I've been home for a week -- loving the time spent with the Brick and the puppies. Some chores are caught up. I've even done some appraising, and (gasp!) read a handful of books!
The Mama is maintaining -- sort of. But things are not well in Michigan. I may need to go back.
For now, I treasure every day I can spend here. This is one of the loveliest seasons, and I enjoy every crisping leaf and cool breeze.
Meanwhile:
Best and worst moments from the Emmys.
"Who was the most ungrateful patient you ever had?" Nurses hold forth on Quora.
The Taliban has renamed the Women's Affairs Ministry. New name: "Ministry for Preaching and Guidance and the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice.
Retail in NYC right now-- there's plenty to think about if you're a store owner; some of it isn't good.
Linda Eaton, an influential textiles curator from Winterthur, has died. (I've read a few of her books; they were not only informational, but well-written.)
37 Easy-baking recipes. Five -or less- ingredients each!
"How I grew my blog in only eight months." (From Making Sense with Cents)
"Eleven things I learned when the airline lost my bag."
What it's like to be an American citizen. Thanks for the reminder, Diary of A Stay At Home Mom.
Bread bowls -- for that fall-flavored soup you suddenly feel like making. (From the Kitchen Magpie)
Maybe this unusual Chinese spare rib soup...
Did you get a ride in a van to Denver from the Omaha airport on 9/11, twenty years ago? The daughter of the Good Samaritan who rented that van is looking for the seven strangers he befriended that day.
A new Van Gogh drawing revealed.
Twenty reasons why the 2020 election was the most fair of all time. So says the Babylon Bee.
Plenty of ways to celebrate our President's accomplishments.
(Okay, JP's doing it a 'tad' sarcastically. But there's a goodly amount of truth to wince at, too.)
Twenty ways to recycle your old clothes and other textiles into something useful and practical. (I'd be careful on how far you take this, though. Some things need to be preserved. From Life in Rural Iowa)
A gold mask -- found with other artifacts in a series of sacrificial pits near Sanxingdul, China. Thought to come from the Shang Dynasty, which ended in 1046 B.C.
Making homemade grape jelly -- with juice. (From The Frugal Girl)
"The market's] very evidently a bubble." Some thought-provoking advice from an Indian asset manager.
"I think valuations across the board are highly inflated and people should be cautious and really, really diversify, not just amongst different equity classes, but buy some gold, buy some fixed income with no risk."
An antique-look Alice in Wonderland quilt -- gorgeous. (And surprisingly similar to the Victorian era original.)
One of the creepier videos I've ever seen -- a female tv host blinking 'reptilian' eyes! Doesn't look faked, either. Take a look.
Ten strange -- and unexplained -- SOS calls. (From Listverse) Also:
Ten amazing stories of survival in the Arctic.
Spiced Christmas jam. Maybe for future Christmas presents? (From One Hundred Dollars A Month)
Extra-soft Chinese-style sugared doughnuts.
Money lessons learned from traveling around the world. (From Budgets Are Sexy)
Thousand-year-old artifacts...found in an alligator's stomach!
Tunnels under the Rock of Gibraltar...hardly anything is publicly known about these mysterious places.
Have a good week.
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