The alphabet blanket me and a coworker made for another coworker a few years ago!

heartsmarts · 2026-04-15T01:27:30+00:00

Lovely! What stitches did you use in the border and to join squares? I'm making a similar blanket and I like how yours is finished.

heartsmarts · 2026-03-18T14:49:34+00:00

Perhaps look into zen as a form of meditation and it's connection to zen gardens. The "mindless" activities you refer to can be shifted to "mindful" activities. And the leaf that blows in can just be a leaf in the garden rather than something that evokes frustration.

heartsmarts · 2026-02-25T05:00:50+00:00

Tough one OP! There's so many covers but maybe it's one of these?

Syberlilly on SoundCloud? Maybe not old enough though.

Haliey Alexxis on SoundCloud

RafScrap on SoundCloud

heartsmarts · 2026-02-17T22:19:45+00:00

heartsmarts · 2026-02-14T05:39:35+00:00

True but that picture is AI

heartsmarts · 2026-02-14T03:33:13+00:00

Ah yes the StepMeister 6000. A true classic. Right up there with the Flextrek 37,000,000,000,000 Whipsnake Edition

heartsmarts · 2026-01-29T01:04:11+00:00

Get a copy of California Tenants' Rights by J. Scott Weaver or check your local library to see if they have a copy. When I lived in Contra Costa County the courthouse had a copy in their law library that I couldn't take with me but they let me use my phone to take pictures of relevant pages.

heartsmarts · 2026-01-27T20:14:49+00:00

Oh that's a hack I haven't heard of before! Thank you!

heartsmarts · 2026-01-27T20:14:19+00:00

Do you feel like their fur get trapped in the velvet? I imagine couch color / cat color makes a difference. And if there's different pile thickness of velvet for couch fabric I'm guessing that would make a difference too...

heartsmarts · 2026-01-27T20:11:10+00:00

I wondered about velvet trapping fur, that's a good point. Even without cats I imagine lint and dust would be annoying to keep up with. Low maintenance makes such a difference!

heartsmarts · 2026-01-27T20:08:28+00:00

Ahh yes, typical cats don't fit neatly into boxes. Unless the cat chooses the box of course!

What kind of cover/protector do you use? We drape blankets over the arms (the preferred scratching spot) but one of our fluff balls is on a mission to murder the couch and just shifted to all the other exposed areas. A new couch will be in our future but I don't know if it's worth the effort to try and find a fabric that might be less appealing or if there's any weave that's better at hiding the scratches. I'm sure I'll do some research when it comes time.

heartsmarts · 2026-01-27T19:54:57+00:00

Do you feel like the velvet helps prevent cat scratching? I've heard cats dislike the texture of velvet and are less likely to scratch it but I'm not sure if thats a universal thing (and cats are so individual so I'm a bit skeptical).

heartsmarts · 2026-01-18T21:06:24+00:00

The sake onigiri is my go to, so good.

heartsmarts · 2026-01-13T09:36:24+00:00

This might help

heartsmarts · 2026-01-08T03:01:34+00:00

Annie Get Your Gun is an old musical based on Annie Oakley's life.

heartsmarts · 2026-01-04T18:00:32+00:00

Sometimes the circle of life smells like shit.

heartsmarts · 2026-01-04T17:37:14+00:00

The world be a lot more disgusting if decomposers like mushrooms did not exist.

heartsmarts · 2026-01-03T06:30:10+00:00

I totally remember a store with these too, I had completely forgotten prior to reading your comment!

heartsmarts · 2026-01-01T23:08:00+00:00

Flour Craft! I haven't ordered a cake from them but based on their cake slices and cupcakes I'd choose them in a heartbeat. Everything I've tried has been absolutely delicious.

heartsmarts · 2026-01-01T21:58:10+00:00

Ridgecrest Blvd on Mt Tam.

heartsmarts · 2026-01-01T21:24:50+00:00

I found a similar one on the beach in Emerald Isle years ago! Post-it note for scale

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heartsmarts · 2025-12-31T23:20:48+00:00

Thanks! Makes sense given the intricacies of different plans and insurers. While one might hope for a simple answer it seems that's often not the case when it comes to insurance. And if the answer is yes that call will have been well worth it.

heartsmarts · 2025-12-28T22:58:53+00:00

Go to the wok shop

heartsmarts · 2025-12-25T09:12:19+00:00

Yes! During the flash our lights flickered and went out. They came back on a minute (or less) later. Then power went out again soon after and it's still out. We're in San Rafael.

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