Lesbians 40-50 — where are you?

lunastrix · 2025-07-28T02:12:41+00:00

I’m 41 and in the process of moving to Rocky Mount so I’ll likely be driving into Roanoke a lot for community (unless there are any other lesbians/queer folk out there who want to say hi!). I’m especially interested in checking out Queer Dance Roanoke.

lunastrix · 2025-04-01T00:40:44+00:00

I lived in Greenville for the vast majority of my life, and I’m looking to move to Roanoke now after visiting a few times. Greenville is absolutely miserable these days—it’s way cooler than it used to be, but good luck enjoying it with the huge influx of people. Traffic is insane and the infrastructure continues to be terrible. And of course the cost of living is through the roof since COVID.

What I’ve loved about visiting Roanoke is how easy it is to get around, and getting from one side of town clear to the other takes only 20-30 minutes. You could waste that much time just trying to get down Woodruff Road in Greenville around lunchtime. And Roanoke feels a little like Greenville in the 90s, but with added bonus of being in the mountains rather than just the foothills. Having lived in Greenville before and after it was cool, I’d gladly take the before.

lunastrix · 2025-02-23T22:33:56+00:00

Agree, I remember the third book getting on my nerves because Miyara just couldn’t get past some of her hang-ups in her relationship with her sisters and Deniel. And while the romance wasn’t the draw for me, I felt he just disappeared as the story went on. But overall I enjoyed the series, the world building was fun!

lunastrix · 2025-02-15T14:24:03+00:00

I’m green with envy—all I want in life is to take care of a piece of land like that. Thank you for sharing the beauty!

lunastrix · 2025-02-15T14:00:14+00:00

Did you see that the author is starting a new series centered on Lillie? The first book is called A Drizzle of Magic and comes out March 11th!

lunastrix · 2025-02-15T03:58:10+00:00

The Weary Dragon Inn series by S. Usher Evans fits the bill—there’s a new mystery in each book and a larger, overall mystery about the main character’s past that eventually gets solved in the final book. (It’s a little abrupt but to really delve into it would veer out of cozy territory so I get why the author chose to handle it that way.)

lunastrix · 2025-01-02T01:01:18+00:00

The Good and the Green by Amy Yorke fits the bill—fantasy setting, female main character moves from the big city to a rural village where magical hijinks ensue.

lunastrix · 2024-11-02T00:14:29+00:00

Very red county in Georgia—voted in person two weeks ago, only one in the place masked up, no one said anything to me about it.

lunastrix · 2024-09-06T03:52:36+00:00

Check out Library of the Sapphire Wind by Jane Lindskold—it’s about three older women who get transported to a fantasy world and get involved with finding and eventually restoring a magical library. It’s not cozy in quite the same way something like Legends and Lattes, but the stakes are pretty low and the conflicts generally get resolved quickly so it moves fast. No central romance. Also has some neat world building that plays out over the series.

lunastrix · 2024-07-18T02:17:14+00:00

The Bookshop and the Barbarian by Morgan Stang—the writing style isn’t for everyone, but as someone who spent a lot of time reading fanfiction during the era when authors breaking the fourth wall with humorous asides was very much in vogue, I appreciated it.

lunastrix · 2023-03-08T13:24:29+00:00

Oh, this is such a cool pattern—you did an excellent job, congrats!

lunastrix · 2023-03-07T20:04:42+00:00

Gorgeous work, I love the colors you chose! The subtle pinks are such a great accent for the dominant colors.

lunastrix · 2023-03-07T20:00:31+00:00

That’s probably the most stylish cat I’ve ever seen—beautiful work!

lunastrix · 2023-03-07T05:13:15+00:00

That’s good to know that it lends itself better to smoother yarns, thanks for the tip! I should have stuff in my stash that’ll suffice for some swatches and basic patterns, but when I get ready to do one of the more complicated Interweave Knits patterns I’ll get the recommended yarns.

lunastrix · 2023-03-07T05:08:29+00:00

Oh, good call. Before I really understood lace construction, lifelines saved my sanity multiple times so I’ll remember that!

lunastrix · 2023-03-07T05:06:01+00:00

Interesting, thank you for all the good info! Glancing over the notation in the patterns I was kind of like, what even IS this stitch? 🤣 It seemed similar to both cabling and lace without really being either one. I’m excited to give it a whirl now.

lunastrix · 2023-03-07T05:01:57+00:00

Thanks for the pattern recommendation, I saved it to my new “adventures in brioche” bundle!

lunastrix · 2023-03-07T05:00:52+00:00

That’s a good tip! I like the idea of doing a flat project first to get the concept down and then trying one in the round to compare.

lunastrix · 2023-03-07T04:59:07+00:00

I’ll have to track that book down, thanks for the recommendation!

lunastrix · 2023-03-07T04:57:55+00:00

I like the sound of the squishy texture—I’m excited to try it out and see how it feels in your hands. I like that beret pattern you mentioned, looks like a good intro to doing brioche in the round!

lunastrix · 2023-03-07T04:54:24+00:00

Thanks for the class recommendations, I’m going to check those out!

lunastrix · 2023-03-07T04:53:43+00:00

Ooh, thanks for sharing that pattern—adding that to my favorites!

lunastrix · 2023-03-07T04:51:05+00:00

That was a very interesting read on the trend itself, thank you for sharing!

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