What I am Studying: Vol. 127.


Hiya darlings,
I hope your winter season is off to an excellent begin! The largest factor occurring round right here is that I’m engaged on establishing a Diamonds within the Library ShopMy account: it will give me a strategy to hyperlink on to the jewellery I characteristic in Instagram posts (right this moment’s is right here) a spot to construct shoppable wishlists that I can share with you (and will assist me hyperlink to Amazon much less typically, which is a aim I’ve for DitL transferring ahead).
It’s a piece in progress, however among the classes I’ve arrange on my ShopMy to date are Classic Jewellery Finds, Jewellery Books, Jewellery Storage, On a regular basis Diamond Treasures, Fashionable Pearl Jewellery…and extra to return!
Right here’s a style of the Classic Jewellery Finds part:
And the Jewellery Books part:
I get a small fee when you purchase from sure web sites after clicking via my ShopMy, however that received’t have an effect on the worth you pay – it’s just a bit finder’s payment for me that doesn’t come out of your pocket.
In case you have any requests for brand new classes, please let me know and I’ll be delighted to curate an inventory for you!
And please handle yourselves on this colder, darker season, my darlings. Don’t overlook to schedule some cozy blanket studying time to recharge your coronary heart.
xoxo,
Becky
What I’m studying
Starling Home by Alix E. Harrow
Starling Home follows Opal as she tries to make ends meet in a useless finish small city with a youthful brother to handle – however how can she deal with work when she will be able to’t cease having goals in regards to the creepy outdated home that belongs to the Starling household?
I’ve now learn a number of books by Alix E. Harrow and beloved each single one. They’re lush, richly descriptive, intricately conceived tales with a “fairy tales in the actual world” really feel – however I don’t imply Disney type fairy tales, extra like old style Brothers Grimm.
Eragon, The Inheritance Cycle #1 by Christopher Paolini
This richly plotted, expansive YA fantasy epic spans 4 books (I’m on the bonus fifth e-book now) and tells the story of Eragon, a younger boy dwelling in a small farming village whose life adjustments dramatically when he bonds with a newly-hatched dragon and turns into the one hope of a courageous group of rebels who’ve been working to overthrow their kingdom’s tyrannical chief for 100 years.
Eragon gest to know elves, dwarves, shapeshifters, and naturally (my favourite) his dragon, Sapphira, to learn to use his powers, assist the insurrection, and in the end problem the evil king. This expansively-written collection has a gradual tempo that I completely loved, however the slowness feels deliberate and deeply satisfying fairly than boring.
See extra e-book recs on my ShopMy right here or my Amazon Storefront right here.
Internets
Meet the Finalists for the Tiffany x CFDA Jewellery Designer Award.
I’m talked about on this article on Redfin about Internet hosting the Splendid Fall Yard Engagement
Social gathering!
From Historic Egypt to Native America, the International Story of Turquoise.
Put a Pin on It – JCK Journal on why brooches are having a second.
Lucille Ball’s Distinctive Engagement Ring.
The Oldest Written Textual content within the World Is 5,500 Years Outdated. I like issues like this – the historical past of writing is so fascinating.
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