Late spring - lush garden
Nov. 28th, 2025 06:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mificI was up early yesterday and it was lovely, so I decided to take some pics. It's all very lush as we've had a fair bit of rain, mixed with sunny days as hot as midsummer. I think it's going to be a hot one, this year. I tried to include slightly more panoramic shots this time to give you some idea of my small garden which is almost all in pots and wheelibeds, as my rented unit has largely concrete and asphalt around it. Click on each pic for full size.
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I'd marry her this minute if she only would agree
Nov. 27th, 2025 10:48 pmsovayI had a small but very successful Thanksgiving with my parents, with both of my husbands, and with nineweaving. I have been supplied with all the ingredients for a turkey terrific and a whole lot of apple crumble that doesn't need to be reconstructed into anything except me. My mother taped the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I leaned back into rushthatspeaks while we talked books and movies and theatrical stories. The photo was taken by spatch for selkie in condolence for the stressors of her holiday for which she was not the responsible party. The Sallust is from 1886, but I work with what I've got.
nineweaving. I have been supplied with all the ingredients for a turkey terrific and a whole lot of apple crumble that doesn't need to be reconstructed into anything except me. My mother taped the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I leaned back into rushthatspeaks while we talked books and movies and theatrical stories. The photo was taken by spatch for selkie in condolence for the stressors of her holiday for which she was not the responsible party. The Sallust is from 1886, but I work with what I've got.
Happy Thanksgiving
Nov. 27th, 2025 10:06 pmsilver_chipmunkIt was a pretty good, though laid back day.
I got up at 8:30 and put the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on the TV for Middle Brother to watch. I watched most of it too, I will admit. It was pretty good, though the coverage could have showed more of the parade itself.
We had breakfast, and I had coffee, and then eventually I took a shower and washed my hair and dressed.
The Kid called and we set up when we were going to meet at the diner. She and her boyfriend weren't eating with Middle Brother and me because they were going to his parent's family dinner.
After the parade was over, I tried to play Alice's Restaurant on the computer (from Youtube) but the computer did not cooperate. I finally had to finish it on my phone because the computer completely gave up. It seems OK now, knock wood.
Then we played a random CD I happened to have, and by complete coincidence, just as it finished The Kid called and said we should head to the diner.
So we Ubered over and got seated, and ordered. I got the complete turkey dinner, Middle Brother got his favorite, a cheeseburger and French fries smothered in ketchup.
The Kid and her boyfriend showed up and sat with us and we talked for about 15 minutes, then they left. We were ready for dessert by then, so we ordered and had that.
The Kid had brought a large tarte that she baked, and we bruoght that and my leftovers home by Uber again.
Middle Brother was slightly sick from overeating so I made him wait a half hour, which we spent listening to music on Pandora on the computer. Then we had small slices of the tarte, as he was feeling better by then and I thought it was only fair that he try his niece's homebaked tarte.
Then I took him back to the group home. 44 bus to Jamaica, train to Hicksville. We missed a train, but the next came pretty soon, and it allowed time for the person from his group home to get there to meet us.
Which she did, right on time, and then I turned around and, after a stop n the restroom, came home the same way, train to Jamaica, 20 bus home.
It was 8:00 by then and I Teamed the FWiB for about an hour.
And then I puttered online, and at 10:00 fed the pets. Christie seems right back to her old self again. I am so glad.
And now it's time for bed.
Gratitude List (double for the day)
1. The FWiB.
2. The Kid.
3. Middle Brother and his group home.
4. Thanksgiving.
5. My friends.
6. My extended family.
7. My cancer was easily operated on and removed.
8. My pension money came today (on a holiday? Go figure...)
9. The Long Island Railroad.
10. The weather was nice today.
11. Christie seems well again.
12. Good food at the diner.
I got up at 8:30 and put the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on the TV for Middle Brother to watch. I watched most of it too, I will admit. It was pretty good, though the coverage could have showed more of the parade itself.
We had breakfast, and I had coffee, and then eventually I took a shower and washed my hair and dressed.
The Kid called and we set up when we were going to meet at the diner. She and her boyfriend weren't eating with Middle Brother and me because they were going to his parent's family dinner.
