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fledglingdoodles · 10 months
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The last couple days to get some marked down postcards and posters for Pride!
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copperbadge · 5 months
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I want to fuel your quest for brown cheese a little. Did you know we get special Christmas varieties in Norway?
The dark one is a very dark, almost burnt caramel with a smooth finish and hints of sourness. The lighter one is sweeter and has cardamom added to it. Also smooth, but drier. Both go extremely well with toasted raisin buns, but they're also good with butter on sourdough and other toothy breads. Add apple slices if you want contrast and crunch.
[photo id: Two brown cheeses in a plastic container, dark Bestemorost to the left, wrapped in blue, Julebrunost to the right, wrapped in red. A slice has been cut from the cheese to the left, with a Norwegian cheese slicer tool.]
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Ah man, I can't even get the blue wrapper cheese and you're getting seasonal variants! Also thank you very much for doing a photo ID. :D
There must be a cheese shop in Chicago that either stocks or would order gjetost or brunost or bestermorost (best name) or Julebrunost -- which, that's "Yule Brunost" yes? Like my figgy pudding Spam that I turned into a christmas ornament last year. I just need to find them. I was in Whole Foods on Saturday and looked in the cheese case but they only had the Ski Queen red package. :/
Okay. I made it a mission in Europe, I can make it a mission here. I'm adding it officially to the To Do list.
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ash-and-books · 9 months
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Rating: 3.5/5
Book Blurb:
"Codi Hall brings all the feels."—Monica Murphy, New York Times bestselling author
Holly Winters is not about to let her grumpy neighbor Declan steal her holiday joy…even if he does look rather handsome under the mistletoe.
Holly Winters owns the jolliest holiday shop on Main Street and this season is shaping up to be the best yet. The only pit in her figgy pudding? Declan Gallagher, the owner of the hardware store next door. He's the scroogiest man in all of Mistletoe, Idaho. Then Holly's revenge prank escalates into an all-out war with her Grinchy neighbor, and the situation turns sticky when she realizes she needs his help.
Declan can't believe the nerve of his oh-so-cheerful neighbor hiring him to set up her holiday lights display, but the money is too good to pass up. Despite his utter loathing of excessive decorations, he throws himself into getting the job done, only to encounter sabotage at every turn. To his astonishment, Declan finds himself championing the very woman who used to get under his skin. Then one rooftop kiss has him thinking maybe the season's traditions aren't as heinous as he believed. Declan's heart has grown three sizes since Holly came along, but how can he admit he's falling for the one woman he shouldn't want?
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She adores Christmas and he's her grumpy neighbor who can't stand it, what started off as a prank war between them soon turns into something more as they spend more time together and the tension between might be due to some other than their dislike for each other and much more with the fact that they both have thought about kissing each other. Holly Winters is all about Christmas, she absolutely loves the holiday. She's an influencer and a social media star who has made some money off of her videos and doing amazing stunts and daring things, she also happens to own the happiest holiday shop on Main Street. Declan Gallagher is the owner the hardware store next door. He's grumpy, dislikes Christmas, and is annoyed by Holly. Declan was an artist but moved back home to take care of his father who has Alzheimers and has taken over his dad's store as well, his dislike of Christmas comes from the fact that his mother and father's divorce had deeply impacted him when he was younger. He can't stand the holiday and the more Holly tries to push it the more he wishes she would stop. And thus Holly begins a prank war with Declan, but the more they actually talk to one another and get to know one another the more they begin to feel things for each other. Can these two polar opposites make a Christmas miracle and actually fall in love? This is the perfect book for fans of grumpy x sunshine, prank wars, and Christmas romance books.
*Thanks Netgalley and SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca, Sourcebooks Casablanca for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*
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crisp-sweet-pink-lady · 10 months
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General Thoughts on the first two episodes of Berry in the Big City Season Three
I'm guessing there's something particularly big planned with Crabapple Jam this season, because it felt like the writing skipped ahead in order to set things up without properly establishing them, making for a slightly frustrating viewing experience.
First off, all Crabapple Jam says is she's making the Berryworks her new headquarters, and everyone just knows this means she's the new owner, when it sounds more like she's setting up shop there, like the Purple Pieman did last season, not running it. And it makes no sense that Figgy Pudding would have sold the Berryworks without telling her son, since it's his job to be on top of everything there. And I don't see why Crabapple Jam gives in so easily at the end of the second episode, since the treat they made is not that loophole-y. If nothing else, she could have said it's still ice cream, no matter what it's on or topped with. If the ep was longer, she would have found a way to put the kibosh on it.
Also, if you're going to add creepy twins to the mix (I'm really hoping Cheese Strudel and Cherry Struesel do not become recurring characters), why not at least bring back Lem and Ada? I could deal with unfunny cultural stereotypes if they were at least throwbacks to the OG series.
The second ep is mostly a song ep, but I was too annoyed by the contrivances in the first ep to be able to appreciate it.
Anyway, hopefully now that all the 'here's what's new this season' set up is over with, the rest of the season will be better.
A small prediction: the girls are hardly the only ones effected by the new rules, since as we learned back in season one, the Berryworks is "where bakers go to get discovered." So maybe the next few eps will be about introducing new characters who have businesses inside the Berryworks and Strawberry helping them get around the new rules like she and her friends did.
And can we please find out what pet Raspberry has this season? It's so weird that everyone else in the main friend group has one except for her.
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andizoidart · 1 year
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Alright, the whole Character Master list of UTMV characters, including name, who they are, and where they’re from.
