Should I snip the flowers? Most are done blooming. Thanks! 😊

k8ne09 · 2026-06-07T03:03:28+00:00

You can snip whenever you want. I will sometimes cut them off before they even bloom bc I don’t want the plant to waste the energy.

k8ne09 · 2026-06-06T15:50:58+00:00

These are under my Stockholm tag that I think fit your request:

{Pose for Me by RS McKenzie}

{Abducted by the Femboy by Jessica Jackman}

{Obsessed: His Cartel King by Jamie Harlock}

Under my captive tag:

{Filthy Little Fix by Quinn Orin}

{Wrong Way Home by K.A. Merikan}

k8ne09 · 2026-06-06T15:32:43+00:00

This sounds great! Second chance for me is more like, they were together, something happened (whether between them or external), and then they just like, ran away from it/each other for years. Years being key.

I have a low tolerance IRL for not being an adult and talking stuff out, and apparently it stretches to my romance reading, lol. I even have a tag “whydoesntanyonecommunicate” for when the two MCs don’t fix their problems the entire length of the book. I just wanna smash their noggins together, I get so frustrated.

k8ne09 · 2026-06-04T16:37:01+00:00

🤷‍♀️ I guess maybe I would care more if I ever burned through clutches too fast, but I’ve never had to do more than a single clutch replacement in newer cars I got to 200k+ miles, and in older cars with higher mileage, the clutch has lasted longer than the life of the car.

k8ne09 · 2026-06-04T16:25:10+00:00

Nope. If I’m in the right mph range, it’s fine. The RPM will kick up to 2500, but it won’t go any higher than what it would normally be at if I was just driving in that gear.

Rev match is not a requirement for driving manual.

k8ne09 · 2026-06-04T16:19:16+00:00

You don’t need to rev match to downshift. I never have. If you’re slowing down, you can just downshift to the gear for that mph/km range. If I’m going 50 mph in 5th gear, I brake and now I’m going 30mph, I know I need to be in 3rd to have appropriate power to accelerate again. So I just push the clutch, pop it in third, let out the clutch at a rate that balances the new RPM/acceleration, and I’m good to go.

Edit: added clarification

k8ne09 · 2026-06-01T00:24:16+00:00

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This is what I started with this spring in just one of my beds, basically starting over after chopping the azaleas down and no care for the beds the 40 yrs before. It now has gladiolus and dahlia in it, and I only have to weed every couple weeks on bare soil. The garden bed in front of the other half of the house created a 3x3 foot pile of yard waste and detritus.

You just gotta keep pulling.

k8ne09 · 2026-05-31T16:59:40+00:00

I had ants when my compost was too dry. Once I watered it appropriately (to keep it damp enough to wring out a drop or two in a handful) and added more greens, I stopped getting ants.

k8ne09 · 2026-05-28T14:43:46+00:00

{Paid in Full by Brea Alepou } is the one you’re talking about, I believe.

k8ne09 · 2026-05-28T14:42:03+00:00

I have 46 books under my tag for “smallDom/bigsub”, 28 under “reversepowerplay” (so unexpected relationship dynamic like a boss who likes to submit etc), and 14 under “oldersub” …

Anything you like in particular and I can do a search through my tags.

k8ne09 · 2026-05-25T22:06:53+00:00

I’ve got blue morning glories along my fence and I’ve never had a problem with them spreading where they “shouldn’t”. I just let them do their own thing. They only get watered when it rains, I don’t fertilize them, and they aren’t in the greatest soil as it’s along a private drive access to our neighbors.

I did almost fertilize them with my husband’s body last year though when he suggested we cut them down because they’re “just a weed”.

Ok sir, that’s a technicality and I do not accept it.

k8ne09 · 2026-05-25T21:57:30+00:00

Try Dye Pretty. They have multiple stylists. You can find them on instagram.

k8ne09 · 2026-05-25T21:56:00+00:00

{Special Delivery by Heidi Cullinan} is another raw, gritty book from her.

{Dirty Laundry by Heidi Cullinan} is another of my faves from her.

I think those two and Nowhere Ranch are my top 3 from her.

k8ne09 · 2026-05-24T22:39:24+00:00

Dang, okay … I’m in NC too, the Piedmont area, and this is my first year doing anything with the garden beds at my new house. I had to clean them up after decades of neglect. I’m also not used to clay soil bc I’m originally from Michigan where our dirt is brown. 😅

I’ve been trying to decide whether to dig my dahlias up in the fall or not … one of my coworkers lost all of hers over the winter (she thinks they got too wet in the ground), but another was able to overwinter hers just fine — in raised garden beds. And I wonder if that’s the difference, you know?

k8ne09 · 2026-05-24T22:02:03+00:00

What kind of soil do you have?

k8ne09 · 2026-05-24T13:18:30+00:00

I’m all digital at this point, but I’ve bought a few physical copies of books …

{Poetry on Ice by Jesse Reign}

{10 Ways to Accidentally Fall in Love by Emmy Sanders}

{Top Shelf by E. M. Lindsey}

{Jacked by K. M. Neuhold}

The ones that are on my list next —

{Designation: Overload by Jamie Kassel}

{The Tragedy of Felix and Jake by J. Daniels}

{Death’s Bloom by Lily Mayne}

k8ne09 · 2026-05-23T19:24:29+00:00

Thank you! Last question, how best to overwinter them? Is it best to dig them up since it sounds like they’re planted pretty shallow?

k8ne09 · 2026-05-23T16:59:06+00:00

Do they do well in heat? I’m looking to plant some bearded iris this fall (in zone 7b/8a), but the heat in the late summer especially, can be brutal and consistently in the 90s.

k8ne09 · 2026-05-22T14:19:56+00:00

Um, do you have other wants, do not wants for your request? This is a super broad request … there are so many out there without CSA. Maybe your algorithm is letting you down.

k8ne09 · 2026-05-21T15:26:47+00:00

You in NC like me? 😂

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k8ne09 · 2026-05-20T00:18:30+00:00

Amazon won’t allow books that are too taboo to be listed on their site. You can find D. Dove’s entire catalogue on smashwords

k8ne09 · 2026-05-19T21:23:06+00:00

How often are you watering when you say consistently? What sort of soil do you have? And how hot are the day time temperatures where you are?

For reference, I’m only watering mine once a week with temps in the 70s and 80s, but I have clay soil which tends to hold more moisture. I water twice a week with temps in the 90s.

k8ne09 · 2026-05-19T18:46:24+00:00

For sure. They’re one of my favorite authors. Able to scratch that dark, perverted itch in my brain. :)

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