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Went through all of my library renewals on this one so I finally finished it up last night to return today. If you‘re a stone geek & like learning about the history of things, you‘ll probably enjoy this book with about 60 essays about different rocks from jasper to opal to lapis lazuli to moonstone. Although I skimmed some stones & sections more than others, most of the essays are pretty interesting & it‘s a beautiful book.💎🪨🩶

Audiobook narrated by Nina Wadia. She's better at narrating fiction books!

This would probably have rated higher for me if I'd read it in print.

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I took my time (9 weeks—the maximum library renewals) to make my way through this collection of stories about all kinds of different rocks. Geology, mythology, ancient texts, contemporary social history, philosophy and more are encompassed in this fascinating collection.

Dyers‘ lists of the late 16th century reveal such appealing shades as sheep‘s colour, motley, new sad colour, puke (a blue-black), devil in the hedge (off-red), pease porridge tawny, and goose-turd green.

This is a lovely exploration of perspective, perception, and the passage of time. A rock can be so much more than a rock-it has a unique purpose for all living things 💗

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As I‘ve now got arthritis in my hands I had to get my son to finish my puzzle which I had started last year. There‘s a piece missing which is very annoying! Not sure if we lost it or if it was missing on arrival. I do love the finished puzzle but usually hand them to charity shops when finished which I can‘t do with a missing piece 🙄

#OminousOctober Day 20: You need strong #Bones to get to the other side of the forest. 🦴

Celebrate and read today!

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Thank you @ChrissyReadIt for the lovely gift! I am so excited to try these out! As always you are so so very kind!

I‘ve been reading this one for the past month to get design ideas for our backyard! Wish it had a better variety of examples, a lot of landscaping featured homes on wooded lots. I did find a few useful ideas though, especially to turn our drainage easement into a dry creek bed.

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