Twelve Days Since Last Post, Twelve Things

[laurawise]

As it says on the tin -- twelve days since last post, twelve things

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[chase820]

I'm also on the cheap budget plan for the rest of the month, but it was worth it, wasn't it? :D

[laurawise]

It was! We must do it again before autumn falls upon us with its terrible swift piles of work. :-)

[chase820]

Definitely!

[freixenet]

Footbinding: aye. Stymied by options: aye. Word: word!

Am currently taking a 12 minute break from stifling heat and humidity that inevitably dogs my yardwork schedule.

bottles of cold water [do not equal] iced tea. Hmm. (Speaking of which: may I offer you fresh mint? I have scads of it, both spear- and pepper-.)

[laurawise]

The idea of doing yardwork in this heat... You are A Woman of Iron.

[applauds]

Are these mint plants? Because I am contemplating the need for mint in my backyard.

Thanks and good cheer, F!

[julia_here]

Your news of Poldark may finally persuade The Spousal Unit to invest in Netflix, and stop wasting our life watching freaking Dragnet on the local nostalgia chanel.

I find myself, again, longing for a nice dress; unfortunately, what's available is not inspiring, no matter what the price: this is just a bad era for dresses. It does save me budget but leaves me with a formless longing that chickens cannot fill.

Julia, nor sheep, unless I find a truly masterful fleece-processor

[laurawise]

Oh dear, I hope you can find a dress somewhere that you like. :-(

But hurrah for your chickens, and hurrah for the potential of a Netflix account! Happy Saturday!

[paratti]

Mm... Poldark:)

((Hugs))

[laurawise]

Mmmm, indeed. :-)

Happy Doctor Who Day, L! Happy weekend in general! [hugs]

[stateless82]

I can't find anything I want to read either. I just finished Simon Winchester's tiny book about Lewis Carroll and his photographs of Alice Liddell and have no idea why it was written or why I read it.

I'm considering going old school noir with some Raymond Chandler, but it might be too hot.

Poldark?

[laurawise]

In reverse order: Poldark, a 1970s British series aired here on Masterpiece Theatre, was soapy good times -- set in 18th-century Cornwall, with a dashing, scarred, angsty hero, a redheaded servant-heroine, skulduggery, tin mines, and all sorts of fun. :-)

Chandler can be v. cooling, esp if read in front of a fan or similar. I'm thinking perhaps a Nancy Mitford reread is in order... or Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell.

Hugs and a good Saturday!