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dustbunny105I slept so badly and I've been so tired today and my edit to the last post just got eaten by some kind of glitch :,)
ARGH.
ARGH.
February LOVE-fest: Day 25: Unconditional Love & Day 26: Forbidden Love
Feb. 26th, 2026 06:11 pmstonepicnicking_okapi( 1-23 )
25. unconditional love
26. forbidden love
27. ecstasy
28. the beloved
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Two BTS ficlets
Day 25: Unconditional Love
Fandom: BTS
Pairing: jhope/SUGA
Summary: SUGA apologizes.
( Read more... )
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Day 26: Forbidden Love
'Forbidden love' is a concept that I enjoy reading about and writing about in fiction but acknowledge that in real life, it usually comes with unfair if not abusive power dynamics. Like 'soulmates' and other tropes, it belongs in fiction. But the tension is nice.
Fandom: BTS [AU]
Pairing: RM/Jin
Summary: Romance novelist RM spots a fan of his work on the subway.
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25. unconditional love
26. forbidden love
27. ecstasy
28. the beloved
--
Two BTS ficlets
Day 25: Unconditional Love
Fandom: BTS
Pairing: jhope/SUGA
Summary: SUGA apologizes.
( Read more... )
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Day 26: Forbidden Love
'Forbidden love' is a concept that I enjoy reading about and writing about in fiction but acknowledge that in real life, it usually comes with unfair if not abusive power dynamics. Like 'soulmates' and other tropes, it belongs in fiction. But the tension is nice.
Fandom: BTS [AU]
Pairing: RM/Jin
Summary: Romance novelist RM spots a fan of his work on the subway.
( Read more... )
Poet's Corner: two poems
Feb. 26th, 2026 06:04 pmstonepicnicking_okapiThat’s My Heart Right There by Willie Perdomo
We used to say,
That’s my heart right there.
As if to say,
Don’t mess with her right there.
As if, don’t even play,
That’s a part of me right there.
In other words, okay okay,
That’s the start of me right there.
As if, come that day,
That’s the end of me right there.
As if, push come to shove,
I would fend for her right there.
As if, come what may,
I would lie for her right there.
As if, come love to pay,
I would die for that right there.
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Poem that Begins w/a Tweet About Gwendolyn Brooks by Mitchell L. H. Douglas
Gwendolyn Brooks was a Jeopardy question no one could answer tonight.
That’s a metaphor too painful to wrap my head around.
& I said, “The poem is about Love
because all poems are about Love,”
& you rolled your eyes so hard
I thought they would snap back to center
w/cherries & diamonds. The flit
of your lashes renders me nameless & I fall
blank for what feels like a block. Falling
is a metaphor for my life: unsettled,
unmoored. I capitalize Love
because it is bigger than what we are
or what we give credit for: oaken,
open. For that, you have no answer,
your breath in kitchenettes:
hal/ved, qu/art/er/ed—cut again.
We used to say,
That’s my heart right there.
As if to say,
Don’t mess with her right there.
As if, don’t even play,
That’s a part of me right there.
In other words, okay okay,
That’s the start of me right there.
As if, come that day,
That’s the end of me right there.
As if, push come to shove,
I would fend for her right there.
As if, come what may,
I would lie for her right there.
As if, come love to pay,
I would die for that right there.
--
Poem that Begins w/a Tweet About Gwendolyn Brooks by Mitchell L. H. Douglas
Gwendolyn Brooks was a Jeopardy question no one could answer tonight.
That’s a metaphor too painful to wrap my head around.
& I said, “The poem is about Love
because all poems are about Love,”
& you rolled your eyes so hard
I thought they would snap back to center
w/cherries & diamonds. The flit
of your lashes renders me nameless & I fall
blank for what feels like a block. Falling
is a metaphor for my life: unsettled,
unmoored. I capitalize Love
because it is bigger than what we are
or what we give credit for: oaken,
open. For that, you have no answer,
your breath in kitchenettes:
hal/ved, qu/art/er/ed—cut again.
Books - February 2026
Feb. 26th, 2026 04:46 pmsmallhobbitI've read 10 books this month, which seems a little ridiculous...
The Shadow Puppet by Georges Simenon
Continuing my plan to read all the Maigret's in our library this year. A Parisian based mystery, where all is not as it seems.
