Georgina Toland

We have a fox and an opossum in the area. Whatever made this track, it was low to the ground.

A snowy yard. A small fenced area surrounds an empty garden near a very small chicken coop. On the far left, one wide track in the snow coming from the garden area.

Suspicious tracks from (or to) the garden/chicken coop. #Minnesota #snow

Top view of a bowl filled will a stack of crocheted sunflowers, next to a row of three sunflowers with green backgrounds, and one sunflower in the process of getting a complete green background.

Progress on the #Sunflower Project. Three #GrannySquares down, eight & a half to go! #crochet

And how will you know which brands to buy once you overthrow the ruling class? Didn’t think of that, did you?

The Sirens’ Call is on my TBL - to be listened to - because I like my dystopian world narrated by a soothing voice.

I watched the entire series as it aired and then again as one big multi-night marathon when my husband wanted to see it. We’re reading the series this winter. IT IS SO GOOD!

This deeply disturbs me, too.

YouTube video by There I Ruined It Creed sings "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

The Christmas song we didn’t know we needed.

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Thank you, Mr. (future) President. ❤️

Two granny squares based on the first six rounds of #43 “Flower Garden X” in Margaret Hubert’s “The Granny Square Book” - they look like sunflowers on a green background. Behind the two completed squares, a stacked column of ten sunflowers awaiting their completion.

Two down, ten to go! Sunflower project is coming along nicely. #crochet #GrannySquares #sunflowers

Oooh! It’s on my TBR stack. I’ll get to it soon!

Cover of “The Grand Babylon Hotel by Arnold Bennett.

The Grand Babylon Hotel by Arnold Bennett. A murder mystery in a very fancy hotel. First published in 1902, but my copy is part of the Vintage collection from Penguin Random House. #books #booksky

Save time and just read the first chapter & the last chapter.

And…DNF!

Cover of the hardback edition of “Entitlement” by Rumaan Alam. Artwork depicts the view of tall New York buildings in silhouette against a blood-red sky, as seen through a window. The room inside is quite dark; the only light comes from through the window and from a lit candle on a table. The table is covered in a white-grey tablecloth, and has what appears to be the remains of one person’s dinner on a round tray. The tray has a small orange citrus and a wine glass half full of wine on it. Nearby, a green apple sits on its side. A small bouquet of green berries from a indeterminate plant in a vase has fallen on the table.

I’m hoping that Entitlement by Rumaan Alam is as good as his previous work Leave the World Behind. LtWB set the bar pretty darn high. #books #booksky

Resist being dinner! Who's with me? #resist #notdinner #nobutchers #vote #honk

#resist #notdinner #nobutchers #vote #honk

Cover of “Legends & Lattes” by Travis Baldree, next to a crochet project in progress.

I have high hopes for Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree, even though I read the prequel first and didn’t like it at all. #books #booksky

Round three completed on #43 Flower Garden Square X from “The Granny Square Book” by Margaret Hubert. The flower looks like a sunflower.

Second to last #sunflower in progress on my secret #crochet project. Soon I will have dozen flowers and then the real fun begins! #GrannySquare

Covers of two books by Uketsu: “Strange Houses” and “Strange Pictures.”

Don’t waste your time on these heavily convoluted stories. #books #booksky #Uketsu

Spines of several field guides by Stan Tekiela: “Wildflowers of Minnesota,” Trees of Minnesota,” and “Birds of Minnesota.” Also pictured, “Clown Town” by Mick Herron. And in the background, a fancy edition of Frank Herbert’s “Dune.”

I got tired of not knowing what flower/tree/bird I was looking at around here. #books #booksky #StanTekiela #Minnesota #MickHerron

Me, enjoying popcorn between the periods.

Husband respecting the efforts of the Zamboni guy.

My husband & I celebrated our 11th anniversary by attending an ice hockey game. Our very first ice hockey game. Finally! A sport I like. Really, really like! ❤️🏒❤️

Cover of “The Ace of Skulls” by Chris Wooding

Just started the last book in the Tales of the Ketty Jay series, The Ace of Skulls by Chris Wooding. #books #booksky

Well no duh.

The Pigs elected a Democrat as their leader, who held the farmer at fork-point to demand equal rights, but eventually settled for a bargain allowing the farmer to eat 95% of the pigs, rather than all of them.

(my comic, from Married To The Sea)

YouTube video by Randy Rainbow Big Phony Schmuck! - Randy Rainbow Song Parody

Everyone sing!

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It fits in my pocket! MY POCKET!!!! 🥰

A metal tape measure next to a plastic Garklein. This tiny recorder is just over six inches long. The holes for the left & right hand are offset from each other so that the player can squeeze in all of their fingers. I have very small hands, so no problem!

The Aulos Garklein, its brown carrying case, and a fingering chart. Do not play those high notes indoors unless you have ear protection!

Just slightly over 6” long is the smallest of all #recorders, the #Garklein. (aka the #sopranissimo.) It is a C instrument, but has some slightly different fingerings from the soprano due to its small size. (Physics!) No double holes because it is too small. It is surprisingly in tune with itself.

Are you sure that poisoning the entire Earth is the right move? Of course. Nothing is real except money.

The Walrus and the Carpenter: An Allegory for Populism’s Deceptive Promises and Devastating Consequences “The Walrus and the Carpenter”, is a timeless allegory for the dangers of populism.

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