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[livre] La licorne qui n'aimait pas les paillettes

Tuesday, June 24th, 2025 02:05 pm

Titre : La licorne qui n'aimait pas les paillettes
Auteures : Séverine de la Croix & Pauline Roland
Langue : français
Type : album jeunesse
Genre : aime-toi toi-même ?

1ère parution : 2021
Édition : Splash!
Format : carré,

(c'était en vitrine de ma nouvelle librairie habituelle - entre autres - pour la Pride ; c'était coloré et ça avait l'air rigolo)

Viviane la licorne prend soin de la forêt, elle aime son boulot et les autres créatures magiques, mais elle déteste semer des paillettes à chaque émotion alors elle cherche une façon de s'en débarrasser...

Oui c'est rigolo. Peut-être pas transcendant mais du coup j'ai envie d'en lire quelques autres de cette collection ?

Imagine you're a unicorn and you hate shedding sparkles whenever you feel emotions what would you do? (no, not a Kohlinar, that's not that kind of book)

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Positive things #11 (23 June 25)

innitmarvellous

Tuesday, June 24th, 2025 01:01 pm

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Feathering the Nest

ysabetwordsmith

Tuesday, June 24th, 2025 12:57 am

dialecticdreamer is hosting Feathering the Nest, which always has a theme of fluff and comfort. Leave prompts, get ficlets!

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Hanging on the telephone

tellshannon815

Monday, June 23rd, 2025 11:13 pm

Well, so far, reports of my hiatus have been a bit exaggerated - as Mum has pointed out, BT are paying for the hotspot I'm currently using while waiting for the correct mini hub as per my last post's story of their screwup, (something tells me I will be needing the link they sent me for a rapid call back, as I'm not overly confident about the correct mini hub turning up tomorrow). Meanwhile, Olly Alexander's Eurovision is permanently stuck in my head due to the amount of time I have spent on hold doing battle! Nothing against the guy, (he actually went to art college here, and the local media practically reports on it every time he farts) but could quite happily never hear the song any more. Hoping it will be sorted soon though and I probably should apologise for the amount of ranty posts this week so far (and it's only Monday).

On the plus side the heatwave is finally over (I'm trying to ignore the usual clickbait spam that I'm still getting sent about 39 degree heatwaves on the way, but hoping this isn't the one time they got it right - who am I kidding though with this rubbish?).

Anyway, since I'm trying for a few less Ranty McRantFace posts for a bit, and also conscious that I haven't done a lot of Fannish 50 ramble lately, I'll quickly do one of those.

Say you come across a show you think you like the sound of, only it was cancelled before you got round to it (or you get a few episodes in and then find out it didn't get renewed) do you still carry on anyway, or decide not to bother once you know it's not going anywhere (and left on a cliffhanger)? Something I've been thinking about since I finally got round to checking out Outer Range (which I think was recommended to me by one of those Shows to Watch If You like Show X lists - considering the subject matter, probably Dark, which is one of my all time top five). I did know going into it that it had been decided not to renew for season 3, already have writing ideas for once I have better wifi, but find myself feeling frustrated at the knowledge that I won't get questions answered and have moments of wondering how much it's worth it in that situation.

Communication

ysabetwordsmith

Monday, June 23rd, 2025 05:11 pm

Americans share their hopes for the country on 'wish walls' nationwide. The responses are surprisingly unifying

On July 4, 2026, the United States of America will celebrate its 250th birthday. To prepare for the big celebration, museums across the country are inviting the public to answer the question: “What’s your wish for America’s future?”

In a project designed by 26-year-old artist Katie Costa and developed by Made By Us, a nonprofit that promotes civic engagement among Gen-Z, thousands are responding.

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Solutions

ysabetwordsmith

Monday, June 23rd, 2025 05:09 pm

New cheese packaging decomposes in 300 days, not 1,000 years: 'The solution was in the cheese itself'

As an alternative to single-use plastic wrapping, Ogilvy Colombia and Nestlé Central America have created “Self-Packing Cheese.”

