Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene came ashore as a strong Category 4 hurricane, which means winds of more than 100 mph, near Perry, FL at around 11pm on Thursday, September 26th, 2024. What followed was a harrowing, life-threatening,…
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Stormwater Management Program
This one is for you, Athens, Georgia Stormwater Management Program (link). Update 9/30/24 Update: My post garnered some attention and someone from AccGov contacted me. They let me know that the septic tank issue has…
Small Town MM Romance Review – Tyler’s Guarded Heart – Cardinal Falls: Book 2
E.J. Stoll My rating: 4 of 5 stars | Goodreads | Amazon | Bookbub Overview In small town mm romance, Tyler’s Guarded Heart, the main characters Tyler and Graham find one another in the small…
Art Puzzle by Easybrain: A Positive Review
The mobile game Art Puzzle by the company Easybrain is one of my favorite mobile games of the moment. It’s an art game meets hidden picture game that tasks the player to put together an…
Frigdaire Refrigerator Problems
I have just completed a nearly three week saga of Frigidaire refrigerator problems. Readers will expect Fae to be here to spill some tea on the issue. Buying a new refrigerator is a big deal….
Superhero Romance Novel Review: Hero Taming
Hero Taming by Natalie Wish is a superhero romance novel in the Craving Surrender series. Links: Goodreads | Bookbub | My rating: 4 of 5 stars Overview Hero Taming follows superhero Rapport, an empath hero,…
MM Fantasy Romance Books Reviews
Buzz Kill: Smoke & Mirrors Tavern – Book 7 by Ember Morgan | Goodreads | My rating: 4 of 5 stars Series The Smoke & Mirrors Tavern interconnected series of mm fantasy romance books, with…
Age Gap Romance – Review of Cake & Cocktails
Cake & Cocktails by A.D. Ellis | Goodreads | My rating: 4 of 5 stars Blurb Cake & Cocktails is a steamy, M/M age-gap romance featuring a grumpy teddy bear of a bar owner and…
MM Erotica – Review of Cabin Fever by Jack Harbon
a Quick, Weekend Read of MM Erotica Cabin Fever by Jack Harbon | Goodreads | Amazon | My rating: 4 of 5 stars: This quick, steamy weekend MM erotica read will go by just as…
Trimalleolar Fracture Recovery
I wanted to post an update about my trimalleolar fracture recovery. Yesterday was the two-month anniversary of my injury, on 1/10 I slipped on the ice in my front yard and fractured my malleolus, what…
Crochet Goldfish Pattern
This crochet goldfish pattern is easy and can be made in a wide variety of colors to personalize your project. Goldfish are silly-looking fish, but I love them. They are also challenging fish to have…
How to Make a Magic Ring in Crochet
Ah, Magic Ring. If you’re a crocheter, especially if you make amigurumi, you’ll know that so many projects call for a magic ring as the starting round. It’s a perfect, invisible start to any project…
Woke Is Not An Insult and We Must Fight Back
This post is hard to write. I feel nearly impotent with rage and it’s recurring, every day, since the 20th. After the rage comes the feelings of abject terror and helplessness. Yes, I am talking…
Trimalleolar Fracture
So hey y’all, I went dark for three weeks. And the reason for that silence is the title of this post: I slipped in the snow on the 10th of January my prize was a…
Hurt Comfort MM Romance – Review
Reckless Hearts by Jax Calder Reckless Hearts: A Best Friend’s Brother, Hurt Comfort MM Romance by Jax Calder | Goodreads | Bookbub | My rating: 5 of 5 stars 5/5 Loved This Book Okay, wow….
