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“In the lobby of the visitor center, the glass doors had been shattered, and a cold gray mist blew through the cavernous main hall. A sign that read WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH dangled from one hinge, creaking in the wind.” Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park

As the Bad to the Bone dinosaur book reading challenge wraps up, I couldn’t help but post about the classic dinosaur book. 🌋🦖Today’s @owlcrate @OCthenest @words.and.whimsy Bad to the Bone photo challenge is Best Book of the Month. Finding dinosaurs still living on mysterious islands are one thing, but choosing to bring them back is a fascinating dilemma. Life finds a way. Would you choose to bring back dinosaurs?

This book is pictured on the Winter Forest Cardinals Throw Quilt in our Etsy shop at VictoriaGDesigns or www.victoriagleasuredesigns.com ❤️

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“It was inside me. The more I sought it, the stronger it grew. It loved me. Loved me even if I couldn't, wouldn't, didn't love myself. Love me even if I hated. It set its tiny teeth in my soul and braced and held so that I couldn't crawl any further. And when I tried, a howl of despair burst from it, searing me, forbidding me to break so sacred trust. It was Smithy.” Robin Hobb, Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)

Today’s @owlcrate @OCthenest @words.and.whimsy Good Vibrations photo challenge is Walk on the Wild Side:

An adventure fantasy. Robin Hobb knows how to write a compelling adventure. Fitz goes on a wild adventure to discover himself, and to find a place in the world.

This book is pictured on the Owl Flying Over a Snowy Cabin Quilt, ready to ship in our Etsy shop at VictoriaGDesigns or www.victoriagleasuredesigns.com 💙

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I joined The Nest app’s Words & Whimsy monthly reading challenge last month, and decided to keep going with it! This month’s theme is “Just Survive”, with the prompt for Days 3-5 (yes, I’m pushing that!) is: Dirty Hands; a book with a stolen artifact.

Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon is chock full of artifacts! Stolen and otherwise! 😆

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“Perhaps the decisions that shaped the course of history weren’t made in scenes worthy of stories and tapestries, but in ordinary places like these, driven by desperation and doubt.” Margaret Rogerson, Vespertine As we wind down the month, it is time to share my favorite book of the month! Today’s @owlcrate @OCthenest @words.and.whimsy last Curiosities Emporium photo challenge is: Best Book of the Month. Vespertine is a relatable tale of facing fear and standing up to do what is right. All our new quilts are now in our Etsy shop. Including the stunning Gothic Garden quilt! Find this quilt and more at VictoriaGDesigns or www.victoriagleasuredesigns.com 🧡 Hashtags: #owlcrate #octhenest #words&whimsy #wordsandwhimsy #bookchallenge #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #victoriagdesigns #victoriagleasuredesigns #bookqoutes #vespertine #moda #bestbookofthemonth #gothicgarden #quiltsforsale #booksandquilts https://www.instagram.com/p/CqLIu5krooM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“What a fool I was! and yet, in the sight of angels, are we any wiser as we grow older? It seems to me, only, that our illusions change as we go on; but, still, we are madmen all the same.” Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, In a Glass Darkly Today’s @owlcrate @OCthenest @words.and.whimsy Curiosities Emporium photo challenge is: We are Madmen all the Same. Reality and nightmares are closer together than you might imagine. In the Glass Darkly by Sheridan Le Fanu is pictured on the Traditional Calico Puzzle Quilt on sale in our Etsy shop at VictoriaGDesigns or www.victoriagleasuredesigns.com 🧡 Hashtags: #owlcrate #OCthenest #words&whimsy #wordsandwhimsy #bookchallenge #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #victoriagdesigns #victoriagleasuredesigns #bookqoutes #intheglassdarkly #lefanu #classicbooks #quilts #booksandquilts #quiltsforsale https://www.instagram.com/p/CqJIF25rWbt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“If I am the phantom, it is because man's hatred has made me so. If I am to be saved it is because your love redeems me.” Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera I am excited to share one of my favorite books for today’s @owlcrate @OCthenest @words.and.whimsy Curiosities Emporium photo challenge: Our Lives are One Masked Ball. 🎭❤️ Love can be found in even the darkest places. The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux is pictured on the vibrant Sunflower Quilt. You can find this quilt in our Etsy shop at VictoriaGDesigns or www.victoriagleasuredesigns.com 🌻 Hashtags: #owlcrate #OCthenest #words&whimsy #wordsandwhimsy #bookchallenge #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #victoriagdesigns #victoriagleasuredesigns #bookqoutes #thephantomoftheopera #gastonleroux #classicbooks #classicbookstagram #sunflowers #booksandquilts #fabricinspiration https://www.instagram.com/p/CqBAYJOrqo8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“Smiles and tears are so alike with me, they are neither of them confined to any particular feelings: I often cry when I am happy, and smile when I am sad.” Anne Brontë, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Not as well read as her sister’s books, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte shares the kindness of loving someone as they are. Today’s @owlcrate @OCthenest @words.and.whimsy Curiosities Emporium photo challenge is: No One Can be Happy in Eternal Solitude. Photo taken with the amazing @gingiber @modafabrics Meadowmere fabrics. We can’t wait to use them in a quilt! All our lovely quilts will soon be in our Etsy shop at VictoriaGDesigns or www.victoriagleasuredesigns.com Hashtags: #owlcrate #OCthenest #words&whimsy #wordsandwhimsy #bookchallenge #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #victoriagdesigns #victoriagleasuredesigns #bookqoutes #modafabrics #medowmere #thetenetofwildfellhall #annebronte #classicbooks #classicbookstagram #fabricinspiration #fabricstash https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp0O0S1Ly9W/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“She detailed to him the traditional appearance of these monsters, and his horror was increased, by hearing a pretty accurate description of Lord Ruthven”. John William Polidori, The Vampyre Today’s @owlcrate @OCthenest @words.and.whimsy Curiosities Emporium photo challenge is: Dreams of Poets Were the Realities of Life. The Vampyre by John William Polidori is a grandiose tale of society’s monsters. Some have more bight than others. 📖🩸 This book is pictured on the Lady Garden Alphonse Mucha Art Nouveau Quilted Wall Hanging. You can find it in our Etsy shop at VictoriaGDesigns or www.victoriagleasuredesigns.com 🌸 Hashtags: #owlcrate #OCthenest #words&whimsy #wordsandwhimsy #bookchallenge #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #victoriagdesigns #victoriagleasuredesigns #bookqoutes #thevampyer #classicbooks #classicbookstagram #vampires #artnuveau #ladygarden #alphonsemucha #booksandquilts #fabricinsperation https://www.instagram.com/p/CpxkQvvrql4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=