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starandreaMarch! I'm like the gray cat in that meme where it's looking in one direction going, "What was that?!" and then the image is flipped so it's looking in the other direction going, "What was that?!"
Those cannas are up because of course they are, a couple of dwarf irises bloomed in the front garden this week (first flowers!) and the mystery sprouts out back are definitely probably crocuses. Just, maybe, very large crocuses? One of them has a bud so we'll know for sure soon. Yay crocuses!
Also I just ordered a DNA test for Daphne, my head hurts, and 75fluent starts on Tuesday. Luckily I've already given up so it shouldn't be too hard. None of those things are related. I mean, I assume.
Ima go to sleep but know that I love you ♥
Those cannas are up because of course they are, a couple of dwarf irises bloomed in the front garden this week (first flowers!) and the mystery sprouts out back are definitely probably crocuses. Just, maybe, very large crocuses? One of them has a bud so we'll know for sure soon. Yay crocuses!
Also I just ordered a DNA test for Daphne, my head hurts, and 75fluent starts on Tuesday. Luckily I've already given up so it shouldn't be too hard. None of those things are related. I mean, I assume.
Ima go to sleep but know that I love you ♥
Gert provides transportation and protection. Sara keeps the hair out of Gert’s eyes.
Mar. 29th, 2026 11:33 pm
The Apothecary Diaries 15
Mar. 29th, 2026 10:09 pmmarycatelliThe Apothecary Diaries 15 by Nekokurage
Spoiler warnings ahead for the earlier books.
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Spoiler warnings ahead for the earlier books.
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No S&H chat today
Mar. 29th, 2026 10:17 pmsilver_chipmunkGot up at 11:00, my cold felt a bit worse, I figure from being out in the cold yesterday. I had my breakfast and coffee, and then discovered there was no Starsky and Hutch creative work session today, Turns out Babs, who runs it, went to a concert today. Oh well...
I did a little writing anyway, not a lot, but the story is now over 4,400 words. So that's good.
Eventually I threw some clothes on and went and picked up my laundry.
I puttered on line for awhile, and then went to the bedroom to lay down for awhile. I played solitaire and fell asleep for a bit. The cold now feels better, I think a day of rest helped.
Woke up around 6:00, got up and had a snack. Then I got ready and Teamed the FWiB at 7:00. At 8:30 I called Middle Brother. He's doing fine and looking forward to Easter. I have to get his Easter basket made and mailed soon!
Finished Teaming the FWiB at about 8:40, and had dinner,
Went to the bedroom again, Called the Kid, who of course didn't answer. Texted her. Played solitaire until pet feeding time, and fed the pets.
That's all.
Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2. Clean laundry.
3. Wrote some.
4. Middle Brother is well.
5. Solitaire on my phone.
6. My cold is better.
I did a little writing anyway, not a lot, but the story is now over 4,400 words. So that's good.
Eventually I threw some clothes on and went and picked up my laundry.
I puttered on line for awhile, and then went to the bedroom to lay down for awhile. I played solitaire and fell asleep for a bit. The cold now feels better, I think a day of rest helped.
Woke up around 6:00, got up and had a snack. Then I got ready and Teamed the FWiB at 7:00. At 8:30 I called Middle Brother. He's doing fine and looking forward to Easter. I have to get his Easter basket made and mailed soon!
Finished Teaming the FWiB at about 8:40, and had dinner,
Went to the bedroom again, Called the Kid, who of course didn't answer. Texted her. Played solitaire until pet feeding time, and fed the pets.
That's all.
Gratitude List:
1. The FWiB.
2. Clean laundry.
3. Wrote some.
4. Middle Brother is well.
5. Solitaire on my phone.
6. My cold is better.
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Mar. 29th, 2026 09:36 pmflemmingsWoodsman #3 comes this morning. Actually gives me a possible start date so may actually come through with an estimate. Must contact a fourth company, the one SNDs spoke to last summer, and see what they can do with the rest of my tree. And then I can go back to sleeping in, at least until they actually start cutting.
Garden waste pickup has started again. If I feel energetic tomorrow I may bag those leaves from last fall, if I can remember where I put the bags. Also bundle up the various branches that the wind has stripped off the linden.
