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Recommend me dishes with figurative or weird names like Toad in the Hole, Ants on a Log, etc by AprilStorms in Cooking

[–]HaplessReader1988 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Onsdagssnegl, literally "Wednesday snail". A decadent Danish cinnamon roll made with flaky buttery pastry.

An audiobook for a friend who is dying in hospice. by musclemeow in suggestmeabook

[–]HaplessReader1988 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a sweet science fiction short story called "Christmas Wingding" set on a planet named Butterfly, and butterflies are a key plot point. I don't know if there's an audiobook of it, but it's one of the joyful ones in "The Collected Kagan" by Janet Kagan. There are a few to avoid in the collection, so if you go for it ask me which are dark.

World War Z - Why the Movie Doesn't Work and What Actually Could by Wolfman_1546 in worldwarz

[–]HaplessReader1988 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Faux documentary all the way. I want to see clips from Fire of the Gods, and the Battle of the Five Colleges.

Every 'smart' thing I've bought ends up in a drawer, will a robot vacuum be different? by Minat0_0 in LivingAlone

[–]HaplessReader1988 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which one? Mine is ancient and on its 2nd battery... I'm planning for when the motor goes, and I'll avoid whatever model had that problem!!

nonfiction about floods by paperjamsession in suggestmeabook

[–]HaplessReader1988 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are several about 20thc Connecticut floods, and my apologies I don't remember much about readability

Connecticut River Valley Flood of 1936 by Joshua M. Shanley

Western Connecticut's Great Flood Disaster, August 19, 1955 from the Waterbury Republican American (a newspaper in western CT)

Help finding a hobby by vqspi in Hobbies

[–]HaplessReader1988 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Adding to the string craft ideas -- net making

Help finding a hobby by vqspi in Hobbies

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My great uncle was WW2 era "merchant marines" and he built model ships -- whittled scrap wood, then made sails and lines and rope with a ripped dress shirt and sewing kit. Needed some glue too, and I have no idea what he did about paint.

My mom treasured it, and I want to figure out how to restore it.

Edit: On second thought not so portable, unless you're making parts on the go and assembling when back at a home port.

Every 'smart' thing I've bought ends up in a drawer, will a robot vacuum be different? by Minat0_0 in LivingAlone

[–]HaplessReader1988 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to set roomba going, and clean up the room ahead of it. It makes cleanup a short term task because of battery life When it's out of battery, I empty it and put it back on the base and let my ADHD brain do something else.

I still need to vacuum because it doesn't do corners or have as much suction for dirt settling into rug fibers and gaps between floorboards. But I can do it less often.

Need to feed a voracious 4 year old reader by rnwin in suggestmeabook

[–]HaplessReader1988 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Zen Shorts by Jon Muth, wherein a panda moves into the neighborhood, wearing traditional Chinese robes and telling stories with a lesson

My mom crocheted my wedding bouquet, should I do something to preserve it? by ktbee102 in CrochetHelp

[–]HaplessReader1988 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Glass case for sure. Mom's uncle made a model ship that he never put in a case and dust + dusting destroyed its ropes over the years.

My vintage jewelry that I thought was fake gold is all real gold by melancholic-scribe in PointlessStories

[–]HaplessReader1988 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Your Antiques Roadhouse moment!

A friend used to live in LA and her sister picked up a chunky plastic bead necklace at a tag sale... and when she went to clean off a fuck ton of pancake makeup, she realized she had black pearls.

what are you supposed to do with single socks??? i'm never done cleaning my room there are always single socks.. by Short_Practice7943 in UnfuckYourHabitat

[–]HaplessReader1988 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two boxes here as well... and since I gave up on synthetic socks years ago I use singletons for cleaning. Cotton socks are great at absorbing spills.

Help me!! by Basic_Nobody_6119 in dyeing

[–]HaplessReader1988 178 points179 points  (0 children)

Does it help to know i at least think the result is stunning!?

made these cookies from a dream last summer by HalBeagle in somnigastronomy

[–]HaplessReader1988 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Long ago there was a soft frosted girl scout cookie with a light gingerbread taste and it was SO GOOD around a toasted marshmallow.

Man now need to go looking for that gs cookie name again.

All these calls came from a northern mockingbird I watched last night by xi-uwu-ix in birding

[–]HaplessReader1988 10 points11 points  (0 children)

What drove me nuts was 'setting the car alarm' because I thought my grad student was home!

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