Wanderings of a Small Mind

I kind of fell off the internet lately due to having my laptop living in a desk drawer. We've had a lot of work done on our house and it just seemed smarter to have the laptop tucked away while people I didn't know were in the house.

However, the work is done, save any disasters. (Looking hard at you, old water heater.) So this afternoon, after finishing a sewing project, I put the laptop back on my wee desk and have it charging up. It's also an excellent opportunity to share one of the most *cough* memorable headline/photo combos ever. It was on the front page of our local online newspaper today:

Christmas Parade Looms

"Looms" is so not the word I would have used in conjunction with a photo of children dressed as elves and barely managing to stay upright on a parade float. There's a delightfully almost Bacchanalia quality to the scene! :-D

What is looming is Halloween, and there's been an uptick in notifications of kudos on Archive of Our Own for
"American Gothic," the wonderfully spooky fic written by Blackmare and Nightdog. They threw open a door on this fic vehicle and invited me in. My contribution was rather slight, but it was a lot of fun to do.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/535868/chapters/951401

And here, have a little photo of the world's cutest little dog:

Callie on the sofa

That woven glass behind her is what made me want to buy this house. :)

Have a lovely autumnal afternoon, y'all.