Part two, dismiss and refreshment.

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1. Going into the library and finding parts two and three of a trilogy I was rather enjoying. Cecilia Dart-Thornton's Bitterbynd Trilogy is a romance set in a world where brownies live in people's kitchens and mischievous spirits steal babies and people are can be magically bound by fairytale promises. She plunders a huge range of folktales, often weaving them into the plot, and characters regularly down tools for a little storytelling. I also love the way she describes the clothes and the food and the landscapes. Everything is rich and the colours are so vivid that it's like wandering into a Preraphaelite picture.

2. Sitting in the park with a book because there is no washing up there.

3. Lou's mum's lemon and lime icecream. It is the most refreshing thing ever.

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  1. tristanTuesday, May 09, 2006

    we need the ice cream recipe and we need it NOW !

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  2. JoeinVegasTuesday, May 09, 2006

    Sunshine time in the park with a book - birds singing, slight warm breeze, no worries but the story. Nice.

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  3. AnonymousWednesday, May 10, 2006

    I could give you the recipe but then, i'm afraid, i'd have to kill you - it is strictly classified information. My mother has sworn me to secrecy and to divulge is not worth the risk!

    Lou

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  4. ClareWednesday, May 10, 2006

    Sorry, Philip and Tristan -- no dice.

    Does anyone else have a refreshing lemon and lime icecream recipe that they can share without killing anyone?

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