Aarrgghh! It's just struck me! System crash, re-format - no problem - but where's me emails????

Slowly coming round to waking up again, and you know? It's sunny out there! Cool! :)

Very tired today, so I'm curled up on the sofa doing research! Love to you all :)

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Finally managed to make wallpaper for Ep. 8 for the iPhone app (http://fae.lv/iphone) - The Sons of Tuireann :)

Cell count down, fatigue up - gotta go back to bed - Will catch up when I can guys :(

Good night all - sleep well! Time for Garyus Horizontalis! :)

Very tired today but managed to make a wallpaper for ep. 7 of the iPhone app - http://fae.lv/iphone :)

Just added wallpaper for eps 5 & 6 on the iPhone app :) - http://fae.lv/iphoneApp

Wallpaper for episode 004 added to iPhone app :) First 4 done now - yay!

Last few days w family and working on wallpapers for iPhone App in spare time :)

Celtic Myth Podshow App for your iPhone coming soo! Lots of extras :) http://is.gd/c1n1u #iPhone #App

Resting and working on wallpaper today :)

Scripting and writing in every spare minute - and lovin' it! :) :)

Go to go back to sleep, but just wanted to say happy Beltane and May Day to all - have a lovely time :)

Very tired today, hope you all sleep well - night :)

The Onion Girl = Charles De Lint

The Onion Girl (Newford, #11) by Charles de Lint


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A very powerful book. I haven't read the other books he has written in this area - so it's fascinating to see how Charles De Lint brings the other references in without losing me.

Nearly finished now and the breadth of the book has widened considerably. The fae cosmology fascinates me and discovering the nature of 'The People' and the 'Old Spirits' that dwell in the Dreamlands or walk between them and the World That Is is an enjoyable journey.

There are some very fascinating characters in the book but I think my favourite has to be Jo Crazy Dog and the women's group. Joe is a trickster who walks between the worlds and acts as a guide to the women, and the women seem bound by their own unique perceptions of the Dreamlands.

To me, as a student of Celtic Mythology and the European Fey traditions, it has been fascinating to visit the realms of Canadian and North American Fey lore. There is obviously so much here to learn and I wonder how much of Charles' fiction is based in traditional lore and how much he has made up. This book has started a new quest within me - to understand how the Fey have spread across the world. Different cultures seem to experience them in radically different ways.

As a piece of fiction, it stands apart as a book separate from the other Newford books - I was able to enjoy it without understanding how it fits into the wider picture. The characterization of the main characters was very fulfilling and the supporting cast do their jobs admirably.

In summary, I enjoyed it tremendously and want to read more of his work now. Heartily recommended.

-- Gary

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Catching up on some reading today - hope you're all having a lovely Sunday! :)

Working on Shownotes and Contributor pages today. The Show should go up tonight or tomorrow morning :)

Didn't make it to Canterbury for the Faerie Festival - good luck guys! Editing instead - yay!!