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Book Review: The Demon Cross by Nathan Shumate
I've been familiar with Nathan Shumate-- or at least his video reviews-- for a very long time, having read Cold Fusion Video since its inception (or close to it), even having helped ferret out typos in reviews. * I've only recently found out that Nathan also has a background in fiction writing (and editing, as he had provided such service for the ( Read more... ) -
Jar Pie!
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Great Round Reuben Loaf!
Dan lobbied for me to make this for Puppy Bowl Sunday (okay, we did watch the second half of the football, which seemed to have all the interesting stuff anyway).
It's a fairly complicated recipe from the Shirley Corriher book Cookwise, and it was a learning experience.
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It all started with a toilet paper holder.
For some guests, it was just a little farther away than was comfortable to reach. Plus whoever put it up got it on crooked. So off the wall it comes. Along with some plaster. Patching the wall is fine, but it means repainting. And we never thought much of a plain white bathroom.
Somehow it just kept going.
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Reasons you should be reading Aldous Huxley's The Devils of Loudun RIGHT NOW.
If nothing else, you can at least be fascinated by the disturbing psychosexual aspects of a sorcery trial that got Urban Grandier executed by burning, as well as the political machinations that led up to said trial and execution (not to mention some awesomely horrible descriptions of interrogational torture and exorcism by enema-- I wish I was ( Read more... ) -
Bathroom fixture.
I actually liked the bathroom fixture that was in the hall bathroom-- except for its brushed nickel color, as we're putting bronze hardware in there (there's an identical one in the master suite bathroom, but it'll be replaced as we're going with a more contemporary/geometric look for hardware there).
So I decided to try painting it.
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Lamp at thrift store: $10. "Marconi" vintage-style light bulb from Maker Faire: $12.
The thrift store eye letting you find an old Pottery Barn beauty and make it a quasi-steampunk reading lamp?
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The funny thing is, it wasn't even all THAT hectic, it's just... oh, I dunno. It's definitely not like when my in-laws were here. They're quieter folks in general, happy to sit and read (with me occasionally coming in and saying "You sure you don't need anything?"). By contrast, when my parents weren't watching various TV shows (nothing wrong with ( Read more... ) -
New sofa table!
Given the placement and size of our sofa relative to the living room's fireplace, a coffee table would tend to take up too much room, so:
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