Martha Bechtel
@martha.net
Writer, artist, gamer, model horse addict, crafting-crafter-that-crafts... Looking for a digital home where I can talk hobbies and geek out. (Martha.net)
Home again from Cmass traveling and slowly unwinding to face the new year.
I have too many things I want to do in 2026 and not enough weeks to fit them in. 🤔 ... Which is true of all years I suppose. 😅
I have too many things I want to do in 2026 and not enough weeks to fit them in. 🤔 ... Which is true of all years I suppose. 😅
December 28, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Home again from Cmass traveling and slowly unwinding to face the new year.
I have too many things I want to do in 2026 and not enough weeks to fit them in. 🤔 ... Which is true of all years I suppose. 😅
I have too many things I want to do in 2026 and not enough weeks to fit them in. 🤔 ... Which is true of all years I suppose. 😅
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Granted, people can assert that reading Bram Stoker’s Dracula in a dimly-lit café in Prague on a snowy day whilst having multiple cappuccinos and croissants “won’t fix you”, but they’re failing to understand an undeniable truth:
It certainly can’t hurt.
It certainly can’t hurt.
December 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Granted, people can assert that reading Bram Stoker’s Dracula in a dimly-lit café in Prague on a snowy day whilst having multiple cappuccinos and croissants “won’t fix you”, but they’re failing to understand an undeniable truth:
It certainly can’t hurt.
It certainly can’t hurt.
I hope everyone is having a Merry Christmas if they celebrate and a lovely Thursday if they don't! ❤️🎄
December 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I hope everyone is having a Merry Christmas if they celebrate and a lovely Thursday if they don't! ❤️🎄
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May we all #survive the Christmas festivities and I hope your pants still fit by New Year's Eve 😂
#vss365
#MerryChristmas #FelizNavidad #Santa
#vss365
#MerryChristmas #FelizNavidad #Santa
December 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
May we all #survive the Christmas festivities and I hope your pants still fit by New Year's Eve 😂
#vss365
#MerryChristmas #FelizNavidad #Santa
#vss365
#MerryChristmas #FelizNavidad #Santa
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What's the over/under on that donkey being named "Pancakes" I wonder 🤔
Waffles, coming through! 🧇 This spunky little pony, sculpted and designed by Laura-Skillern Sailer, is coming to the Premier Collection in 2026! He joins Georgina and Carmen to round out our 2026 Premier Club offerings! Don't miss out on this fabulous collection of models. https://ow.ly/nySG50XJUyn
December 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
What's the over/under on that donkey being named "Pancakes" I wonder 🤔
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*whispers in your ear*: buy the book!
December 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
*whispers in your ear*: buy the book!
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Work waited until 5:04 on a Friday to confirm that I still had a job on Monday.
...it's been a fun few weeks.
But on that note the Quirrell prequel fic is completely posted and it's back into the Ode to Normal drafts!
archiveofourown.org/works/74370801
...it's been a fun few weeks.
But on that note the Quirrell prequel fic is completely posted and it's back into the Ode to Normal drafts!
archiveofourown.org/works/74370801
December 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Work waited until 5:04 on a Friday to confirm that I still had a job on Monday.
...it's been a fun few weeks.
But on that note the Quirrell prequel fic is completely posted and it's back into the Ode to Normal drafts!
archiveofourown.org/works/74370801
...it's been a fun few weeks.
But on that note the Quirrell prequel fic is completely posted and it's back into the Ode to Normal drafts!
archiveofourown.org/works/74370801
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I should have photographed this one while it was snowing. Ah well! Whimsical Horse Wednesday continues ✨️
#modelhorse #breyerhorses
#modelhorse #breyerhorses
December 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I should have photographed this one while it was snowing. Ah well! Whimsical Horse Wednesday continues ✨️
#modelhorse #breyerhorses
#modelhorse #breyerhorses
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November 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
One chapter down, five to go! 🎉
Am I going to get it done before Monday? Possibly! Am I going to get it so close to done that I can finish it out in December? Much more likely! 😂
Also, AO3 only lets you save drafts for so long... so it'll get done by Tue 16 Dec 2025, come heck or high water!
Am I going to get it done before Monday? Possibly! Am I going to get it so close to done that I can finish it out in December? Much more likely! 😂
Also, AO3 only lets you save drafts for so long... so it'll get done by Tue 16 Dec 2025, come heck or high water!
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
One chapter down, five to go! 🎉
Am I going to get it done before Monday? Possibly! Am I going to get it so close to done that I can finish it out in December? Much more likely! 😂
Also, AO3 only lets you save drafts for so long... so it'll get done by Tue 16 Dec 2025, come heck or high water!
Am I going to get it done before Monday? Possibly! Am I going to get it so close to done that I can finish it out in December? Much more likely! 😂
Also, AO3 only lets you save drafts for so long... so it'll get done by Tue 16 Dec 2025, come heck or high water!
