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Today marks 16 years since I moved to the UK. Wild, innit. The UK isn’t perfect, but it is the right home for me and mine. Unrelated to that, we had Mum around for fish and chips. It’s not like one has to do it on a Friday, but Friday is when her and D used to do it, so…. Read more »

I love it when you look at a cat, and it looks like they’re grinning. I mean, I know that’s not a thing that they do, but it’s the whole anthropomorphising thing. And he’s a sweet boy when he deigns to pay attention to humans, so. Still not the cuddliest of cats, but maybe someday, someday. I finished weaving the… Read more »

I’ve got beads poured, I’ve got a pattern laid, and the next bracelet of my imagining is a go. It’s not a flag this time, but rather, scratching a floral itch. Since I don’t have to worry about fixed shades to get things ‘right’, I’m busting out some of the prettier beads I bought that didn’t work out for that… Read more »

I had bead mail today! Which means my desk is covered in little packets of beads while I pair things together to find the right flag combos. Having said that, I think that the next bracelet I do is going to be floral instead of a flag… we’ll see. That’s about it, really. Gonna get back to that, and try… Read more »

I loosely clipped my hair up earlier before doing a chore or two, and I like how it fell. My hair doesn’t hold a meaningful wave or curl, so I do like it when it’s a bit wispy. Been a pretty chill day. Had a few craft chores to process… ‘chores’. It’s fun stuff, but I had to make my… Read more »

I couldn’t shake the urge to get another bracelet on the go, so I went for one I knew I had the beads for. So yeah, aroace flag, but the slightly smaller size. I’m really excited to be doing two sizes, if only ’cause it gives me an excuse to get all my beading desire out of my hand and… Read more »

We’ve hit that time of year where the early evening is warm and humid, and adding a hot dinner to that means that the a/c being a thing we have is a blessing and then some. Today was a bit spendy, but in the happiest of ways — craft supplies! I decided I was going to bite the bullet and… Read more »

I have properly clean hair today. It feels like it’s been a ridiculously long time since I’ve been able to make that happen. Dry shampoo is a god-send, and I need to get a new can of it, but actually clean and conditioned? Mwah! Plus also, it’s the weekend. I think there is likely to be some bead shopping, whether… Read more »

When I was doing the bracelet last night, I decided to do it an inch smaller, just to see how it came out/fit. It’s a much better fit for my wrists, which means that having the two sizes might just be the best idea. I’m working on a slightly truncated version of the Trans bracelet I did the other day…. Read more »

This is another, non-cat picture from yesterday. I was looking out the back window and spotted the barest whisper of rainbow. Of course, I had to try to photograph it. It came up even fainter on my phone cam, but you know what? I really like it. It’s all ephemerae and whatnot. It’s a fairly pleasant day all told. Work… Read more »