After the parade was over, I tried to play Alice's Restaurant on the computer (from Youtube) but the computer did not cooperate. I finally had to finish it on my phone because the computer completely gave up. It seems OK now, knock wood.
Then we played a random CD I happened to have, and by complete coincidence, just as it finished The Kid called and said we should head to the diner.
So we Ubered over and got seated, and ordered. I got the complete turkey dinner, Middle Brother got his favorite, a cheeseburger and French fries smothered in ketchup.
The Kid and her boyfriend showed up and sat with us and we talked for about 15 minutes, then they left. We were ready for dessert by then, so we ordered and had that.
The Kid had brought a large tarte that she baked, and we bruoght that and my leftovers home by Uber again.
Middle Brother was slightly sick from overeating so I made him wait a half hour, which we spent listening to music on Pandora on the computer. Then we had small slices of the tarte, as he was feeling better by then and I thought it was only fair that he try his niece's homebaked tarte.
Then I took him back to the group home. 44 bus to Jamaica, train to Hicksville. We missed a train, but the next came pretty soon, and it allowed time for the person from his group home to get there to meet us.
Which she did, right on time, and then I turned around and, after a stop n the restroom, came home the same way, train to Jamaica, 20 bus home.
It was 8:00 by then and I Teamed the FWiB for about an hour.
And then I puttered online, and at 10:00 fed the pets. Christie seems right back to her old self again. I am so glad.
And now it's time for bed.
Gratitude List (double for the day)
1. The FWiB.
2. The Kid.
3. Middle Brother and his group home.
4. Thanksgiving.
5. My friends.
6. My extended family.
7. My cancer was easily operated on and removed.
8. My pension money came today (on a holiday? Go figure...)
9. The Long Island Railroad.
10. The weather was nice today.
11. Christie seems well again.
12. Good food at the diner.
Daily Check-In
Nov. 27th, 2025 09:38 pmmecurtin posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
fandom_checkinThis is your check-in post for today. The poll will be open from midnight Universal or Zulu Time (8pm Eastern Time) on Thursday, November 27, to midnight on Friday, November 28 (8pm Eastern Time).
Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.
Poll #33886 Daily check-in poll
Open to: Access List, detailed results viewable to: Access List, participants: 10
How are you doing?
I am OK
6 (60.0%)
I am not OK, but don't need help right now
4 (40.0%)
I could use some help
0 (0.0%)
How many other humans live with you?
I am living single
3 (30.0%)
One other person
4 (40.0%)
More than one other person
3 (30.0%)
Please, talk about how things are going for you in the comments, ask for advice or help if you need it, or just discuss whatever you feel like.
Question thread #146
Nov. 28th, 2025 02:06 ampauamma posting in ![[site community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/comm_staff.png){kind=small}
dw_devIt's time for another question thread!
The rules:
- You may ask any dev-related question you have in a comment. (It doesn't even need to be about Dreamwidth, although if it involves a language/library/framework/database Dreamwidth doesn't use, you will probably get answers pointing that out and suggesting a better place to ask.)
- You may also answer any question, using the guidelines given in To Answer, Or Not To Answer and in this comment thread.
The rules:
- You may ask any dev-related question you have in a comment. (It doesn't even need to be about Dreamwidth, although if it involves a language/library/framework/database Dreamwidth doesn't use, you will probably get answers pointing that out and suggesting a better place to ask.)
- You may also answer any question, using the guidelines given in To Answer, Or Not To Answer and in this comment thread.
Leftover Feelings
Nov. 27th, 2025 06:37 pmsoc_puppetMy brother's family is out of state for Thanksgiving, so my parents and I didn't really plan anything big. My dad ultimately made reservations for us at a hotel restaurant to eat at their Thanksgiving buffet, and it was pretty darn good; I ate enough to fill me up, but managed not to make myself sick, so I'm taking the win!
I also made sure to leave a thank-you card for the staff; while normally I figure that's the least I can do for someone whose work I'm taking advantage of on a federal holiday, today it came with an extra observation: I noticed that a lot of the attendees were elderly and/or disabled, which makes me actually appreciate the existence of Thanksgiving dining-out opportunities. It's probably pretty damn hard to make a Thanksgiving meal by yourself if you've got a twisted ankle or are over eighty years old! So, while I'd written the card ahead of time and didn't really have room to write more, it may be something I include if we do this again: A specific thank-you to the workers involved for making it so some people are able to have a nice Thanksgiving meal, without inadvertently harming themselves. An important lesson for me to remember.