This is only in reference to the “main” characters:
Mani (Manifoldtale!Sans, from Manifoldtale/ Manifold Convergence. Has a Skelefive Version)
Cog (Manifoldtale!Papyrus, from Manifoldtale/ Manifold Convergence)
Fold (Manifoldfell!Sans, from Manifoldfell/ Manifold Convergence)
Axel (Manifoldfell!Papyrus, from Manifoldfell/ Manifold Convergence)
Fani (Manifoldswap!Sans, from Manifoldswap/ Manifold Convergence)
Gear (Manifoldswap!Papyrus, from Manifoldswap/ Manifold Convergence)
Sap (Skeleton, from {}tale originally, currently in Manifold Convergence)
Firefly (Fani x Sap shipkid, from Manifold Convergence)
Marmalade (//Tale!Sans, from Manifold Convergence)
Ox (//Tale!Papyrus, from Manifold Convergence)
Scarecrow (Skeleton, from Manifold Convergence)
Wrench (Skeleton, from Manifold Convergence)
Ophelia (Skeleton, from Manifold Convergence)
Cinnamon (Wrench x Ophelia shipkid, from Manifold Convergence)
Vanilla/Nilla (Multiporttale!sans, from Multiport!AU)
Chocolate/Late (Multiportfell!sans, from Multiport!AU)
Strawberry/Straw (Multiportswap!sans, from Multiport!AU)
Shredder (Shreddertale!sans, from Shreddertale. Has a Skelefive Version)
Shear (Shredderfell!Sans, from Shredderfell)
Grudge (Shredderfell!Papyrus, from Shredderfell)
Charity (skeleton, Grudge’s daughter, from Shredderfell)
Shay (Shredderswap!Sans, from Shredderswap now in Shredderfell)
Jule (Shay x Shear shipkid, from Shredderfell)
Mall (Stripmalltale!Sans, from Stripmalltale. Has skelefive version)
Shop (Stripmalltale!Papyrus, from Stripmalltale)
Figgy (stripmalltale!Frisk, from Stripmalltale)
Mell (Stripmallfell!Sans, from Stripmallfell)
Ringer (Stripmallfell!Papyrus, from Stripmallfell)
Trip (Stripmallswap!Sans, from Stripmallswap)
Store (Stripmallswap!Papyrus, from Stripmallswap)
Sunny (Sunbursttale!Sans, from Sunbursttale. Has a Skelefive Version)
Shine (Sunbursttale!Papyrus, from Sunbursttale)
Burns (Sunburstfell!Sans, from Sunburstfell)
Blaze (Sunburstfell!Papyrus, from Sunburstfell)
Shade (Sunburstswap!Sans, from Sunburstswap)
Breeze (Sunburstswap!Papyrus, from Sunburstswap)
Susans (Turnovertale!Sans, from Turnovertale. Has a skelefive version)
Ally (Turnovertale!Papyrus, from Turnovertale)
Sandy (Turnoverfell!Sans, from Turnoverfell, now in Stripmalltale)
Mickey (Turnoverfell!Frisk, from Turnoverfell, now in Stripmalltale)
Pho (Turnoverfell!Papyrus, from Turnoverfell)
Geneva (Sandy x ?? Shipkid)
Barlow (Sandy x Mall shipkid)
Pinky (Turnoverswap!Sans, from Turnoverswap)
Papillon (Turnoverswap!Papyrus, from Turnoverswap)
Blister (Papillon x Blaze shipkid)
Papyrus Jr. (Papillon x Blaze shipkid)
Little Gaster (Wishbone!Gaster, from little Gaster AU, which occurs early in the Wishbone AU timeline)
Zapf Ding Batsarno (Gaster’s father, little Gaster AU)
Wing Dings 2 (Artificial skeleton made from Gaster’s bone magic, created by ZD Batsarno)
Wing Dings 3 (Artificial skeleton made from Gaster’s bone magic, created by ZD Batsarno)
Wishbone (amalgamation, from Wishbone AU)
Headache (Divergence!AU!Sans1, from the Divergence!AU)
Paps (Headache’s Papyrus, from the Divergence!AU)
Jawbreaker (Divergence!AU!Sans2, from the Divergence!AU)
Papy (Jawbreaker’s Papyrus, from the Divergence!AU)
Winter (Swapfell!Seasons!Sans, from Winterswapfell!AU/The Collision AU)
Frostbite (Swapfell!Seasons!Papyrus, from Winterswapfell!AU/The Collision AU)
Icicle (Winterfell version of Winter)
Blizzard (Winterfell version of Frostbite)
Chills (Wintertale version of Winter)
Flurry (Wintertale version of Frostbite)
Snowflake (Winterswap version of Winter)
Glacier (Winterswap version of Frostbite)
Arctic (Winterfellswap version of Winter)
Iceberg (Winterfellswap version of Frostbite)
Solstice (Winter x Summer shipkid, from the Seasons!AU)
Lavender (skeleton from the Hometown!AU, used to be my selfsona)
Custard (skeleton from the Hometown!AU)
Aster (Lavender x Custard shipkid)
Pirouette (Lamia from Demons!AU)
Roundabout (from Demons!AU)
Whirligig (from Demons!AU)
Carousel (from Demons!AU)
Pinwheel (from Demons!AU)
Axis (from Demons!AU)
Orbit (from Demons!AU)
Swirl (from Demons!AU)
Coil (fromDemons!AU)
Ring (from Demons!AU)
Spiral (Wendigo from Demons!AU)
Rotary (Oni from Demons!AU)
Olive (Lamia from the AU hub, a collective world for characters that don’t fit into the UT Alternate Universes but exist within the Multiverse)
Maraca (Lamia from the AU hub)
Fern (Lamia from the AU hub)
Pandora (Lamia from the AU hub)
Neo (Lamia from the AU hub)
Pred/Predator (Skelebat from the AU hub)
Lollipop (Skelebat from the AU hub)
Lemonade (Skelemoth from the AU hub)
Pepper Jack (Skelemoth from the AU hub)
Jasper (Olive x Copper shipkid, from the AU hub)
Opal (Olive x Copper shipkid, from the AU hub)
Mint (Fern x Juniper shipkid, from the AU hub)
Major (Arcanatale!Sans, from Arcanatale)
Arc (Arcanatale!Papyrus, from Arcanatale)
Caspian (Guardian of Cups, from The Arcana Guardians)
Gale (Guardian of Swords, from The Arcana Guardians)
Cyrus (Guardian of Wands, from The Arcana Guardians)
Geo/Geode (Guardian of Pentacles, from The Arcana Guardians)