Stories for Lovers edited by Lucy Evans
The latest edition in the British Library Women Writers series. These are short stories from the 1920s through to the 2000s. I enjoyed some of the stories, mostly the earlier ones.
Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd
I've read a number of books by Jess Kidd, but this is her first crime mystery. It's set in 1954 in a seaside town in Kent. It wasn't a brilliant story, although by the end I'd enjoyed it. I suspect because I'm used to reading crime novels written in the 1950s it felt a bit out of time. A second in the series is due out later this year, so I'll probably read it at some time.
Death on the Downbeat by Sebastian Farr
A Shedunnit runner up this month, which had appealed for a while. I liked the idea of the orchestra conductor being shot in the middle of a concert and the story being told in epistolary fashion, with lots of musical references. But I didn't enjoy it.
The Edge of Darkness by Vaseem Khan
The next in the Persis Wadia series, I reserved a copy as soon as I knew the library were getting them. Persis, the first female inspector in the Indian police force, has been banished to the Naga Hills. A murder is committed and events tie in with both the current unrest (it's 1951) and previous times. It's a locked room mystery with an interesting cast of characters and a lot of action. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Fra Angelico by Christopher Lloyd
Mainly talking about the over 50 colour plates of his paintings, while also providing details about Fra Angelico's life. Not my preferred style of painting, but nonetheless very interesting.
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
I'd not come across Baldwin before, so it was interesting to read his very powerful essay on the plight of black people in America in the 1960s. What's alarming is that although some things have changed, 60 years on many attitudes haven't.
The Double Turn by Carol Carnac (E C R Lorac)
The latest British Library Crime Classics book, featuring Inspector Rivers. This one was written in 1956 and features some interesting characters and a lot of twists and turns. It also gives an idea of London at the time.
The Saint-Fiacre Affair by Georges Simenon
This time ends up back in the small town he grew up in and where there are people he still recognises. Very different from the one I read earlier in the month, although both date from the same time.
War with the Newts by Karel Capek
This took me a while to get into, although even at the beginning I knew I wanted to read it. Capek, a Czech, wrote this in 1936 as an allegory on the current political situation. Some of his observations of different national characteristics are hilarious, others terrifying. If you're looking for something a bit different to read this year, then I'd recommend this. A sea captain discovers a colony of newts in Sumatra who can be trained to do various things, and things take off from there.
The Shadow Puppet by Georges Simenon
Continuing my plan to read all the Maigret's in our library this year. A Parisian based mystery, where all is not as it seems.
Stories for Lovers edited by Lucy Evans
The latest edition in the British Library Women Writers series. These are short stories from the 1920s through to the 2000s. I enjoyed some of the stories, mostly the earlier ones.
Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd
I've read a number of books by Jess Kidd, but this is her first crime mystery. It's set in 1954 in a seaside town in Kent. It wasn't a brilliant story, although by the end I'd enjoyed it. I suspect because I'm used to reading crime novels written in the 1950s it felt a bit out of time. A second in the series is due out later this year, so I'll probably read it at some time.
Death on the Downbeat by Sebastian Farr
A Shedunnit runner up this month, which had appealed for a while. I liked the idea of the orchestra conductor being shot in the middle of a concert and the story being told in epistolary fashion, with lots of musical references. But I didn't enjoy it.
The Edge of Darkness by Vaseem Khan
The next in the Persis Wadia series, I reserved a copy as soon as I knew the library were getting them. Persis, the first female inspector in the Indian police force, has been banished to the Naga Hills. A murder is committed and events tie in with both the current unrest (it's 1951) and previous times. It's a locked room mystery with an interesting cast of characters and a lot of action. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Fra Angelico by Christopher Lloyd
Mainly talking about the over 50 colour plates of his paintings, while also providing details about Fra Angelico's life. Not my preferred style of painting, but nonetheless very interesting.
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
I'd not come across Baldwin before, so it was interesting to read his very powerful essay on the plight of black people in America in the 1960s. What's alarming is that although some things have changed, 60 years on many attitudes haven't.
The Double Turn by Carol Carnac (E C R Lorac)
The latest British Library Crime Classics book, featuring Inspector Rivers. This one was written in 1956 and features some interesting characters and a lot of twists and turns. It also gives an idea of London at the time.
