfur Powder) - 

Broccoli - 

Broom - 

Brussel Sprouts - 

Buchu

Buckeye (Horse Chestnut) - 

Buckthorn - 

Buckwheat - 

Burdock - 

Butcher’s Broom - 

C

Cabbage - 

Cactus - 

Calamus - 

Calendula - 

Calendula Flower - 

Camphor - 

Caraway - 

Cardamom - 

Carnation - 

Carob - 

Carrot - 

Cascara - 

Cascara Sagrada - 

Cashew - 

Cassia - 

Catnip - 

Cauliflower - 

Cayenne Pepper - 

Cedar - 

Celandine - 

Celery - 

Celery/Celery Seed - 

Centaury - 

Chamomile - luck, cleansing

Cherry - 

Cherry Bark - 

Chervil - 

Chestnut - 

Chia - 

Chickweed - 

Chicory - 

Chili Pepper - 

Chili Powder - 

Chives - 

Chrysanthemum - 

Cilantro - 

Cinnamon - 

Cinquefoil - 

Citronella - 

Clary Sage - 

Clove - 

Clover - friendship & health

Cloves - 

Club Moss - 

Coconut - 

Coffee - 

Coltsfoot - 

Columbine - 

Comfrey - 

Copal - 

Coriander - 

Corn - 

Cotton - 

Cowslip - 

Cramp Bark - 

Cranberry - 

Crowfoot - 

Cucumber - 

Culver’s Root - 

Cumin - 

Curry - 

Cyclamen - 

Cypress - 

D

Daffodil - 

Daisy - 

Damiana - passion

Dandelion - psychic, second sight

Dandelion Leaf - 

Dandelion Leaf/Root - 

Dandelion Root - 

Dates - 

Datura - 

Deer’s Tongue - 

Devil’s Bit - 

Devil’s Bone Root - 

Devil’s Claw - 

Dill - 

Dittany - 

Dittany of Crete - 

Dogbane - 

Dogwood - 

Dragon’s Blood - 

E

Ebony - 

Echinacea - 

Egg - 

Eggplant - 

Elder - 

Elecampane - 

Elm - 

Endives - 

Eucalyptus - 

Evening Primrose - 

Eyebright - 

F

False Unicorn Root - 

Fennel - 

Fenugreek - 

Fern - 

Feverfew - 

Fig - 

Figwort - 

Fish - 

Flax - 

Flax Seed - 

Fleabane - 

Foxglove - 

Frangipani - 

Frankincense - 

Fumitory - 

Fumitory (Earth Smoke) - 

G

Galangal - 

Galangal Root - 

Gardenia - 

Garlic - 

Gentian - 

Geranium - 

Ginger - 

Ginkgo Biloba - 

Ginseng - 

Goldenrod - 

Goldenseal - 

Goosegrass - 

Gorse - 

Grains - 

Grapefruit - 

Grapes - 

Green Pepper - 

Guava - 

H

Ham - 

Hawthorn - 

Hay - 

Hazel - 

Hazelnut - 

Heather - 

Heliotrope - 

Hemlock - 

Henbane - 

Henna - 

Hibiscus - 

Hickory - 

High John the Conqueror - 

Holly - 

Holy Thistle - 

Honey - 

Honeydew - 

Honeysuckle - 

Hops - 

Horehound - 

Horseradish - 

Huckleberry - 

Hyacinth - 

Hydrangea - 

Hyssop - 

I

Indian Paintbrush - 

Iris - 

Iris Root - 

Iris Root (Orris Root) - 

Irish Moss - 

Ivy - 

J

Jasmine - 

Jezebel Root - 

Job’s Tears - 

Juniper - 

K

Kava Kava - 

Kelp - 

Kiwi - 

Knotweed - 

Kola Nut - 

Kumquat - 

L

Lady Slipper - 

Lady’s Matle - 

Larch - 

Larkspur - 

Laurel - 

Lavender - passion, sleep

Leek - 

Lemon - 

Lemon Balm - 

Lemon Verbena - 

Lemon Verbena (Vervain) - 

Lemongrass - 

Lettuce - 

Licorice - 

Lily - 

Lily of the Valley - 

Lime - 

Linden - 

Liverwort - 

Lobelia - 

Lotus - 

Lotus Root - 

Lovage - 

Lucky Hand - 

Lucky Hand (Orchid Root) - 

Lucky Hand Root (Orchid Root) - 

M

Mace - 

Magnolia - 

Magnolia Flowers - 