Tsunami (The Arcana of Cups, from The Arcana)
Cupid (The Arcana of Swords, from The Arcana)
Apollo (The Arcana of Wands, from The Arcana)
Eden (The Arcana of Pentacles, from The Arcana)
Doccy G (Arcanatale’s current Gaster, originally from a dilapidated AU)
Coral (Caspian x Major shipkid, from The New Arcana Guardians)
Icarus (Gale x Cyrus shipkid, from The New Arcana Guardians)
Briar (Eden x Geode shipkid, from The New Arcana Guardians)
Monsoon (Tsunami x Apollo shipkid, from The New Arcana Guardians)
Froth (Tsunami x Apollo shipkid, from The New Arcana Guardians)
Fizz (Monsoon x Icarus shipkid, from The New Arcana Guardians)
Igneous (Briar x Icarus shipkid, related to Project Ra)
Thaumas (Froth x Icarus shipkid, from Project Ra Chapter III)
Oriole (skeleton monster, from Project Ra Chapter III)
Rose (Briar x Solar shipkid)
Dyna (Lamedusa, related to The System and The New Arcana Guardians)
Theia (Venus x Coral shipkid)
Ariel (Dyna x Euro shipkid)
Malt (Cow metazoan, related to The System)
Mars (Doberman metazoan, from The System)
Thebe (Mars x Jupiter shipkid, related to The System)
Europa (Mars x Jupiter shipkid, related to The System)
Lucy (Mer/Aquatic monster, related to The System)
Henwen (Pig metazoan, originally from the royal guard, related to Codebound and The System)
Maize (Human, related to Codebound)
Pluto (monster, from The System)
Rain (taffy based monster, from AU hub)
Leech (Venus!Sans, originally from a plant AU, currently an outcode)
Hunter (Huntertale!Sans, from Huntertale)
Trapper (Huntertale!Papyrus, from Huntertale)
Bait (Huntertale!Frisk, from Huntertale)
Hatchet (Hunterfell!Sans, from Hunterfell)
Beartrap (Hunterfell!Papyrus, from Hunterfell)
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audsjournal · 2 years
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Seaside is Florida's Best Kept Secret
Each year, thousands of people flock to Florida’s beaches for the warmth and change of scenery. Among the popular vacation destinations are Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and even the Keys. However, a hidden gem, nestled in the panhandle, often gets overlooked by travelers. Seaside, Florida is the perfect place for travelers who are looking to enjoy a more quaint and quiet beach trip. 
Located between Panama City and Fort Walton, Seaside is a small resort community that sits directly on the Gulf of Mexico. Part of what gives Seaside its charm is the recognizable architecture. The community has widely adopted a single building style, so many of the houses and cottages are built to the same level and style. This cohesive look provides a perfect opportunity for vacationers to take the perfect photos. Influences of Key West style homes can be seen a lot as well as influences from the Caribbean and even Nantucket. Staples of the homes seen in Seaside include white picket fences, white porches, and white scenic pavilions along the beach walkway. The traditional beach cottage style of Florida really shines through in both the older and newer homes, and gives the city a really personable feel. A lot of the homes are also painted using light and pastel colors which really helps brighten up the city and add to the cohesiveness of the community. Even the local elementary school is located in a cottage-style building. With very few high-rise hotels, there are plenty of beach cottages that double as vacation rentals so that tourists can live like locals for the week. 
Seaside is home to some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Located in Northwest Florida along what is called the ‘emerald coast’: the sand is fine, almost white,  and the water is as blue as the sky. Santa Rosa Beach and Rosemary Beach are some of the more well known spots along 30A and have been named some of the best beaches in Florida. It is the perfect setting for travelers to clear their head and reset.
 If the heat ever gets to be too much, Seaside has countless artisanal shops and boutiques located right along the water. The city is home to several art and jewelry galeries where local creators can share their art with tourists. The most famous shop of them all is The 'SEASIDE' Style Store itself, which has its own brand of Seaside clothing. The store sells T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Hats, and almost anything you can think of with the logo Seaside directly printed in the middle. It is a fashion staple for both locals and visitors.
Another factor that makes Seaside a prime destination for couples and families is the privacy included in the traveler’s stay. Almost all of the cottages in Seaside are located along or near the scenic 30A Highway and have private access to the beach associated with the rental. This really helps keep the beaches from overcrowding and diffuses major issues such as littering and partying that can come with hefty spring break crowds. The community also has strong security, making this a perfect place to bring kids or even to travel alone. 
