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Weekly wrap up posts talking about what I've been up to plus weekly (or biweekly) tiara posts and the occasional surprise bonus entry

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Weekly Wrap Up 93

My weekly blog post. Links this week are a journalist's story about volunteering to mail books to prisoners, an immigrant's reflection on his naturalization ceremony and Tim Berners-Lee explains why he gave away the World Wide Web for free. I'm back at work writing postcards to voters, one of the peeps I follow on Neocities made a neat thing and I tease some possibilities for next week's post. I'm still underwater with links so there's another Link Lagniappe at the end of the post. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Weekly Wrap Up 92

My weekly blog post. Links this week are about creating food out of thin air, being someone's eyes and vintage news. I donated blood, I got set up to comment on state legislative bills and, due to my link hoarding, there will be a new temporary section of the website where I can set them free. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Sea Dragon Tiara

Absolutely fabulous articulated sea dragon tiara!

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Weekly Wrap Up 91

My weekly blog post. Links this week include a forty year old mystery of strange and cryptic ads that have been placed every year in a university newspaper, the deciphering of the last of the codes on the CIA Kryptos monument and someone's list of 52 things they learned this year, which is full of wonderful factoids. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Weekly Wrap Up 90

My weekly blog post. Links this week include a story about school lunch ladies, a game of telephone with art and a set of Office icons that have turned into Mimics. I talk about my Christmas, playing Everquest2, share a link to a post someone made for Steam sale recommendations and talk about some recent updates I've made to the website. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Beechwood Tiara

One-of-a-kind tiara carved out of wood! I think elves would approve.

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Weekly Wrap Up 89

My weekly blog post. Links this week include a highlight of a few of the 44 dinosaur species discovered this year, a Cloudflare Error Page Generator and teaching rats to play DOOM. I had a lovely week with my kitty visitor and started a new/old cross stitch project (without first finishing the other 2 I've been waffling about). Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Weekly Wrap Up 88

My weekly blog post. Links this week include an interactive map that shows events and people from the last 6,000 years of human history, a story about a newly discovered deep-sea carnivorous death ball sponge and what I thought was an interesting thread where Sarah Taber answers the question "do indoor grow light farms owe a debt to the weed man?". I went out twice this week with friends and family, I have Ceelo the cat visiting for the next week and I share the sites I visit to find links to neat things. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Spiky Tourmaline Tiara

A truly unique tiara made by a somewhat mysterious jeweler with extra pics and of course some rabbithole links!

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Weekly Wrap Up 87

My weekly blog post. Links this week include a story about the programmer who installed DOOM on a European satellite, an archive of space logos and an interview with an archaeochemist about the science of smell and how it helps us understand ancient cultures. I show off my latest cross stitch project, talk about going to the movies and I'm getting a kitty visitor again. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Weekly Wrap Up 86

My weekly blog post. Links this week include a massive directory of lighthouses around the world, the story of a new font creation (plus a bonus link that lets you play with different styles of segmented fonts) and an article about using a disposable vape to host a web server. I talk about how Thanksgiving went and what my Froglok wizard is up to in Everquest 2. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Grasshopper Tiara

A lovely Art Nouveau tiara and a bonus brooch plus a few links to lose yourself in.

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Weekly Wrap Up 85

My weekly blog post. Links this week include a tour of an antique dollhouse that is a work of art, a DJ priest who throws raves and watching live images of Antarctica while listening to chill tunes. I ponder on the journey links take around the web and I received a message that the Arcade85 time portal would open again this week.. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Weekly Wrap Up 84

My weekly blog post. Links this week include small doors for cats, keeping the lost art of neon signs alive and the mystery of the man in the fedora. I had my semi-annual Crazy Cat Lady Lunch and got some cool 2026 calendars. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Citrine and Topaz Tiaras

I took a few weeks off from tiara posts but I'm back with a whole passel of citrine and topaz tiaras!

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Weekly Wrap Up 83

My weekly blog post. Links this week include a web browser game where you manage the water supply of a medieval town, a Metafilter post with lots of links to recent space-related news and an update on the spicy nuns who fled their care home and broke into their closed down convent. There's tiara news and, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Weekly Wrap Up 82

My weekly blog post. Links this week include 2 links to sites with heaps of old time radio shows and a story about the Parallel Parking Championship. I went with a friend to a dog rescue fundraiser and played bingo and I talk a little bit about food benefits and what I did to try and help out. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Weekly Wrap Up 81

My weekly blog post. Links this week include a story about carnivorous squirrels, the possibility of the whole internet collapsing and an introduction to the Mystery Flesh Pit National Park. I met up with friends to play a board game, met up with a different friend to check out some Ghanian food and went by myself to a pop-up classic video game arcade. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Weekly Wrap Up 80

My weekly blog post. Links this week include stories about robber bees, ant queens who clone and programming languages based on music. I went to a protest and there's a set back in my quest for some new hips. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Weekly Wrap Up 79

My weekly blog post. Links this week include 2 stories about spy families and an article about how our teeth are evolved from fish body armor. I talk about Everquest, giving up a certification and give you all a heads up on a tiara going up for auction. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Steel Tiaras

You've heard of the Man of Steel - how about tiaras of steel?

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Weekly Wrap Up 78

My weekly blog post. Links this week include defeating AI art theft, the places still using legacy Windows systems and never letting your dreams die even if it takes a while to make them come true. I share a partial list of places I no longer do business with and discuss a few new candidates. And my weekend visitor, Ceelo the cat, is back! Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Weekly Wrap Up 77

My weekly blog post. Links this week include making art by melding ASCII and public domain images, artificial eyes and the intersection of Sailor Moon and haute couture. I talk about my weekend visitor and moving (probably) from Windows to Linux. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Lady Granville's Beetle Parure

Beetles? On tiaras? Yes! Read about the tiara set adorned with iridescent insect shells. Beetle pictures ahead - maybe avoid the blog post if insects bug you. (Sorry, not-sorry, couldn't resist.)

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Weekly Wrap Up 76

My weekly blog post. Links this week include defiant nuns, beach glass of an unusual size and vintage cocktail recipes. I talk a little bit about my upcoming weekend kitty visitor. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Weekly Wrap Up 75

My weekly blog post. Links this week include fanciful carousels, the history of the Return key on a typewriter keyboard turning into the Enter key on a computer keyboard and using a tooth to see again. I talk about the movie I saw this weekend. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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The Floor is Lava and so is the Tiara!

Lava tiaras? It's true! Read about this unique 19th century tiara and then get lost in the rabbit hole of links at the end of the post.

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Weekly Wrap Up 74

My weekly blog post. Links this week include cryptic 19th century personal ads, new technology being developed to pull water from the air and why being bored is a good thing. I talk about my weekly kitty visitor, going out to lunch and virtually attending a potluck and my efforts to save old graphics websites before they disappear. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Weekly Wrap Up 73

My weekly blog post. Links this week include a recreation of MTV with parody songs, an Atlas of Space and a guide to sleeping in airports around the world. I talk about the kitty visitor I had, a cool new magazine I found and my thoughts on my first Blaugust. Plus, as usual, I listened to, read and watched things.

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Blaugust 7 You Stink Pretty

Grandpa used to tell me that when I wore perfume. A little reminiscing about favorite scents, past and present.