Cabell reads better on the tablet than in dead tree, courtesy of Faded Page. Gutenberg is supposed to have more but Gutenberg won't load for me any more than substack will. Technology, bah.
Garden waste pickup has started again. If I feel energetic tomorrow I may bag those leaves from last fall, if I can remember where I put the bags. Also bundle up the various branches that the wind has stripped off the linden.
Cabell reads better on the tablet than in dead tree, courtesy of Faded Page. Gutenberg is supposed to have more but Gutenberg won't load for me any more than substack will. Technology, bah.
Ny Bweek
Mar. 29th, 2026 07:14 pmlb_leeminoanmiss, AKA Ny, AKA my friend who died earlier this month, is having a fanfic commentathon thrown in her honor for June. If you want to participate or know details, please check out https://www.tumblr.com/rubybweekjust call my name, i'll be there in a hurry
Mar. 29th, 2026 05:48 pmmusesfoolBlurgh I think I am coming down with something - my throat is incredibly scratchy and every third breath I need to cough loudly and horribly. It kept me from sleeping very well last night so tonight i think it's going to be Nyquil or bust. Bah.
I keep intending to share these links and forgetting, but at least I can do it while it's still Mika March:
= Mika Zibanejad and the lasting moments of a 1,000-game NHL journey
= A Forgettable Night, A Memorable Career: Mika Zibanejad’s Top Moments
since he's my favorite player now that Kreider is gone. Well, him and Shesterkin. Even though I gave up on this season fairly early (not earlier than JT Miller though!).
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I keep intending to share these links and forgetting, but at least I can do it while it's still Mika March:
= Mika Zibanejad and the lasting moments of a 1,000-game NHL journey
= A Forgettable Night, A Memorable Career: Mika Zibanejad’s Top Moments
since he's my favorite player now that Kreider is gone. Well, him and Shesterkin. Even though I gave up on this season fairly early (not earlier than JT Miller though!).
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Ordinary day
Mar. 29th, 2026 10:27 pmcosmolinguistI had a fun time hanging out with the D&D party, had veggie curry there (yay I got to eat chickpeas! which I don't get at home and I love them so it's always exciting to see them), had a snack at home, watched most of the Twins game (they lost, but it wasn't as bad as I feared!), and got ready for London tomorrow: packed most of my stuff, got the morning stuff ready, booked my passenger assistance, figured out how early I have to set my alarm, had a shower and a shave...
It felt like the day went weirdly quickly, and not just because of the lost hour (I'm so lucky that it no longer makes any difference to me when my Sunday morning starts).
I hope I sleep. My sleep has been less broken the last few days than the week or so before when I seemed to be awake as much as I was asleep. But my dreams have still been intense and exhausting.
vital functions
Mar. 29th, 2026 10:15 pmkaberettReading. Preeeeetty much just progressing further through the She's A Beast archives, and continuing to develop opinions. I... think that's it? I think that's it; it has been A Busy Week.
Writing. Words Go Up: over 9.5k. Two more subsections titled. I continue to chew things over.
Listening. More Hidden Almanac. Technically up to May 2015, but I'm going to be going back over most of 2015 on account of Tragically, Some Dozing. (It is Car Noise, you see, and we have been. Travelling.)
Eating. A lot of food made for me by a variety of other people, notably including dosa + thali by Chai Station Chester, hot chocolate from [Knoops] in Chester, bread/cake/cookies/waffles by the Jaunty Goat and petits fours by Biscotti di Debora. Petits fours AMAZING; further thoughts possibly to follow.
Exploring. Southport Botanic Gardens, which struck me as much more of a park and rather less of a botanical garden than I'd quite expected based on the name, though perhaps this is because the fernery was closed by the time we got to it; very much enjoyed THE AVIARY.
Minimal exploration of Chester Zoo, once again culminating in staying in the bat cave until kicking out time.
Little bit of poking around Salisbury, feat. excellent tulips, excellent irises, FREE BLUE AGAPANTHUS that someone had divided, excellent bee doorknocker.
And then finally we made it HOME.
Making & mending. Progressed A's second glove some more! Stalled when I got to starting increases for the thumb gusset on account of my additional stitch markers were in the roof box and ... no.
