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August 16, 2014
Beloved Cats From Across The Pond #Caturday
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Sweetie Pie Turner here. I’m not the only kittie MomGoth is an unofficial relative to. She has two beloved cats who live in England! The other day, she was deeply touched to receive this from them, put into the mail … Continue reading →
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August 15, 2014
Repurposed Rants for Greater Good
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Welcome to Friday Recommends, the day of the week when I make up some nonsense headline recommend web sites and products and so on. First, RePURPOSED: Isn’t that cute? RePURPOSED is a group of folks who make stuff out of … Continue reading →
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August 14, 2014
Boolah Boolah #ThrowbackThursday
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Boolah Boolah is the Yale University fight song, and, back in the day, was shorthand for college life. Shorthand, children, was a way of taking dictation. Dictation, children, was when somebody spoke and somebody else wrote it down using symbols … Continue reading →
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August 13, 2014
Time Machine Cookery
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“A time machine? How intriguing,” I hear you say. Okay, you didn’t say it, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t hear it. ANYWAY, here are my tomatoes, ready for their trip in the time machine, aka the dehydrator. Put a … Continue reading →
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August 12, 2014
Context Is Coming!!!
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Let me introduce you to Context, a local speculative fiction convention held September 26-28 at the Holiday Inn in Worthington, Ohio, just outside Columbus. This inexpensive and friendly convention focuses on the appreciation and craft of science fiction, fantasy, and … Continue reading →
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August 11, 2014
Take Joy #amwriting
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TAKE JOY Writing is wretchedness layered with joys. A writer–call her Emily Austin–is restless. She has books to read, a garden to work, friends to visit, perhaps a family to love, perhaps an office to run. Still, she is edgy, … Continue reading →
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August 10, 2014
Millefleurs Unicorn Tapestry #SampleSunday
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Mom took Sara and me to New York City many years ago, now. We went to The Cloisters, the Metropolitan Museum’s medieval Europe showcase. There, I saw the unicorn tapestries and fell in love with them. Here is an excerpt … Continue reading →
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August 9, 2014
More Invaders! Invaders Everywhere! #Caturday
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Sweetie Pie Turner here. My goodness, it’s getting crowded on this place! There are invaders of every sort making themselves at home. We had a new visitor the other day — Or I probably should say that we had a … Continue reading →
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August 8, 2014
Seventh Veggie Imaginarium Slam Dunks
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It’s Friday Recommends again already?? How the time does fly. One of the things we took to nosh at Fandom Fest was Veggie Straws. They were SO GOOD! And I could go around pretending they were healthy! Crispy and tasty, … Continue reading →
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August 7, 2014
Big Damn Heroes and Villains at Fandom Fest 2014
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Jane asked for pictures from Fandom Fest 2014, so here they are. No, I didn’t snap any actual celebrities, although they were there. I was disappointed that I didn’t get a snap of Hello Kitty (aka Commander Troi from ST:TNG). … Continue reading →
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