A woman in a black dress saying "This constant barrage of mediocrity is exhausting"

A vase of tulips on a dining table, looking a bit ragged after three days, but with gorgeous colors of gentle pink, creamy yellow, and striking white

15 yo took a massively long bath after school, and then we ate salmon and played cards.

It's been that kind of day.
Also, we have fresh cut local tulips.

MASH - It's spring, sir! YouTube video by toonerjay

It's Spring, Sir!
youtu.be/T9ZnHpLqGNQ?...

Do you have pictures of the back?
The pattern isn't on ravelry anymore 😞

Map detail showing Bab-el-Mandeb between the shores of Yemen to the East and Djibouti to the West. Expansion view shows Bab-el-Mandeb as the choke point between the Suez Canal and the Indian Ocean

Aside from oil and LNG, the Bab-el-Mandeb is an important corridor for geostrategic cables underneath the narrow strait passage, including power cables and fibre-optic cables used for communication.

The Bab-el-Mandeb lies south of the Suez Canal, and is an important choke point for shipping.

The Cinematic Orchestra - 'To Build A Home' (Official Video) YouTube video by Ninja Tune

To Build a Home - The Cinematic Orchestra ‧ 2007

youtu.be/oUFJJNQGwhk?...

Thank you!

Ooo, I like this!
Did you already post a link to the pattern?

Good luck, Gareth!
I'm rooting for you!
🎉

It's just adorable!
🫖

Ooo, another traveler!
♥️

Nothing quite so comforting as a skillet of this, especially in cast iron.

I'm a certified cable addict. 😆

Thank you
🫶

Turns out that I was in the mood for cables, so here we go.

I love the way that Purl Soho's Knitting Wool cables up so crisply. Just the perfect combination of drape and tooth.

Might spend the day winding different colors of same-weight yarn and going to town on a striped throw.

#knitsky

Thinking of all the farmers in the US who have spring planting coming up, and all the diesel that farming season requires.

Beyond oil: 9 commodities impacted by the Strait of Hormuz crisis The Strait of Hormuz disruption is affecting more than oil and gas, with impacts across key commodities. Here are nine materials most exposed.

As we head into farming season in the US, supplies of fertilizer and its components are being dramatically constrained by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Add spiralling diesel costs, and farmers are looking at a tough planting season.

#FoodSupply #food

www.weforum.org/stories/2026...

A pot of soup with chicken, vegetables, and orzo pasta.

The "is it pollen or is it a cold" sneezes have finally revealed their true nature and it's official: I am sick.

15 yo helped make chicken orzo soup with plenty of garlic and turmeric. I've got the best kid in the Commonwealth

Severe thunderstorm warning makes it perfect soup weather.

A full moon hangs in a midnight blue sky above a cityscape skyline

View from the rooftop terrace

Ooo, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Just saw it this afternoon at the local cinema.
🍿

Promotional image for the movie Project Hail Mary featuring "Rocky" the alien.

I did not know that the space movie would make me cry.

15 yo and I holding hands, dripping silent tears during a spontaneous Sunday matinee, and yes, it was that good.

#movie

Picture of a book, The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, on a white down comforter.

My adventure-heart is so full.

It's been an exciting, brilliant, beautiful, hopeful, and hectic week #traveling, and now it's time to settle in for a good, restful period of reading. It's good to be home.

#booksky

a cup of tea is being poured from a tea kettle Alt: a cup of tea is being poured from a tea kettle

Got a cup ready and waiting for you.

I just giggle-snorted so loudly that I startled the 15 yo.
In the other room.
🤭

O, Lynn, this is so great to read.
I love this for you.
❣️

Cherry blossoms in full bloom on the tidal basin in Washington DC

Thank you 😊

❣️

😆