The Saint-Fiacre Affair by Georges Simenon
This time ends up back in the small town he grew up in and where there are people he still recognises. Very different from the one I read earlier in the month, although both date from the same time.
War with the Newts by Karel Capek
This took me a while to get into, although even at the beginning I knew I wanted to read it. Capek, a Czech, wrote this in 1936 as an allegory on the current political situation. Some of his observations of different national characteristics are hilarious, others terrifying. If you're looking for something a bit different to read this year, then I'd recommend this. A sea captain discovers a colony of newts in Sumatra who can be trained to do various things, and things take off from there.
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Feb. 25th, 2026 08:37 pmdustbunny105Well, it's Wip Wednesday but I got myself thinking, somehow, that it was Tuesday. Which is to say that I don't have my post ready again. Whoops! Just like last time, I'll aim to update this tomorrow. Here's hoping this won't be an ongiong trend orz
Word: Chowder
Feb. 25th, 2026 09:43 pmstonepicnicking_okapiToday is National Clam Chowder Day in the US (and I got a can at the store and enjoyed it) so today's word is...
...chowder.
a soup or stew of seafood (such as clams or fish) usually made with milk or tomatoes, salt pork, onions, and other vegetables (such as potatoes)
origin
French chaudière kettle, contents of a kettle, from Late Latin caldaria
Here's The Ultimate Guide to Chowders: https://www.thedailymeal.com/1138211/what-to-do-with-leftover-salmon/
...chowder.
a soup or stew of seafood (such as clams or fish) usually made with milk or tomatoes, salt pork, onions, and other vegetables (such as potatoes)
origin
French chaudière kettle, contents of a kettle, from Late Latin caldaria
Here's The Ultimate Guide to Chowders: https://www.thedailymeal.com/1138211/what-to-do-with-leftover-salmon/
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Feb. 24th, 2026 08:59 pmdustbunny105We're about to be halfway through the last week of February and it's only now hitting me that it's the last week of February. I know this isn't the first time this month I've expressed surprise over the perpetual flow of time but, Idk, this is just wild to me. I guess I thought the back half of the month would drag because I'm looking forward to TFcon in a couple weeks.
Of course, there were also things I wanted to do this month that I haven't done yet, so maybe that accounts for the way time is flying...
Ah, well. I won't say that I'm getting that stuff done, on account of I don't want to set myself up, but I'm not ready to count it out just yet. We shall see!
Of course, there were also things I wanted to do this month that I haven't done yet, so maybe that accounts for the way time is flying...
Ah, well. I won't say that I'm getting that stuff done, on account of I don't want to set myself up, but I'm not ready to count it out just yet. We shall see!
February LOVE-Fest: Day 24: Love of Animals
Feb. 24th, 2026 02:33 pmstonepicnicking_okapiI haven't done a proper News & Views in several weeks so here goes.
1. We got a couple of inches of snow Sunday night. I was terrified Monday morning but I made it to jazz man in one piece and it melted enough for me to take Indian lady to physical therapy. Also, in the middle of making myself sick about whether I was going to survive my commute, my body decided it would be a great time to start menstruating. WHAT?!
2. On the heels ofspikedluv's death, one of the members of my meditation circle died on Friday. She had had several rounds of chemo AND remission over the years but two weeks ago went into the hospital with severe dehydration (c-diff) and never rallied. She had a tremendous amount of energy (she was 70) and 5 young grandchildren. An amazing person.
So I am feeling my mortality. Nobody knows how much time we have, do we? I feel more urgency about some things. I want to see BTS perform in August and I want to get to 221B Baker Street as soon as I can. Also, given my work (home care for the elderly) I am sensitive to quality of life and what that means to me.
3. Speaking of quality of life, I signed up for another weight loss program (not Weight Watchers, which I've tried THREE times and not Noom, which I did once). I am not going to describe it, because I just started like 20 minutes ago but it isn't a drug (and a British lady runs it so I like her voice, this is important to me). No judgement, but those drugs scare me. We'll see how it goes.
4. Annoying things. Air force guy's family didn't cancel my session today so I drove out there suspecting they'd gone to chemo...and I was right. The door was locked. And granddaughter told me to go home. Then I talked to my sister and she insisted on mis-using pronouns for someone in a story she was telling, finally tell me (after I corrected her five times) that 'they' was plural and to use it singularly was arrogant. The co-worker my sister was talking about went MISSING. Sheesh.