After getting settled, right outside the shops at 30A is a line of gourmet food trucks for anyone looking for a midday snack. The trucks offer anything from fresh smoothies, gyros, and even wagyu beef hotdogs. The Meltdown, a grilled cheese food truck, is a fan favorite and offers unique dishes such as “this little figgy,” a sandwich with brie, bacon and sweet fig compote.There is a truck for every taste bud out there.
When dinner time rolls around, head to Pickles, which is known for their pimento cheese burgers, milkshakes and of course, their Seaside known fried pickles. This restaurant is directly off of the main Seaside Square and offers lots of outside seating for people coming straight from the beach. For a fancier feast, head to La Crema Tapas and Chocolate Restaurant, which features dishes like beef empanadas, shrimp ceviche, and chocolate fondue.  If sweet treats are the goal of the trip, Pecan Jacks Ice Creamery and Candy Kitchen is the perfect destination to cool off from the sun with an ice cream cone or milkshake. This shop even offers spiked sweet treats for the adults on the trip! 
Whether looking for family fun or a girls weekend getaway, Seaside encompasses it all. From the family friendly environment, to the shops and restaurants, there will be something for everyone to enjoy when visiting Seaside next spring. 
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coddrake2 · 2 years
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geareduptom · 2 years
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I’d like to introduce you to the Juno family. Boris Juno, and his mother Fig Juno.  His father Klink Juno is a victim in the Toonivation disaster.  Turned to stone protecting those who mattered most to him. Also yes Klink has 2 scars from when he was young and would help his father on the old farm. The 3 ran a bakery and cooking supply shop before and even after the disaster. Boris and Fig are often seen hanging out together unless Boris has classes to attend to.
A nickname for Fig was pudding that Klink gave her. (figgy pudding)
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Oc Asks Game: 2 and 23 for all of your MCs? If that's ok?
Whew! Okay, let's see...
Tea, coffee, hot chocolate or other?
Carewyn: Coffee! Like her good friend Talbott, she's a coffee addict to the extent her other half Orion tries to wean her off of it. Her favorite blend is a caramel macchiato, but she'll also drink it black in a pinch.
Jacob: Hot chocolate. Jacob is a chocoholic and he'll never pass up a good hot chocolate.
Lane: English Breakfast tea.
Erik: Coffee, black as his soul. LMAO just kidding. 🤣
Ana: Good old-fashioned milk, specifically skim, since it's what her mum raised her with in a misguided attempt to help "curb" her weight. She also loves orange and (thanks to her boo Charlie Copper's influence) lemon mimosas.
Farid: Juice!! This boy loves juice, especially orange juice, though he also becomes very fond of pumpkin juice while staying at Hogwarts. Also green tea and almond milk.
Ru: They'll drink most anything that isn't too sweet (they really don't like chocolate, for instance), but in the mornings they tend to like apple juice best.
Ed: Any kind of sweet coffee brew, especially if it's got lots of foam. He actually becomes rather fond of trying out new brews at Muggle coffee shops just for kicks, though one of his favorites so far is the white chocolate mocha. He also loves hot chocolate, especially white hot chocolate.
Desi: Tea! Earl Gray tea is her absolute favorite thing to have in the morning, alongside a French croissant.
Eli: Butterbeer, though after moving to the States and living as a Muggle, he also became very fond of root beer and Coca Cola. (Eli honestly has never had much respect for what drinks/foods belong to which times of the day, especially given how bonkers his schedule can be with rehearsals and the parties he'll stay up all night for, so yes, he will drink soda "for breakfast," so to speak.)
(And Jackson and Bat are here!)
What is your character’s favourite food and who cooks it best?
Carewyn: Potato crisps! Walkers makes good ones.
Jacob: As mentioned before, chocolate! As a kid he loved Cadbury eggs and Yorkie Bars, but as an adult traveling the world, he falls in love with Richart and Ghirardelli chocolate.
Lane: Pikelets! She learned how to make them at home early on and she's always loved making them for her bairns Carewyn and Jacob.
Erik: Cinnamon coffee cake! He also likes Red Hot candies.
Ana: Fresh bread, right out of the oven. Her favorite kind is German brown bread.
Farid: Curry! All kinds. One of his favorite recipes to make himself is a lamb curry with chopped apple, onion, potatoes, and golden raisins, as well as a bunch of spices.
Jackson: Crepes, specifically with strawberries and powdered sugar! He's become very fond of making them in the mornings for both himself and Monty.
Bat: This is going to sound so cliche if you know about Bat's love of Christmas...but figgy pudding. No one can make it like his mum used to!
Ru: Aaaaaaapples. This water horse will eat most anything, but they love apples. Apple pie and apple turnovers are their friend -- it doesn't take long for their other half Estrid @thatravenpuffwitch to figure this out, so she'll sometimes surprise them by going to the market and picking some up from time to time.
Ed: Cheesecake. Ed loves most pastries, but cheesecake is his OTL and it doesn't matter how cheap it is, he will always indulge in some. When he first tried Mrs. Weasley's cheesecake, he went very quiet as he ate the whole thing without stopping and he was grinning and flushed like a happy schoolboy for the entire rest of the day, he was so happy.
Desi: Croissants! Though while traveling she also tries and takes a liking to cornish pasties.
Eli: Custard. He also takes a liking to Jello, pudding, and meatballs, while living in the States.
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bpdjennamaroney · 3 years
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I miss London’s silly little sandwich culture. I love how every shop has 48 different types of sandwiches and only 2 of them sound edible and the rest is like. Prawn and mustard. Ketchup and mash. Egg and figgy pudding.
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fledglingdoodles · 3 months
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Last call to get some Small Omens Valentines if you want them delivered in time before the big day!
