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D&D Chronicles: One enemy down, a dragon to go

Posted on March 10, 2018December 20, 2018 by Ellen Gregory

Double dealings and double betrayals leave us in a sticky situation!

Posted in D&D Chronicles, D&D Varrien campaignTagged D&D, dungeons and dragons, fantasy, female ranger, role-playing games, zillah1 Comment

A year of Mixadventures

Posted on March 5, 2018March 5, 2018 by Ellen Gregory

In which I make two types of cake, tiramisu and rice salad. Also more beetroot relish.

Posted in MixadventuresTagged baking, cake, cooking, food, ThermomixLeave a comment

D&D Chronicles: In which Rakshasa prove masters of the common ambush

Posted on February 23, 2018December 20, 2018 by Ellen Gregory

Despite our best efforts, the Rakshasa play with us like toys. Also, two deaths and two resurrections... All in a day of DnD.

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Mongolia Journal ~ Drama and a “terrible” campsite

Posted on February 16, 2018February 16, 2018 by Ellen Gregory

Day 8 of our horse trek, in which horses frolic and humans get dramatic.

Posted in Mongolia journal, TravelTagged horseback riding, Mongolia, travel, travel journal4 Comments

Reading Highlights from 2017 – Part 3 (Final roundup)

Posted on January 23, 2018April 19, 2018 by Ellen Gregory

My final tally of top m/m reads for the year, including some queer SF and paranormal romance.

Posted in Book Review, ReadingTagged annual reading highlights, book reviews, books, m/m romance, male/male romance, Paranormal, paranormal romance, reading4 Comments

Reading Highlights from 2017 – Part 2 (Spooky House stories)

Posted on January 10, 2018April 19, 2018 by Ellen Gregory

Three of my favourite individual books from last year were "spooky house" stories. Two were straight up ghost stories, while the third was a different kind of paranormal.

Posted in Book Review, ReadingTagged book reviews, books, ghost stories, m/m romance, male/male romance, mysteries, Paranormal, reading6 Comments

D&D Chronicles: The lost city of Jhardhemeth

Posted on January 5, 2018December 20, 2018 by Ellen Gregory

More swamps and a drowned city. Not to mention a black acid-spewing dragon and its pet tyrannosaur. Fun times.

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Reading Highlights from 2017 – part 1 (Three standout authors)

Posted on December 31, 2017April 19, 2018 by Ellen Gregory

Reflections on three standout authors whose work I read in 2017 - TJ Klune, KJ Charles and Santino Hassell.

Posted in Book Review, ReadingTagged annual reading highlights, book review, book reviews, books, KJ Charles, m/m romance, male/male romance, reading, romance, TJ Klune4 Comments

Mixadventures in the festive season

Posted on December 27, 2017January 25, 2018 by Ellen Gregory

In which I make beetroot relish, broccoli salad and chocolate sweet potato slice - YUM!

Posted in MixadventuresTagged beetroot relish, cooking, food, Thermomix1 Comment

Travelling in the 90s: Last days in Rome and Perugia

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Ellen Gregory

And so we come to the final post of this epic series featuring extracts of my 1993-1994 travel journal... We spent our last couple of days in Rome, including a day trip to Perugia.

Posted in Travel, Travelling in the 90sTagged culture, Perugia, Rome, travel, travel journal, Vatican2 Comments

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