All that aside, one of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is the leftovers! And since we didn't make our own Thanksgiving meal, we have nothing left over. So I took it upon myself to make a double-batch each of green bean casserole and stuffing. (Also because Dad has been accumulating stuffing kits for months now, and if we don't make it for Thanksgiving, when the hell is any of us going to make it, huh? I didn't want there to still be four boxes of Stovetop stuffing plus two bags of some other more complicated to make brand of stuffing in the cupboard come Christmas, dammit!) And now there's plenty of leftovers of each for us to graze on over the next few days ✌
I also made sure to leave a thank-you card for the staff; while normally I figure that's the least I can do for someone whose work I'm taking advantage of on a federal holiday, today it came with an extra observation: I noticed that a lot of the attendees were elderly and/or disabled, which makes me actually appreciate the existence of Thanksgiving dining-out opportunities. It's probably pretty damn hard to make a Thanksgiving meal by yourself if you've got a twisted ankle or are over eighty years old! So, while I'd written the card ahead of time and didn't really have room to write more, it may be something I include if we do this again: A specific thank-you to the workers involved for making it so some people are able to have a nice Thanksgiving meal, without inadvertently harming themselves. An important lesson for me to remember.
All that aside, one of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is the leftovers! And since we didn't make our own Thanksgiving meal, we have nothing left over. So I took it upon myself to make a double-batch each of green bean casserole and stuffing. (Also because Dad has been accumulating stuffing kits for months now, and if we don't make it for Thanksgiving, when the hell is any of us going to make it, huh? I didn't want there to still be four boxes of Stovetop stuffing plus two bags of some other more complicated to make brand of stuffing in the cupboard come Christmas, dammit!) And now there's plenty of leftovers of each for us to graze on over the next few days ✌
[ SECRET POST #6901 ]
Nov. 27th, 2025 05:10 pmcase posting in fandomsecrets⌈ Secret Post #6901 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Warnings.....
Nov. 27th, 2025 03:35 pmmdehnersLast week, on one of my Gardening communities a gentleman mentioned that his songbird population(esp this Fall) has pretty much disappeared. Other than a few Cardinals, all he's seen this yr has been Crows and Hawks.
This led to a number of folks responding in kind. Including Me.As we shared the last couple of days we compiled a list of missing or markedly dropped populations of(mostly E of the Mississippi):
Most Songbirds(here too)
Grasshoppers(same)
Dragonflies(still here but less than the last 4 yrs)
Mosquitoes(no bites this yr and I live next to stagnant water and have mult saucers under containers)
Toads(same)
Butterflies(markedly less and only noticed because of 3 caterpillars)
The Bee population for me is stable but mine are mostly Bumbles and Native Bees.
Troth,
Pat
This led to a number of folks responding in kind. Including Me.As we shared the last couple of days we compiled a list of missing or markedly dropped populations of(mostly E of the Mississippi):
Most Songbirds(here too)
Grasshoppers(same)
Dragonflies(still here but less than the last 4 yrs)
Mosquitoes(no bites this yr and I live next to stagnant water and have mult saucers under containers)
Toads(same)
Butterflies(markedly less and only noticed because of 3 caterpillars)
The Bee population for me is stable but mine are mostly Bumbles and Native Bees.
Troth,
Pat
[10 out of 20] Spooks (MI-5): Gen
Nov. 27th, 2025 01:14 pmstonepicnicking_okapi posting in sweetandshortTitle: German chocolate cake
Fandom: Spooks (MI-5)
Pairing: Adam/Lucas
Rating: Gen
Length: 200
Prompt: survival
Summary: Adam and Lucas discuss a case.
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Title: No cake without an oven
Fandom: Spooks (MI-5)
Pairing: Adam/Lucas
Rating: Gen
Length: 200
Prompt: cut
Summary: The oven is broken.
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Fandom: Spooks (MI-5)
Pairing: Adam/Lucas
Rating: Gen
Length: 200
Prompt: survival
Summary: Adam and Lucas discuss a case.