5. Boys are switching from winter sports to spring sports this week and next. Winter running to track and indoor soccer to outdoor soccer. Let's hope Mother Nature cooperates.
6. I got to run outside today at the lake because of cancelled session. Yay. Now I am headed to my Alzheimer lady.
March is coming very soon!
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24. love of animals
25. unconditional love
26. forbidden love
27. ecstasy
28. the beloved
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Day 24: love of animals
I have known for a long time I am missing the gene (or synapses) that allows me to connect with pets but I do love animals (and wish them the best, wherever they are). And I love this series: how about frog making a valentine for toady?
1. We got a couple of inches of snow Sunday night. I was terrified Monday morning but I made it to jazz man in one piece and it melted enough for me to take Indian lady to physical therapy. Also, in the middle of making myself sick about whether I was going to survive my commute, my body decided it would be a great time to start menstruating. WHAT?!
2. On the heels of
spikedluv's death, one of the members of my meditation circle died on Friday. She had had several rounds of chemo AND remission over the years but two weeks ago went into the hospital with severe dehydration (c-diff) and never rallied. She had a tremendous amount of energy (she was 70) and 5 young grandchildren. An amazing person. So I am feeling my mortality. Nobody knows how much time we have, do we? I feel more urgency about some things. I want to see BTS perform in August and I want to get to 221B Baker Street as soon as I can. Also, given my work (home care for the elderly) I am sensitive to quality of life and what that means to me.
3. Speaking of quality of life, I signed up for another weight loss program (not Weight Watchers, which I've tried THREE times and not Noom, which I did once). I am not going to describe it, because I just started like 20 minutes ago but it isn't a drug (and a British lady runs it so I like her voice, this is important to me). No judgement, but those drugs scare me. We'll see how it goes.
4. Annoying things. Air force guy's family didn't cancel my session today so I drove out there suspecting they'd gone to chemo...and I was right. The door was locked. And granddaughter told me to go home. Then I talked to my sister and she insisted on mis-using pronouns for someone in a story she was telling, finally tell me (after I corrected her five times) that 'they' was plural and to use it singularly was arrogant. The co-worker my sister was talking about went MISSING. Sheesh.
5. Boys are switching from winter sports to spring sports this week and next. Winter running to track and indoor soccer to outdoor soccer. Let's hope Mother Nature cooperates.
6. I got to run outside today at the lake because of cancelled session. Yay. Now I am headed to my Alzheimer lady.
March is coming very soon!
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( 1-23 )
24. love of animals
25. unconditional love
26. forbidden love
27. ecstasy
28. the beloved
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Day 24: love of animals
I have known for a long time I am missing the gene (or synapses) that allows me to connect with pets but I do love animals (and wish them the best, wherever they are). And I love this series: how about frog making a valentine for toady?
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Feb. 23rd, 2026 08:57 pmdustbunny105Quite unexpectedly, we got more snow! On and off since yesterday morning and it may keep up until tomorrow afternoon. Mostly just flurries and none of it has stuck so far, at least not that I've seen. Still, I was pretty taken aback! Especially since it's been warm for the past week and it's supposed to be warm for most of this week. We've got some rain and thunderstorms on the way, so maybe this little cold snap got confused and thought it was time for blackberry winter, lol.
February LOVE-Fest
Feb. 23rd, 2026 09:19 pmstonepicnicking_okapi( 1-21 )
22. obsession
23. agape
24. love of animals
25. unconditional love
26. forbidden love
27. ecstasy
28. the beloved
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Day 23: Obsession
Fandom: BBC Sherlock
Rating: Gen
Summary: Sherlock gives Mrs. Hudson a gift after a case.
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Day 24: Agape
And for Music Monday, here is a very pretty instrument song "Agape" from the film If Beale Street Could Talk
[Agape (/ɑːˈɡɑːpeɪ, ˈɑːɡəˌpeɪ, ˈæɡə-/;[1] from Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē)) is "the highest form of love, charity" and "the love of God for [human beings] and of [human beings] for God".[2] This is in contrast to philia, brotherly love, or philautia, self-love, as it embraces a profound sacrificial love that transcends and persists regardless of circumstance.]
