Mr KJC moved from the Norman to the Tudor vernacular at this point, creating a two-storeyed building with cantilevered second storey and overhanging roof. A lot of Matchmakers died for this.

Because people might need a neutral post of a cat right now.

Now, tonight's inventory selections. Today's featured work is an all-new pair of earrings, already sold, but beautiful [and shown below]. We have another new pair in similar style, two pairs of concha earrings, and a dragonfly pair that is part of a necklace set.

Here's a reward: SNEK! Ring+Bracelet, by Fouquet + Mucha, for Sarah Bernhardt. Worn with her costumes as Medea. WITH OPALS! Other art nouveau opal works at the link: www.dailyartmagazine.com/10-art-nouve...

Jesse Hamm had the take to end all takes on children's media. "People who disdain writing ‘just for children’ fail to realize that those children will remember what they read, maybe for the rest of their lives. You’re not writing for permanent children; you’re getting an early start on adults.”

Feh, yarn companies disappearing. Now checking if any of my current stash is a sub for Black Water Abbey sportweight. (Don’t worry: I’ll swatch).

Ocean blue or midnight purple? Labradorite and lepidolite - which one will find a home first? oishiny.etsy.com Free international shipping included. #Handmade #ShopIndie

🧵 Here's Ellen Harding Baker's "Solar System" quilt.🧪 This is the story.🔭 Back in 1876, an Iowa mom with 7 kids, E. H. Baker, decided that cooking & raising children wasn’t enough for her. She started working on a wool quilt showing the solar system. americanhistory.si.edu/collections/... 1/7

Last call, I'm packed up and ready to go...

Pay attention to what happens during library board meetings, attend the meetings and seek election/appointment to the boards.

Just branching off of this, as someone who spends a decent amount of time talking to elderly people: If you're missing a grandparent and have contact with one of their siblings, and that person is safe to be around and up for hanging out, maybe take them out for coffee and ask them about grandma?

Reminder, last Xmas shipping date for US is 12th Dec, please get your orders in by Thursday night so I can pack and post in the morning. (I will continue shipping until Xmas, and if you tick "Gift" you can get a gift receipt to put in a card if you left it a bit late.) oishiny.etsy.com

"...the uncritical adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) poses a threat to academic professions through potential work intensification and job losses and through its implications for intellectual property, economic security, and... faculty working conditions..." www.aaup.org/reports-publ...

New poem: On the Death of Arthur Hlavaty and Sophie Kinsella www.patreon.com/posts/on-dea...

Charlotte says it’s ok to feel fragile around the holidays. It just means you should order Italian and let her have some cheese.

This guy has wildly escaped containment and I love that people like it, but to reiterate: 1.Yes you can get it as a tattoo. 2.No you cannot sell craft patterns or merch 3.I appreciate the mistake and yes I do have the personality of a morose victorian poet, but this is from 2024 and under copyright.

If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity

#BOTD The architect of Rock and Roll himself, the great Little Richard! Known for his energetic performances and flamboyant style, he broke down racial barriers and influenced artists like Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and David Bowie. youtu.be/Cj059o9OwqY?...

I remember your dogs, LiveJournal friends. The dogs that brought us together are all gone now, but I remember them, yours and mine.

For the first time since 1988 the U.S. government is not officially commemorating World AIDS Day. So, I'm posting a few photos from a 2015 exhibition at the Tacoma Art Museum. Hard to pick just one. Here is an Altar Piece by Keith Haring, his last before his death. #WorldAIDSDay

December 1. 2025. World AIDS Day. For those gone and for those who fought so the rest of us could live. We remember you.

If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, you’re not in business. You’re in organized crime.

It was then that I wondered: Did keeping severed heads in her refrigerator make Charlotte insane? Or was the situation so unreasonable that hers was the only sane approach? She didn’t seem to be enjoying herself—at least Samantha seduced the men first. I booked us a table for four at Friedman’s

We gotta revive the ‘80s style family sitcom so we can have Very Special Episodes about sports gambling apps and letting AI talk you into eating a handgun and whatever else this evil ass culture is doing to kids. People my age still cut up plastic rings to save sea life, that shit 100% worked

Cartoon: Loch Nessman.

god as my witness…

Maurice Pillard Verneuil, 1897.

95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.

I have 3 small projects cut out, ready to go. Two are tests of patterns. One is a test to see if I resized a pattern correctly. :-)

PSA for Baltimore people: The 34th Street holiday light display (in Hampden) starts THIS WEEKEND!! Plan accordingly

Today’s xkcd made me cry. In a good way. xkcd.com/3172/

Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.

Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays: Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink. If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business. Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.

New up last night!

Your wellness routine should include taking precautions to avoid multiple covid infections that damage your immune system, hope that helps. 🌟💕

On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I would have you remember that there are trans people alive who need your action now, not your reflective words later. Remembering us is not enough.

If you've got your eyes on something for Christmas, please get your orders in as early as possible - I will be posting orders all the way through, but things will no doubt be slowed down with tariffs etc.

Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc being the only human character in a film of Muppets is, and I’m trying not to be dramatic here, the reason cinema was invented in the first place!

just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management. remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.

[Black & white illustration based on the book Charlotte's Web with a pig looking at a spider's web that says "fuck ICE" with the spider hanging off the bottom]

16 November 1940 | The Germans closed and isolated the Warsaw Ghetto from the rest of the city. It became the largest ghetto in occupied Europe. Over 450,000 Jews were crowded in the area of 307 hectares. More: https://sztetl.org.pl/en/towns/w/18-warsaw/116-sites-of-martyrdom/52389-warsaw-ghetto

Woke up to my brain practicing Christmas music for a concert… Unfortunately, my brain is likely to rehearse the same piece in May.

The classic example: people always suggest that a site can reduce abuse by requiring everyone to register with or use their "real names" and that would mean a far more civil environment. In reality, "real names" is the option that produces the *most* abuse.

Can't believe this has to be said for the FOURTH DECADE IN A ROW, but keep Monica Lewinsky's name out of your fucking mouths.

3 brand new labradorite pendants up this week! I need to get some orders in ASAP to cover rent next week, so fingers crossed these can find homes today. Fly free, shiny things! oishiny.etsy.com #Handmade #ShopIndie

Hommage an Schorsch und Grüße an @roiberhexe.bsky.social .

Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this

web.archive.org/web/20241122... Alice Wong's Teen Vogue articles were archived before their removal, for anyone looking.

Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far. So much work remains to be done.