Growing. Kept the lemongrass alive through The Travels. Acquired, as mentioned, a chunk of agapanthus. Unshockingly, the aubergine I sowed immediately before leaving has not sprouted, but hey, I'll turn the propagator back on. Nothing else seems to have died while I was away, hurrah.
Observing. MOON. The Dog. Creatures, including A having an excellent time Experiencing Bats (and also Flamingoes With Wings, A Rhinoceros, some grey-crowned cranes, and Monkeys).
Culinary
Mar. 29th, 2026 07:37 pmoursinLast week's bread held out pretty well, though got rather dry.
Enough left - though perhaps a bit too much on the dry side - to include in frittata for Friday night supper along with a yellow bell pepper and eggs also getting used up.
Saturday breakfast rolls: adaptable soft rolls recipe, Marriage's Light Spelt flour, maple syrup, ground ginger: turned out a little on the dense side.
Today's lunch: the Mediterranean roasted vegetable thing: garlic cloves, red onion, fennel, baby courgettes, green bell pepper, red, yellow and orange baby peppers, aubergine; served with couscous - this time I tried M&S, and while the packet instructions are a bit misleading, turned out a lot better than Waitrose.
Seed
Mar. 29th, 2026 02:35 pmjames_davis_nicollFirst contact as conducted by two groups of field researchers, both of whom want to observe the other without being observed.
vignettes
Mar. 29th, 2026 12:09 pmmarycatelliThis week's prompt is:
cute 🧸
Anyone can join, with a 50-word creative fiction vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term. Any (G or PG) definition of the word can be used.
cute 🧸
Anyone can join, with a 50-word creative fiction vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term. Any (G or PG) definition of the word can be used.
2026.03.29
Mar. 29th, 2026 10:23 amlsandersonWhistles, monarch butterflies and other anti-ICE symbols join thousands at ‘No Kings’ Minnesota rally
Minnesotans clearly embraced having the nation’s attention at the “No Kings” rally on Saturday as thousands of them stood unified in opposition to President Donald Trump.
by Cleo Krejci and Ellen Schmidt
https://www.minnpost.com/news/2026/03/whistles-monarch-butterflies-and-other-anti-ice-symbols-join-thousands-at-no-kings-minnesota-rally/
Third No Kings protest draws 8 million worldwide to push back on Trump administration
Anti-authoritarian rallies, in all 50 states plus more than a dozen countries, were the largest number of protests in a single day in US history
Lex McMenamin, Fabiola Cineas, Rachel Leingang and Amy Qin
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/28/no-kings-protests-trump ( Read more... )
Minnesotans clearly embraced having the nation’s attention at the “No Kings” rally on Saturday as thousands of them stood unified in opposition to President Donald Trump.
by Cleo Krejci and Ellen Schmidt
https://www.minnpost.com/news/2026/03/whistles-monarch-butterflies-and-other-anti-ice-symbols-join-thousands-at-no-kings-minnesota-rally/
Third No Kings protest draws 8 million worldwide to push back on Trump administration
Anti-authoritarian rallies, in all 50 states plus more than a dozen countries, were the largest number of protests in a single day in US history
Lex McMenamin, Fabiola Cineas, Rachel Leingang and Amy Qin
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/28/no-kings-protests-trump ( Read more... )
2605 / Fic - The Pitt
Mar. 29th, 2026 10:14 amsiriaApply Kleenex as Needed
The Pitt | Cassie, Gen | ~1700 words | Episode fic for 2.12. Thanks tosheafrotherdon for betating.
(Also on AO3)
( Maybe if Cassie cried, she'd feel better. )
The Pitt | Cassie, Gen | ~1700 words | Episode fic for 2.12. Thanks to
sheafrotherdon for betating.(Also on AO3)
( Maybe if Cassie cried, she'd feel better. )
The Shiny Narrow Grin by Jane Gaskell
Mar. 29th, 2026 09:09 amjames_davis_nicoll
Everything about the Boy excited Terry; the Boy's good looks, the Boy's appealingly mod fashion sense, and especially his pointy, pointy teeth.
The Shiny Narrow Grin by Jane Gaskell
