Seven Days, Seven Covers: Day One: 2026
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stonepicnicking_okapiThis is my seventh year doing this challenge! Every day for seven days I will post a photo of a book. The rules, should you wish to participate, are that the book must be a physical book you own (no library books or borrowed books or ebooks) and the post has no caption but feel free to talk about the book in the comments. Here's the first.
Crossover Galore Challenge is now open!!
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Honestly the "Drink" prompt did not come to me because of St. Patrick's day but in the fact that I really wanted a female character as the prompt image in honor of Women's month/day, but then it kinda just felt right using the prompt with both communities especially when I saw that image of Emma. I didn't think through the Monthly Character prompts, otherwise I'd have done female characters there as well.
In other news,
galorechallenge Round 14 is now open! Officially finished uploading all the old prompts. I still need to add new prompts/crossovers since nothing new has appeared, feel free to suggest prompts/crossovers HERE. Still need to make a new promo banner & header but meh, I haven't felt like it honestly.So it's been awhile since I posted anything directly to here, I apologize for that, but February has oddly been busy? Mostly with work but I also wrote a lot more last month (8 fics/drabbles) which I'm so proud of. I also did something to my right foot (not quite sure if it's my ankle, it feels more like the top of my foot) so I've been dealing with that pain off and on since mid-February. Most of the time I forget about it because my full-time job is mostly a sit down job (and it only vaguely hurt while sitting), and I haven't had a lot of scheduled retail shifts last couple weeks (thankfully for my mental health, horrible for my bank account), but I do have to get up and move around at my full-time job - sometimes a lot so that's when it mostly hits me. I did rest it a lot when I got home from work as well and I rested a lot this weekend (although I did get some cleaning done), so I didn't spend a lot of time online thus my oblivious to the world becoming on fire (I listen to audiobooks at work, and usually on the way to & from work, rarely do I put on the radio and when I did nothing mentioned anything at all - all I noticed was the gas prices shot the fuck up and I'm like why? Found out last night. Yeah. Fuck. The world is on fire. Again/Still depending on your viewpoint.)
ANYWAY due to my offline time, my newest obsession:
the Monsterverse (aka Godzilla 2014 & Kong: Skull Island shared universe along with the TV series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters). Caught the trailer for Monarch on Prime and I was like sign me the fuck up. I enjoyed every second of it.
Look I've loved Godzilla since I watched Godzilla (1998) and the animated series based on the film - I know most people shit on that movie but I enjoy it. And it satisfied the need for more dinosaur-type stuff I wanted back when I was a kid and in love with the Jurassic Park trilogy (haha, still am). I think the animated series of Godzilla also kind of synched it for me (I have the DVD set for it) and it's still pretty good - I want to rewatch again thanks to Monarch (they share some similarities that probably only I can see and enjoy but I'll take it). I also really enjoyed Godzilla (2014) film, which people also kinda dislike? I think or at least have mixed feelings about? I enjoyed all the sequels as well, and I appreciated what they were as monster movies, but I think Monarch show really kinda synched my love for the universe. I kinda wish I could have showed the show and the other newer movies to my Nana, she loved the original Godzilla stuff and would watch those, I'd love to know what she'd think of the show. I haven't seen those since I was a little kid and I don't remember actually enjoying them? Maybe it was the graphics, maybe it just didn't hold my attention - not quite sure (might try again). Anyway, as much as I loved Aaron Taylor-Johnson & Elizabeth Olsen in Godzilla (2014), I didn't really go looking for fanfiction or other fanworks (maybe gifs on Tumblr) until Monarch. The cast is just so good, and the characters! Ugh, I love all of them and I ship like everyone (as you can see what I've iconed so far). And the fact that they have Kurt & Wyatt Russell playing the same characters but at different points of time - BRILLIANT. I think my favorite characters are probably the "core" main characters: Cate Randa, Corah "May Olowe-Hewitt" Mateo, Kentaro Randa, Keiko Miura, Bill Randa (did not expect to like that character after Kong: Skull Island!) and obviously Lee Shaw.
Also I obviously noticed back when they did Kong: Skull Island, but a lot of Marvel/MCU actors/actresses appeared in the Monsterverse and all it does is making me want them to do a Godzilla/Marvel crossover movie. They won't do it, but there is at least I think a Godzilla/Marvel comics series I think.