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Title: No cake without an oven
Fandom: Spooks (MI-5)
Pairing: Adam/Lucas
Rating: Gen
Length: 200
Prompt: cut
Summary: The oven is broken.
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Fannish 50 S3 Post 59: Fallen Angel (NOIRVEMBER)
Nov. 27th, 2025 11:46 amglitteryvFallen Angel
A 1945 movie from 20th Century Fox that was directed by Otto Preminger. It's based on the novel Fallen Angel by Marty Holland.
Eric Stanton (played by Dana Andrews) is a swindler on a losing streak. Unable to pay the rest of his bus ticket to San Francisco, he's dropped off at the small town of Walton, CA. He ends up in a cafe, mulling on what he's gonna do next. While there, he notices Stella (played by Linda Darnell), a beautiful waitress, and goes gaga for her.
After pulling a small con and despite being invited to continue the scam in another town, Eric decides to stay cuz he's THAT gone for Stella. After starting to date her, he realizes that he's gonna need a lot of dough.
AT THE SAME TIME, he meets Clara (played by Anne Revere) and June (played by Alice Faye), two sisters who are v. wealthy. A plan begins to form . . .
Everyone's acting is on the level. Linda Darnell was LUMINOUS. I loved her every second she was on the screen. The story is pretty interesting and the directing is fine.
Fun fact: this was a reunion of sorts between Otto Preminger and Dana Andrews as they'd both worked together in 1941's Laura.
Do I have any criticisms?
Oh, do I!
The first thing is that pacing is a little off. For a movie that's an hour and 37 mins, the first 25 or so minutes are tedious. There were a few moments when I got close to quit watching. Though, thankfully, the movie made a fascianting turn at the 30-min mark and I was IN.
Also I was unable to warm up to June. Alice Faye did as good of a job as she could with such a wishy-washy role.
Eric and June eventually get married and it's a v. strange relationship. He does woo her in a v. specific way that's also playful. It contrasts nicely with how lustful and turbulent his relationship with Stella is. And yet, after Eric and June get married, he resents having to go thru with his plan. As a result he takes it out on June. He becomes distant and brusque with her both in private AND public.
All this time, June is going alone with the mistreatment. She doesn't push back in any way. As a matter of fact, the one (1) time she yells at him is to let him know that she's his ride or die and she doesn't care who knows it. Her one goal in life now that she's his wife is to stick with him no matter what and no matter whatever it takes to protect him.
AND SHE'S DOING THIS FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN BEING IN LOVE WITH HIM!
Watching her become a doormat was irritating, NGL. It's clear that she's got a gentle personality from the moment they meet, but seeing her go all out for this guy was O__o. Even worse is that her yelling at him abt how much she loves him is what makes HIM realize that maybe June is a good person to be married to?!
I'd like to think that, in June's interior world, she was flattered that Eric married her. It was also a little unclear as to how much June wanted to gain some kind of independence from her older sister (they do care for each other, btw), IDK.
FWIW, I really didn't like June and Eric together.
Adding to that, I was never sure WHAT KIND OF CHARACTER Eric was? Not a good guy, not a villain, not an antihero . . . and yet, as the credits roll, he's REDEEMED by a woman's love because said woman never gave up on him or something. Especially given how poorly he treated her after they got married. 🤢
And that's what got me to lower the ranking by two full points. *Hands*
Do I recommend it?
I do? With the caveat that you HAVE to sit thru a full 30 mins for the movie to really kick in. OTOH, I'm SO at odds with this movie, NGL. On paper, it had a lot going for it: Otto Preminger in the director's chair, good actors like Linda Darnell and Dana Andrews, etc and yet, things never quite gelled this time around!
OTOH, it's not a trash movie. To me it's a C-level noir in my heart of hearts. Per what I know, you can find it streaming somewhere. I'm giving it a 2 out of 5.
Queerness level:
A whole lotta nothin'
A 1945 movie from 20th Century Fox that was directed by Otto Preminger. It's based on the novel Fallen Angel by Marty Holland.
Eric Stanton (played by Dana Andrews) is a swindler on a losing streak. Unable to pay the rest of his bus ticket to San Francisco, he's dropped off at the small town of Walton, CA. He ends up in a cafe, mulling on what he's gonna do next. While there, he notices Stella (played by Linda Darnell), a beautiful waitress, and goes gaga for her.