The new biodegradable film is designed to decompose within 300 days of disposal — in stark contrast to the estimated 1,000 years it takes for standard plastic to break down.

And it’s entirely made from cheese waste and whey.

Now that's brilliant! Admittedly, we tend to buy block cheese or shredded cheese rather than slices, but lots of people prefer slices.

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Monday Update 6-23-25

ysabetwordsmith

Monday, June 23rd, 2025 02:21 pm

These are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
Photos: Barnyard Picture
Birdfeeding
Book Bans
Philosophical Questions: Harm
Today's Adventures
Books
Birdfeeding
Photos: Charleston Food Forest
Photos: Coles County Community Garden
Recipe: "Pretzel Bread Savory Bread Pudding with Ham"
Birdfeeding
Heat
Photos: Charleston Library Butterfly Gardens
Follow Friday 6-20-25: Highlander
Today's Adventures
Recipe: "Chicken Stir-Fry with Mushrooms and Swiss Chard"
Birdfeeding
Wildlife
Birdfeeding
Cuddle Party

"Philosophical Questions: Looks" has 36 comments. "Not a Destination, But a Process" has 141 comments. "The Democratic Armada of the Caribbean" has 91 comments.

summerofthe69 is now open! You can see the calendar here and the current theme is "Theme for June 16th throuth 30th: Forced 69."

"In the Heart of the Hidden Garden" belongs to the Antimatter and Stalwart Stan thread of the Polychrome Heroics series. It needs $66 to be fully funded. Lawrence shows Stan the Iron Courtyard garden.

The weather has been sweltering here and is predicted to remain so for the rest of the week. The weekend currently predicts rain, though. Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, several mourning doves, a male cardinal, a catbird, a skunk, a fox squirrel, and at least 1 probably 2 bats. Zucchini has flower buds. Currently blooming: dandelions, pansies, violas, marigolds, petunias, red salvia, wild strawberries, verbena, lantana, sweet alyssum, zinnias, snapdragons, blue lobelia, perennial pinks, impatiens, oxalis, moss rose, yarrow, red coreopsis, anise hyssop, firecracker plant, tomatoes, tomatillos, Asiatic lilies, cucumber, astilbe, daylilies, snowball bush, yellow squash, zucchini, morning glory. The first 'Chocolate Sprinkles' tomato ripened. Blackberries and tomatoes have fruit showing color. Wild strawberries, mulberries, and black raspberries are ripe.

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Birdfeeding

ysabetwordsmith

Monday, June 23rd, 2025 02:17 pm

Today is partly sunny and sweltering.

I fed the birds, including a refill of the thistle feeder. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 6/23/25 -- I watered the telephone pole garden.

I've seen a gray catbird.

EDIT 6/23/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

Fireflies are coming out.

EDIT 6/23/25 -- I watered the new picnic table plants and the septic garden.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.

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BtVS Fic: Slayer Instincts

badly_knitted

Monday, June 23rd, 2025 06:38 pm

Title: Slayer Instincts
Fandom: BtVS
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Buffy, Ted, Joyce, Xander.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1140
Spoilers: Ted.
Summary: Anyone who seems too good to be true probably is, but how can Buffy make her mom and her friends see that? They all love Ted…
Written For: Prompt 071 - Skeletons In The Closet at

fandomweekly.
Disclaimer: I don’t own BTVS, or the characters.

( Slayer Instincts... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

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Ficlet: No Way In Hell!

badly_knitted

Monday, June 23rd, 2025 06:30 pm

Title: No Way In Hell!
Author:

badly_knitted
Characters: Ianto, Jack.
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 670
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: On a journey from Cardiff to London, Jack and Ianto get stuck in a major traffic jam.
Written For:

thatspacebird’s prompt ‘Any, any, get comfy’, at

threesentenceficathon.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Torchwood, or the characters.