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There's a legend that the Mari Lywd, the undead Welsh gray mare who roams from house to house between Christmas and 12th Night rhyme battling for beer and snacks, was an original occupant of the stable in Bethlehem. She was turned out into the cold, pregnant, to make room for the baby Jesus. So there's an allegory in there, about not belonging, about not having a warm home, about grief, and about Christianity replacing a deep animism of horse worship. "Let Her In," is the refrain. The longstanding traditions of class reversal in which peasants demanded figgy pudding and such from the rich has been a release valve for class friction since Saturnalia when masters would serve their slaves, and has been replaced by caroling, or really, by shopping. Midwinter was the time to rally, to revel, cross-dress, become a goat, brew the last of the beer, sacrifice the rest of the livestock, honor the dead, and make sure everyone had what they needed to make it through til spring. Horse worship was found all over indigenous Europe, carved into whole hillsides, and many a skull found buried in floor boards in Scandinavia where they were thought to improve the acoustics of song around the hearth and bring luck and protection to the home. So, here are two little #MariLwyd homes I made out of old books for her to be safe and warm in; there's even a tiny bale of hay. I don't always cry when I play with dolls but when I do, it's for how powerless I feel to support all the ones who are outside and cold right now. "Let Them In." On Wednesday 12/29, a small procession of the Mari Lwyd and friends will happen in #PDX, starting at DaVinci Arts Middle School at 2pm and going to Whole Foods on 28th and Burnside. We will be walking with the Mari Lwyd made from an actual horse skull generously gifted to me from @deboraheinbender, and anyone who cares about unhoused people is welcome to join us. Mumming and noisemaking welcome. If you'd like to be there in spirit, please consider donating to @streetroots + @maaportland, it is very very cold here and we have so many unhoused people. If you are unhoused, please call 844-206-2005. (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYA1SIKrCTJ/?utm_medium=tumblr
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sambergscott · 4 years
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a peralta guarantee
“I promise I’ll come home safe, Ames. That’s a Peralta Guarantee.”
(missing scenes from 7x08 - amy worrying about jake)
hUge thanks to johanna for inspiring this fic and helping when i had a lil breakdown halfway through
When he approaches her desk mid-afternoon with a decaf coffee and the white chocolate chip cookies she’s been craving from the bakery across town, she knows he’s either a) broken something, b) wants something or c) has bad news. She narrows her eyes suspiciously, detecting an excited bounce in his step which can only mean it’s b and c; he wants something she’s not going to like.
“Hey, babe,” he tries to play it cool, clearing a butt-sized space on her desk on which to sit. “I come bearing gifts.”
“What do you want, Peralta?” She cuts to the chase.
“Damn it, you know me too well,” he mutters. “OK, so, here’s the thing: Doug Judy’s gettin’ married. He invited me to his Bachelor Party this weekend and I know he’s a criminal, Ames, but I really wanna go. Like, so bad. Would you be cool with that?”
She conjures up a mental pro and con list. On one hand, Doug Judy is The Pontiac Bandit, known felon, committer of God knows how many crimes, an overall bad dude. On the other, he’s Jake’s friend, singer of the smush songs CD in the glove box of their car that they always forget to take out, giver of the Le Creuset pot she adores. He’s always been nice to her and—.
“Sarge?” Gary interrupts her decision-making process with a quick question about a perp he just brought in, snapping her back to reality. She’s a Police Sergeant, her job is to serve and protect the city they call home and as much as she loves cooking her mom’s beef casserole recipe in Judy’s awesome wedding gift, she has a responsibility to bring him in.
“I’m sorry, babe. I just think it’s a bad idea.”
His face falls, his disappointment coming through loud and clear.
“What were you expecting me to say? Ignore the million arrest warrants out on this guy, many of them submitted by you, so you can drink beer and go to strip clubs?”
“You’re right,” he sighs. “You’re obviously right. Man, being good at your job sucks.”
She nods in agreement. “Remember last month when I had to shut that binder store down for running a secret drug dealing operation out back?”
“How could I forget? You cried for three days straight.”
“They had the best binder collection I’ve ever seen!”
(It was actually what was so fishy about it. In four trips to buy pregnancy binders, she hadn’t seen any of the founding members of the Brooklyn Binder Babes blog — Mary Sue, Catherine, Margaret or Jane — once. And there’s no way a stationery start-up would attract such long queues without their recommendation. It was a pretty easy solve from there).
“The point is, you can’t go to a criminal’s Bachelor Party.” She pats his hand. “You’ll just have to come maternity clothes shopping with me instead. None of my jeans fit me anymore.”
“As much as I would love to, you can take Kylie. I’m going to the party.”
“What?” She double-takes. “Jake, did you not listen to what I literally just said? We’re cops. We cannot be friends with criminals.”
“But we can be friends with informants who have helped us catch numerous, even bigger, more dangerous criminals,” he says with that look on his face, the one he gets when he finds a loophole that he can use to his advantage. She recognises it from home videos Karen has shown her where, instead of tidying his room like she asked him to, seven year old Jake shoves everything under his bed and carries on enacting a police chase with his race cars. “Captain Holt has given him immunity before, so technically I should be able to go party it up with him in Miami!”
“Wait... It’s in Miami? Miami... Florida?”
It’s a stupid question, she knows. Of course he means Miami, Florida. It’s just... they both promised on the flight home that they would never, ever go back there. After everything that happened with Figgis and not knowing if they’d ever see each other again, a statewide travel ban seemed a good way to put it all behind them, focus on all their future moments together, not on all the moments they missed.