It's a small fandom, so there's that... but at least it exists. Anyway, let me know if you like any of the movies or like Monarch! I'd love to hear what you think or who you ship :)
Collage Journaling: Monet
Mar. 7th, 2026 03:38 pmstonepicnicking_okapiI didn't have time to collage this week so this afternoon I did a card for a lady in my meditation circle.
Poet's Corner: Verlaine Boit by Antoin Artaud
Mar. 5th, 2026 07:32 pmstonepicnicking_okapiToday is National Absinthe Day, so please cavort as much as you dare with the Green Fairy!
Verlaine Boit by Antonin Artaud
"Il y aura toujours des grues au coin des rues,
Coquillages perdus sue les grèves stellaires
Du soir bleu qui n'est pas d'ici ni de la terre,
Où roulent des cabs aux élytres éperdues.
Et roulent moins que dans ma tête confondue
La pierre verte de l'absinthe au fond du verre,
Où je bois la perdition et les tonnerres
A venir du Seigneur pour calciner mon âme nue.
Ah! Qu'ils tournent les fuseaux mêles des rues
Et filent l'entrelacs des hommes et des femmes
Ainsi qu'une araignée qui tisserait sa trame
Avec les filaments des âmes reconnues."
Verlaine Drinks [translation from this website: http://www.absinthe.se/]
"There will always be whores on street corners,
Lost shells stranded on the stellar shores
Of a blue dusk which belongs neither here nor on earth
Where taxis roll by like bewildered beetles.
But they roll less than in my whirling head
The green gem of absinthe deep in the glass
Where I drink perdition and the thunder
Of the Lord's judgement to roast my naked soul.
Ah! How the tangled spindles of the streets
Turn and spin the fabric of men and women,
As if a spider were weaving her web.
Degas' L’Absinthe
Verlaine Boit by Antonin Artaud
"Il y aura toujours des grues au coin des rues,
Coquillages perdus sue les grèves stellaires
Du soir bleu qui n'est pas d'ici ni de la terre,
Où roulent des cabs aux élytres éperdues.
Et roulent moins que dans ma tête confondue
La pierre verte de l'absinthe au fond du verre,
Où je bois la perdition et les tonnerres
A venir du Seigneur pour calciner mon âme nue.
Ah! Qu'ils tournent les fuseaux mêles des rues
Et filent l'entrelacs des hommes et des femmes
Ainsi qu'une araignée qui tisserait sa trame
Avec les filaments des âmes reconnues."
Verlaine Drinks [translation from this website: http://www.absinthe.se/]
"There will always be whores on street corners,
Lost shells stranded on the stellar shores
Of a blue dusk which belongs neither here nor on earth
Where taxis roll by like bewildered beetles.
But they roll less than in my whirling head
The green gem of absinthe deep in the glass
Where I drink perdition and the thunder
Of the Lord's judgement to roast my naked soul.
Ah! How the tangled spindles of the streets
Turn and spin the fabric of men and women,
As if a spider were weaving her web.
Degas' L’Absinthe
Word: Viridescent
Mar. 4th, 2026 04:02 pmstonepicnicking_okapiI got this one from prettygoodword. The low-key theme for March is 'shades of green.'
viridescent [vir-i-des-uhnt]
adjective
slightly green; greenish
origin
Viridescent was first used in the 1800s, by botanists who used Latin to name plants.
prettygoodword. The low-key theme for March is 'shades of green.' viridescent [vir-i-des-uhnt]
adjective
slightly green; greenish
origin
Viridescent was first used in the 1800s, by botanists who used Latin to name plants.
Views & News
Mar. 3rd, 2026 09:39 pmstonepicnicking_okapi1. On Saturday, I went to my meditation friend's funeral. It was a very nice service. I wore the same blouse I bought to wear to the wedding with my Air Force client.
2. Yesterday, it snowed and I got stuck AGAIN! This time I was trying to drive up an icy driveway after dark. The wheels were spinning and I thought I was going to slide back directly into the tree. I was so flustered. I put the emergency brake on and ran back to the house (the wrong house!). Eventually, the daughter-in-law of my client drove my car up the hill. Life is determined to teach me how to drive in this weather.
