I'm sorry to hear that. Are there smaller publishers to whom you might submit? Is self-publishing an option for you? I'm sure your ms has life yet to live!

That can't be right. Better try again to see if a spool of thread and a button that doesn't match shows up.

Been sewing on my mom's 35 year old Bernina and that thing is going to survive the apocalypse.

The pattern is from www.charleyharperartstudio.com/needlepoint-... 🧶

Thank you. He was 10 years old and it was unexpectedly fast. We thought we'd have more time with him. But there's never enough time, is there?

Thank you! I'm... okay. One of our Boxers passed away over the weekend, so it's not been great. I picked up his ashes today.
There are just a lot of small-to-medium life issues going on that aren't worth fussing over individually, but they do add up, y'know?
I really appreciate you checking in!

Gardening is MUCH more expensive than just going to Walmart, or even the farmer's market. I'm growing unusual and hard to find veg because it's so easy and cheap to get squash and tomatoes in the summer.

SIL and I buy a bushel of fruit, spend a day canning and preserving, then split the results.

I've collected/been gifted so many jars over the years, but I still have to buy flat lids and pectin and various preserving agents every year. DH and I *finally* sprung for a pressure canner last year - and haven't even used it yet!

It's harder with things that sit in the balance of "I don't love this. I barely like it, but I CAN eat it." Brussels sprouts for me. DH loves them and orders them as a side dish at our favorite restaurant. I eat one or two, then leave the rest to him because they make him happy.

Thanks to my son, we now use "laundry sauce" rather than laundry detergent.

It's a fantastic word and it's a pity she was too petty to appreciate it.

Just had someone whine that "avuncular" was too Boomer a word. If she'd said it was new to her, it would have been neat to see her vocabulary expand. Instead, she's just very pleased with her ignorance 😕

Here's a link to all the services it's on. lnk.to/adhdaha

Sweet fucking ferrets. This is where we're moving. Right into Eric Burlison's district.