- New releases: Smart Bitches (romance), Book Riot (best out this week, YA epic fantasy, YA)
- Linkity from Smart Bitches.
- Some thoughts on Boromir, Aragorn, and bracers.
- Ficlet.
- Comic that’s a bit sad.
- A twist on Rapunzel.
- Try a walking or biking desk instead, I guess.
- The Oregon Trail video game is being made into a movie.
- Castle-esque Tudor. I like it, although the kitchen definitely needs more storage.
- Interesting Art Deco house that needs something to counterbalance all the brown.
- Very colorful. Put a few of those colors back, actually. (Or pass them on to that Art Deco house.)
- Gigantic statuary and a bathtub shaped like a clay pot.
- Just for the record, there aren’t any mountains in St Paul, MN.
- And no railing.
- The micro-railing is darling but useless.
- Tricky.
- Ack!
- Yikes.
Loop de loop linkity
- New releases: Smart Bitches (romance, more romance), Book Riot (best out this week, best out last week, YA, YA comics and nonfiction)
- Linkity from Smart Bitches. From last week.
- Spooky ficlet.
- Digging into dubious sounding claims.
- Warning signs.
- Animated needlepoint shooting star.
- A View-Master movie?!
- One-pot creamy chicken soup.
- Pumpkin muffins.
- Soft pumpkin cookies with cream cheese frosting.
- Nice MCM.
- Interesting MCM in Palm Springs.
- Very cheery!
- My favorite part is the tower.
- Surprisingly nice inside.
- Very eclectic.
- I think that’s probably too many murals.
- The redo is definitely an improvement, except for converting some built-in bookshelves to a wet bar.
- “Unusual, not necessarily tasteful” – includes Bathroom of Extreme Dizziness.
- Must really love faux brick and the dusting thereof.
- I like the built-ins in the bedroom.
- I was too traumatized by the scary tall bookshelves to see anything after.
- Guitar-shaped house.
- Only included because I love the phrase “tower of shower”.
- If you need 27 bedrooms and don’t mind a major rehab project…
- How not to convert an old mill.
- Boring house with a secret.
- You wouldn’t think a hobbit-esque house would be boring, but…
- Just gives me that mall vibe.
- Pantry danger.
- They didn’t even try.
- Huh.
- The “Trippy” poster at the bottom is a nice touch.
- So much bad in one photo.
- Chaotic stairs.
- Creepy.
- Eep.
- No.
Linkity looks
No linkity next week due to a scheduling conflict!
- New releases: Smart Bitches (romance, queer romance), Book Riot (best out this week, Nordic mysteries/thrillers, cozy historical fantasy, YA, horror), Reactor (genre benders)
- Linkity from Smart Bitches.
- A sweet and thoughtful comic.
- An amusing LotR post about Aragorn’s height.
- “Utah book banners…want to make Little Free Libraries susceptible to criminal charges“.
- Exorcist ouija board.
- Pumpkin snickerdoodle bars.
- Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies.
- Lovely converted church.
- Nicely done jail conversion.
- Made out of interconnected wine barrels!
- Cool, especially if you need a recording studio.
- Cute little place.
- Nice, but having to climb a ladder to the second floor bedrooms is weird.
- Why are there a table and chairs next to a tub?
- I hope whoever has it under contract has a lot of money for renovations.
- These aren’t so bad.
- Give it a minute.
- Mystery stairs.
- It does look more like a bookcase than stairs. And that “railing” is pathetic.
Brief linkity of brevity
- New releases: Smart Bitches (romance), Book Riot (nonfiction, comics/graphic novels, YA, historical fiction, queer, best out in October, SFF, mystery/thriller, romance, cozy comics/graphic novels/manga), Gizmodo (SFF/horror), Reactor (fantasy, SF, YA SFF)
- Linkity from Smart Bitches.
- Very good ficlet.
- Hanna vs Dracula.
- This is the most 80s apartment ever.
- The wood flooring and paneling are amazing.
- Is it just me or do stone showers look like a nightmare to clean?
- An odd Victorian in St Paul. Have we seen it already?
- Sort of castle-esque, but more notable for the heart-shaped pond.
