l.m. montgomery's the blue castle
although i loved all of montgomery's books growing up (i mean, is it even possible not to adore anne of green gables?), this was always my favorite, and since i hadn't read it in a couple of years, it seemed time. plus i can't afford to buy any books right now, so summer reading will involve a lot of rereading. :) anyway, this is the story of what happens when an "old maid", cowed by an overbearing family but with a secret sense of humor and a secret rich imagination, is told by a dcctor that she has heart problems and doesn't have long to live. she decides to rebel against her family and take charge of her life, first by nursing a dying girl who is considered scandalous, and then through her relationship with the local rascal, who has secrets of his own. it's all romantic and stuff, with lots of lovely descriptions of canadian woods. definitely still one of my all-time favorites.
in other news, i was experimenting with dyes again today. making dye out of blueberries didn;t really pan out, but was surprisingly less messy than store-bought dyes. i'll just be using kool-aid from now on, so as not to have a permanently purple sink.
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