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About Thistle

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

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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City of Miracles, by Robert Jackson Bennett

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Thistle

Since this is the third book in a series, I don’t want to give a synopsis and spoil previous books. A few quick details: This installment takes place nearly twenty years after the first book and follows Sigrud (a side … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – The Problem With Calories

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Thistle

Whether or not it’s an easy thing to do, the generally accepted theory of weight loss is that the calculations are simple: eat less than you burn and you’ll lose. Calories in vs calories out and all that jazz. While … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Bookish Settings to Visit

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Thistle

I adore when books make a new world (either fantasy or real) come alive! Here are some of my favorites, places I’d love to visit – though only if I could be a passive observe on some of these! 1. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Dishwasher, and such

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Thistle

You know you’re a boring grownup when the most exciting thing that happens in a week is getting a new dishwasher. Heh. Okay so it wasn’t the MOST exciting thing, but it was a high point this week! The dishwasher … Continue reading →

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Bedspread

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Thistle

I haven’t been crocheting much this year. Unfortunately, I’ve discovered that when I crochet often, I get a lot of pain in my right shoulder blade. I imagine this is because I’m working the muscles in that arm while doing … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – The Difference a Decade Makes

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Thistle

A few weeks ago, I looked back through an old journal from November 2007. I was looking for something particular – a doctor’s name – and didn’t find what I was searching for. Instead, I found many pages and passages … Continue reading →

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The Scarecrow Queen, by Melinda Salisbury

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Thistle

I’m not going to summarize this book as it would give away spoilers from the previous two books, The Sin Eater’s Daughter and The Sleeping Prince. I’ll just say that this is the conclusion to the series, involving war, rebellion, … Continue reading →

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