Welcome to my ramblings.
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I’ve been playing with polymer clay. It’s a really fun medium and an a accessible way to create little sculptures. The Inspiration I had red, white, and black clay on hand I decided to try and make a Fly Agaric…
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Spell Jar for Focus
Spell jars date back to at least early Medieval times. Typically spell jars were meant for protection or to break curses. Interestingly, Protestants in the 17th century apparently made spell jars with nails or vinegar to specifically to ward away…
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Show Reviews: Summer 2025
Crime Dept. Q Genre: drama, crime, mystery, thriller A English detective, Morck, returns to his job at a Scottish police department after being gunned down while visiting a homicide with his partner, who was left paralyzed. The case remains unsolved and, as…
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Make An Ugly Raised Bed
I made an ugly raised bed, out of some bricks I found lying around. My raised garden bed isn’t the worst thing I’ve ever seen, but it’s also not as “aesthetic” as I’d hoped. It was cuter in my mind.…
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Tea Thyme: for a sore throat
I’ve had a sore throat for a few days now. I feel mostly fine, but a sore throat is really annoying and makes existing unpleasant. The thyme on my windowsill caught my eye and I remembered that thyme has medicinal…
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Medieval Times Review
I went to Medieval Times in Scottsdale, Arizona. Medieval Times is basically a “dinner and a show” type of event. They have setups in ten other US cities. It takes place in a building reminiscent of a castle complete with…
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Welcome Pierre
I was gifted one of The Woobles beginner crocheting kits a couple years ago. I remember starting it, but then moving before I got a chance to finish it. It was finally time to unearth Pierre the (unfinished) Penguin from…
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Brown, Sugar Cookies
Not to be confused with “brown sugar” cookies. These are Cinnamon Almond Espresso Sugar Cookies, but that’s kind of a mouthful. I was doom -scrolling on Instagram, as one does, and came across the reel of a man releasing his…
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Banana bread recipe
In my quest to determine how easy it is to become one of those recipe Instagram channels, I recorded myself making banana bread. I even have a tripod for my camera, but I couldn’t figure out how to lock it…
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Show Recs: May 2025
The Eternaut Genre: action, drama, apocalyptic, Sci-Fi I hadn’t heard anything about this show so my expectations were not particularly high. It’s about a group of Argentinian men who are meeting up for their weekly hang out when the world…