3. March is National Craft Month. On Sunday, I worked with Minisculus to finish a gumball pinball machine from a kit.
2. Yesterday, it snowed and I got stuck AGAIN! This time I was trying to drive up an icy driveway after dark. The wheels were spinning and I thought I was going to slide back directly into the tree. I was so flustered. I put the emergency brake on and ran back to the house (the wrong house!). Eventually, the daughter-in-law of my client drove my car up the hill. Life is determined to teach me how to drive in this weather.
3. March is National Craft Month. On Sunday, I worked with Minisculus to finish a gumball pinball machine from a kit.
Music Monday: Blue in Green by Miles Davis
Mar. 2nd, 2026 03:15 pmstonepicnicking_okapiKind of Blue by Miles Davis is the best-selling jazz album of all time and was recorded on this day in 1959. My client jazz man and I had a long conversation about it while listening to another song on the album (Freddy Freeloader) but since March's theme is green I am posting this (which is also being used in a Lexus commercial at the moment).
What other songs do you know that have 'green' (or a shade of green) in the title? I know Kermit the Frog sings one but I am blanking on others.
What other songs do you know that have 'green' (or a shade of green) in the title? I know Kermit the Frog sings one but I am blanking on others.
Happy March!
Mar. 1st, 2026 04:27 pmstonepicnicking_okapiWishing everyone a good March! It's the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere.
The State of the Ficcery: February 2026
Feb. 28th, 2026 06:04 pmstonepicnicking_okapiWord Count: 16550
Writing: I tried to do some drabbling with the LOVE prompts. I did not update my soap opera as often as I'd desired.
Reading: 8 books. All audiobooks! I do have a physical TBR pile, but I haven't made a dent in it. The book for the DW book club (https://bookclub-dw.dreamwidth.org) is The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher is part of it.
FYI, I am going to do the 7 Days, 7 Covers challenge in March. This is posting a photo of a book I own every day for 7 days without caption.
Crafting: I did 11 Valentines and a Chinese New Year card and a sympathy card. I did 2 spreads, for Valentine's and Chinese New Year. I tried to build a pinball machine from a kit with Minisculus but we ended up with a missing piece. I ordered a replacement from the company but it hasn't arrived yet. Also I am working on a cross stitch project, mostly on Mondays while I am waiting for my Indian lady to finish physical therapy.
Health & Fitness: I am starting a new weight loss program (at the end of the month). I did 16 sessions of Yoga with Adriene. I am trying to give up sweets for Lent but (alas) the Girl Scouts outside the library today were my downfall! Too tempting.
Personal: Survived the ups and downs of work. Air force guy has made an AMAZING recovery. They changed his Parkinson's meds and after about a week, he's a new man. Really, I don't recognize him. Talking, walking, eating. I really thought he was dying week before last, he couldn't stand, needed two of us to hold him up, but now, WOW. He and his family are moving in March out of my radius so I will lose him as a client but, really, if he continues this way, he won't need a helper. So getting the right meds at the right dosage can save your life (and your quality of life). I have seen it in action this week.
Spirituality: I don't talk about this aspect of my life, but after meditating for 30 minutes every morning for 24 years, I added a 30 minute evening meditation. It's been a challenge and I still have a long way to go on the quality of the meditation but it's a step on the spiritual journey.
All in all, February was short but interesting month, I think.
On y va!
Writing: I tried to do some drabbling with the LOVE prompts. I did not update my soap opera as often as I'd desired.
Reading: 8 books. All audiobooks! I do have a physical TBR pile, but I haven't made a dent in it. The book for the DW book club (https://bookclub-dw.dreamwidth.org) is The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher is part of it.
FYI, I am going to do the 7 Days, 7 Covers challenge in March. This is posting a photo of a book I own every day for 7 days without caption.
Crafting: I did 11 Valentines and a Chinese New Year card and a sympathy card. I did 2 spreads, for Valentine's and Chinese New Year. I tried to build a pinball machine from a kit with Minisculus but we ended up with a missing piece. I ordered a replacement from the company but it hasn't arrived yet. Also I am working on a cross stitch project, mostly on Mondays while I am waiting for my Indian lady to finish physical therapy.
