Friends, I forgot to tell you about the grown adult person wearing a hat that was a knitted roasted turkey on their head who was skating at the rink on Sunday.

I've been reading this book called How to Be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman, and frankly it is astonishing how many people lived past infancy at all between the infectious diseases, poor nutrition (kids under 2 weren't given fruit or vegetables), pollution, and how many were given opiate syrups.

Completed: four baseball bases, one plain paper bag, one WW1 flying ace hat, one oversized paper with a red D on it In progress: red scarf, sandwich with a bite out of it Still to make: 5 oversized composition books, wire sculpture, 3 baseball mits Thus ends my progress on Charlie Brown props

Pupdate, same tree.

Links can't hurt you here. Save your out of context screenshots for the garbage platforms. LINK! TO! THE! STORY!

If you're planning on shopping during black Friday or cyber Monday, why not consider supporting artists, writers, creators? Buy a book, purchase an indie video game, commission an art piece, gift someone a Patreon. Your support means everything.

Happiest of birthdays to @thekatriarch.bsky.social !!!!

So far I've only fallen once and it wasn't terrible but it still hurts! 😡

F and I are ice skating today so everyone please send "don't fall" vibes because I haven't skated in almost a year.

did you know you could log into your library app RIGHT NOW and borrow Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man in eBook? you should try it.

I know every family makes different decisions about things, but I keep thinking about something related to my kid. We decided that once he turned 8 F would get a regular cash allowance which isn't tied to chores. I asked if he wanted $8/week or $32/month. He responded "How about $16 every 2 weeks?"😂

The lemon tree is blooming! 🍋🌱

Our yard might be completely chaotic but at least a lot of birds like to hang out here.

H*ck yeah chicory!

If you're buying gifts for the holidays, maybe consider supporting artists, writers, creators. Gift someone a Patreon, commission an art piece, buy a book, purchase handmade jewelry, etc. Your support means everything.

I got to do an adult social thing* with a new friend** this morning which was A++++++++ *Got tea at the coffee shop in town and went hiking **One of the folks who was in clue, which was her first acting experience since high school

I'm going to end this series here for now, with Stitches. Becausd honestly Stitches gives me the creeps. Thanks for spending time with these rotten lil guys!!

One of the things I like most about Knives Out is how much fun it is to watch so many superb actors getting to do something they are clearly enjoying the hell out of. Chris Evans in particular is just incredibly impressive with how much his facial muscles change his appearance at different points.

Pals the first ornaments for the exchange arrived and they are electrocuted cats 😂

I keep hearing people say that it seems like Covid is back, and I know that it seems like that is the case but the truth is it never really left.

You made it to Friday! Here is some fungus! 📷🍄 #fungifriends

Here is a nice mushroom. 🍄📷 #fungifriends

The tree lot across the street already has Christmas trees. Thanksgiving isn't even for another week? Do that many people put up cut trees five weeks before Christmas? 🤔

Huge mood

Timeline synchronicity.

Why do I keep having dreams about doing wedding flowers again?

Generally I consider myself neurotypical but I have very strong and considered opinions about cutlery, particularly the motley assortment of teaspoons we've acquired. There's a definite hierarchy and we have one that I dislike so much I'll only use it to stir tea, because it offends my mouth.

Also this Christmas card is coming back. Quite genuinely due to popular demand. The

Pals, the Drew Barrymore crossing the Brimley line thing is really getting to me!

😍😍😍😍😍😍

This morning on NPR a reporter referred to the exploited children in the Jeffrey Epstein case as "underage women." In other situations, where young boys have been exploited, I don't think I have ever once heard those children referred to as "underage men."

Hey @katieaki.bsky.social, another one!

I wish to know less about so many people.

You made it through Monday! Here are some sunflowers. 🌻

Alt text: two orange cats snuggle one another while napping on a green couch with a silver pillow. One cat is hugging the other.

Our superintendent wears a suit and an orange vest to direct traffic at the elementary school. (There's a lot of construction currently and traffic is bonkers, so I'm glad he does it, but it's weird to see a guy in a suit doing that job!)

I once had a roommate who was weirdly obsessed with savory aspic and I never understood why. The very idea has always grossed me out a little.

This one has a little bit of an optical illusion going on, "like" it if you see the ghost.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but *ahem* we officially have enough TV shows and movies about Extremely Rich White People. We've made enough of these. We can stop. It's time to move on. Seriously. Anything but more of this.

Ever find yourself at home, hungry, & wishing for an eel delivery service? Well you're not alone! In the 1580s Queen Elizabeth had cartloads of eels & pike delivered weekly to her castle at Hertford from Cambridge by a man named William Raven. Why eel out when you can order in? 🗃️🧪

Not to belabor the point but my book VIVIANA VALENTINE GOES UP THE RIVER– which takes place *at Thanksgiving*! making it very timely!– was heralded by @readbookpage.bsky.social as "KNIVES OUT meets Agatha Christie" so you, again, should probably buy it. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717309...

My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!

While I miss October, one of my favorite activities is roaming around post-Halloween and documenting all the jack-o-lanterns in various states of decay. Every pumpkin here is based on one I've found or a photo that someone sent to me. Enjoy??

Once upon a time, pre-kid, I got it together to make a traditional fruit cake in time to do the thing where you douse it in booze weekly leading up to Christmas. It was non-traditonal in that I used dried fruit I actually liked and no glace cherries. Verdict: interesting, not worth the hassle.

I have created jam*. \o/ *technically preserves, and it's made from wild plums from our yard, wild blackberries, and locally grown peaches.

H*ck yeah peas!!!

Who has two thumbs and is now making a bunch of props for You're a Good Man Charlie Brown? (It's me! I thought I'd be making one thing but instead I'm making like 10???)

I'm aware that being excited about chicken poop says something about me and I'm not sure what.

Our friends who have chickens just brought over a bunch of chicken poop for our garden and I'm very excited about it. Maybe next year my plants will actually grow!

oh my god