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Snow
What started as the usual inch or so of snow we get every few years turned into a flickerthon of power, followed by a 17-hour outage [including no heat or internet]. It got down below 50, which feels *amazingly* cold over time, even under multiple layers. We're very relieved and grateful to a) have so many blankets and clothes to layer and b) to ( Read more... ) -
Stars
Outside my window there is a forsythia bush, about 4-5 feet in diameter. Last week, its leaves glowed with autumn color: reds, golds, oranges, along with the odd green. It's raining today. When I looked outside to see the rain, I saw the leaves were all gone, leaving what looks like a pile of dead sticks. And my crazy, unseasonal forsythia bush ( Read more... ) -
fireworks
My cat is weird. The far-off thunder frightened her into hiding under my computer chair, so I couldn't move it for a long time. Yet, the fireworks in the street [the across-the-street neighbor & co. put on an impressive show with lots of colors and very loud booms] didn't faze her at all. She was in my lap, so I couldn't see the full show, just ( Read more... ) -
reset
The year has been mostly mild and lovely up to now, but now the hot days are upon us. I'm very grateful for the a.c., even if my thermostat got reset in a scary way last week. Ze spouse was up in TN on his hiking trip with his brother. After weeks of being very comfortable at 65 degrees, I suddenly couldn't get to sleep for hours, because, even ( Read more... ) -
Happy New Year!
We went for a walk this afternoon. It was breezy, but gorgeous. A couple of narcissus flowers are blooming, and jonquil grass is starting to poke out. The forsythia bush by our house looks like a pile of sticks, with yellow stars on top. What's up with these crazy flowers? -
Outspoken Authors
Check out this over-flowing cornucopia of outspoken authors!
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A Bujold list buddy kindly commented ( Read more... ) -
bundle of box sets
Humble Bundle has a whole bundle of box sets, in all kinds of genres, here:
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/bundle-bundles-open-road-media-books
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Reaper Man on sale
_Reaper Man_ by Terry Pratchett is 1.99 on amazon and bn.com: https://www.amazon.com/Reaper-Man-Discworld-Terry-Pratchett-ebook/dp/B000UVBT4A and Read more... )