Fic Rec

The companion mashup drabbleathon continues at loves_them_all (oh, my goodness, Jack meets Jamie!); parrotfish has some excellent ones. I particularly like "catalyst" and "sacrifice," but I warn you that the final one is a kicker and the best.

Introspection

Random thoughts:

The Aladdin Salad Set continues to be a much-loved bento, having contained today a huge turkey-and-spinach sandwich that didn't need to be cut into odd shapes, two and a half clementines, and a few pieces of candy. I keep checking the Target where I bought them to see if they get in more - I'd like to have an even five for a week's worth of lunches - but no such luck. I may end up ordering online. The ability to pack more than a handful of grapes without carefully standing them on rows on end, the ability to eat something packed in tightly without it spilling, and the air-tightness are winning out over the more traditional bento boxes.


Knitting-wise, I'm really whipping through the rejiggered rambling rows afghan. This idea is tops for several reasons: the garter stitch is soothingly easy, the individual blocks work up quickly, and there aren't a huge number of blocks needed to create the whole project. Plus, since you can do up to four of the blocks with a single skein, it's the most portable thing I've ever worked on.

I keep thinking that I "ought" to be planning more difficult projects or larger ones because in the end I might like having them or the challenge will be good... but at the same time, I realize that I'm doing this for my own peace of mind and business of hands and don't "have" to do anything to prove to myself or others. Still, it's not that easy to silence the "you ought" voice.


And finally, there's going to be a biggie in this week's Sunday 7: I have decided to freecycle my mother's/my doll house. I've held onto that thing for decades, meaning to turn it into a craft project of its own by completely remodelling and refinishing it, turning it from a chipboard box to a Tudor-style cottage. Kind of a hint that it hasn't been a priority for several decades; if I didn't start the job when I was at the now-defunct Doll House and Toy Museum, I probably never will. My mother herself is very practical - she thinks I should just up and throw it out - while M is so distressed at the idea that I'm half wondering if she'll refuse to list it for me. Me, I'm not so thoughtful about giving up the doll house itself as a bit nostalgic over giving up something that has been in the planning for that long. I'd rather give it to a friend's child - tchwrtr's Boy is now in possession of most of my surviving childhood toys - but I don't know anyone with a girl the right age.

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tamnonlinear and chaosvizier are having a not-quite worksafe discussion about horseshoe crabs and the Baltimore Aquarium...