“This isn’t like last time,” he reassures her. “It’s only for a weekend and then I’ll be coming straight home for snuggles with you and —,” he lowers his voice to a whisper because they haven’t told anyone she’s pregnant yet, “the baby.”
Her eyes fill with tears and she bites her lip so hard to stop them overflowing in front of all her uniformed officers. It’s pretty clear that he wants to go and she never wants to be one of them wives who control their husbands’ every move. All she wants is for him to be happy. And if going to Doug Judy’s Bachelor Party makes him happy, he should go, no matter how much she hates the entire state of Florida. She agrees, on one condition: “You have to text me hourly updates to let me know that you’re still alive.”
“Don’t I text you constantly anyway?”
“I guess so,” she sniffs.
He lifts her chin so she’s looking him in the eyes. ���I promise I’ll come home safe, Ames. That’s a Peralta guarantee.”
“You better,” she warns, tears suddenly flowing down her face at the thought of him not coming home, not being there to watch Property Brothers with her, not raising their baby and proving to everyone what a great dad he will be.
Used to her extra strength pregnancy hormones shifting her emotions from 0 to 100 faster than John McClane can say “Yippie-Ki-Yay, motherfucker”, he pulls her into a tight hug, careful not to crush the precious cargo that is behind said mood swings.
He strokes her hair and whispers that he’ll be home before she knows it and that nothing, not even the worst state in the country, will tear him away from her.
When it’s time for him to leave, she follows him out to the street and, after a brief argument over the fact he packed his bag before he OK’ed the trip with her and another hormone-induced cry when his cab shows up, reluctantly waves goodbye.
True to his word, he texts her before the car is even out of sight. Miss you already 😘.
--
Her phone buzzes periodically throughout the rest of the day.
In a meeting with Holt and Terry: flying on mark cuban’s dope ass private plane!!!!! ✈️
Cooking dinner: florida is HOT (not as hot as u babe, dont worry)
Doing her crossword in bed: g’night ames, g’night baby, love u both SO MUCH
She smiles, tells him she loves him too and braces herself for the barrage of drunk texts and selfies coming her way.
--
Sleeping without him sucks. The bed is cold, her pregnancy pillow is not as good of a cuddle buddy and she tosses and turns all night worrying about him, where he is, what he’s doing, whether he’s safe.
Her eyes finally slip shut around 1 am when her phone buzzes. Again. And again. And again.
She tries to ignore him, bury her head under her pillow and go back to sleep, but the messages keep coming thick and fast. She groans, giving up and unlocking her phone.
There are 47 new messages from him.
Forty-seven.
Her initial annoyance at being woken up quickly disappears as she scrolls through the thread. He’s mostly sent her random, meaningless emojis and keysmashes, interspersed with the odd “I love you”, “you’re my best friend” and “I’m thinking about you” that warm her heart. He mentions something about their proposal, about crying with Doug Judy, which obviously makes her cry too.
(Dumb pregnancy hormones).
By the time she reaches the bottom, he’s sent her 10 more.
She decides for her sake — and the sake of all of her officers who would have to deal with a tired, emotional pregnant lady — to turn off her phone and reply to him in the morning.
She returns her phone to her nightstand, settles back into a comfortable position and closes her eyes.
She lies motionless for what feels like hours, unable to fall asleep. She tries the breathing technique her brother David brags about constantly, counting sheep like little Matthew, even reciting police codes like Teddy used to go to sleep after sex. Nothing works. She’s still awake.
She turns her phone back on to see what Jake’s up to now, only to see his messages ended abruptly with a caterpillar emoji over an hour ago.  
She immediately panics, dialling 911 into her phone.
Her thumb hovers over the green call button.
She’s heard thousands of crazy operator call stories, frequently reminded the general population to only call in a genuine emergency and watched the YouTube compilations for fun. She deletes the number, positive that if she told an operator her husband was missing because she hadn’t heard from him while he’s at a Bachelor Party, she’s positive she would be added to those videos.
In an attempt to stop her spiral, she contemplates the possible scenarios in which his constant texts would cease.
Scenario 1: He’s living in the moment and has put his phone away (something she has been encouraging him to do lately to reduce his screen time)
Scenario 2: He’s very drunk and has completely forgotten about his promise
Scenario 3: He used up all his battery texting her and his phone has died
Scenario 4: He’s fallen asleep (although a quick check of Trudy Judy’s insta reveals the party is very much still in full flow)
Scenario 5: Judy’s criminal buddies have killed him and thrown his body into the ocean
Once the thought pops into her head, no amount of squeezing her eyes shut will make the image go away.
Holt giving an emotional eulogy about wearing ties and being an amazing detective/genius.  
Some rookie taking over his desk.  
The sympathetic looks when she tells all the other moms in baby group that her husband died.  
Usually Jake is there to hold her when her nightmares get bad. She rolls over, expecting to see his kind eyes and soft smile, the untouched side of his bed only serving to make her cry harder.
She can’t lose him. Not yet. Not until they’re old and grey, and maybe not even then. She spent so long denying her feelings for her dorky partner, rueing every missed opportunity to be together, and when they finally, finally took the plunge, she had never been happier. She can’t lose him yet. They have so much more life left to live.
She can’t lose him because he promised her he would come home safe. He guaranteed it.
She clings onto the tiny grain of hope like one might cling onto a raft in the middle of the ocean.
He would never break a Peralta guarantee.
--
Her phone finally buzzes again an hour later.