22. obsession
23. agape
24. love of animals
25. unconditional love
26. forbidden love
27. ecstasy
28. the beloved
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Day 23: Obsession
Fandom: BBC Sherlock
Rating: Gen
Summary: Sherlock gives Mrs. Hudson a gift after a case.
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Day 24: Agape
And for Music Monday, here is a very pretty instrument song "Agape" from the film If Beale Street Could Talk
[Agape (/ɑːˈɡɑːpeɪ, ˈɑːɡəˌpeɪ, ˈæɡə-/;[1] from Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē)) is "the highest form of love, charity" and "the love of God for [human beings] and of [human beings] for God".[2] This is in contrast to philia, brotherly love, or philautia, self-love, as it embraces a profound sacrificial love that transcends and persists regardless of circumstance.]
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Feb. 22nd, 2026 08:59 pmdustbunny105Okay, so the sleep-fixing didn't really happen and neither did most of the rest of what I wanted to do this weekend, lol. Kinda figured it might not but at least it wasn't a total loss. I'll keep working on getting my sleep fixed this coming week and see if it helps. I can only imagine it will, at least a little.
Stuff I Love: Top Ten Edition - Challenge 4 (General)
Feb. 22nd, 2026 04:18 pmsmallhobbitWeek 4 of the Stuff I Love: Top Ten Edition promoted by dreamersdare This week's theme is Relationships in our media, but as it doesn't particularly appeal, I've gone for general stuff I love, again in no particular order.
dreamersdare This week's theme is Relationships in our media, but as it doesn't particularly appeal, I've gone for general stuff I love, again in no particular order.( Stuff I love )
Collage Journaling: Chinese New Year
Feb. 22nd, 2026 06:57 amstonepicnicking_okapiI did two collages but I am only happy enough about the card for my sister to share. Made with Michael's craft store packet of Chinese New Year stickers. The black is actually gold, I just closed the lid of the scanner so it's black. And the print under the lower left side is Japanese, but I am 100% certain my sister won't know the difference.
February LOVE-fest: Day 20 & 21: Infatuation & Maternal Love
Feb. 21st, 2026 06:02 pmstonepicnicking_okapi( 1-19 )
20. infatuation
21. maternal love
22. obsession
23. agape
24. love of animals
25. unconditional love
26. forbidden love
27. ecstasy
28. the beloved
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Here is a snippet from At Bertram's Hotel which inspired the double drabble below with the theme of infatuation and the second part ties into Nemesis and the theme of maternal love.
...Jane Marple, that pink and white eager young girl...Such a silly girl in many ways...now who was that very unsuitable young man whose name—oh dear, she couldn’t even remember it now! How wise her mother had been to nip that friendship so firmly in the bud. She had come across him years later—and really he was quite dreadful! At the time she had cried herself to sleep for at least a week!
Nowadays, of course—she considered nowadays...These poor young things. Some of them had mothers, but never mothers who seemed to be any good— mothers who were quite incapable of protecting their daughters from silly affairs, illegitimate babies, and early and unfortunate marriages. It was all very sad.
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Day 20: Infatuation
Title: Mother's Wisdom
Fandom: Miss Marple - Agatha Christie
Rating: Gen
Length: 200
Summary: Jane Marple bumps into a crush years after.
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Day 21: Maternal Love
So for this I am doing my All of Agatha review of Nemesis. So this is the last Miss Marple novel written (though Sleeping Murder would be published later, it was written in the 1940's and put in a vault), published in 1971.
Nemesis is a brilliant story with so much lovely foreshadowing and character exposition and misdirection. And it also evokes a nauseating amount of cringe and revulsion for the modern reader.
So the plot is that Miss Marple gets a vague assignment from Mister Rafiel (the rich man of A Caribbean Mystery) after that man's death and she goes on a tour of homes and gardens and eventually works out that Mister Rafiel's no-good son who is in prison for killing his girlfriend didn't actually kill her. The plot is very well done, and it has many great elements, foreshadowing with the use of plants, harkening back to Miss Marples earlier cases, interesting characters including the lawyers who think this is all crackers and the best lesbian duo in canon after Hinch and Murgatroyd of A Murder is Announced (Cook and Barrow, the women hired to protect Miss Marple). So many wonderful things and I love the story.