After pulling a small con and despite being invited to continue the scam in another town, Eric decides to stay cuz he's THAT gone for Stella. After starting to date her, he realizes that he's gonna need a lot of dough.
AT THE SAME TIME, he meets Clara (played by Anne Revere) and June (played by Alice Faye), two sisters who are v. wealthy. A plan begins to form . . .
Everyone's acting is on the level. Linda Darnell was LUMINOUS. I loved her every second she was on the screen. The story is pretty interesting and the directing is fine.
Fun fact: this was a reunion of sorts between Otto Preminger and Dana Andrews as they'd both worked together in 1941's Laura.
Do I have any criticisms?
Oh, do I!
The first thing is that pacing is a little off. For a movie that's an hour and 37 mins, the first 25 or so minutes are tedious. There were a few moments when I got close to quit watching. Though, thankfully, the movie made a fascianting turn at the 30-min mark and I was IN.
Also I was unable to warm up to June. Alice Faye did as good of a job as she could with such a wishy-washy role.
Which is related to a BIG SPOILER
Eric and June eventually get married and it's a v. strange relationship. He does woo her in a v. specific way that's also playful. It contrasts nicely with how lustful and turbulent his relationship with Stella is. And yet, after Eric and June get married, he resents having to go thru with his plan. As a result he takes it out on June. He becomes distant and brusque with her both in private AND public.
All this time, June is going alone with the mistreatment. She doesn't push back in any way. As a matter of fact, the one (1) time she yells at him is to let him know that she's his ride or die and she doesn't care who knows it. Her one goal in life now that she's his wife is to stick with him no matter what and no matter whatever it takes to protect him.
AND SHE'S DOING THIS FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN BEING IN LOVE WITH HIM!
Watching her become a doormat was irritating, NGL. It's clear that she's got a gentle personality from the moment they meet, but seeing her go all out for this guy was O__o. Even worse is that her yelling at him abt how much she loves him is what makes HIM realize that maybe June is a good person to be married to?!
I'd like to think that, in June's interior world, she was flattered that Eric married her. It was also a little unclear as to how much June wanted to gain some kind of independence from her older sister (they do care for each other, btw), IDK.
FWIW, I really didn't like June and Eric together.
Adding to that, I was never sure WHAT KIND OF CHARACTER Eric was? Not a good guy, not a villain, not an antihero . . . and yet, as the credits roll, he's REDEEMED by a woman's love because said woman never gave up on him or something. Especially given how poorly he treated her after they got married. 🤢
And that's what got me to lower the ranking by two full points. *Hands*
Do I recommend it?
I do? With the caveat that you HAVE to sit thru a full 30 mins for the movie to really kick in. OTOH, I'm SO at odds with this movie, NGL. On paper, it had a lot going for it: Otto Preminger in the director's chair, good actors like Linda Darnell and Dana Andrews, etc and yet, things never quite gelled this time around!
OTOH, it's not a trash movie. To me it's a C-level noir in my heart of hearts. Per what I know, you can find it streaming somewhere. I'm giving it a 2 out of 5.
Queerness level:
A whole lotta nothin'
Community Recs Post!
Nov. 27th, 2025 10:45 amglitteryv posting in recthethingEvery Thursday, we have a community post, just like this one, where you can drop a rec or five in the comments.
This works great if you only have one rec and don't want to make a whole post for it, or if you don't have a DW account, or if you're shy. ;)
(But don't forget: you can deffo make posts of your own seven days a week. ;D!)
So what cool fics/fancrafts/fanvids/fanart/podfics/other kinds of fanworks have we discovered this week? Drop it in the comments below. Anon comment is enabled.
BTW, AI fanworks are not eligible for reccing at recthething. If you aware that a fanwork is AI-generated, please do not rec it here
This works great if you only have one rec and don't want to make a whole post for it, or if you don't have a DW account, or if you're shy. ;)
(But don't forget: you can deffo make posts of your own seven days a week. ;D!)
So what cool fics/fancrafts/fanvids/fanart/podfics/other kinds of fanworks have we discovered this week? Drop it in the comments below. Anon comment is enabled.
BTW, AI fanworks are not eligible for reccing at recthething. If you aware that a fanwork is AI-generated, please do not rec it here