It really hasn’t been that long since Season 4 ended, but it feels like it has been an eternity. I guess I had not fully appreciated how much I looked forward to watching Game of Thrones every Sunday, but there were times when it was practically the highlight of my week. I miss having that weekly thing to look forward to watching with Kelly.
So in the meantime I have been finding all sorts of ASOIAF/GoT things to keep myself entertained.
Admittedly, I have not read every single interview he has ever given, nor have I watched all of the ones he has given on video, but this interview I read recently on io9 is my hands-down favorite. No, it isn’t new, but I had not read it until this week.
But it’s fantastic, especially for someone who is interested in writing and wants to see how a famous writer’s mind works. And I find it just fascinating.
Well, I have now seen the finale of Season 4 twice and it was pretty awesome. No wonder it was longer, because there was a lot of stuff to cram in to tie up the storylines and lead us into Season 5.
It does make me a little sad that after tonight, we will have to wait such a long time to see anything new. Season Five won’t start for some 9 or 10 months. And I imagine that tonight’s episode will drop a few surprises on us, even those of us who have read the books.
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Sure, I have read the books. And sure, as a result I generally know what is coming in terms of the show. But every once in a while David Benioff and Dan Weiss really throw a curveball in there and it just totally takes me by surprise. So not only did they surprise me tonight, they hit me with a triple whammy.
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I have been wanting to make a Dornish meal for some time, and now that I have had a long weekend home to help Kelly as she recovers from her surgery I have had some time to make it. So here is my traditional Dornish meal of dates, cheese, olives, chickpea paste, and flatbread. And wine, of course.
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I have been thinking a lot about what I am going to make for my planned Dornish meal to honor the late Prince Oberyn Martell. I haven’t tried doing any Dornish stuff yet, and I wanted to try since it all sounds so tasty. Originally I wanted to do something before the big showdown with the Mountain. The perfect time has passed, I know, but I just didn’t have time to do it last weekend with all the server surgery.
The Red Viper also got me thinking about wine. Especially those magnificent Dornish wines that get mentioned so frequently in the books.
We’ve showed you the books, the jewelry, and the metal-ware. Now it’s time for everything else. It’s amazing how much great stuff we got that was SO inexpensive. It’s also amazing that we’re going to be able to fit it all in 3 posts.
Season four episode 6 of Game of Thrones, called “The Laws of Gods and Men”, really threw me a curve ball (or ten). Where do I begin?
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Well, I did it. I made my own version of the famous (or possibly infamous) Manderly pie from A Dance With Dragons. The recipe from Inn at the Crossroads sounded absolutely delicious, and I couldn’t wait to try making it.
I succeeded, but at what a price.
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The Books are Taking Over... 