New releases: Smart Bitches (romance , last week ), Book Riot (best out this week , best out last week , graphic novels/comics , nonfiction , YA , mysteries/thrillers , horror , SFF , romance )
Linkity from Smart Bitches . And more !“[T]he more I think about it, the more sure I am that Tolkien actually deconstructs most of the clichéd fantasy tropes he supposedly originates .”
The trick to socializing feral humans ?The USDA recently updated the plant hardiness map for the US . Reactions to that .If your body image needs a boost, take a look at My Body Gallery – you can see people of your age, weight, clothing size, etc, and realize that, since they look great, you probably do, too .“Girlhood is a spectrum “.
Engraved plastic waste that looks like scrimshaw .“Kazoo of the Valkyries “.
LOLOLOLOLOL .Cheryl sent some information about basement or “hope houses” (remember the house that was just an attic/roof on the ground?). Search for “basement house” here . Thanks, Cheryl!
Cool MCM .Danger! There’s a craft shop on the first floor !If you’ve ever wanted to live on a train …An unusual MCM .Two bedrooms, zero bathrooms .Huh .If you were doing all that to a house, why wouldn’t you remove those patio doors so there’s no chance of a terrible fall ?Starts boring but then …The decorating choices are… interesting .I was not prepared for the kitchen cabinets .My favorite part is the giraffe . 😛WTH bathroom .That’s a very odd shower/tub .Ick ick ick .NO .Umm .Just no – I picture stuff falling from above (dirt from shoes, spilled coffee, etc) .Nope .Oh dear .You’ll need to maintain your flexibility to live there and shimmy on to those stairs .From Denmark .
Some completed socks for me! These are both Lang Super Soxx – the rainbow ones are the “Parrot” colorway and the others are the “Lion” colorway, using the Vanilla Latte stitch pattern . Thanks to BookWyrm Knits for the inspiration!
No linkity next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the US!
New releases: Smart Bitches (romance , queer romance ), Tor.com (YA SFF , fantasy , scifi , SFF crossover ), Book Riot (best out this week , nonfiction, manga , winter holiday romances )
Linkity from Smart Bitches .“Dealing with wyrm infestations “.
Explore ancient Rome in 3D .Apparently a book from 1910 make calculus much more approachable .Turkey dinner flavored ice cream ??I had no idea there were hobbyhorse shows like this .A practical demonstration of the gravity of various objects in our solar system .34 gluten-free baking recipes .No-bake pumpkin delight .MCM that comes with a reel-to-reel tape deck and a bar shaped like a boat .Very colorful !Little pink houses for you and me …“Attractive home balanced above a rocky .29 acre lot .”
The difference between the first and second floors breaks my brain .A strange one in Utah .Another strange one .Home, furnishings, art, gold records… A very griege MCM .I have a much better appreciation for the importance of landings after seeing this .I can’t tell, but there must be some sort of actual clear steps in that frame ?!
New releases: Smart Bitches (romance , queer romance ), Book Riot (best out this week , manga , YA , YA graphic novels/comics , horror , mysteries )
Linkity from Smart Bitches .Very relatable comic about reading .A very sweet ficlet .Before you read this ficlet , you need to be familiar with this meme .
On casting Frodo .xkcd on the earth’s layers . (Hover/long-press for caption.)A candle saga .“Sharks are older than the North Star” .Home gym equipment that generates power from your workout .Pumpkin snickerdoodles .Check out the cool Zork cross stitch BookWyrm Knits did !Nice one in NOLA .Another nice one .Lovely, but so weird the guest house has more bedrooms than the main .“Modern rustic” seems a contradiction, doesn’t it ?Interesting MCM that desperately needs to be less brown .Now this is a nice MCM – assuming you have a drivable mopping machine .Another vineyard! This one has a kitchen that barely looks like a kitchen .Cute, but the loft is terrifying .Very unusual, but not enough photos .This house is having an identity crisis .The exterior is terrible, but the interior doesn’t look that bad… at first. When you start looking closer – hmm. And the gentlemen’s lounge is just awful .Please, no more optical illusion stairs .Where are the railings ??Creepy secret stairs .
New releases: Tor.com (SFF crossovers , YA SFF , scifi , fantasy ), Smart Bitches (romance), Book Riot (best out this week , mysteries/thrillers/true crime , SFF , romance , comics/graphic novels , nonfiction ), Gizmodo (SFF)
Linkity from Smart Bitches .Linkity from BookWyrm Knits .“Orbit is curating a series of free craft talks with sci-fi and fantasy writers “.
“Exclusive revelations from Sauron the Dark Lord’s forthcoming memoir “.
Merriam-Webster’s time traveler feature is fun . (Big hair, emergency medicine, Grinch, ranch dressing, yuck.)“The top comedy wildlife photos of 2023 “.
Some famous sound effects were not what I expected .Amazing embroidery .Converted barn that’s pretty cool but has a dangerous bookcase .Very nice .I really like this one .Well, it’s colorful .Kinda cute cabin .Bright white remodeled Victorian in St Paul, MN .Definitely for the aesthetics .Comes with a carousel and a train .Comes with a business (a bar) .Before and after Tudor .They should definitely take the turkey statuary with them .Huh .That’s a lot of air conditioning units .Pre-ouch .I think I broke my leg just looking at these stairs .Yikes .You can tell snow is a rarity in Florence .There’s a painful story behind that, I’m sure .
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Harry and Polly checking out the new (larger) pet warmer. I think they like it. 😉
Mayhem on the old (smaller) pet warmer.