- Really weird.
- Mysterious.
- Ouch.
- Are these repurposed shelves?
- So much wrong with this.
- I have to hope this is an art installation.
Polly, apparently looking into the abyss. Or maybe at some of the “stairs that can kill you” entries!
Linkity continues to wonder where the year is going
- New releases: Smart Bitches (romance), Book Riot (best out this week, romance comics, queer)
- Linkity from Smart Bitches.
- Cute ficlet.
- Book dragon.
- If you read Terry Pratchett, check out the free Annotated Pratchett File.
- SUCH a cursed beast.
- Complete list of rump’s crimes and such.
- It’s just nice.
- Cute fairy tale-esque house in Berkeley.
- Another cute one.
- Lovely house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
- I love all of the storage in the kitchen.
- Have we seen this over-the-top castle house before?
- What a strange MCM – it feels as if it was built without a plan.
- MCM that was featured in Better Homes and Gardens back in the day. In the present, it needs a bit of a facelift and for the gross carpet to be gone.
- Has potential, but needs lots of work.
- I like purple, but this wasn’t really the place for it, especially because they half-assed it.
- This is ridiculous.
- Comparing the realtor’s photoshop with the reality.
- Santa Fe house that is definitely not wheelchair accessible.
- How odd.
- Sigh.
- Whyyyyyyyyy.
- Absolutely not.
- These seem like something Fred Astaire would be carefully dancing down. The rest of us, not so much.
- Agility test.
It’s linkity time again
- New releases: Smart Bitches (romance), Reactor (YA SFF/horror), Book Riot (best out this week, SFF, queer SF, YA,
- Linkity from Smart Bitches.
- Ficlet.
- A note from a Gen-Xer.
- Cute!
- Crochet a dragon.
- Remote controlled “crab-walking table”.
- Limited edition gochujang-flavored Spam.
- Limited edition pumpkin pie-flavored M&Ms.
- Gluten-free pumpkin roll.
- Just nice.
- Very unusual late MCM.
- Very colorful, in a good way.
- Also very colorful.
- Cute, but I don’t like the stairs to the loft at all.
- Must love Disney.
- The Bubble House.
- Strange little house.
- Just here to gawk at the glam basement.
- I really, really dislike the faux aged walls in the bathroom.
- My goodness.
- Choices were made, many of them bad.
- Sad “economy ranch style castle”.
- That’s… an interesting strategy.
- Ridiculous.
- Cursed wine cellar.
- This is just weird.
- Huh.
- They look awfully flimsy.
- D’oh.
- Imagine you’re half asleep and going to the washroom in the middle of the night.
Linkity links linkingly
- New releases: Smart Bitches (romance, queer romance), Book Riot (YA comics/nonfiction, best out this week, queer), Reactor (YA SFF, SF, fantasy)
- Linkity from Smart Bitches.
- Video snippet of Terry Pratchett saying he wrote 75% of Good Omens.
- Ficlet.
- Very tiny ficlet.
- A short comic.
- Not your usual superhero comic.
- A comic about OCD.
- The truth about cats.
- Rube Goldberg marble run.
- Knit a druid hood.
- Fun paranormal-themed warning posters.
- Ding Dong cake (based on the Hostess treat, a-hem).
- Pumpkin spice bread pudding.
- Nice MCM A-frame. The stairs to the basement are perhaps inauspiciously located.
- Great MCM, although I have to wonder why Bath #3 isn’t enclosed.
- Decent dome home.
- Very colorful home in LA.
- Must LOVE stenciled walls.
- If you’ve been looking for a place with a 30 car garage…
- Has a $10k/month homeowner’s association fee.
- Barn castle attempt.
- Unusual and confusing.
- Must be this tall to use the microwave.
- D’oh.
- Yikes.
- Tricky.
- Belongs in a horror movie.
- There’s no perceivable depth.
Doesn’t it look like Polly has a halo?!
Harry looking out the window, showing off his naked tummy with his best “Woman, bring me a beer!” pose.
Lovely days of linkity
- New releases: Smart Bitches (romance), Book Riot (YA, romance, nonfiction, mystery/thriller, best out this month, queer, SFF, horror)
- Linkity from Smart Bitches.
