• New releases: Smart Bitches (romance), Book Riot (YA nonfiction/comics, YA,  nonfiction, best out this week)
• Linkity from Smart Bitches.
• Ficlet.
• Sort of ficlets.
• If you’d like to knit Grace’s cardigan from the Project Hail Mary movie…
• Lovely loft condo.
• Dramatic MCM.
• Nice MCM with some pops of color.
• MCM with a very strange layout – it really seems like the bedrooms should be swapped with the rooms on the second floor.
• Bedraggled MCM with a tiki hot tub room.
• Time capsule late MCM in Las Vegas.
• Whimsical.
• Colorful Norwegian condo.
• Condo owned by a mural artist.
• Fun if you like pink.
• Fully furnished B&B, with an extremely bright foyer.
• Very colorful.
• A converted carriage house with a sordid history.
• Extreme efficiency apartment.
• Baroque. O_o
• In today’s episode of realtor adventures in photoshop…
• Why would you do this?
• Hmm.
• Nope.

Polly would like me to not take her photo, please.

Harry has some complaints.

• New releases: Smart Bitches (romance, queer romance), Book Riot (best out this month, SFF, horror, romance, YA)
• Linkity from Smart Bitches.
• Linkity from BookWyrm Knits.
• Some ideas for book discovery.
• Croatia does toothpaste differently.
• “Scientists think they’ve finally discovered why your cat never finishes its meal“.
• Recipes for GF cinnamon rolls and GF vegan cinnamon rolls.
• “Cognitive surrender” – what AI does to people.
• A really good explanation of the differences between how neurodiverse and neurotypical people experience friendships.
• Very nice MCM.
• Cute little condo.
• Art Deco townhouse.
• Nice house with a tower, but there’s a chandelier that would absolutely have to go.
• Rustic house with a faux treehouse inside.
• Dome home with potential and death stairs to the tub.
• Interesting church conversion.
• Converted church that could use some work, although I like the LotR door.
• Somewhat odd barn conversion.
• It has a camping theme…
• Really dislike it when ceilings are painted the same color as the walls like this.
• It’s the “carport” I have questions about.
• Needs a lot of work.
• Very elaborate.
• Hmm.
• One diagonal cut is all they needed to do.
• Wha…?

Polly, very intent on something outside.

Harry, starting to yawn.

Dual stare from the pair.

• New releases: Smart Bitches (romance), Gizmodo (SFF/horror), Book Riot (YA, best out this week, queer)
• Linkity from Smart Bitches.
• LOL about that “Local Author” sign.
• “What to know about the National Book Ban Bill“.
• Where can you buy the least space in the US for $400k?
• Very elegant.
• Very colorful.
• Two hobbit houses and a connecting pub.
• Late MCM “nestled in a field of boulders”.
• One bed is in the dining room and the other is in the living room??
• They really fancied this place up inside.
• The photoshop commentary is pretty funny.
• Ridiculous.
• That shopping mall vibe.
• Just weird.
• Thanks, I hate it.
• Needs more railings.
• They definitely need a railing.
• At least there’s a railing, albeit an oddly placed one.
• I guess they’re aesthetically pleasing, but…

Mirrored synchronized grooming.

Polly dangle!

Harry might be a little too big for that poor basket.

• New releases: Smart Bitches (romance), Reactor (romantasy), Book Riot (best out this week, YA)
• Linkity from Smart Bitches.
• Whimsical SFF reads.
• “Earth’s spin is slowing at a pace not seen in millions of years – and you can guess why“.
• Mostly good Tudor with a weird attic, very cool basement, and horrifying realtor photoshopping.
• You could own a pot ranch.
• Or maybe a safari park?
• I like the hallway lined with bookshelves. The taxidermy not so much.
• Oh my. You’ll need deep pockets for this one.
• Kind of odd – consists of three small cottages.
• Very narrow house.
• I wonder if this construction helps prevent hurricane damage?
• Converted car dealership. I’d say it’s only going to appeal to a very specific population segment.
• I’d faceplant into one of those pillars immediately.
• Drop an apple in the kitchen and it will end up falling down the stairs.
• Absolutely not.
• Wha…?
• Oof.
• Functionality over artistry, please.
• D’oh.
• The stubby little steps don’t seem like they can possibly be attached sturdily enough.

Polly, trying to entice me to scritch her chin. (Of course I obliged!)

Harry, deliberately not looking at me.

Harry, looking out the window, and Polly, looking at a (hopefully) imaginary bug.