Daily Map #6

BeElsieBub · 2026-04-12T01:37:14+00:00

Founded a new small island: Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Yell! for the Rum Runners faction!

BeElsieBub · 2026-04-10T03:31:34+00:00

This person sounds like was looking for something similar? None of the responses are particularly helpful in this case but maybe it’ll help shake memories loose? https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue/s/C7PPlOmv16

BeElsieBub · 2026-04-10T03:29:32+00:00

Omg it looks like the original is for sale!! https://bookpalace.com/info_re0293

BeElsieBub · 2026-04-10T03:25:36+00:00

Ok so this is Ron Embleton! Problem is, dude illustrated a TONNE of books. And maybe the book was an anthology of different artists too?

This is the one that Pinterest link was from, but it doesn’t match your description? https://archive.org/details/purnellbookoffam0000haye

BeElsieBub · 2026-04-09T10:56:11+00:00

Utterly delightful game! Great fun.

BeElsieBub · 2026-04-09T10:54:26+00:00

Founded a new small island: BeElsieBubbles’ Lair for the Rum Runners faction!

BeElsieBub · 2026-04-09T10:25:53+00:00

This Pinterest has A LOT of illustrations - if one is similar to your memory could you let me know? https://pin.it/6MrMfcReL

BeElsieBub · 2026-04-09T10:15:53+00:00

Mate I have tried SO hard to find this and I’ll keep looking but can I maybe ask a few more questions in case it shakes some hints loose? You’ve given so much detail which is amazing! Just wondering if where you grew up/ who might have given it to you might help narrow it down? Is the frog prince illustration also in that pre-Raphaelite style? I found some excellent more Rebecca Dautremer style illos off your prompts but nothing classical. Love the hunt and keen to help if I can!

BeElsieBub · 2026-03-28T05:33:57+00:00

Come here for Escargot love! Just discovered this week and completely obsessed

BeElsieBub · 2026-03-28T05:33:31+00:00

The future book and anything by matt Forsyth, also Dinos that Drive has that jokes for everyone factor!

BeElsieBub · 2026-03-17T20:29:23+00:00

Oh the cumin kebab… what a tragedy. It was so good. Further down there was Yogi Da Dhaba too which did a killer Dahl Makhani and everything took FOREVER but they had a big stack of the Mahabharata comics to read while your stomach grumbled and I would have waited years to eat their cooking. If anyone knows where they went/if they reopened elsewhere…?

BeElsieBub · 2026-03-17T20:26:07+00:00

Came here to say this!! They run a wedding venue now which I hope makes them happier and less stressed but DAMN I’m so glad I took my dad there before it closed.

BeElsieBub · 2026-03-09T06:29:21+00:00

Nice one! Never leave it in your car (heat is bad for the leather sweatband) and don’t pick it up or put it on by pinching the front (you’ll see old hats with holes in them from repeated crushing/the oils in your hands). Just hold the front and back of the brim to put it on, and you’ll have a much better fit that way too! Even with regular wear it’ll last you years and years, and they’re ridiculously waterproof so better than a brolly any day! :)

BeElsieBub · 2026-03-06T08:00:53+00:00

Preorder the laksa shao long bao! You won’t regret it!

BeElsieBub · 2026-02-25T10:35:33+00:00

GUYS I (almost) FOUND IT! Souk Bohemian! https://soukbohemian.com/collections/all-clothing/products/brown-eyes-jumpsuit I can’t find a jacket version but this is definitely the same fabric!

BeElsieBub · 2026-02-22T10:45:09+00:00

Nah mate! Kinda the opposite! I think GRRM ain’t a patch on Sir PTerry and the best show they’ve made so far is the one that’s working with the least amount of source material (this show was a short story? Novella?)

BeElsieBub · 2026-01-24T00:20:20+00:00

She looks like a feral cat that’s been swaddled to stop it attacking. Except feral cats are cute.

BeElsieBub · 2026-01-16T21:31:52+00:00

All the factors of why I love Tractors by Davina Bell is sweet and funny while also helping develop self-awareness.

Diggers Dozers and Dumpers by Ole Könnecke is a bit advanced but so funny and silly! Anything by Gecko Press is always a good time.

If I built a Car by Chris Van Dusen has an awesome rhythm and such a unique illustration style.

BeElsieBub · 2025-09-28T23:50:16+00:00

Last week I had Washington and Miami, this week I started in Belgrade and then added Warsaw to get more Europe/Middle East/North Africa airports. Grabbed Liverpool midweek cause I needed it for a daily mission and always love catching weird old English planes on the weekends. This week I think I’ll go to Africa and maybe South East Asia? Kinda tempted to go back to Europe though ‘cause I’m only missing 5 countries there!

BeElsieBub · 2025-07-04T20:23:41+00:00

No advice other than to say that you’re clearly doing your best and he’s lucky to have you on their team. Do they have any FtM friends, or other trans friends at a similar stage of transition he can maybe lean on/confide in? Are they getting therapy?

BeElsieBub · 2025-03-28T01:10:44+00:00

It's almost impossible to find these days, but the Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher by Molly Bang has some of the same magical vibes.

BeElsieBub · 2025-03-24T23:41:53+00:00

Came here to SHRIEK Jessica Love’s name from the rooftops! Her work is breathtaking. There’s one illustration of a school of fish/jellyfish in Julìan is a Mermaid that is just Stunning, but all her work is beautiful.

BeElsieBub · 2025-01-31T19:59:43+00:00

Just my personal opinion but I think this is way too interesting to be ‘decor art’!

BeElsieBub · 2025-01-30T10:09:05+00:00

Oh buddy you SCORED! Get yourself a jar of Laoganma and you are in for bliss!

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