Bribery Works

It's currently Navaratri - we wish our Hindu readers a good festival.

Snow's current favourite plaything is one of those transparent plastic storage boxes, (designed to be filled with clothes and go under the bed), full almost to the brim with those little, expanded polystyrene foam, packing pieces, (colloquially known round here as "plastic snot"). She leaps in and out of it, twists and burrows and generally has a whale of a time.

In fact, she loves it so much it's difficult to get her out.

Which is a right pain when I need to put her back in her cage so I can go out.

In the end I resorted to bribery to get her out. There are some little ferret bits she loves, not her normal kibble but special treats. They have a crunchy outer shell and the inside is a malt-flavoured paste. Snow adores them.

Three bits waved where she could smell them brought her right out of the box and back in her cage waiting for them. Bribery works.

Unfortunately I've now made a rod for my own back - she knows if she holds out for a bit she'll get a treat. She now flatly refuses to get out of the box - or the pipe - or her crackle tunnel - until she can smell treats.

Bloody intelligent little so-and-so...

Ze

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• Chapter 3 of It's Time for the Truth by Ultimate_papillon (AO3).
  

Marvelous Monday

Another week is underway. Sadly E slept like crap last night and she's the walking dead today. Her Monday was a long one as a result.

I'm hopeful E has better rest tonight.

Tamara

Comics
• Jane's World:09/29/14 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Chapter 2 of Cara and Kahlan: Switched in Love by greatshow (LotS Femslash).

Weekend Wrap Up

So a weekend with not too many things and yet it felt very busy. I, of course, picked up Tamara's cold and have felt like shit all weekend so that did not help. And how exciting...I get to go back to work on Monday. Really one must remember things could always be worse.

Here is hoping you had a decent weekend. Enjoy what little updates we found. If you know of a site we are not capturing please share.

Have a good one.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS
• Chapter 1 of Find Me First by Sixteen Thirty (The Chosen Two Archives).
  
  
• Chapter 2 of Slayer in the Middle by SilentlySlaying (The Chosen Two Archives).

Evening is here already?

Our Saturday went by way too fast. I'll let you get to reading.

Tamara

Comics
• Part 1: Imaginary Friend by Nowehere Girl (her web site).
  
  
• Part 2: Better World by Nowhere Girl (her web site).

Fall is Here

Weekend is also a good thing. A cold I got from Tamara is not a good thing. Here is hoping you all have great weekend, cold free.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

Comics
• Jane's World:09/26/14 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Chapter 20 of In Between by Shinara66 (Callie_Arizona).
  
  Original
  
• Parts 5a-6b of The Voyage Home by Psyche_B (Academy of Bards).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Part 6 of Birdie's Song 11 - Six Moons by Onesockbard (Academy of Bards).

And the week just keeps rolling along....

My cold is much improved. I've actually had several nights of good sleep. Unfortunately I must still be a wee bit congested because I drove E to the couch last night.

I'll take my cold meds again tonight and hope for quieter sinuses.

Enjoy the updates!

Tamara

Comics
• Jane's World:09/25/14 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  Original
  
• Cautiously Optimistic by Stein Willard (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Coney Island by Geonn Cannon (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Parts 3a-4b of The Voyage Home by Psyche_B (Academy of Bards).

Autumn's Back

First - Rosh Hashanah, Jewish New Year, starts today. We wish our Jewish readers a good year.

Next - thanks E for covering yesterday for me. Much appreciated.

They say that when you're young you go to a lot of weddings and when you're old you go to a lot of funerals. I must be getting old because since the beginning of the 21st century I've been to twice as many funerals as weddings...it would be nice if I didn't have to do another for a while.

Last weekend marked the autumnal equinox, the first day of autumn. The early mornings have felt very autumnal - pretty cool, very misty, no birdsong, dozens of eight-legged monsters in webs in the gardens and fields, (there must be twenty-five of the beasts in our front garden - and our front garden is not very big!!). But other than that we've been enjoying some very warm weather indeed.