Health & Fitness: I am starting a new weight loss program (at the end of the month). I did 16 sessions of Yoga with Adriene. I am trying to give up sweets for Lent but (alas) the Girl Scouts outside the library today were my downfall! Too tempting.
Personal: Survived the ups and downs of work. Air force guy has made an AMAZING recovery. They changed his Parkinson's meds and after about a week, he's a new man. Really, I don't recognize him. Talking, walking, eating. I really thought he was dying week before last, he couldn't stand, needed two of us to hold him up, but now, WOW. He and his family are moving in March out of my radius so I will lose him as a client but, really, if he continues this way, he won't need a helper. So getting the right meds at the right dosage can save your life (and your quality of life). I have seen it in action this week.
Spirituality: I don't talk about this aspect of my life, but after meditating for 30 minutes every morning for 24 years, I added a 30 minute evening meditation. It's been a challenge and I still have a long way to go on the quality of the meditation but it's a step on the spiritual journey.
All in all, February was short but interesting month, I think.
On y va!
February LOVE-fest: The end
Feb. 28th, 2026 04:44 pmstonepicnicking_okapiChallenge complete!
1. first love
2. friendship
3. love of nature
4. passion
5. soulmates
6. unrequited love
7. lust
8. love of the game
9. devotion
10. love of food
11. polyamory
12. long distance love
13. lovesickness
14. romantic love
15. love of place
16. marriage
17. love of order and method
18. divine love
19. platonic love
20. infatuation
21. maternal love
22. obsession
23. agape
24. love of animals
25. unconditional love
26. forbidden love
27. ecstasy
28. the beloved
1. first love
2. friendship
3. love of nature
4. passion
5. soulmates
6. unrequited love
7. lust
8. love of the game
9. devotion
10. love of food
11. polyamory
12. long distance love
13. lovesickness
14. romantic love
15. love of place
16. marriage
17. love of order and method
18. divine love
19. platonic love
20. infatuation
21. maternal love
22. obsession
23. agape
24. love of animals
25. unconditional love
26. forbidden love
27. ecstasy
28. the beloved
February LOVE-fest: Day 27: ecstasy
Feb. 27th, 2026 07:15 pmstonepicnicking_okapiDay 27: Ecstasy
I can't believe February is almost done and I've not posted any art. The image my mind conjures at the word 'ecstasy' is paintings of the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian.
The caption to this [Circle of Girolamo Siciolante, St. Sebastian Receives the Palm of Martyrdom, 1570s] is:
As is usual, St. Sebastian has been stripped, tied to a tree, and shot with arrows. The headless trunk at the base of the tree refers to the previous beheading of Tiburtius, son of the prefect of Milan, whom Sebastian had recently converted along with the prefect and 1,400 others.
Not to split hairs, but in the legend the saint did not actually receive martyrdom when he was shot with the arrows shown. He died four days later, beaten to death by the servants of Diocletian and Maximian. And it is not just a palm that the angel in the painting brings, but a golden diadem as well.
Being beaten to death would not be as sexy a subject for portraiture! But that beheaded body is not exactly sexy, either! Hmm.
I can't believe February is almost done and I've not posted any art. The image my mind conjures at the word 'ecstasy' is paintings of the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian.
The caption to this [Circle of Girolamo Siciolante, St. Sebastian Receives the Palm of Martyrdom, 1570s] is:
As is usual, St. Sebastian has been stripped, tied to a tree, and shot with arrows. The headless trunk at the base of the tree refers to the previous beheading of Tiburtius, son of the prefect of Milan, whom Sebastian had recently converted along with the prefect and 1,400 others.
Not to split hairs, but in the legend the saint did not actually receive martyrdom when he was shot with the arrows shown. He died four days later, beaten to death by the servants of Diocletian and Maximian. And it is not just a palm that the angel in the painting brings, but a golden diadem as well.
Being beaten to death would not be as sexy a subject for portraiture! But that beheaded body is not exactly sexy, either! Hmm.
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.
( Read more... )
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.
( 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.
--
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.
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/
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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( 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?
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?
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.]