A few years ago, in anticipation of the release of Pokémon Black and White, Nintendo held a series of promotional events at malls across the country. At the time, I worked in the shopping plaza across the street from the mall, so it was a frequent stop for me. The… Read the rest...
Author: Beth
Writer, artist, blogger, doll collector, and owner of Ithilear.com.
By evening, the rose’s color has saturated it completely. The base of each petal remains a soft ivory color, but the petals are filled with a rich pink that’s so deep it’s almost red. It doesn’t look like the same flower, but it is.
And with that, I’ve officially been… Read the rest...
Good morning and welcome August! It’s hard to believe we’re already reaching the end of summer, but here we are. July was productive and full of interesting changes and challenges for me, I hope it treated everyone else kindly.
To kick off the month, we’ll be starting with a small… Read the rest...
Like a lot of writers, I spend a lot of time creating. Not just through writing, but through a large number of other means. Yeah, I write, but I also draw, paint, sew, make jewelry and do other crafts on the side. Really, I just love creating.
You see, the… Read the rest...
By mid-afternoon, my creamy-white roses have taken on the prettiest pink blush, a lovely shade that grows darker toward the tips of the petals. The outermost petals, those that were pink-touched on the rosebud, grow darker still.… Read the rest...
What if the bad guy wasn’t really a villain?What if the good guy isn’t all that good?What if your enemies end up being heroes?The whole story is a little more complicated than that, of course, but those are just a few notions played with in this week’s feature, Grandia II… Read the rest...
One thing that can get me excited about a book like nothing else is artwork. A picture is worth a thousand words, after all. Any time I find a book that’s got illustrations or other artwork in it, I find it boosts my interest in the text considerably. It’s interesting… Read the rest...