The UK, (and you have no idea how very happy I am that my country is still the UK and not just the bit that would be left if Scotland had departed), has been enjoying an "Indian Summer". I've never been sure if that's "Indian" as in the Asian sub-continent or "Indian" as in the common (but incorrect) name for American First Nations peoples. I'll have to investigate one of these days. Whichever it is, it's unseasonably warm - and very welcome.

Hope your days are as beautiful as ours. Goodnight and may your God/s go with you.

Ze

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A Tuesday

Been a while since I updated on a Tuesday. Yeah I miss Ze as well. She will return either tomorrow or next week. Funerals suck. Send her some happy messages telling her how much you miss her. I know I do.

Enjoy your updates.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Chapter 1 of Lifeline by AuroraBee (AO3).
  
  
• It's Personal by weepingnaiad (AO3).
  
  Arrow
  
• Chapter 27 of Oblivion's Light by Asilvermoment (AO3).
  
  Comics
  
• Jane's World:09/23/14 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  The Devil Wears Prada
  
• Chapter 23 of A Flawed Fragility by theladyholl (devil_wears_prada).
  
  Doctor Who
  
• The Case of the Mysterious Rock by RavenBlazeofyt (AO3).
  
  
• Out from the Cold by Turn_of_the_Sonic_Screw (AO3).
  
  Glee
  
• Chapter 14 of We Have Not Touched the Stars by huddleofneurons (AO3).
  
  
• Chapter 4 of Community Service by OncefortheFun (AO3).
  
  Mass Effect
  
• Chapter 10 of Search and Rescue by Revans_Mask (AO3).
  
  
• You Know I'll Keep You in My Locket by Starstrung (AO3).

Aaaaa-choo!

I was right about our Sunday. We were slugs.

I ended up succumbing to an irritating head cold. I went to bed early but slept horribly even with the application of a lot of cold meds.

As I got ready for the morning I moved around on autopilot. If I were still at my old job I probably would have taken a sick day and slept. As it was, I dragged myself to work and by about 9:30 I was more awake. Thank goodness for day time cold meds and a school schedule that keeps me moving.

Once I got home tonight I crashed. I'm looking forward to bed early tonight. I hope I sleep better.

Tamara

BtVS
• Chapter 11 of Tricked by Hayley (The Chosen Two Archives).
  
  
• Chapter 2 of You Can't Hurry Love by Really-an-angel (The Chosen Two Archives).
  
  
• Chapter 60 of Forging Bonds by Rebelrsr (her web site).
  
  Comics
  
• Jane's World:09/22/14 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  The Devil Wears Prada
  
• Chapter 10 of Not a Wedding by redcharcoaldwp (devil_wears_prada).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Chapter 21 of Long Way Around by zenparadox (Callie_Arizona).
  
  Once Upon a Time
  
• Home Between Worlds by helebette (AO3).
  
  
• Our Hearts are Wrong by littlegreenfish (AO3).
  
  
• Chapter 16 of Love, Eventually by EverydayGleek (AO3).
  
  
• Destroy Their Design by ByTheDawn (AO3).
  
  
• Chapter 19 of All I Wanna Do by raug_moss (AO3).
  
  
• Find My Way Back by A Magiluna Stormwriter (AO3).
  
  
• A Sudden Chill by sultrysweet (AO3).
  
  
• Chapter 8 of Two of a Kind, Working on a Full House by Adm_Hawthorne (AO3).
  
  
• That Good Something by chilly_flame (AO3).
  
  
• Dead Hearts by SharkesWrites (AO3).
  
  Wentworth
  
• Chapters 1 to 3 of The Secretive Relationship by MariesaT (AO3).

Beautiful Sunday

Our weather has been awesome but we know the shoe must drop eventually. Rain will return and I will need to enjoy it again. I can say easily I have really enjoyed our incredible summer. Here is hoping next year brings similar weather.

Have a great night and a good start to the week. I be back before you know it.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS
• Chapter 10 of Everything is Different Now by Declan4 (The Chosen Two Archives).
  
  The Devil Wears Prada
  
• Chapter 10 of More Than Just Baggage by heartsassassin (devil_wears_prada).
  
  
• Chapter 28 & 29 of Jean Dupont by curvypragmatist (devil_wears_[radda).

