Current status: waiting for OTC pain meds to kick in so I can go shovel the latest round of snow.

Not touching the stress headache yet but hoping the hips/lower back pain my insurance company keeps denying treatments for might ache a bit less...

NATURE/KATAHDIN.GIF

Danish Troops preparing Greenland’s shores for an American Invasion

But a DOGE-induced lay-off, medical bills, and car issues <denied warranty claim> have changed that.

The constant rejection that come from job-hunting isn't helping my mental state, either.

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Any help appreciated! Completely overwhelmed by the last year.

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This time last year, my life seemed perfect ~ dream job, apartment I liked, a couple surgeries fixed some medical issues so life looked good.

I often joke that the world would run much better if librarians, nurses, and first grade teachers ran it ~ but 3rd grade room/Cub Scout den mothers, knitters, the waitresses at my favorite diner, and Romancelandians aren't far behind 🤓😜

I more several times amazed friends how much I could actually get into a 2008 Camry. That car was a pain to park <edges curved enough I couldn't see the corners> but the trunk was huge for the size of the car and well shaped for a sedan trunk.

cream tabby cat in a cardboard box with her right arm/paw covering her eyes as if it's all to terrible to contemplate

I know despair is not helpful, but boy it's hard not to give in #catsky #catsofbluesky

Evening sun and shadows at John’s Bay, Maine. En plein air watercolor from summer.

#pleinairwatercolor #maine #summer #watercolor #shadows

Got a couple booster vaccines on Wednesday for shots from my childhood that may have lost their efficacy.

Yup, I reacted to them ~ I always do. Finally beginning to feel less inert after 36 hours.

But so much better than getting measles or the other ickiness they protect against.

Looks amazing for a first try.

If you decide to keep going ~ YouTube for how-to videos and Ravelry for lots of other stuff: links to patterns, forums with help, and so on.

Watercolour painting of some flowers to brighten up your day! #art #watercolours #painting

I don't believe in magic, but the Crock-Pot is the closest thing we have to it. You throw in meat, veggies, herbs, and some type of liquid, turn it on, and when you come back eight or more hours later, beautiful things happen.

He does buy that land from a cousin, who owns the land again a few years later so my current idea <subject to finding more details> is that he bought from the cousin to help hom out of a financial bind and then sold it back after the crisis for the cousin was over.

Or a several greats grandfather documented ~ census, children's births/deaths, city directories, newspaper stories/ads, and more ~ to have spent his entire adult life in Salem MA buying land in Warren ME in 1830, a year when he appears in several Salem records.
It's a big puzzle...

Who were Reg, Olive & Christine? Finding the FAN club in the Family Media Archive - No. 1

Can you help find this family? Clues probably #RoyalHampshireRegiment known locations #Winchester #Bulford 1947-1949

url-shortener.me/63NT

#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #OldPhoto

Painsomnia is a thing. Delayed sleep phase disorder exists. Together, they make life frustrating.
Tried to fall asleep for 4 hours. Now it's 3 a.m. and I'm still wide awake and achy.
Think I may turn the light on and read for a bit. Won't help with sleep but might help me relax.

I'm quite enjoying the new version of Time Team.
The podcast is also excellent listening while driving.

Today's Newfoundland and Labrador art share:
"By the Bridge" (2023) 17" X 23" mixed media on paper painting by Reilly Fitzgerald.
Original painting available
#reillyfitzgerald #newfoundlandart #canadianartist #winter #canadianart #hockey

It's also OK to snag a comfy chair at the library, or a park bench on a sunny summer day..

#booksky

Personally I just really love reading.

But I also adore libraries so go to your library this new year. They have all the books, you can request books and they nearly all have a online service for e books these days. #Libraries2026

In celebration of Mamdani's first day in office, the map from our 2016 NYC atlas celebrating Queens as the most linguistically diverse place on earth. (800 languages spoken in NYC, according to NY's Endangered Language Institute, which collaborated with us on this map.

A little white lamb with fluffy wool standing behind a daffodil plant in a green field and smiling at the camera

🙂🌼

#NiagaraFalls in the winter is beautiful ❄️ Are you planning a trip there soon?

If people admire you, they put your name on buildings. If you have to do it yourself, well… that’s different.

A book bound in red cloth with gilt titles and decoration, turned so you can see the ragged cutting on the right edges of the pages

I was thinking about what gifts people used to give to readers (besides gift editions of famous poets' work and illustrated histories of wars and such), and while I was thinking about it, somebody brought a book to the counter....

(1/10)

It's Christmas Eve Eve!

Which means it's Jolobokaflod Christmas book swap Eve! Woohoo!

Not long to go... You can open any time tomorrow. Just make sure you have enough time for yourself to read, relax and enjoy 🎄✨🍫📚

A white lamb jumping in the air in a green field above a patch of dirt

*Boing*

Important kitty news! Hooray for three healthy cubs (and a small tear for the one who didn't make it)