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The Hawk and the Dove Trilogy by Penelope Wilcock
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Overall very good. The first two books were stories within a story, which I found to be awkward and kind of distracting. (Both levels were good, but one seemed to be aimed at a much younger audience.) She dropped that device for the 3rd book and I liked it much, much better.

Excellent spiritual lessons. Excellent portrayal of medieval monastic life.

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Bookmarked for someday

I have no use for this now, but it's an amazing idea and I want to remember it for the future.

Really, you'll want to follow the link to see how they created an adorable doll house out of four 3-ring binders, free online images, and random stuff you may already have at home.

So adorable, and so much creative potential!

Busy weekend!

I repainted the front door a sunny yellow :)

And Nick did the same with the fence.

AND Nick and Dad (featuring Jen and I in support roles) installed a new/used refrigerator!

And Jen and I refurbished these vintage pictures found in the free box at church.  The frames needed to be cleaned. (Thanks magic sponge!)  Nick cut new glass. (One was missing the glass and the other had a "mat" painted directly onto the glass - it was a chipped up mess.)  We had a lattice-design scrapbook paper that worked well as a new mat.  Viola!

All that and it's only 3:30 on Saturday!