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About Thistle

Queer, neurospicy, chronically longwinded oversharer. 40s; they/them. ✍️📷🐈📚🥾🇩🇪🏳️‍🌈😇💖🐍

Book Priorities of 2018

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Thistle

Today’s Top Ten Tuesday asks what we are most looking forward to reading in 2018. As I said back in early November, 2018 looks to be a bit of a dry year for me in terms of book releases by … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Thistle

From my family to yours, have a wonderful Christmas!

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Eighteen Years

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Thistle

That’s a long time to be married, a lot of ups and downs and everything in between, lots of changes and evolution over time. Bring on another eighteen years! Happy anniversary, J. Now, we’re off today to hunt out a … Continue reading →

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WW: The Case Against Sugar, by Gary Taubes (audio)

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Thistle

A personal history: I grew up in the low-fat high-carb era. As an example, my mom made Kraft mac and cheese with just the noodles, cheese packet, and a bit of skim milk, because the butter the box called for … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books I Hope Santa Brings!

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Thistle

Topping my list of potential Christmas gifts this year are… 1. Wine Isn’t Rocket Science – Ophelie Neiman 2. The Empty Grave – Jonathan Stroud 3. Night of Cake and Puppets – Laini Taylor 4. The Trespasser – Tana French … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – House

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Thistle

So on Wednesday, we got big news – an offer on our Wisconsin house! A good offer, too! We were working with our relocation company on how to sign it over and such, when the realtor called to tell us … Continue reading →

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Protected: Into the Bright Unknown, by Rae Carson

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Thistle

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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Wellness Wednesday – Depression and Weight

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Thistle

For years, I’ve noticed a longterm trend with my weight as related to moods. When I’m depressed and have low energy, I either gain or can’t lose weight. When I’m happy and have high energy, I lose easily. Those seem … Continue reading →

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Oathbringer, by Brandon Sanderson (audio)

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Thistle

Since this book is third in a ten-book series and is over 1200 pages long, a synopsis would pretty much be the size of a full review. I’ll just skip it, and if you’re interested in one, GoodReads has a tidy … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – A Very Unusual Week

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Thistle

It was the Twilight Zone in the Gignac household this week. It started on Monday when we received a large, unexpected check in the mail. Turns out, when we sold our house last fall, they calculated our closing expenses wrong … Continue reading →

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