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October 31, 2024
Thursday Doors: The Last of the Whimsy
#ThursdayDoors #writingprompt Here are some whimsical doors and the residents within. First, the amiable host, your komodo dragon. Then, a Peaceable Kingdom. It appears that elephants live in birthday cakes. And penguins live in seaside huts. At the end of my sojourn, someone gave me…
October 30, 2024
October 29, 2024
Food Tuesday: War Su Gai
#FoodTuesday #WarSuGai #WorSuGai #HoeKow Lo, these many long years ago, a handsome teacher asked a Red Cross office worker to join him and a couple of friends for dinner at a restaurant. That teacher was my late husband, that office worker was myself, and those…
October 28, 2024
Monday Recommends and Nail Art: Dragons and Cats
#MondayRecommends #NailArt #nails #Maniology #HelloManiology #ManiologyAmbassador #MomGoth10discountcode #writingprompt This week, I watched Raya and the Last Dragon on Disney+. The Disney Fandom Wiki explains part of why I loved it: The setting of Raya and the Last Dragon takes inspiration from Southeast Asian cultures and regions. The…
October 27, 2024
Sunday Snapshot: A Very Special Staff
#SundaySnapshot #writingprompt #4 Daughter and her intended went to the Glasstoberfest in Corydon last week and brought me a present. Get your mind out of the gutter — It’s a walking staff with a morel mushroom on the end, for my use whilst hunting said…
October 26, 2024
Caturday: Chickie Gets Got
#Caturday #cats #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #blackandwhitecats #Chickie #MamzelleChickieLaSilk HELLO! My name is CHICKIE! I wish my #4 Hooman Sister and #4 Hooman Sister AlmostMister lived here. I hang out in the catbird seat ‘most alla time, waiting for him to come play and for her to…
October 25, 2024
October 24, 2024
Thursday Doors: More Whimsy
#ThursdayDoors #writingprompt Birdhouses have doors. This is a beautiful birdhouse, locally made, with gorgeous door hardware behind it. The hardware is not, I don’t think, on a door, but there it is. Here’s a longer shot, showing at least four doors. Here is one of…
October 23, 2024
October 22, 2024
Food Tuesday: Like Potatoes Au Gratin Or Sumpin
#FoodTuesday #vegetarian #CheesyPotatoBake #writingprompt First, I caramelized some onions, but you could just do regular onions, very thinly sliced, or you could not use onions. Then, I grated a metric fuckton of cheddar cheese and half a metric fuckton of Parmesan cheese. Then, I sliced…
