Hello, everyone! How are we all? Recovering from all the delicious food? Lamenting the loss of the long weekend?
I had my latest Covid shot and wow did it do a number on me. Glad I got it, but this has been the worst for me in terms of side effects.
My partner and I made some yummy sides. My favorite were some hot honey diced carrots. I could eat a whole bowl by myself. We also got a Christmas tree this weekend and Toast is obsessed. Linus, of course, remains unbothered.
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EC Spurlock sent us this link! Thank you! It’s a recording from an event on November 20th with Neil Gaiman and Roz Kaveney titled “Why We Need Fantasy.”
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One of my favorite things about the Thanksgiving break is the dog shows! I know nothing about dogs, except that I want to pet every one. If you want some highlights of contestants or just simply want to look at dog pics, here’s a good rundown on this year’s National Dog Show.
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Super Yaki is one of my favorite online retailers for movie-themed gifts. Now they have a collection for the rom-com lover in your life, even if that lover is you!
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Author Jae is running a bookish advent calendar starting on Friday: The Sapphic Book Advent Calendar starts this Friday (December 1). Until Christmas, a new door opens every day. Behind each one is either a free book, a book giveaway, or a book on sale.
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Comedian Matt Bellassai used to run a popular series called Whine About It, where he’d drink wine and complain. Now, he has a new series called Baked, where he bakes things while…well, baked.
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Don’t forget to share what cool or interesting things you’ve seen, read, or listened to this week! And if you have anything you think we’d like to post on a future Wednesday Links, send it my way!
Y’all, the National Dog Show is 20 minutes from me each year (the weekend before Thanksgiving), and it’s benched, so you can meet the dogs. It. Is. Heaven. I think we might need a Smart Bitches meetup there next year!
Hot honey diced carrots sound delicious. Added to the grocery list, thanks.
Jey Parks is one of my favorite artists, combining cats with sci-fi fantasy characters. My refrigerator is covered in their magnets, which are now on sale.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/jeyparksart?section_id=15413985
Comet, the shih tzu, was robbed. I know this because my MIL owns Comet’s adorable tiny cousin who has the same burnt-caramel streaks in her fabulous hair*, and MIL’s passionate commentary on the crime committed against Comet by the judges definitely livened up Thanksgiving.
*not usually a small dog fan, but this dog has SO much personality and charm packed into all that hair