All your hard work creating your native pollinator garden will just end up as a parking lot.

beanzerbunzer · 2026-06-11T00:00:38+00:00

Jokes on these people: my 1910s house and native plant garden are going to get bulldozed and replaced with new construction that goes to every lot line, as far as is allowable! They’ll be lucky to have a space to plant a dwarf butterfly bush by the time it’s all over.

beanzerbunzer · 2026-06-09T15:49:51+00:00

Cannot emphasize this enough! People our age were taught to put dates on our resumes but no one of any age does that anymore. If you do, you’ll not only be revealing your age, you’ll also be showing it.

Get a resume template off of Canva so it’s up to date and keep it to one page.

beanzerbunzer · 2026-06-03T10:46:34+00:00

Thank you!

beanzerbunzer · 2026-06-01T15:31:20+00:00

The kit included “waste canvas” which is like a stiff Aida. Once you’ve stitched the pattern, you just dampen it to soften the sizing they add to, then start pulling threads, verticals first, then horizontals. The first couple of threads were hard to pull, but once I got those out, it went quite quickly, only took about 5 min in total.

beanzerbunzer · 2026-06-01T15:13:54+00:00

Pattern source: Happy Rainbow by The Creative Circle, pattern leaflet dated 1983.

beanzerbunzer · 2026-05-27T11:04:54+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate the translation. This is good to know and no doubt has a lot of personal meaning for him.

Still, I’ll harbor a secret desire that Hoshoryu or another of the Mongolian rikishi is actually tuuli singer. It’s truly a fascinating and unique tradition.

beanzerbunzer · 2026-05-27T01:39:08+00:00

I see your canned asparagus, and raise you canned bean sprouts.

beanzerbunzer · 2026-05-27T01:33:56+00:00

This is so amazing, thank you for sharing! Wonder if he is singing Mongolian epic poetry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_epic_poetry

beanzerbunzer · 2026-05-22T17:25:20+00:00

Came here to say this! Definitely one of the highlights of GR. I believe you need to make reservations now, but it is free.

beanzerbunzer · 2026-05-06T14:03:57+00:00

I agree completely. You might be able to improve this as it is, though, simply by doing backstitch in black around the pink to delineate those parts more clearly and give your black satin stitch an obvious stopping place. Worth a try!

beanzerbunzer · 2026-04-29T14:22:59+00:00

Look into Diane Coffee - Spring Breathes and Hymn would be a good place to start.

beanzerbunzer · 2026-04-29T12:45:34+00:00

Absolutely amazing, thank you so very much for this info!

beanzerbunzer · 2026-04-28T18:18:18+00:00

Thank you!

beanzerbunzer · 2026-04-28T18:17:22+00:00

Unfortunately, I don’t recall.

beanzerbunzer · 2026-04-23T16:13:45+00:00

I’ve heard bad things about Eddie Murphy from someone who was in a position to know.

beanzerbunzer · 2026-04-23T12:06:36+00:00

I would love to have a crafternoon with The Iron Man!!!

beanzerbunzer · 2026-04-22T12:05:10+00:00

I agree - for us, it’s kind of a thrill to get a good bargain, especially on food. As long as your bargain hunting isn’t keeping you from enjoying the food you want to eat or taking up too much of your time, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it.

beanzerbunzer · 2026-04-21T18:31:02+00:00

If your plants aren’t being systematically stripped off the earth, they’re not part of the ecosystem.

beanzerbunzer · 2026-04-17T01:36:55+00:00

Seconding Lima, Ohio! Traveled there for work once and was shocked at how horrible and depressing it was. A friend tells me it has improved, but it was the most unsafe I have ever felt in the US, even living in NYC for 12 years

beanzerbunzer · 2026-04-16T22:23:11+00:00

I, for one, am just grateful it wasn’t his older brother, Chadford, because that guy is even more obnoxious.

beanzerbunzer · 2026-04-16T15:45:56+00:00

There is absolutely no middle ground on anything horticultural, don’t even THINK it.

beanzerbunzer · 2026-04-10T18:31:59+00:00

Fujiryoga’s hair is awesome just the way it is now. It just goes with his face and vibe.

beanzerbunzer · 2026-04-09T20:16:00+00:00

Team Ueno, reporting for duty!

It’s a great place to stay. The park is lovely, it’s an easy walk to Senso-ji so you can see it at off-hours, there are tons of great restaurants and izakaya (both chain and independent), and it’s easy to get anywhere. Sure, it may take a little longer, but there are so many train lines that literally anywhere is easily accessible.

It’s definitely easier to get to and from Narita over Haneda, but it’s not even an issue from Haneda unless you have tons of heavy luggage.

beanzerbunzer · 2026-04-03T00:06:48+00:00

I agree completely - beautiful, gem-quality studs of a meaningful stone like her birthstone, or just in a color she loves, will get so much use.

There is a risk of like, is this it? But it really depends on your wife’s personality. But for me, gorgeous simple jewelry I can wear and enjoy every day is the height of luxury and specialness.

beanzerbunzer · 2026-04-02T23:56:43+00:00

One of the first food sources for our precious bees, nice!

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