Maidenhair - 

Maidenhair Flowers - 

Mandarin - 

Mandrake - 

Mango - 

Maple - 

Marigold - 

Marjoram - 

Marshmallow - 

Marshmallow Root - 

Mastic - 

Meadowsweet - 

Melon - 

Mesquite - 

Milk Thistle - 

Mimosa - 

Mint - 

Mistletoe - 

Moonwort - 

Morning Glory - 

Moss - 

Motherwort - 

Mugwort - psychics

Mulberry - 

Mullein - 

Mushrooms - 

Musk - 

Mustard - 

Mustard Seed - 

Myrrh - 

Myrtle - 

N

Narcissus - 

Nectarine - 

Nutmeg - good luck

Nuts - 

O

Oak - 

Oak Moss - 

Oats - 

Oatstraw - 

Oleander - 

Olive - 

Olive Leaf - 

Onion - 

Orange - 

Orange Blossom (Neroli) - 

Orchid - 

Oregano - 

Orris Root - 

Orris Root Powder - 

P

Palm - 

Pansy - 

Papaya - 

Paprika - 

Papyrus - 

Parsley - 

Passion Flower - 

Passion Fruit - 

Patchouli - 

Pea - 

Peach - 

Peanut - 

Pear - 

Peat Moss - 

Pecan - 

Pennyroyal - 

Peony - 

Peppermint - 

Periwinkle - 

Persimmon - 

Pikaki - 

Pimpernel - 

Pine - 

Pine Nut - 

Pineapple - 

Plantain - 

Plum - 

Plumeria - 

Pokeroot - 

Pokeweed - 

Pomegranate - 

Poppy - 

Poppy Seed - 

Pork - 

Potato - 

Prickly Ash Bark - 

Prune - 

Pumpkin Seed - 

Q

Quassia - 

Quince - 

R

Radish - 

Ragweed - 

Raisins - 

Raspberry - 

Raspberry Leaf - 

Red Clover - 

Red Pepper - 

Red Willow Bark - 

Rhubarb - 

Rice - 

Rose - 

Rose Hips - 

Rosemary - powerful guardian

Rose Petals - love, romance, good luck for endeavors of the heart

Rowan - 

Rue - 

Rye - 

S

Safflower - 

Saffron - 

Sage - 

Sagebrush - 

Sandalwood - 

Sasparilla - 

Sassafras - 

Saw Palmetto - 

Sea Salt - 

Sesame - 

Sesame Seed - 

Shave Grass - 

Sheep Sorrel - 

Skullcap - 

Skunk Cabbage - 

Slippery Elm - 

Snakeroot - 

Snapdragon - 

Solomon’s Seal - 

Solomon’s Seal Root - 

Southern Wood - 

Sow Thistle - 

Spanish Moss - 

Spearmint - 

Spiderwort - 

Spinach - 

Squaw Vine - 

Squill - 

Squill Root - 

St. John’s Wort - 

Star Anise - 

Stinging Nettle - 

Strawflower - 

Strawberry - 

Sugarcane - 

Sumac - 

Summer Savory - 

Sunflower - 

Sweet Bugle - 

Sweet Pea - 

Sweetgrass - 

Sycamore - 

T

Tangerine - 

Tansy - 

Taragon - 

Tea Leaves - 

Thistle - 

Thyme - luck, peace & prosperity

Toadflax - 

Tobacco - 

Tomato - 

Tonka Bean - 

Tormentil - 

True Unicorn Root - 

Tuberose - 

Turmeric - 

Turnip - 

U

Uva Ursi - 

V

Valerian - 

Vanilla - 

Venus Fly Trap - 

Vetiver - 

Vinegar - 

Violet - 

W

Walnut - 

Watercress - 

Wheat - 

White Willow Bark - 

Wild Cherry Bark - 

Willow - 

Wintergreen - 

Wisteria -��

Witch Hazel - 

Witches Burr - 

Witches Grass (Dog Grass) - 

Wood Aloe - 

Wood Betony - 

Woodruff - 

Wormwood (Absinthe) - 

Y

Yams - 

Yarrow - 

Yarrow Flower - 

Yellow Dock - 

Yellow Pepper - 

Yerba Mate - 

Yerba Santa - 

Yew - 

Ylang Ylang - 

Yohimbe Bark - 

Yucca - 

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Created: 10/01/2019

Last Updated: 10/03/2019

[newwitchiness]