Usual Weekend

We haven't done too much today. I tried to sleep in...managed to make it to 6:30. *sigh* I'm sure tomorrow I'll do better.

This morning we ran a few errands. Then we came home to do chores, homework (little e) and play outside (Cal). Soon enough our weather will be dominated by rain, rain and more rain. Today, however, has been beautiful and sunny.

Sunday I expect us to be good slugs.

Tamara

BtVS
• Chapter 4 of Payback by Obsidianwarloc (The Chosen Two Archives).
  
  The Devil Wears Prada
  
• Chapter 26 & 27 of Jean Dupont by curvypragmatist (devil_wears_prada).
  
  Original
  
• Coney Island by Geonn Cannon (his lj).

Friday Night

On to the weekend we head. No major plans beyond our usual chores. I think each of us would like to sleep in so hopefully that will work out. Here is me sending good thoughts for your weekend may it be filled with Joy.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

Comics
• Jane's World:09/19/14 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  The Devil Wears Prada
  
• Not Just A Job by Gun Brooke (devil_wears_prada).
  
  
• Chapter 9 of Not Proposing by redcharcoaldwp (devil_wears_prada).
  
  Original
  
• Parts 1 & 2 of The Voyage Home by Psyche_B (Academy of Bards).

One week down, many more to go....

Tomorrow will mark my first week at the new place of employment. So far I think it's going well.

I'm slowly getting used to the way this school does things. It's been interesting working in an inclusion program. It's certainly brought back memories of my days going from class to class in middle school. Maybe by my first month I won't find myself getting turned around in the school.

Of course, the best thing about my new job is the kids. They make going to work fun and I love talking to them and discovering their quirky personalities.

Friday is cooking day...one of my favorite things to do at school. The kids will be making blueberry-peach crisp. I predict we'll have a blast and the kids will make a killer crisp.

Tamara

Comics
• Jane's World:09/18/14 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  The Devil Wears Prada
  
• Chpters 24 & 25 of Jean Dupont by curvypragmatist (devil_wears_prada).
  
  Grey's Anatomy/Harry Potter
  
• Grey Magic by leonhart_17 (Callie_Arizona).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Chapter 3 of Pride & Destiny by chickinwhite (LotS Femslash).

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What can you say when there are no words that can comfort??

What can you do when there is nothing that can make it better??

Goodnight and may your God/s go with you.

Ze

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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  (The) Devil Wears Prada
  
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  Don Giovanni (opera)
  
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• The Pickwickians by Vsquaredk (AO3).
  
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• The One You Least Expect by MagikalWordHerald (AO3).
  
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• Balance by anxiousgeek (AO3).
  
  Mass Effect
  
• Chapters 1 & 2 of The Third Option by Lex_Noctis (AO3).
  
  Once Upon a Time
  
• You Have Me Now by DirtyCurtains (AO3).
  
  
• Green-Eyed Monster by angstbot (AO3).
  
  
• Good Queen, Good Thief by scarimor (AO3).
  
  
• Chapter 38 of Can't Sleep by SkinnyLittleLesbian (AO3).
  
  Orange is the New Black
  
• Java by impavidfool (AO3).
  
  Person of Interest
  
• Chapter 3 of The Bodyguard by kesdax (AO3).
  
  Pitch Perfect
  
• Chapter 9 of You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone by KM_Rune (AO3).
  
  Rizzoli & Isles
  
• Chapter 1 of Falling by turtleback (AO3).
  
  
• Chapter 3 of Sticks and Bones by MadameCissy (AO3).
  
  Rookie Blue
  
• Love When You Least Expect by acaelousqueadcentrum (AO3).
  
  
• My First Morning Light by acaelousqueadcentrum (AO3).
  
  
• Chapter 10 of Out With the Old by ChapstickLez (AO3).
  
  Supernatural
  
• Like I've Never Been Gone by firefly124 (AO3).
  
  Voyager
  
• What Did I Do Last Night by Figment81 (AO3).
  
  Wentworth
  
• Chapter 12 of Second Chances by winfarthing (AO3).