In fandom lingo, shipping refers to wanting and advocating for a romantic relationship between two characters. Their names are typically meshed together into a portmanteau which becomes the name of the ship (think Brangelina). You will read things like “I ship these two!” and “I’m boarding that ship!” meaning the readers want to see the
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Insider knowledge
Hi all, it’s Mod R here. How’s my favourite Horde keeping up? House Andrews are on a working vacation for the next two weeks. In order to sweeten the pill of mod posts, today I’m going to share most of the insider info I know about the books. Yes, I said most, a lady must
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I Said What I Meant and I Meant What I Said
The guidelines for posting on the Book Recommendation thread mention one book per comment. That was not a suggestion, guys. We really do need you to keep it to one book. In the interest of preserving as many comments as possible, we will expand this to one book/one series/one author but anything that mentions more
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Tales From the Texas Garden
And now for something completely different. Yesterday, Kid 1 went outside to check her peppers – more on that later – and came back inside. “Something is screaming in the jasmine bush.” We all know that there are cardinals nesting in that giant bush, so Gordon and I run outside. I stand by the bush
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A Busy Saturday
During the week, I put things off. I focus mostly on professional tasks and chores that must be done, like cooking or cleaning. I make my tea, then I make my water. If I am up before Gordon, I will make his coffee. I drink my tea, tackling the little things that have to be
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Impromptu Q&A
Hi everyone! House Andrews got a new microphone for virtual appearances and, as they were testing it on Facebook Live, the BDH showed up! It all turned into an impromptu Q&A and international travel guide- watch here for answers on anime adaptations, Innkeeper plans and scorpions! Sorry, I tried to embed it here but WordPress
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Oh Hello There
Last night at Casa Andrews: We had sedge wrens nesting in a hanging flower bucket right by our door, which meant we had to be super vigilant about keeping cats inside and watching Charlie, because Frenchies have a serious prey drive. The little birds have finally flown their nest yesterday and today, but at the
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Hello From Texas
Sorry for being scarce. We had some a health scare in the family, and getting an appointment to a specialist on short notice now is like trying to escape Hades – very difficult and requires dodging Cerberus. It was moved 3 times, and we finally had to look all around until we found someone 40
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Spouses, Votes, and Lounger
A while ago I bought a lounger from Costco. It arrived shrink-wrapped in a largish but not overly huge box. We unwrapped the stuffing, filled the lounger, and placed it in the living room. Overnight the lounger expanded to a rather large size. The animals soon discovered its existence, and now the lounger is a
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Ashland Library Author Events
Hi BDH, Mod R with a fun announcement for you today! First things first. Congratulations to Jeaniene Frost for hitting USAT Bestseller list at #51 with her new self-published release THE OTHER HALF OF THE GRAVE! A while ago, Ilona wrote a Just Life blog post about all the things on her to do list
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BDH Marketing Poll
A poll about kickstarter, marketing, hardcovers, and many other nonsense things.
Secret Snippet Questions and Other Things
Answers to some questions regarding the secret project