A List of Herbs and Spices

Acerola

African Bird Pepper

Agar Agar

Agrimony

Alfalfa

Alkanet

Alliums

Allspice

Aloe Vera

Angelica

Anise

Annatto

Arrowroot

Asafoetida

Ashwagandha

Arnica

Astragalus

Balm Of Gilead

Barberry

Barley

Basil

Bayberry

Bearberry

Bee Balm

Bee Pollen

Beet Root 

Beth Root

Benzoin

Bilberry

Birthwort

Blackberry

Black Cohosh

Black Haw

Bladderwrack

Blessed Thistle

Blue Cohosh

Blue Flag

Blue Vervain

Blue Violet

Boldo

Boneset

Borage

Boswellia Serrata

Buchu

Buckthorn

Buckwheat 

Bupleurum

Burdock

Burnett

Butcher’s Broom

Butternut 

Cabbage

Calamus

California Poppy

Calendula

Canadian Snakeroot

Camphor

Caraway

Carob

Cascara Sagrada

Caster Oil

Catmint/Catnip

Cat’s Claw

Cayenne Pepper

Celandine

Celery

Centaury

Chamomile,German

Chamomile, Roman

Chaparral

Chaste Berry

Chervil

Chia

Chickweed

Chicory

Chipotle

Chives

Chrysanthemum

Cilantro 

Cinnamon

Cinquefoil

Citric Acid

Clary 

Clay

Cleavers

Clove

Club Moss

Codonopsis

Colicroot

Coltsfoot

Comfrey

Coneflower

Copal Oro

Coptis

Coriander

Cornflower

Corn Silk

Couch Grass

Cowslip

Cramp Bark

Cranesbill 

Cubeb

Cumin

Curly Dock

Damiana

Damson

Dandelion

Devils Claw

Devils Club

Dill

Dong Quai

Dragons Blood

Dock

Dulse

Echinacea

Elder

Elecampane

Eleuthero

Epazote

Eucalyptus

Eyebright

False Unicorn Root

Fennel

Fenugreek

Feverfew

Feverwort

Figwort

Flax, Flaxseed

Frankincense

Fuller’s Earth

Galangal

Garlic

Gentian

Ginger

Ginkgo

Ginseng

Goat’s Rue

Goldenrod

Goldenseal

Gotu Kola

Grapeseed

Gravel Root

Greater Burnet

Great Mullein

Green Tea

Grindelia

Ground Ivy

Guarana

Gymnema

Hawthorn

Heartsease

Henbane

Henna 

Hibiscus

Honeysuckle

Hops

Horehound, Black

Horehound, White

Horse Chestnut

Horseradish 

Horsetail

Hydrangea

Hyssop

Irish Moss

Jasmine

Jewelweed

Jimsonweed

Juniper

Kava Kava Root

Kelp

Kudzu

Lady’s-mantle

Lady’s Slipper

Lavender

Lemon Balm

Lemon Verbena

Lemongrass

Licorice

Liferoot

Line

Linden

Linseed

Lobelia

Lomatium

Lovage

Lungwort

Lychii Berry

Mace

Madder

Mandrake

Maidenhair Fern

Maidenhair Tree

Mallow

Marigold

Marjoram

Marshmallow

Meadowsweet

Milk Thistle

Mistletoe

Motherwort

Mugwort

Muira Pauma

Mulberry

Mullein

Mustard

Myrrh

Neem

Nettle

Nutmeg

Oats

Olive Leaf

Onion

Oregano

Oregon Grape Root

Orris Root

Osha

Papaya Leaf

Paprika

Parsley

Passion Flower

Patchouli 

Pau D’arco

Peppermint

Pennyroyal

Peony

Periwinkle

Peruvian Bark

Pipsissewa

Plantain

Pleurisy Root

Poke Root

Poplar

Prickly Ash

Primrose

Psyllium 

Pukeweed

Purple Coneflower

Purslane

Quassia

Queen Of The Meadow

Radish Seed

Raspberry

Red Clover

Rehmannia

Reishi Mushroom

Rheumatism Root

Rhubarb

Rose/Rose Hips

Rosemary

Rue

Safflower

Saffron

Sage

Salt (Sea)

