Reading – Page 14 – Deborah Makarios

June 15, 2018November 18, 2021

Are Cats Really Dragons?

It may not be the most obvious of links, but then, one does not immediately think of ferocious dinosaurs when considering a chicken. Nor does one immediately think of feathers when considering a ferocious dinosaur. Let us review the evidence.

Anatomy
Consider the dragon. (You don’t have one to hand? Imagine, then.) Four legs, yes? Claws, fangs, long lashing tail.
Now consider your cat. (If no cat to hand, consult SPCA, Cats Protection League or similar.) Four legs, claws, fangs, long lashing tail…

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May 25, 2018May 25, 2018

Upskilly & Stuff 5: The Shorts

Pink shorts, to be precise. No, I’m not setting up a girly fascist group, or even going in for lingerie design – I’m no Spode.

Beautifully silky soft french knickers, made in England by David Nieper.... — Pink shorts Eulalie-style.

But in making these shorts, I have veered slightly toward the Eulalie end of the Spodeular spectrum, as I am not likely to wear them without something longer over the top, and they are therefore, more or less, undergarments. Or possibly summer nightwear. We’ll see.Continue & Comment

February 3, 2018

A Quick Update…

Restoration Day can now be found on the Book Depository!

Want to try before you buy? Chapter One can be read for free here – and do feel free to pass the link on and spread it around.

Eagle-eyed readers may have noticed that the answers to the quiz were not in Friday’s post. I decided that perhaps four days wasn’t terribly long for a competition to run, so the giveaway is open for entries for at least another week. Good luck!