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What’s New for the 15th of September: Autumn on the Estate is here

Posted on 15th September 2024 by Reynard

bury my bones in the midnight soil / plant them shallow and water them deep / and in my place will grow a feral rose / soft red petals hiding sharp white teeth —V.E. Schwab’s Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil Autumn … Continue reading →

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A Kinrowan Estate story: A Pudding Contest

Posted on 8th September 2024 by Gus the Estate Head Gardener

Her name was Bronwyn ap Tewdwr and she was our guest judge for the annual pudding contest. ‘A pudding contest?’ you ask. And I say, ‘Why not?’ Real pudding, like real ale, is a long way from the packaged puddings … Continue reading →

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What’s New for the 1st of September: A grab bag of books, music, and film that touch on the theme of work

Posted on 1st September 2024 by Reynard

Remember, pain is not a test. Knowledge is not enough. Catherynne M. Valente’s The Orphans Tale: In the Night Garden The piper at gates of dawn has resumed his or her ritual after taking most of the summer off. Now from just … Continue reading →

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A Kinrowan Estate story: A Ghostly Librarian

Posted on 25th August 2024 by Hrafnfreistuor

I haven’t seen him despite having The Sight but several persons down the years have said that a man dressed in Victorian Era clothes and looking apparently quite solid. He looked to in his late fifties or early sixties, tall … Continue reading →

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What’s New for the 18th of August:

Posted on 18th August 2024 by Reynard

Quote Intro riff Book reviews Culinary reviews Film reviews Graphic review Music reviews What Not Coda

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What’s New for the 12th of May: a Terry Pratchett edition: Discworld and other worlds, adult fantasy, YA stories, and lit-crit; new Karelian, Canadian and Big Band music; and Smithfield Fair from the archives

Posted on 12th May 2024 by Reynard

Cats have a way of always having been there even if they’ve only just arrived.  They move in their own personal time.  They act as if the human world is one they just happened to have stopped off in, on … Continue reading →

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A Kinrowan Estate story: Designing Trolls

Posted on 7th April 2024 by Gus the Estate Head Gardener

Dear Anna, Imagine an old forest witch, a crone with a cackle and gnarled hands. Well Justina did one of those when she was here the first time. Alas the Troll proved more elusive in design. Much more elusive. And … Continue reading →

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What’s New for the 31st of March: Foxes in fiction; new Americana, Russian folk, Persian, and Nordic music; Justice League comics; Cajun music on film, and more!

Posted on 31st March 2024 by Iain Nicholas Mackenzie

You think foxes only hunt with their eyes? — Tale of The Nine-Tail, a Korean serial Chilly breezes are still with us, but we’ve hit that time of year when the outside temperatures may be anywhere on the scale — … Continue reading →

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What’s New for the 17th of March: A grab bag of fantasy and folklore including American Gods; some fantastic graphic novels; a grab bag of CDs including Scottish Traveler stories & songs, and folk songs from all over;

Posted on 17th March 2024 by Reynard

In a circle of stones they placed the pot, In a circle of stones, but barely nine They heated it red and fiery hot ‘Till the burnished brass did glimmer and shine. They rolled him up in a sheet of … Continue reading →

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What’s New for the 4th of February: Mostly Tolkien – The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings books, films, and even some audio

Posted on 4th February 2024 by Gary Whitehouse

“There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.” – Thorin Oakenshield, to Fili and Kili, The Hobbit, Chapter … Continue reading →

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