There will not be a traditional Thanksgiving post this year, because I’m not hosting a Thanksgiving. Instead, Kid 1 will be stepping in and hosting at her house, because her boyfriend’s family will be joining us, and their house is a convenient midway point for everyone. This is, however, your reminder that if you want
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Bake on, Bake off
I’m happy to report that Ilona made it home yesterday in one piece and will be back to give us a full update and more good news after some well-deserved rest. We’re staying in the realm of food today, but moving on to more sensitive matters. The kind that can divide nations, friendships, and apparently
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Eat, Drink, and Be Married (or Not)
Ilona is undergoing her second cataract surgery today, so while we’re crossing our fingers for her, you’re stuck with me again. But I have a tasty morsel suggestion to mitigate that bitter pill! Before anyone starts getting ideas from the name of today’s recipe, let me clarify: I’m neither interested in, nor pushing the nuptial
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Primes Hate This One Trick
Apparently, writing one little post warning the BDH about spam was enough to fling open the gates of chaos. For the past couple of weeks, the blog has become a magnet for unsolicited messages from every corner of the multiverse. My personal theory? The immortal wereferret who solves crimes in space finally found Wi-Fi and
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Born Under a Horde Sign
Since NASA (sort-of) confirmed the discovery of Earth’s new moon, regular zodiacs have been temporarily suspended for Spooky Season. Because traditional signs don’t account for shapeshifters, galactic inns, or kaijus with fashion hobbies, this October we’re astrologically operating under House Andrews rules. Move over, Mercury, it’s the Horde’s turn to be in retrograde! Welcome to
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Explain the Plot Badly
It’s Monday! Before you boo, we’re ushering in a week when classic museum heists are back on the news, the clocks are about to turn back, and it’s hard to focus pocus on anything but tricks and treats. The immortal Texan wereferret hedgehog diaspora fun in Friday’s comment section have once again proven that we
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Tea and Cooking
This week was heavy on traditional publishing tasks and business side of things. We needed a merchandising contract. We needed a lawyer to look it over. We had some IP questions regarding the audio books. We did some writing. I’m a bear of very little brain at the moment. I decided to bundle all of
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Labor Day Odds and Sods featuring Wons Phreely
This is not the usual post. For reasons. Mainly because Ilona usually handles the blog posts. She’s better at it. But occasionally, I pop in with a post. Today, I just wanted to talk about an artist I found recently on Spotify and really dig. A few weeks ago, I was in the pool, enjoying
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We Got Mail
A very official-looking envelope addressed to the BDH was waiting for me this morning when I got to work. Indigo-colored seal, bond paper smelling faintly of melted aetherium, letterhead. The whole shebang. RE: Application to JoinFrom: Cold Chaos GuildApplicant: The HordeTalent: Book Devouring Thank you for your enthusiastic interest in joining Cold Chaos. After a
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Maple Mustard Chicken
Somehow this post had been deleted, so I’m reposting this, because someone is looking for the recipe. Please ignore if you already saved the recipe. It must’ve been marked under Maggie category and cooking, because I was rambling on about Maggie’s edits and it got swept away in the clean up. Stock image of the
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Funniest BDH Theories- Part 3
Most of us insisted we were Team Facts are King when we took the BDH Quiz. Yet here we are, a handful of The Inheritance chapters later, running out of red thread in our glitter-covered conspiracy bunker. Turns out some of us are deep-cover Team Facts be Damned operatives. Honestly? Respect. Solidarity. Let’s never change.
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Which Base?
A very important question. If you were making this cardigan with this yarn color for Austin, TX, where 90F is pleasantly warm, which of these yarn bases would you go for? I know they are calling is Sandbar, but this reads fall to me. Cinnamon coffee and pumpkin pie and warm on a chilly day.
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