Hi Everyone, Mod R here. Ilona is hard at work on the Secret Project™ so you get me today. I got discretionary use of the Media Library for the post mwahaha, so you are getting Artha. Because we can all do with more Artha in our lives 😀 . In keeping (see what I did
Continue Reading
New Workers Needed
The Barn Castle
Still working on the project that won’t end. It is almost twice as long as it needs to be now, but I guess it will be fine. Today I bring you a unique home from Pennsylvania. Behold, the Barn Castle. From the Zillow’s description: This remarkable historical structure, formerly a stone barn from circa the
Continue Reading
Evil Americans
Do you remember any funny moments from your first visit to US? Oh boy. Okay, so I originally came over to US with a group of 4 other students and 5 teachers, and after a short stop in Washington, DC, we split our time between Western Carolina University and Western Kentucky University. At some point
Continue Reading
On Football Fans, Unexpected Gothness Of
This treasure comes to us courtesy of Jessi from the comments on the previous post. When you are a football fan but also a vampire. Additional pictures available on Redfin. I have to say, the dedication to the theme is truly impressive. The backyard is so on point. The description of the house is equally
Continue Reading
Favorite Kid Reads
What were your formative reads? Which books did you love as a child/teen? How did your reading habits and choices change (if at all) once you moved to the US? My father considered himself to be in charge of my education, which meant that I was handed books like 2001 Space Odyssey, Collected Works of
Continue Reading
Monday: the Food Edition
Has the pandemic made you adventurous with food out of necessity? No, I always liked trying new foods. When I was growing up in Russia, the menu was relatively simple. In winter, there is typically a soup, followed by very traditional starch- protein-vegetable plate. In summer, instead of the soup, that same plate is accompanied
Continue Reading
Instagram Book Promo Secrets Finally Revealed
In this time of social media providing a very important platform to reach your readers, a writer must be very savvy with their time and marketing. But do not fear. Luckily for you, I have done all of the hard work so you can benefit from my careful and measured research. Gorgeous Art : 983
Continue Reading
A Wicked Cool Flat
Remember my addiction to renovation shows? Well, there is a game called House Flipper where you get to take dilapidated houses and renovate them. I bought it a couple of years ago, and in the middle of my renovation marathon, I fired it up. I want to show you my awesome renovation work. I bought
Continue Reading
My Terrible Addiction to Renovation Shows.
Last year really beat me up. I still haven’t recovered. The work is a huge slog. We’re writing at about half the usual pace. I’m really tired creatively and have to take frequent breaks. It’s a terrible thing, because normally my brain processes things and chews through the next scene of the book while I
Continue Reading
Friday Weird News Links
Today I bring you a news salad. First, Subway tuna might not be tuna. A lawsuit brought against Subway alleges that independent testing of filling in Subway tuna sandwiches found that not only it’s not tuna, it isn’t fish. Subway has been accused of serving not-chicken before and recently Ireland classified Subway sandwich bread as
Continue Reading
Birthday Yarn and a Crop Top
In December Gordon ordered me some yarn for my birthday from Always and Forever. It didn’t arrive in time for my birthday. It didn’t arrive a couple of weeks later. I was slightly bummed out, and Gordon emailed the shop on January 14 only to find out that my yarn and everybody’s yarn was stuck
Continue Reading