From: Unknown
Ames, it’s me, Jake. Judy’s buddies found out I’m a cop + destroyed my phone. So sorry I couldn’t text before. Hope you didn’t worry too much, although I know you probably haven’t slept. You can stop worrying now. I’m safe. Love you + see you tomorrow.  
Love you too, she responds, yawning as she places the phone back on the side table.
Relieved that he’s OK, and exhausted from all the worrying, she falls into the easiest sleep she’s ever had.
--
Before she knows it, it’s the next afternoon, Jake’s keys are turning in the lock, he’s dropping his holdall on the floor and rushing to her side to kiss her all over her face.
“I missed you too,” she laughs, kissing him properly.
“Sorry it took so long — Doug and Trudy made me fly commercial —.”
“Don’t worry about it. You’re home now. That’s all that matters.”
“I’m never leaving you two again,” he swears.
“You’ll have to leave us eventually to go to the bathroom and stuff,” she points out, raking her fingers through the unruly curls that she so hopes their baby will inherit. “Just don’t go back there.”
A solemn understanding passes over his face and he nods. “Never again. Not even if our kid wants to go to Disney World. We’ll take them to the California one instead.”
“Smort,” she says, stealing his line and in an instant, that familiar grin is back.
“I love you.”
“I love you too.”
A dozen memories flood back, of oldies in short shorts and shuffleboard and Doug Judy getting away again. Of noice and smort and saying “I love you” for the very first time. Her eyes fill with tears — dumb pregnancy hormones strike again — as she buries her face in his shoulder.
“Let’s go to bed,” he whispers, pressing a kiss to the top of her head and lifting her bridal style to carry her to their room. He places her carefully onto the mattress and flops down next to her.
She snuggles into him, eyes closing once more. “Did we even get an invite to the wedding?”
“Not even close,” he sighs.
“Damn it. I would’ve loved to see that trainwreck.”
“You and me both, babe. You and me both.”
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lovemesomesurveys · 3 years
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1. Do you believe in angels? Yes.
2. Have you ever had a dream about Christmas present, past, and future? Hmm. I don’t think so, actually. 
3. Have you ever tried Figgie pudding or fruitcake before? How about a yule log cake or pizzelles? Nope to all of those. I don’t even really know what figgie pudding, I’ve just heard it in the song. I also don’t know what pizzelles are. Also, there’s just something about fruitcake that doesn’t look or sound appealing to me at all so I’ve just never had any desire to try it.
4. Do you prefer silver bells or jingle bells? I like both. 5. Do you deck your halls with boughs of holly? I do not.
6. Do you put bows or ribbons on your presents? The easy bows that you peel the back off the sticky part and then stick ‘em on haha.
7. Have you ever forgotten to sign a Christmas card at the bottom or write out a present tag for someone before? I’m sure I’ve forgotten to put a name on a present tag before.
8. When was the last time that you felt jolly, and why? I don’t know. :/ I’ve been saying that I’ve haven’t felt very holly jolly. 
9. Do you believe in the Christmas story? Why or why not? Yes.
10. What would have happened if Mary and Joseph hadn’t followed the Star of Bethlehem and found the manger?   Everything happened as it was supposed to.
11. Have you seen the Nutcracker ballet? I think I may have in elementary school. I kind of have this vague memory of taking a field trip to see it.
12. Do you go out Black Friday shopping, the day after Thanksgiving? Or do you participate in Boxing Day (the day after Christmas) at all? I don’t go out, but I shop around online and get in on some of the deals.
13. What is something that you would hope to find in Santa’s sack? An iPhone 12, ha. My phone has just been really acting up and I could use an upgrade. 
14. What is your favorite religious holiday hymn? Silent Night, O Holy Night, Hark! The Harold Angel Sing.
15. It would be hilarious if instead of “Ho, Ho, Ho!”, Santa said “_______” instead. (Fill in the blank) “Tee Hee Hee!” Lmfao...I don’t know... <<< Hahah omg. That’s a good one. Ummm. “Herp derp derp”? lol.
16. What three gifts would you bring to the baby Jesus?   Blanket, food, toys.
17. Do you know about the legend of the candy cane? What about the legend of Old Befana? Uhhh, nope doesn’t ring a bell.
18. What would you like your true love to bring to you on one of the twelve days of Christmas? Hmm. I don’t know.
19. What creature would you hope not to find stirring in your house? I don’t want a mouse stirring around that’s for sure.
20. How many people do you usually see on Christmas Eve/Christmas Day? The last few years it’s just been my parents, brother, and I.
(made by: tickle-my-pickle)
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dante-carrington · 3 years
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"This didn’t go according to plan at all.” Calum laughed, brushing off the half-set jelly that had splashed over his jumper. It was too late, of course, and he was going to have to get changed now. He’d taken it out of the fridge with far too much enthusiasm to check on its progress -- they’d already been sitting for six hours, and Dante was trying very hard not to suggest that they’d probably not be setting at all at this point.
“Cal, I told you to wear an apron,” Dante tutted, blotting at the front of Calum’s red jumper with paper towels. “Take it off, we’d better put it in the wash before the jelly decides to actually set.”
He would absolutely deny being stressed, but the truth was that Dante was very stressed. He loved cooking, but this was the first Christmas he and Calum would be spending together and his perfectionist nature was insisting nothing go wrong. It was still only Christmas eve, but Dante wanted them to get as much of the food prepped as possible so that tomorrow would run smoothly. His parents were coming for dinner, and naturally he wanted to serve a memorable meal.
