Ooo, Pretty!

I just got the Noble Collection catalogue, since I had made them happy by ordering two Elven Leaf Brooches (one for me, one for kijjohnson).

This is a new item they had this month:



Close up:



Hmm. . . if anyone's looking for a Christmas gift idea for me . . . (dum, dee dum dum)

Peg, going off to count her pennies . . .

Your input invited

Sometimes, when trying to figure out a character, I like to figure out stuff about them I might never use, just to try to get to know them better. Today, I've been thinking about what music Solveig would listen to.

I'm finding places where Solveig life mimics mine, (and Ingrid is taking on more and more of Delia's characteristics every day, as Delia is six years old, too.) Yet, Solveig isn't me, exactly.

When she's getting Ingrid ready in the morning, they listen to KSJN's The Morning Show, just as I do. In the car driving home, maybe they listen to the news on NPR, again like me. Agnes also lets Ingrid listen to a wide variety of stuff, some with a Scandinavian cast, like Värttinä, or the soundtrack to Ruth MacKenzie's "Kalevala: Dream of the Salmon Maiden" (Ingrid's favorite song on that CD is "Give Us Room to Roar," a great song for a six-year old for dancing). And of course, at home Solveig has Raffi tapes, and Prudence Johnson's CD for children, and Disney's greatest hits, etc. There's a boom box in Ingrid's room, and Solveig generally puts one of those CDs on for Ingrid to fall asleep to at night.

( But what kind of music does Solveig like to listen to? )

I don't know why this seems so important to Solveig's character development but I've spent most of the day brooding about it. Anyway, here's your chance to add your dollop of influence to the book. If you have suggestions about what Solveig might listen to, and why, post a comment.

Word count: 712
today: 212

Cheers,
Peg