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WHAT IF
THERE WAS *ONLY* PIE
A DAY OF PIE
BREAKFAST PIE
SAVORY PIE
SWEET PIE
SOME SORT OF ALCOHOLIC DRINKABLE PIE
PIESGIVING WE WOULD CALL IT AND THE WORLD WOULD THANK US IN PRAYER AND SONG AND IDEALLY PIE
THERE WAS *ONLY* PIE
A DAY OF PIE
BREAKFAST PIE
SAVORY PIE
SWEET PIE
SOME SORT OF ALCOHOLIC DRINKABLE PIE
PIESGIVING WE WOULD CALL IT AND THE WORLD WOULD THANK US IN PRAYER AND SONG AND IDEALLY PIE
WELCOME TO THE DAY OF MANY CALORIES
YOU SHALL CONSUME
YOU SHALL INGEST
YOU SHALL HEAVE YOUR SWOLLEN BODY ONTO THE COUCH MOANING AS YOU DO SO
BUT WAIT
THERE'S STILL PIE
YOU SHALL CONSUME
YOU SHALL INGEST
YOU SHALL HEAVE YOUR SWOLLEN BODY ONTO THE COUCH MOANING AS YOU DO SO
BUT WAIT
THERE'S STILL PIE
November 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
WHAT IF
THERE WAS *ONLY* PIE
A DAY OF PIE
BREAKFAST PIE
SAVORY PIE
SWEET PIE
SOME SORT OF ALCOHOLIC DRINKABLE PIE
PIESGIVING WE WOULD CALL IT AND THE WORLD WOULD THANK US IN PRAYER AND SONG AND IDEALLY PIE
THERE WAS *ONLY* PIE
A DAY OF PIE
BREAKFAST PIE
SAVORY PIE
SWEET PIE
SOME SORT OF ALCOHOLIC DRINKABLE PIE
PIESGIVING WE WOULD CALL IT AND THE WORLD WOULD THANK US IN PRAYER AND SONG AND IDEALLY PIE
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This got me thinking….how do we as a society normalize pumpkin pie as a breakfast option at restaurants year round? Who will be the change we want to see in the world?
It turns out Mina and I have identical pie takes (literally had home made pumpkin pie for breakfast this morning before kids woke up).
So my pie take is there are no bad pies, but some pies have to be eaten a certain way:
1. Pecan: Always good
2. Fruit: Must be homemade. Otherwise bad.
3. Pumpkin: Best eaten cold at 7 am standing over a sink before everyone wakes up
1. Pecan: Always good
2. Fruit: Must be homemade. Otherwise bad.
3. Pumpkin: Best eaten cold at 7 am standing over a sink before everyone wakes up
November 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This got me thinking….how do we as a society normalize pumpkin pie as a breakfast option at restaurants year round? Who will be the change we want to see in the world?
The chapter in the HtN worldbook on the magical properties of plants/minerals/animals/etc. is now longer than most of the fanfiction I've ever written. I'm not sure if I should be impressed with myself or horrified. 😂
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The chapter in the HtN worldbook on the magical properties of plants/minerals/animals/etc. is now longer than most of the fanfiction I've ever written. I'm not sure if I should be impressed with myself or horrified. 😂
Reposting in case anyone on your shopping list is in dire need of some awesome octopi and you didn't know these existed!
(You should totally know they exist, because lo, they are awesome!)
((Even if I only admire them from afar because my house is already full of model horses 😅))
(You should totally know they exist, because lo, they are awesome!)
((Even if I only admire them from afar because my house is already full of model horses 😅))
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⚠️ This is not a drill 🎉 Original Art Collectors and Gift Givers 🎁 come take a look at the entire collection:
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#ArtYear #Art #ArtGallery #Sculpture #Octopus #CoralReef #MarineLife #ArtSale #BSNM #Invertebrates 🦑🐡
November 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Reposting in case anyone on your shopping list is in dire need of some awesome octopi and you didn't know these existed!
(You should totally know they exist, because lo, they are awesome!)
((Even if I only admire them from afar because my house is already full of model horses 😅))
(You should totally know they exist, because lo, they are awesome!)
((Even if I only admire them from afar because my house is already full of model horses 😅))
(I meant to quote post the XKCD comic, but reposted it instead... and discovered that you can't delete a report. Which is slightly annoying, but whatevs.)
I had a chance to hear Randall talk at CNU many years back and I am so happy for them in this distant parasocial way... but I'm still happy. ❤️
I had a chance to hear Randall talk at CNU many years back and I am so happy for them in this distant parasocial way... but I'm still happy. ❤️
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
(I meant to quote post the XKCD comic, but reposted it instead... and discovered that you can't delete a report. Which is slightly annoying, but whatevs.)
I had a chance to hear Randall talk at CNU many years back and I am so happy for them in this distant parasocial way... but I'm still happy. ❤️
I had a chance to hear Randall talk at CNU many years back and I am so happy for them in this distant parasocial way... but I'm still happy. ❤️
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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this has been sitting on my drive for a little bit, I thought I hated it but it turns out I just needed to crop it.
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 AM
this has been sitting on my drive for a little bit, I thought I hated it but it turns out I just needed to crop it.
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yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
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Horse pack! ko-fi.com/s/9b103bfe20
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Horse pack! ko-fi.com/s/9b103bfe20
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Seal dragon gathering reeds for her little nest 🌥️
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Seal dragon gathering reeds for her little nest 🌥️
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Unruly Card Games - Gator Days
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Unruly Card Games - Gator Days
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I am dust and spine,
A fold spilling words,
My history collected,
A bookcase life,
Petals among pages,
My summer days saved,
Memories lent,
Yet to be returned.
#thingstowriteabout
A fold spilling words,
My history collected,
A bookcase life,
Petals among pages,
My summer days saved,
Memories lent,
Yet to be returned.
#thingstowriteabout
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I am dust and spine,
A fold spilling words,
My history collected,
A bookcase life,
Petals among pages,
My summer days saved,
Memories lent,
Yet to be returned.
#thingstowriteabout
A fold spilling words,
My history collected,
A bookcase life,
Petals among pages,
My summer days saved,
Memories lent,
Yet to be returned.
#thingstowriteabout