Image by Ascyrafft Adnan from Pixabay This morning I have a very serious question for you. I've been a bag tea drinker most of my life. Except for the time I lived in Russia, where tea was always loose leaf. In US, my life got busy and I switched to the bags. A few weeks ago, I bought white tea on a whim from HEB, our local grocery store. …
On Yarn, Unexpected Sexy Bonuses of
I know I already posted today, but this was too good not to share. Facebook keeps showing me ads for Wish, which is either Chinese Walmart or Chinese Amazon, take your pick. From what I gather, ordering from Wish is a craps shoot. You might get the item you ordered, you might get a different item, or you might get nothing at all. I haven't …
African Violet Shenanigans
What I ordered. Le Carousel " (LE Karusel') Spectacular semidouble wavy white stars with cherry red patches. Medium green and white variegated foliage. Standard. " What bloomed. Does this look like cherry to you? Because it looks violet to me. Like what kind of cherries are these? These must be alien cherries from …
Aaaaa!
The book comes out tomorrow. Aaa! Aaaaaaaa! AAA! So here are some things that I do to distract myself from the fact that the book is coming. But first, appearance reminders, because someone will inevitably be upset they missed it. 8/26 Murder By The Book, Houston TX. Click to order your copy. 8/29 Barnes & Noble, Austin …
Acrylic Pour
We have a nice dinner on Saturday night with Grace and Patrick Draven, and during it Grace mentioned the advice someone gave her. When your creative pursuit becomes a job and a primary source of income, you have to choose a new hobby without any pressure of making money attached to it. I knit. I've come to realize that my fascination with yarn …
Flame’s Daughter
This is a Chinese Fantasy/Martial Arts drama, available on viki. Romance, martial arts, magic, and happily ever after. Which doesn't typically happen in Chinese historical or pseudo-historical drama because only Communist path can guarantee happy future. Verdict: Liked it a lot. It's a nebulous historical time in China. The country is ruled …