It really has been forever, but I'm going to try to do one of these semi-regularly to get back into blogging again.

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Last night, O'Reilly was making an odd noise in the kitchen, so I got up and opened the door, and he came out with a huge rat. I've known there were rats in there for a while - we've found a couple of dead ones first thing in the morning, seen a couple of glimpses of Definitely-Bigger-Than-A-Mouse at night - but it's the first time one of the cats ( Read more... )

Done a couple of loads of dishes today. Still pots and trays to go, but I've done all the plates, bowls, cups, cutlery and utensils and some of the plastics. So, not too shabby.

I've finished the gusset decreases on my first Cadence sock. I'm knitting it in a navy blue acrylic baby yarn, and it's looking pretty good so far ( Read more... )

No snow on the ground this morning, but given it was trying to snow (slushy ice falling with rain) last night at 3am, you get the drift. It's icy, guys. Fortunately, there was an ember left in the grate this morning, which made lighting the fire so much easier, and our stalwart local wood guy delivered this morning even though it's stinking cold, ( Read more... )

* O'Reilly is getting the lump on his neck removed tomorrow, day surgery, so hopefully should be affordable and we can still eat ( Read more... )

Lucky Pennies hit 1000 kudos last night, the first of my stories to do so! Still really pleasantly surprised about its popularity ( Read more... )

Because it's April, here are some links you should look at. Even if you don't actively donate, sometimes your purchases support things you might not be aware of, for better or worse.

Why you shouldn't give money to Autism Speaks, either directly or by buying products like Lindt chocolates this Easter.

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Just finished writing my Reverse Bang fic for c-im-bigbang, and I've sent it off to the artist, so here's hoping they like it. *crosses fingers ( Read more... )