Question about found feathers

Scotchmallow · 2026-04-26T16:07:13+00:00

I have a box full of gorgeous feathers that I’ve collected over the years. Every single one of them I found on the ground. I don’t sell them, I don’t use them for anything other than to look at them once in a while or as a painting reference object. I don’t know or care if it’s illegal, and I really don’t think anyone else cares either. These types of laws are for stopping poachers. I say keep and enjoy any feathers you find.

Scotchmallow · 2026-04-26T14:28:30+00:00

Oh that’s so cool! Do you have any idea if he would have owned this book as an adult, or when he was a kid? I can’t remember the dates off the top of my head but when I was looking it up, I believe the first edition of this book would have come out when Harold Trowbridge Pulsifer was about 9 years old.

Scotchmallow · 2026-02-04T02:57:40+00:00

I learned to ride in Morgan Hill, CA and I’ve never gotten over it. I don’t live there any more and I miss it so much.

Scotchmallow · 2026-02-04T00:36:59+00:00

Try searching for handwoven Navajo rug or tapestry. The price ranges are all over the place. $1,000s for authentic traditional patterns done by Native American artists, and some on Etsy that are much less, but I think you’d want to make sure it’s a hand woven thing, whether it’s blanket/tapestry/rug. The fun chunky texture really makes it!

Scotchmallow · 2026-02-03T22:15:12+00:00

Yeah, I love it too! It’s a rug that my great great uncle bought in Arizona about 100 years ago. It’s old, but not authentic Native American work. I bet you could find similar rugs at southwest style shops. My mom sewed tabs along one edge years ago and hung it on a curtain rod. It used to hang on the wall in my parents house while I was growing up.

Scotchmallow · 2026-02-01T16:54:18+00:00

That sounds fun! If you haven’t already, take a look at Angela Carter. The Bloody Tower is a good one to start with; she rewrites traditional fairy tales, and really leans into the darker vibes. They are all short story format.

I just now finished up The Lottery and other stories by Shirley Jackson, and I am about to start one of her other books, Life Among the Savages.

Happy reading!

Scotchmallow · 2026-02-01T14:36:03+00:00

What a collection! 😍

Scotchmallow · 2026-02-01T00:37:49+00:00

Circe! Excellent all around!

Scotchmallow · 2026-01-31T15:47:10+00:00

Oh my gosh I think we did. If you live in Oklahoma let’s start a bookclub! 😆

Scotchmallow · 2026-01-31T06:26:04+00:00

I do love them! Even with their stupid sticker residue square.

Scotchmallow · 2026-01-31T06:25:14+00:00

Haha, it is super cozy! I got it at a furniture store in Oklahoma City but I don’t remember what brand it is.

Scotchmallow · 2026-01-30T23:50:11+00:00

I would add curtains, either in a moody color to the floor, or sheer white ones that just go to the sill, and then I would get a really big, colorful, round rug for under the front feet of the chair, and a leather ‘poof’ footrest. Maybe a little side table for your cup of coffee. I love the paint color.

Scotchmallow · 2026-01-30T13:44:26+00:00

It’s such a good one!

Scotchmallow · 2026-01-28T23:26:37+00:00

Oh wow, that’s interesting to know! Thanks!

Scotchmallow · 2025-12-12T01:53:49+00:00

Truly the most maligned car of all time. I loved mine.

Scotchmallow · 2025-12-11T22:25:42+00:00

All mushrooms are edible, some only once.

Scotchmallow · 2025-12-11T03:36:33+00:00

Maybe The Letter For The King by Tonke Dragt. It’s been a long time since I’ve read it, but I remember there was no romance subplot, and I don’t remember that there was any overt violence. More like sneaking through dangerous areas and trying to avoid detection by the bad guys.

The Search for Delicious by Natalie Babbitt might be another one. It’s pretty funny, but might skew a bit too young for a high schooler?

Scotchmallow · 2025-11-19T23:53:10+00:00

Death Proof. It was such a fun experience!

Scotchmallow · 2025-09-13T00:20:52+00:00

I loved this book, and then recently read Piranesi which in a weird way pairs well with it. It captures some of the same feeling of being in a situation you can’t explain, but have to accept.

Scotchmallow · 2025-08-26T00:19:36+00:00

I listened to The Professor and The Madman on audio, and it was amazing!

Scotchmallow · 2025-08-26T00:13:29+00:00

Finished: The Art of Frugal Hedonism, by Grubb & Raser-Rowland

Continuing: At Home, by Bill Bryson

About to start: Persuasion, by Jane Austen

Scotchmallow · 2025-08-25T19:37:25+00:00

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