But...
Agatha Christie is the very LAST person in the world you want to get love advice from, ANY kind of advice for ANY kind of love. And she has definite opinions about what a 'real mother' is. Adopted mothers are not real. And adopted mother love can never match biological mother love and is, in fact, twisted and warped and deserves punishment (and is punishing). But then (as in the quote above) she says that the problem of 'modern' girls is that their mothers are no good. She has a lot of very old lady 'get off my lawn' ideas about young people and their sexual behavior.
And she has extremely warped ideas about marriage, why people should get married, the expectation of infidelity, roles of husband and wives. There are two sections that proffer undiluted rape apology. Really, I was beginning to think she was getting worse as she got older but then I remember The Man in the Brown Suit and decided she had always been like that.
But...
it's a great plot and Miss Marple saves the day and wins 20,000 pounds and probably enjoys the partridge she buys with her winnings very much.
20. infatuation
21. maternal love
22. obsession
23. agape
24. love of animals
25. unconditional love
26. forbidden love
27. ecstasy
28. the beloved
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Here is a snippet from At Bertram's Hotel which inspired the double drabble below with the theme of infatuation and the second part ties into Nemesis and the theme of maternal love.
...Jane Marple, that pink and white eager young girl...Such a silly girl in many ways...now who was that very unsuitable young man whose name—oh dear, she couldn’t even remember it now! How wise her mother had been to nip that friendship so firmly in the bud. She had come across him years later—and really he was quite dreadful! At the time she had cried herself to sleep for at least a week!
Nowadays, of course—she considered nowadays...These poor young things. Some of them had mothers, but never mothers who seemed to be any good— mothers who were quite incapable of protecting their daughters from silly affairs, illegitimate babies, and early and unfortunate marriages. It was all very sad.
---
Day 20: Infatuation
Title: Mother's Wisdom
Fandom: Miss Marple - Agatha Christie
Rating: Gen
Length: 200
Summary: Jane Marple bumps into a crush years after.
( Read more... )
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Day 21: Maternal Love
So for this I am doing my All of Agatha review of Nemesis. So this is the last Miss Marple novel written (though Sleeping Murder would be published later, it was written in the 1940's and put in a vault), published in 1971.
Nemesis is a brilliant story with so much lovely foreshadowing and character exposition and misdirection. And it also evokes a nauseating amount of cringe and revulsion for the modern reader.
So the plot is that Miss Marple gets a vague assignment from Mister Rafiel (the rich man of A Caribbean Mystery) after that man's death and she goes on a tour of homes and gardens and eventually works out that Mister Rafiel's no-good son who is in prison for killing his girlfriend didn't actually kill her. The plot is very well done, and it has many great elements, foreshadowing with the use of plants, harkening back to Miss Marples earlier cases, interesting characters including the lawyers who think this is all crackers and the best lesbian duo in canon after Hinch and Murgatroyd of A Murder is Announced (Cook and Barrow, the women hired to protect Miss Marple). So many wonderful things and I love the story.
But...
Agatha Christie is the very LAST person in the world you want to get love advice from, ANY kind of advice for ANY kind of love. And she has definite opinions about what a 'real mother' is. Adopted mothers are not real. And adopted mother love can never match biological mother love and is, in fact, twisted and warped and deserves punishment (and is punishing). But then (as in the quote above) she says that the problem of 'modern' girls is that their mothers are no good. She has a lot of very old lady 'get off my lawn' ideas about young people and their sexual behavior.
And she has extremely warped ideas about marriage, why people should get married, the expectation of infidelity, roles of husband and wives. There are two sections that proffer undiluted rape apology. Really, I was beginning to think she was getting worse as she got older but then I remember The Man in the Brown Suit and decided she had always been like that.
But...
it's a great plot and Miss Marple saves the day and wins 20,000 pounds and probably enjoys the partridge she buys with her winnings very much.
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Feb. 21st, 2026 11:38 pmdustbunny105I've been lazy this past week, ngl. Hate to blame it all on my poor sleeping schedule but, well, bad sleep really will do you in. I'm hoping to correct that for this coming week and be a bit more productive.
