I've been binge watching Real Vintage Dolls House on Youtube, "Where nostalgia finds a home". She's really entertaining in her approach to 1940s living. Lives in a 2 down, 2 up house in some city in England. I love the living aesthetic and have tried a few good recipes from '40s wartime Britain that she has featured. Real Vintage Dolls House

India’s cleanest village? Isn’t that like best gas station sushi in Alabama?

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Thank you.

The eaglets have fledged. Or in one case, fludged. It's an accidental/unintentional fledge. Both babies seem to be doing fine. On Sunday, Sandy fell out of the nest in an accidental fledge. She appeared to be startled by Luna as he attempted to jump over her. Sandy then lost her footing, falling out of the nest in an accidental fledge, or a "fludge." Friends of Big Bear Valley said that Sandy appeared to be on another branch below on Sunday, getting her bearings out of the camera's view. Her mother, Jackie, was there right away to keep an eye on Sandy and has been through this with other eaglets in the past. In an update on Monday, conservationists with the nonprofit said they heard some distant vocals between Jackie and what they believe is Sandy. Then, in a later update, Friends of Big Bear Valley posted a video showing that Sandy was spotted not too far from Luna, midway up in a tree. They said she was moving around and looking good. https://abc7.com/post/jackie-shadows-eaglet-luna-takes-first-flight-1-day-sandy-fell-big-bear-bald-eagle-nest/19415819/

We in the US have joined the Europeans in their heat misery. Today it was 94 degrees (temp), 74 degrees (dew point), and 105 (heat index). All those numbers add up to: Miserable. Two more days of this. Then it cools off a bit but stays humid. I'm ready for October.

Japan and Germany got eliminated in rapid succession. Last time that happened was 1945.

It's like we don't even have a government.

The three assholes who dissented should be removed from the bench.

Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/supreme-court-strikes-down-trumps-order-ending-birthright-citizenship/

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Windsor House. So many beautiful features but I find the grand staircase jarring. That room with the staircase looks so out of proportion. An 'ew' factor for me. The room with the deep blue tiles is beautiful.

When the ability to smell goes away Disturbances in this critical sense are often linked to problems with brain health, researchers are learning https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2026/what-happens-brain-lose-sense-of-smell?ff_exp_var=sep%3Futm_source%3Djoin1440

Checking I find Charmaine is available over here, such a beautiful rich colour for a clematis. I mowed our front lawn at the weekend and left a patch of buttercups they were so lovely.

Bargain. Sounds like a dutch hoe which are great for weeding. On heavy soil, draw hoes are useful too. We had neighbours from Sri Lanka who used a short handled grub hoe for digging & planting vegetables. Only garden tool I ever saw then use!

Inside the Ludicrous, Deadly Serious Plan to Take Over Greenland “We want Greenland,” Trump said. Four men sprang into action to make fantasy a reality. From Atlantic: https://archive.is/1oRqb

I recall simpler versions from long ago. Doubt they did as well as the new version.