Calum had been eager to help, insisting that Dante would wear himself out preparing a four course meal by himself. Dante had umm’d and ahh’d for weeks, having always hated delegating, but eventually decided that Calum could do dessert, provided he followed Dante’s exact recipe for champagne jellies, and the syllabub cream to be served with it.
“Take it off, eh?” Calum grinned, cocking a suggestive brow. Dante should have seen that coming; the man never missed a beat. “You’d like that, wouldn’t you?”
“Yes,” Dante said firmly, refusing to acknowledge the innuendo. “I’d like that very much, so that you could stop faffing about and help me decide what we’re going to do for dessert tomorrow. The jellies are buggered, and all the shops are already closed, and--”
“Dante,” Calum said, voice softening as he grasped Dante’s forearms, spinning him around so that he was pressed against the kitchen counter.
“We’ve got nothing in the house, and don’t mention that figgy pudding because you know my thoughts on raisins, I don’t know why we bought that in the first place--”
“Dante,” Calum said again, this time a little drawn out, almost in a sing-song. “Deep breath, love.”
And then Dante stopped his rant, taking a deep breath that he held for a moment before slowly exhaling. For a moment the kitchen was quiet but for the warm hum of the oven, and O Come, O Come Emmanuel spilling softly from the speaker on the kitchen table. “Sorry,” he sighed, shaking his head. “I didn’t mean to snap. I’ll... we’ll work something out for dessert. But you really do need to take that off now, you’re going to get cold.”
“Alright, bossy,” Calum tutted, rolling his eyes as he peeled off not just the jumper but the tshirt underneath, dumping them unceremoniously at their feet. Dante gave him a pointed look, somewhere between exasperated and amused, and totally unable to object as Calum still had him pressed against the counter.
“You,” Dante said, “Are a very infuriating man.”
“Ah, but I’m an infuriating man that’s going to make a chocolate truffle torte to impress your parents tomorrow,” Calum said, cupping Dante’s jaw in his palm and kissing him softly on the lips, beard warm and scratchy against the smooth panes of Dante’s cheek.
“Absolutely not,” he said, sounding not-entirely-irritated. “It’ll be too rich after venison.”
“It’s Christmas, sod your waistline,” Calum replied, turning his attention to the trail of kisses he was carving down Dante’s throat, while his broad, warm palm slipped up Dante’s shirt, mapping out the lithe lines of his stomach. At this point Dante had chosen to forgive him for the botched dessert, and slid his arms around Calum’s bare waist. An infuriating man he may be, but he was Dante’s infuriating man.
“Fine, chocolate truffle torte it is.” he murmured, leaning in to catch Calum’s lower lip between his teeth. They melted into each other, soft lips and wandering hands, until Calum abruptly pulled back with a theatrical gasp.
“Dante, it’s your solo!”
“My-- what?”
Calum turned and pointed to the speaker, which was now playing the King’s College Choir’s latest Christmas giving, which opened with ‘Once in Royal David’s City’. Oh, he should never have let Calum see the pictures of his choir days. This version was obviously not from any year Dante had been with them, but any choral music that came on was just an opportunity for Calum to make a bad joke. Wadding up a kitchen towel, Dante tossed it at his head.
“Go and put your bloody shirt on,” he huffed, “You are impossible.”
“Merry Christmas to you too, my love,” Calum grinned, backing out of the kitchen and closing the door carefully behind him. Dante turned back to the counter with a barely suppressed smile, shaking his head as he returned to rolling out pastry.
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toomanysurveys9 · 3 years
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1. Do you believe in angels? I do not.
2. Have you ever had a dream about Christmas present, past, and future? I don’t think so.
3. Have you ever tried Figgie pudding or fruitcake before? How about a yule log cake or pizzelles? No to all of them.
4. Do you prefer silver bells or jingle bells? I don’t really have a preference. 5. Do you deck your halls with boughs of holly?
No, although we have done more decorating this year.
6. Do you put bows or ribbons on your presents?
Not usually.
7. Have you ever forgotten to sign a Christmas card at the bottom or write out a present tag for someone before? I can’t think of a time when that happened, but it’s entirely possible it has.
8. When was the last time that you felt jolly, and why? Earlier today when we were decorating gingerbread houses with the kids.
9. Do you believe in the Christmas story? Why or why not? No. I am not religious.
10. What would have happened if Mary and Joseph hadn’t followed the Star of Bethlehem and found the manger?   I don’t believe in all that.
11. Have you seen the Nutcracker ballet? Yeah.
12. Do you go out Black Friday shopping, the day after Thanksgiving? Or do you participate in Boxing Day (the day after Christmas) at all? I do not do either.
13. What is something that you would hope to find in Santa’s sack? I don’t really know. I guess bluetooth ear buds would be kind of cool to have.
14. What is your favorite religious holiday hymn? I don’t have one.
15. It would be hilarious if instead of “Ho, Ho, Ho!”, Santa said “_______” instead. (Fill in the blank) "Fa la la” like on Big Hero 6.
16. What three gifts would you bring to the baby Jesus?   I’m just going to go with any baby and say clothes, blanket, and teething toys.
17. Do you know about the legend of the candy cane? What about the legend of Old Befana? I know about the legend of the candy cane, but not the legend of Old Befana.
18. What would you like your true love to bring to you on one of the twelve days of Christmas? I don’t know. A baby. I am still struggling with the miscarriage and the fact only Jacob is allowed to choose when we have kids and how many. Plus he isn’t likely to let me be a foster parent either.
19. What creature would you hope not to find stirring in your house? A puppy.
20. How many people do you usually see on Christmas Eve/Christmas Day? Just our immediate families typically.
(made by: tickle-my-pickle)
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