- Linkity from BookWyrm Knits.
- Discworld Humble Bundle.
- Cinnamon-roll Smaug (and more).
- Sort of a ficlet.
- “The tiger, he has destroyed his cage” sweater.
- Umm…
- Well, they were trying to reach a specific audience, weren’t they?!
- “Thanks, I hate it.“
- No-bake chocolate eclair cake.
- One-bowl chocolate chip muffins.
- Pet AT-AT. 😉
- Modern retro – I like it!
- I covet the bookshelves.
- A fairy tale house that’s actually pretty cool – the decor and furnishings don’t do it justice. Although I would absolutely face plant into that wall/pillar in the kitchen!
- Not a treehouse but cute.
- Also not actually a treehouse, but I like the look. I don’t like that the garage is basically on a wooden deck.
- Definitely not going to be for everyone – it’s very weird and the rent is expensive.
- The shape of this house makes it potentially NSFW.
- Can’t say I’m a fan of the combination bedroom/dining room.
- The house is boring, but I’m wondering about the life-size human figures. (Only two, plus a large creepy doll.)
- Kind of a weird bank conversion with an excess of teal and a shortage of closets.
- Maybe it’s just me, but it feels like this is in the preliminary stages of collapsing.
- Just weird.
- Who thought carpeting the bathroom floors and tub in red was a good idea?!
- This seems like a bad idea.
- It looks too narrow for shoulders.
- Definitely needs a step/footrest.
- Give it a minute to appreciate the full danger.
- Insert dramatic eye-rolling here.
- Eternal vigilance.
Polly and Harry, very serious.
Linkity leaving August
- New releases: Smart Bitches (romance), Book Riot (mystery/thriller graphic novels, best out this week)
- Linkity from Smart Bitches.
- A ficlet.
- On dragons.
- An interesting review of 12 Monkeys nearly 30 years after its release.
- Cinnamon Toast Crunch flavored bacon.
- Must love pink.
- I love the turret!
- Very colorful – I think I would need more muted colors.
- An odd sort-of A-frame.
- Time capsule MCM, lots of green.
- An excess of kitchen and numerous mysteries in this late MCM.
- Potentially cool MCM in Duluth, Minnesota, that needs an awful lot of work and seems precariously located.
- A San Francisco Victorian that’s very uneven and needs some work.
- Wisconsin cabin vibes.
- I guess it’s perfect if you live for model trains.
- For the aspiring supervillain.
- At least you don’t have to mow?
- Oh my.
- Tour through the place from We Bought a Funeral Home.
- Interesting house, but I’m not sure that all the furniture being included is a good thing.
- Bad wall covering choice, especially for a bathroom.
- Just no.
- Nope.
- :sigh:
- Deadly.
- Shelves should not be used as stairs.
- Wouldn’t a railing be nice?
I call this pose “Polly Potatoes”.
I almost got a picture of Polly and Mayhem in adjacent cat beds! Instead, I have unimpressed Polly and Mayhem’s butt.
Linkity listening
- New releases: Smart Bitches (romance), Book Riot (best out this week, queer)
- Linkity from Smart Bitches.
- Learn more about the Great Lakes.
- A knitted fence.
- No-bake GF Oreo cheesecake.
- A peek at the Minnesota State Fair.
- Look at what only nine million Euros can buy you! (Thanks, Cheryl!)
- Cute boat house.
- Cool house, but those spiral stairs…
- Potentially cute dome home that needs some work.
- MCM with a tiki room.
- MCM with some groovy areas.
- This house is crazy.
- Better not forget your robe and towel!
- Victorian remodel gone slightly awry, with bonus portal to hell.
- Partially converted church that needs a developer break it down into affordable heating units. The last photo really shows how huge the church is.
- Castle esque house with a disappointing interior.
- Not particularly castle esque and it needs a lot of work, as do the grounds.
- Confusing mess of a house.
- Rocks included.
- Why isn’t there an actual railing to prevent people from walking into the hole in the floor (at the bottom of the photo)??
- Yikes.
- Nope.
- Ouch.
- This is not going to end well.