JR: “I said remind you of them PAINFULLY. That last part is IMPORTANT.”

I asked JR if it mattered that this person had gotten out as an NCO and JR responded “you can get promoted all you want, but when you forget your Mafia roots, they’ll remind you of them.”

Seriously! Add the red in there!

Saint Gertrude - the patron saint of cats!

My upstate New York friends introduced us to Stewart’s and now we HAVE to stop there at LEAST twice on Cabin Weekend. Not saying that we’ve all agreed the Catskills are the go to place in our group *because* of Stewart’s, but I’m not NOT saying that.

What pattern did you use for this? I love it!

I think part of it is that if I won’t let him play with my knitting, then he won’t let me either.

Part of the problem is that we bought these things in instalments before the tariffs went into effect, but they’re only shipping now that they’re done (kilts take a long time to handsew!). So…I have no idea what to expect!

Between the two of us, we can get there!

My problem with plotting (as with most things in my life really) is the ending. I can write out the first half and give you a plot for all of it, but fuck if I can figure out what the end looks like.

So glad I’m not the only one who experienced such satisfaction when it was perfectly in the corner. I feel like I’ve been chasing that high ever since.

Heck yeah - that sounds fun!

It’s my family’s way of saying “when everyone else is the problem and everything is against you specifically, you’re the fucking problem.” It’s not *everyone* being the problem here. My friend’s family said “if everyone you meet is an asshole, you’re the asshole.”

It’s the barefoot thing that’s crazy to me. SIR, THEY SALTED THAT PAVEMENT! That’s TERRIBLE for your skin!

A priest friend is well known in our group for responding to questions about how to write a good sermon with “just preach the ding dang gospel.” This preaches. Thank you for saying it.

To be fair to her, I absolutely DID need to hear that as a kid. And it’s something I remind myself of regularly.