I started reading a new book last night, it’s an alt history speculative novel about what might have happened if the moors had not been driven out of Spain but had “discovered” the Americas instead of Columbus’s party. It’s an intriguing idea but I’m not sure I’m into the writing style
Switching to - showing y'all this wonderful volunteer #buttercrunch#lettuce plant that decided to grow out of rocks in our front yard! What a lovely #edible surprise 😊
@msquebanh is lettuce easy to grow? I have a little space in front and behind my townhouse that I can dig in. I've killed mint before, so I would need something easy to grow that doesn't take a lot of time or special care.
Has anyone here taken a golf cart, made changes to it & turned it into a street legal electric vehicle?
In my dreams, last night, I was driving around roads, on an upcycled, electric golf cart with a trailer attached to back, with my cat in a backpack windowed carrier in passenger seat. We were heading to a cats cafe.
@msquebanh they're so cute and useful. And they go up to 60 mph so you can totally drive them around places.
The only reason I don't have one is that here in Ohio, they're only legal to drive on streets zoned 35 mph or slower so I wouldn't even be able to go to the grocery store with it. But I can take my ebike which only gets up to 25 mph...
@msquebanh going 25 mph on my ebike is scary fast. I can't imagine going 40 on a mobility scooter!! It's funny that the ebike feels fast but in a car it feels slow.
I made a thing 😊 A medal for myself based on a Bronze Age Minoan seal. Original CMS IV 257, found in Malia. Dated LM I-II (so... roughly 3500 years old). It was red jasper so I used a red background. I think it's a crane, though the original publication just said "bird" 😅
Here's the thing, I'm not an artist or anything. But I love Minoan seal designs, and I think it is a travesty they're not more popular in souvenir terms, so I decided to get crafty 😄
@msquebanh that's great news!! When I did my study abroad in Vancouver, I took the ferry to visit a friend in Victoria for a long weekend. It was a blast! I had taken the ferry several times in Seattle, but the BC ferry was magical.
@msquebanh this was, gulp, 17 years ago. The price at the time was reasonable. I didn't have a car, so it was the bus down to the ferry, then my friend picked me up at the terminal. I miss the Pacific Northwest, but it's so expensive now I'd never be able to afford to live there.
So, I went to this beautiful dairy yesterday, and when I got out of the car, one at a time about six dogs of various sizes and types come out to greet me. The last one was a little weiner dog, who just kept barking, and I was worried I was offending him in some way. The owner came out, and said, "Oh don't worry about that, he just loves attention, and belly rubs, but he doesn't know how to get them, so he just keeps barking, and scares people."
And sure enough the moment I crouched down, he stopped barking and rolled on his back for belly scratches. Anyway, I relate to this dog.
My sister is studying #archaeology at university and her horrified reaction at finding my name on the reading list for stuff about #castles has made my week. #ResearchImpact
@msquebanh when I got divorced, a few friends and I went out for happy hour, not a huge party, but fun. I had no idea divorce parties were a thing at the time!