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Book Bingo: February 2026
Feb. 21st, 2026 04:29 pmstonepicnicking_okapiI am doing the book bingo set up by kingstoken. More information here: https://kingstoken.dreamwidth.org/122578.html
I'm attempting to fill each square with a different author so only 4 squares at the moment.
B-3: Figures Without Facial Features on the Cover: A Heart Full of Headstones by Ian Rankin. The next-to-final book in the Inspector Rebus mystery series. Rebus is a Scottish detective with every single cop stereotype present. The plot starts off with a domestic violence case involving a cop and leads to police corruption and, in the end, Rebus attempting to murder his archnemesis crime boss.
B-4: Pet/Animal Companion: And to All a Good Bite by David Rosenfelt. This is in the Andy Carpenter mystery series. He's a defense lawyer who also runs a dog shelter in Patterson, New Jersey. The plot involves a case, a client falsely accused of a crime, and art forgery and a dog named Rebus. Full of quirky characters. Audiobook narrated by Grover Gardener.
G-2: Author You've Never Read Before: The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst. In the romantasy genre. A sheltered librarian has to flee a capital city in revolution with contraband spell books. She flees with a sentient, talking plant to her home island. Audiobook narrated by Caitlin Davis
O-5: Job/Profession in the Title: The Secret Hangman by Peter Lovesey. This is a Peter Diamond mystery, a police detective in Bath (UK). The case involves couples being hanged. Diamond is a widower who starts dating again. Audiobook narrated by Simon Prebble.
kingstoken. More information here: https://kingstoken.dreamwidth.org/122578.html
I'm attempting to fill each square with a different author so only 4 squares at the moment.
B-3: Figures Without Facial Features on the Cover: A Heart Full of Headstones by Ian Rankin. The next-to-final book in the Inspector Rebus mystery series. Rebus is a Scottish detective with every single cop stereotype present. The plot starts off with a domestic violence case involving a cop and leads to police corruption and, in the end, Rebus attempting to murder his archnemesis crime boss.
B-4: Pet/Animal Companion: And to All a Good Bite by David Rosenfelt. This is in the Andy Carpenter mystery series. He's a defense lawyer who also runs a dog shelter in Patterson, New Jersey. The plot involves a case, a client falsely accused of a crime, and art forgery and a dog named Rebus. Full of quirky characters. Audiobook narrated by Grover Gardener.
G-2: Author You've Never Read Before: The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst. In the romantasy genre. A sheltered librarian has to flee a capital city in revolution with contraband spell books. She flees with a sentient, talking plant to her home island. Audiobook narrated by Caitlin Davis
O-5: Job/Profession in the Title: The Secret Hangman by Peter Lovesey. This is a Peter Diamond mystery, a police detective in Bath (UK). The case involves couples being hanged. Diamond is a widower who starts dating again. Audiobook narrated by Simon Prebble.
2026 Photo #4
Feb. 21st, 2026 12:03 pmsmallhobbit
Baked last Saturday, this is the final 6 of 24 left a couple of days ago. All gone now!
The baking process can be seen here: Melting Moments
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Feb. 20th, 2026 08:59 pmdustbunny105I've been trying to avoid putting tasks off until the weekend. But while blocking out Saturday as a big cleaning and reorganizing day is hit or miss, ngl, the hits do hit hard. So! I'm already up later than I meant to be, on account of who I am as a person, but I'm looking to get a good sleep and then be Productive tomorrow.
Most of what I need to get done is just a collection of small tasks I've let pile up, tbh. And I want to make a sweep of my toy collection. I've got TFcon next month, as I mentioned recently, and I want to be able to bring my purchases back to a properly organized space. Plus I have some displays I just want to reset. I'll probably leave that for last. It'll be the most fun of the tasks I intend to tackle, so I can think of it kinda like dessert, lol.
Most of what I need to get done is just a collection of small tasks I've let pile up, tbh. And I want to make a sweep of my toy collection. I've got TFcon next month, as I mentioned recently, and I want to be able to bring my purchases back to a properly organized space. Plus I have some displays I just want to reset. I'll probably leave that for last. It'll be the most fun of the tasks I intend to tackle, so I can think of it kinda like dessert, lol.
View from the Window - February
Feb. 20th, 2026 04:30 pmsmallhobbitGiven that we've had only a couple of days when it hasn't rained at some point, my photos this month all include grey skies:
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