Or, more accurately, the dragons that don the shoreline of one of the surrounding artificial lakes.
Location: Caerphilly, Wales, United Kingdom
The castle was constructed by Gilbert de Clare in the 13th century and is an amazing sight in its own right…
But what caught my attention on Pinterest were the dragons. They started with one that breathes smoke.
A second dragon was added, along with a nest holding eggs. Then, two babies “hatched,” and they are adorable.
Oh my. Let’s see…
Okay. I wore this one out when I was a junior.
HIM: “Right Here in My Arms”
Mac Saturn: “Mr. Cadillac”
I’m gonna do three on this one…because I can.
The Beatles: “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” (for my mom)
Lynyrd Skynyrd: “Gimme Back My Bullets” (for my dad)
Avenged Sevenfold: “Chapter Four” (for my brother)
Blutengel: “Black”
Well, this is an easy one.
Alter Bridge: “Blackbird”
(I’m just gonna tell y’all now: I could probably choose an Alter Bridge song for all 30 days. Lol. I won’t, though.)
I am about to embark on a 30 day challenge. Actually, I’m doing one each month from December to March. I figure this is a good way to ensure I have something to post every day even when I’m struggling for inspiration. The four I found are:
Feel free to do these along with me, either on your own blog or in my comments! I would enjoy the company 🙂
Seeing as music is my main focus here, I’m going to start with the 30 Day Song Challenge. Tomorrow will be day one, so get ready!
Location: Jurgaičiai, Lithuania, north of the city of Šiauliai
This is a site of Catholic pilgrimage. You can learn more on Wikipedia if you’re interested.
Just looking at the pictures, I find this place to be eerily beautiful. Check it out for yourself.
I finished Danielle Vega’s Survive the Night and Natasha Preston’s The Fear. Both were readable books, yet I was disappointed with the stories overall.
On the bright side, I stumbled upon Small Spaces by Katherine Arden thanks to an Instagram post and I loved it! Yes, it is considered a kids’ book, but y’all, the creepy factor was real. I will certainly be reading the rest of that particular series from Arden.
My mom brought me Court of the Vampire Queen by Katee Robert. That was a disaster. If you don’t mind books with more smut than plot, this one should be right up your alley. Lol. I myself didn’t enjoy it.
And I know it seems horribly after the fact, but I just read The Maze Runner. I was unexpectedly impressed with the movie, and I tend to think the novels are always superior to the films, so of course I had to check it out. I couldn’t put it down. Another series I will have to follow through on.
My current reads are as follows:
Daylighters (Rachel Caine)
The Snakes (Sadie Jones)
This one was actually sent to me via a “blind date with a book” order from Etsy.
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke – and Other Misfortunes (Eric LaRocca)
Once I finish these three, I will have completed my reading challenge for 2022!!!!!
I finally finished The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler. It was a really good read, but other books kept jumping ahead of it. For instance: Long Live the Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw, which is a story from the world created by Tim Burton in The Nightmare Before Christmas (and is thoroughly enjoyable).
I also finished Rachel Caine’s Bitter Blood and read Fall of Night. I think I only have two books left in the Morganville vampires series and that breaks my heart. I love the world and the characters she created, and I’m going to hate to see it end.
Theme Music by T. Marie Vandelly was at the top of my to-be-read pile last time I posted, and y’all…that was one fucked up novel. I couldn’t put it down. I certainly didn’t see the twist coming. And that was Vandelly’s first book! I look forward to more from her.
I have now read 18 of my 25 book goal for the year. Here are the books I’m currently reading.
The Fear (Natasha Preston)
Survive the Night (Danielle Vega)
My want-to-read list is sitting at 65 books and I’m adding more basically every day. I don’t think I’m going to run out of options. Lol.
As always, if you have any recommendations, I’d love to hear them! Happy reading!
Mostly Music 