Mm Shifter Romance: Accidental Bonds Review
Accidental Bonds: A MM Shifter Romance by Marie Reynard | Goodreads | Amazon | My rating: 5 of 5 stars Reluctantly Bonded/Slow Burn Romance MM Shifter Romance is a guilty pleasure of mine. It’s not…
Boss Employee MM Romance: His Boss for Christmas Review
His Boss for Christmas by Alessandra Hazard | Goodreads | Amazon | Bookbub | My rating: 3 of 5 stars Urban Fantasy Romance In this Christmas short story, Alessandra Hazard paints the backdrop of a…
MM Christmas Romance Books: Decorated
Holiday greetings to you! It’s the time of year where you’re probably looking for light reading. Hectic hours shopping, baking, cooking and present wrapping is tiring, y’all. So why not read some light, low angst…
Colorful Google Slides Themes – Fantastic 80s
Having eye-catching and creative Google Slides themes is important. Today, I am bringing a pretty radical theme called Fantastic 80s, one of the most colorful Google Slides themes I’ve made. In my years of teaching,…
Crochet Fish Pattern – Blue Tang
Hey crocheters! Today I am posting a crochet fish pattern I’ve been working on. After crocheting numerous other fish patterns with oval-shaped bodies and flowy tails, I wanted to make a Blue Tang à la…
Bus Out Game
I’ve been playing this mobile game called Bus Out. The game is straightforward. Different color buses litter the playing screen in a big cluster, all stuck. Buses move in a single direction. Some buses block…
Mafia MM Romance Review: Unspoken
Mafia MM romance books are a popular genre within MM Romance. People tend to like mafia romances because they have all the elements of an exciting story: forbidden romance, violence, danger, and seedy underworld type…
Athens Christmas Parade of Lights
The Athens Christmas Parade of Lights is today, Thursday, December 5. It starts at 7:00 p.m. but you should definitely get there early to secure your spot, it gets crowded. Not as crowded as like…
Top 5 Gift Ideas for Crocheters
Christmas shopping for crocheters is a breeze if you are tuned in to their interests. Gift ideas for crocheters abound. Christmas is right around the corner and if you are shopping for a fan of…
Top 5 Gifts Ideas for Teens
Gift ideas for teens… yikes man. Shopping for teenagers is tough. Coming up with gift ideas for the teens in your life is hard! Whatever they need, they ask for and usually get. Well at…
Feuds and Interludes: Review
Feuds and Interludes by R.L. Merrill | Goodreads | Amazon | Bookbub | My rating: 4 of 5 stars Feuds and Interludes is a rock and roll MM Romance about two rockers who have been…
Mandrake Manor Audiobook Review
Mandrake Manor by J.P. Rindfleisch IX | Goodreads | Amazon | My rating: 4 of 5 stars Mandrake Manor is a cozy low-stakes novel by JP Rindfleisch IX, branded as a Suburban romance. I don’t…
Baked Tortellini Recipe – Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Alfredo
This is not a recipe blog so I am not about to tell a long story about this Baked Tortellini recipe, as if preparing and eating it changed my entire life. But it sure was…
Election 2024: Disappointed and Disillusioned
I don’t know if I’ll be able to accurately convey my complex array of emotions over the election in which 53% of white women voted against themselves and became the ultimate Pick-Me girls of 2024….
The Accidental Druid’s Guide to Binding Demons Review
The Accidental Druid’s Guide to Binding Demons by Kari Gregg | Amazon | Goodreads | My rating: 4 of 5 stars Blurb After testing as mundane, David just wanted to earn his botany degree and…
Wild Rumpus Athens 2024
Tonight the Wild Rumpus in Athens, Georgia will begin! Ok folks, this is it, this is my favorite Athens event of the year and it’s tonight, October 26th 2024. Come join the festivities and party…
Raised Herringbone Crochet Stitch
I’ve been struggling with the square I am working on for my Terrific Textures CAL, so I am posting about it. The stitch for this square is called the Raised Herringbone Crochet stitch. This is…
Porchfest Athens 2024!
Porchfest is this Sunday, October 20th, 2024! Porchfest is an Athens event where seven historic neighborhoods host 200+ local performers on people’s porches for TOTALLY FREE concerts! It’s so much fun. If you’re anywhere close…
Summers Power by BL Jones Review
Summers Power by B.L. Jones My rating: 4 of 5 stars | Amazon | Goodreads | Bookbub Summers Power by BL Jones is a dark mafia romance set in Danger City, somewhere in the UK….
Bronze Age Collapse: Assassin’s Creed Idea
Ubisoft should make an Assassin’s Creed game set during the Bronze Age Collapse. Hear me out. This will be such an out-of-pocket post but I’ve been thinking about the incredible potential this time period has…
XS Dog Sweater for XS Sunny
The temperatures are cooling off here. Finally! As happy as I am about the colder temps for our walks, my toy fox terrier gets cold easily, and she’s a shiverer. When she shivers it’s so…
Paleolithica by Nando Gray Review
Paleolithica by Nando Gray by Nando Gray | Amazon | Goodreads | My rating: 5 of 5 stars Blurb FALL IN LOVE WITH HISTORY.A PLOT-DRIVEN M/M ROMANCE ADVENTURE FROM A TIME BEFORE… Entin has never belonged….
The Wizard & the Welshman Review
The Wizard & the Welshman: A Queer Fantasy Mystery by Laura Rayndrop | Amazon | Goodreads | My rating: 5 of 5 stars Blurb What mysterious organ hides within a witch’s chest? For fans of A…
The Good Neighbour Review
The Good Neighbour by Kristian Parker | Goodreads | Amazon | Bookbub | My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Good Neighbour (British Spelling Purposeful) The Good Neighbor by Kristian Parker is a British MM…
Songs of Syx
In March I played the demo for Songs of Syx [website]. After just a few minutes of play, I couldn’t buy the full, up-to-date version fast enough. It was pretty much an insta-buy for me….
MM Slice of Life Romance – Paint Our Song by Maia Kinley Review
Paint Our Song by Maia Kinley | My Rating: 5/5 | Amazon | Goodreads | Bookbub Blurb Miles Curtis, a painter, owes his success to the popular band Cloverlily. Their music helped him get out…