( No Way In Hell!... )

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: my desk

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Music Monday: Heat Wave by Martha & the Vandellas

stonepicnicking_okapi

Monday, June 23rd, 2025 11:40 am

There's a heat warning that the heat index might get up to 110 F (43.3 C) today and tomorrow.

Watch on YouTube

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25 Things in 2025 - Thing #13

smallhobbit

Monday, June 23rd, 2025 04:12 pm

Frame Cross Stitch

I finally got around to buying some picture frames. And since it wasn't just my cross stitch projects that needed framing, but my two latest production posters from New Adventures dance performances, I did those two:

And here are Klimt's Sunflowers and Klimt's The Kiss

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25 things in 2025

[courts] Princes et princesses

malurette

Monday, June 23rd, 2025 04:43 pm

Titre : Princes et princesses
Réalisation : Michel Ocelot
Langue : français
Type : animation (2D/papier découpé)
Genre : contes
1ère sortie : 2000

Durée : 1h04/six court-métrage
Où ? sur Mubi

Un petit garçon une petite fille et un vieux projectionniste avec des machines à costumer futuristes dans un vieux cinéma de quartier abandonné (?) se racontent des histoires
"et si j'étais..?" "et si je faisais..?"
et les mettent en scène.

J'avais déjà lu il y a longtemps le conte sur lequel se base l'histoire avec les figues, mais j'avais oublié la cruauté de la figure royale. Par curiosité j'aimerais bien lire aussi celui sur lequel se base l'histoire avec la reine cruelle transposée en l'an 3000 ? Et le dernier m'a tellement fait rire !!

C'est très joli !

Six cute short movies in which two children play out fairytales in an old movie theater.

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Positive things #10 (22 June 25)

innitmarvellous

Monday, June 23rd, 2025 01:48 pm

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malurette

Sunday, June 22nd, 2025 09:12 pm

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Monday, June 23rd, 2025 06:56 am

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Audience Becomes Choir

ysabetwordsmith

Monday, June 23rd, 2025 12:37 am

This performance from AGT snagged my attention, in which the contestant turns the audience into a choir.

1) Some people with Bardic gift can share theirs with other people; it's rare but I've known people who could do it. That's likely part of this.

2) Some people have a gift for conveying abstract ideas visually, which is rare enough, but doing it intuitively like that is really rare and impressive. Musical scores are precise but take a lot of training to read, especially sight-read without practice. Creating a visual representation of a song in three voices (high, middle, low) with indications of pitch and duration -- which works well as demonstrated -- is epic.

Business world: "Dammit, I wish we had someone that good with visuals to do whiteboard notes for our meetings."

Music world: "We saw her first."

Current Mood: impressed

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Photos: Barnyard Picture

ysabetwordsmith

Sunday, June 22nd, 2025 11:54 pm

Hanging this picture of a barnyard was one of my goals for the year. \o/ It took us a lot of fuss and bother, but we got it up there eventually!

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Current Mood: accomplished

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Meme stolen from nverland

alexcat

Sunday, June 22nd, 2025 11:06 pm

( Meme )

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ysabetwordsmith

Sunday, June 22nd, 2025 09:53 pm

Thanks to a donation from

lone_cat, there are 24 new verses of "In the Heart of the Hidden Garden." Lawrence shows Stan the Iron Courtyard.

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[livre] La licorne qui n'aimait pas les paillettes

Positive things #11 (23 June 25)

Feathering the Nest

Hanging on the telephone

Communication

Solutions

Monday Update 6-23-25

Birdfeeding

BtVS Fic: Slayer Instincts

Ficlet: No Way In Hell!

Music Monday: Heat Wave by Martha & the Vandellas

25 Things in 2025 - Thing #13

[courts] Princes et princesses

Positive things #10 (22 June 25)

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Audience Becomes Choir

Photos: Barnyard Picture

Meme stolen from nverland