Saint John's Wort

Sarsaparilla

Sassafras

Savory

Saw Palmetto

Schizandra

Self-heal

Senna 

Sesame

Shavegrass

Sheep’s Sorrel

Shepards Purse

Skullcap

Skunk Cabbage

Slippery Elm

Soapbark

Soapwort

Southern Wood

Spikenard

Spirulina

Squaw Vine

Squawroot

Stevia 

Stickwort

Stillingia

Stone Root

Strawberry Leaf

Suma

Sweet Cicely 

Sweet Sumac

Sweet Violet

Sweetgrass

Szechuan

Tansy

Tarragon

Thuja

Tea

Tea Tree Oil

Thyme

Tonka Bean

Tribulus Terrestris

Turkey Rhubarb

Turmeric

Unicorn Root, False

Usnea

Uva Ursi

Valerian

Vanilla

Vervain

Vitex/Chaste Tree

Violet

White Willow

Wild Yam

Willow

Wintergreen

Witch Hazel

Wood Betony

Wormwood

Xanthan Gum

Yam 

Yarrow

Yellow Doc

Yerba Mate

Yerba Santa

Yohimbe Bark

Yucca

[inclineto]

Books, September - October 2019

So the thing about a 3 canto/night Faerie Queene quota is that it sure does cut into the rest of your reading, while leaving you with an appetite for frivolity and no patience for bad style. But anyway...

Hither Page - Cat Sebastian [Look, there’s a charming but thoroughly implausible romance, post-war rationing, some murder, and a vicar. You’re either here for this sort of thing or you’re not. (I was there for it.)]

Gaywyck - Vincent Virga [There...is a lot going on here. But, astoundingly, slightly less incest than I expected!]

Waisted - Randy Susan Meyers

The Wild Places - Robert Macfarlane [”These are creatures, you realise, that live by voices inaudible to you.”]

The Ghost Clause - Howard Norman *

Maritime: New and Selected Poems - Ian Stephen [dnf]

Rabbits for Food - Binnie Kirschenbaum [So, how’s your depression right now? not so great? then maybe skip this - or, who knows, maybe now is exactly the time for someone else’s horrifyingly funny, horrifyingly realistic breakdown]

Sincerely, Harriet - Sarah W. Searle

Time Song: Searching for Doggerland - Julia Blackburn, with drawings by Enrique Brinkmann

By Demons Possessed - P.C. Hodgell [I’ve missed two or possibly three books in this series: I’m not sure and I don’t regret it and that probably means nothing good. But God Stalk is great! God Stalk is early 80s fantasy at its very weird best. Read that.]

To Lie with Lions - Dorothy Dunnett

Akin - Emma Donoghue

We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea - Arthur Ransome

Margaret the First - Danielle Dutton * [In paper this time, and with absolute delight]

Names for the Sea: Strangers in Iceland - Sarah Moss

Social Creature - Tara Isabella Burton [Let us be glad we do not aspire to be young, rich, pretty, and well-photographed in New York. I’m truly unsure whether I was hate-reading this or not, but damn did I want to know what would happen next...which I suppose is exactly the point of being or watching bright young things.]

Any Old Diamonds - KJ Charles [I liked this more on the reread, but Jerry’s still too damn verbose]

Inconspicous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have - Tatiana Schlossberg - [You probably knew you had it. Speaking of impacts, this book has used up the world’s entire supply of perky parenthetical asides and now there are none for the rest of us. Bummer. (Spoiler alert: I’m lying!)]

An Unseen Attraction - KJ Charles [Figured I’d see whether I thought better of this one on the reread, too - and it’s...fine. It’s fine.]

The Faerie Queene - Edmund Spenser ***

Caprice and Rondo - Dorothy Dunnett

Juniper, Gentian, and Rosemary - Pamela Dean