January 2021 Owlcrate

Arrival Date: Jan 23

Theme: From Olympus with Love

Book: Lore

I'm always excited when I see this box on my front step. 

Look at that cute little Medusa!

This tea is very pretty and my eldest child is excited to try it. 

A new pin banner! So pretty.

All the stuff!

Contains: tea, pin, banner, reversible bookmark, letter board, book, info card & booklet & sneak peak card, and a moon phase calendar wall hanging which eldest child has also already scampered off with. 

Other side of bookmark.

Cute letterbox pieces & pouch.

Dainty, adorable letter board.

Time to start a new set of pins!

I looked it up - my first box was from way back in February 2016!

Almond Flour Jam cookies

A vegan friend of mine brought these to work once and I couldn't stop eating them 

Finished product! 

Recipe! 

Technically, they're called "Thumbprint Cookies with Raspberry Jam and Flake Salt" but I never remember that name. What I remember is that they're made with almond flour and have jelly in them. 

Before going into the oven.

I used strawberry preserves this time, and honey (so, not vegan). I like the strawberry flavor in these. 

Just out of the oven. Why did that one in the far corner melt? It's a mystery.  

I love these cookies - so I guess it's for the best that it makes a small batch! They're also easy, quick, and don't take very many ingredients. 

Crossings

By Alex Landragin

Fiction

Hardback

359 pages

This was one of the weirder books that I've read.

It's 3 stories, that make one story. 

After the preface, you're presented with a choice: read it like a normal book, pr hope around through it following directions in page corners. 

Instead of starting on page 1, you could start on page 150 and then follow the path. 

So- it's a neat concept and it comes together well. I did the "choose your own adventure" feeling method of reading it. 

I got a little confused every once in a while about who each character was and what was happening when, but overall it was neat. 

I liked the concept and I'm a little curious to go back through and just read it "normal style" but I don't think I have the attention span to re-read it now that I know what happens.  

Author info

Mexican Gothic

By Silvia Moreno-Garcia

301 pages 

Hardback

Fiction

A Gothic novel complete with creepy house and sketchy characters. 

I picked this up yesterday, and didn't want to put it down. 

The main character is a bit flighty, but a good person. It's a struggle to figure out exactly what's going on until the author tells you.  I also have a few lingering questions about it, but nothing which disturbs my pleasure in the overall narrative. 

Author info

page 1

Impressions: a good amount of mystery, a strange world, gravestones, mushrooms, and creepy vibes. 

It's a stand alone novel, and I really enjoyed it.