It’s raining. It will rain really hard for a few minutes, then slack off, then rain again. I have my tea. Awhile ago I’ve made the decision to get my news from the actual news sources rather than social media, because with the social media you get a wallop of outrage with the news, and
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I made a Russian Hat
So this is a hat based on a pattern available at Modnoyevyazanie.ru, pattern Kosa S Tenyu, or Braid with a Shadow. Here it is, being reluctantly modeled by its intended recipient. When you get a typical pattern off Ravelry, it usually comes in a multiple of sizes with a graph and a video and different
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From Pages to The Big Screen
Hey everyone, Brandi here. Ilona Andrews are currently crunching to meet their deadlines, so in the meantime I’ve been tasked with updating the blog. I was trying to find something entertaining to talk about, and I remembered something I had thought about earlier and wanted to hear yall’s opinions. Recently, I saw a trailer for
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Hair Problems
My hair is naturally wavy, which means that if left to its own devices it will form spiral-looking waves. That sounds delightful in theory, but in practice I look like Merida. And if I brush it at the wrong moment, it goes full poodle and I end up having bigger hair than a Southern woman
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Ranger Cowl: Andrews Edition
I have finished it! Behold my husband, properly acowled. He needs a longbow. Original pattern is here: Ranger Cowl. Be aware if you start this pattern that it takes forever. The hood is formed by increasing those ribs and at some point, there is a lot of them. The original pattern uses bulky, this is
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Little Things That Ruin Your Day
Are you having a bad day?
YouTube Videos: Get to the F*ing Monkey
Some days a reasonable cup of tea with a single tea bag is enough. And some days, like today, you open a tin of good Ceylon tea a friend sent you and make the whole tea pot. Today is that day for many reasons. Now I shall rant. As you know, I’ve been working on
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A Pithivier
Steps sounded behind me. I turned. Runa caught up with us. “Matilda said you would be out here. That child is odd.” More like unsettling, until you got to know her. “She’s an animal mage. They are unique. Did something bad happen?” “You mean in addition to everything else? No.” We both watched Shadow sniffing
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On Inciting Violence, Peculiar Methods Of
For those of you unable to view the image, Arizona Department of Corrections is warning us that ONE FEEL SWEEP might be taken out of circulation in their prison libraries because it “promotes Acts of Violence.” We are, of course, planning to appeal the decision. We are a little puzzled as to the promoting part,
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