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Sewing life
I have entered a new era with my Singer sewing machine. I finished my 2024 Halloween ornament and have been planning my next projects. Continue reading
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Lee Welch’s Mr. Collins in Love
I am about halfway through the novel and love it. I was not expecting to read a Pride and Prejudice-inspired m/m romance soon or maybe ever, but the sample drew me in, and I have been immersed. It’s a breath of fresh air, just how relatable Mr. Collins’ struggles are, as well as how relatable Continue reading
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Deep in my cup
Deep in my cup, I have those enlightened thoughts that philosophers in Chinese dramas have when they are drunk, but my drug of choice is caffeine, which I have learned in recent years is dangerous to me at the levels I would care to have it at. So, soaring with the influence of my one-cup-of-chai Continue reading
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Twenty Books Every Woman Should Read
Advertisement from Street & Smith [text]. In edition of In Love’s Hands, by Bertha M. Clay, c. 1914. I was intrigued by this list of “twenty books every woman should read” in a text I read recently retrieved from Project Gutenberg. I wondered what kind of books were the standard for what “every woman” should Continue reading
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Black Coffee
On Sunday, we went to Black Coffee, then walked around campus and went to Polytechnic Cemetery. I love it when we can go to coffee shops one morning on the weekend. We don’t always but often do. A few years ago, there were no indie coffee shops in DFW, and now there are so many. Continue reading
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Treats This Weekend
Last night, Nathan and I went to Sushi Axiom for dinner. I had a wonderful time. I got the Double Happiness roll, which was one of the most delicious rolls I’ve ever had, as well as a margarita, and just de-stressed about a stressful week with Nathan. I don’t think we’ve been to that place Continue reading
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A new era
Things are a little deconstructed here. A little messy. I’ve experimented a little bit with new ways to write. Before the school semester started, I wrote some personal journal entries with my new typewriter. However, lately, I’ve been distracted from my creative projects. The way I originally learned to blog was this stream-of-consciousness “Livejournal” style, Continue reading
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AJ, Zoya (2020)
Finally got around to painting my nails. AJ is a “subtle, sparkling blush with a gorgeous copper micro-shimmer,” according to Zoya’s website. It’s one of the three newest colors I have, along with Sally Hansen’s Eco-Rose and Pacifica’s Pink Cloud. My Pacifica matte topcoat has been amazing. Last weekend I got an Anastasia Beverly Hills’ Continue reading
Sunlight-Colored Roses 