tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932 An Afternoon In The Garden of Extravagant Delight la_samtyr 2026-04-13T15:43:09Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1694774 2026-04-13T15:43:09Z 2026-04-13T15:43:09Z sleepy public 0 Now that I have finished my yearly duty according to Matthew 22:21, I will try to post a bit more regularly.<br /><br />I am fine, just been a bit swamped. Now, I need a nice long nap.<br /><br />Take care, everyone and stay safe!<br />((hugs))<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1694774" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1694644 2026-03-22T23:53:10Z 2026-03-23T07:54:18Z crushed public 5 RIP to Jessi Pierce and her three children, who died in a house fire on Saturday. She was an amazing hockey journalist who was greatly loved and will be greatly missed.<br /><br />Here is a gofundme set up for her:<br /><a href="https://gofund.me/ce30a7008">https://gofund.me/ce30a7008</a><br /><br />If I messed up the link, (highly likely), please look up: jessipierce at gofundme. Thank you.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1694644" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1694025 2026-02-14T17:48:17Z 2026-02-14T17:48:17Z public 1 I hope everyone enjoys this special day! Best wishes to all!<br /><br />Take care and stay safe!<br />((hugs))<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1694025" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1693939 2026-01-27T19:27:04Z 2026-01-27T19:27:04Z public 0 <a href="https://youtu.be/dJ0AkP_BFhs?si=aWVQkGSBJtDkqkfh">https://youtu.be/dJ0AkP_BFhs?si=aWVQkGSBJtDkqkfh</a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1693939" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1693548 2026-01-24T22:50:22Z 2026-01-24T22:50:22Z public 3 So, it's been weird. Mostly due to weather. *sigh* I finally got fiber optic installed for my internet, and that is a big plus. However, I failed to inform my cats of this ahead of time and they are finally coming out of "the trauma" that happened on Wednesday, lol. Poor little furballs.<br /><br />The weather has gotten very cold but the worst of it seems to have avoided it. I am in hibernation mode until maybe Tuesday.<br /><br />Not much else to say. Just letting people know I am still around even if I'm not posting often. Take care everyone, and stay safe!<br /><br />((hugs))<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1693548" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1693439 2026-01-03T22:01:17Z 2026-01-03T22:01:17Z public 3 JRR Tolkien<br /><br />All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.<br />-- J. R. R. Tolkien<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1693439" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1693017 2026-01-01T18:11:13Z 2026-01-01T18:11:13Z awake public 4 Happy New Year, everyone! Best Wishes for the coming Year!<br /><br />Take care and stay safe!<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1693017" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1692682 2025-12-25T17:16:33Z 2025-12-25T17:16:33Z public 2 Merry Christmas, everyone!<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1692682" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1692204 2025-12-08T18:36:39Z 2025-12-08T18:36:39Z public 2 RIP John Lennon.<br /><br />"Watching The Wheels"<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/lgC-fvyD3_8?si=JdBeBiYtgmLJYBSU">https://youtu.be/lgC-fvyD3_8?si=JdBeBiYtgmLJYBSU</a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1692204" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1691960 2025-12-03T16:17:28Z 2025-12-03T16:17:28Z public 4 Just had to share. Hope you enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/vkScqzONwns?si=EavZWzjY12uQ1lJb">https://youtu.be/vkScqzONwns?si=EavZWzjY12uQ1lJb</a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1691960" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1691864 2025-11-27T21:46:38Z 2025-11-27T21:46:38Z public 4 Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1691864" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1691478 2025-11-01T01:10:43Z 2025-11-01T01:10:43Z public 6 Happy Halloween, everyone!<br /><br />Take care and safe!<br /><br />((hugs))<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1691478" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1691286 2025-09-16T23:25:09Z 2025-09-16T23:25:09Z public 4 Today is #69. And my birthday "twin" is... ::drum roll please:: Brady Tkachuk. Oh, to be 26 again! ::le sigh::<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1691286" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1690926 2025-08-09T19:10:38Z 2025-08-09T19:10:38Z public 2 And yes, I am happily curating my own private library, lol! :)<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1690926" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1690658 2025-08-08T21:14:43Z 2025-08-08T21:14:43Z public 5 I am both happy and proud to be a Crazy Cat Lady! I love my furry little brats!<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1690658" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1690445 2025-07-31T03:22:47Z 2025-07-31T03:22:47Z public 1 Snagged from alexcat:<br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://la-samtyr.dreamwidth.org/1690445.html#cutid1">Read more...</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1690445" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1690072 2025-07-04T17:12:40Z 2025-07-04T17:12:40Z public 2 Happy 4th of July everyone!<br /><br />Here is our national anthem, by Jimi Hendrix.<br /><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/iObEwUtVJj8?si=5cgArkawwf8Pv0Cu">https://youtu.be/iObEwUtVJj8?si=5cgArkawwf8Pv0Cu</a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1690072" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1689765 2025-06-20T02:37:54Z 2025-06-20T02:37:54Z sad public 6 Ninja Girl crossed the Rainbow Bridge this evening. RIP sweetheart.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1689765" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1689490 2025-05-03T03:28:35Z 2025-05-03T03:28:35Z public 4 So, last month was... weird. And that's enough said about that.<br /><br />This month, I hope, will be better. I'm visiting family in Chicago (May 5 - 12), so if you don't hear/see me around, don't worry. I might post on Fb though.<br /><br />No other news for now.<br /><br />Take care and stay safe!<br />(hugs)<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1689490" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1689296 2025-05-01T01:09:17Z 2025-05-01T01:19:50Z public 1 <a href="https://youtu.be/nLgM1QJ3S_I?si=ZH_u6cHioOXyjGq1">https://youtu.be/nLgM1QJ3S_I?si=ZH_u6cHioOXyjGq1</a><br /><br />...and here is an amazing original fic to go with it.<br /> <br />Walpurgis Nacht by icarus_chained <br /><br /><a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/4329387">https://archiveofourown.org/works/4329387</a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1689296" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1688345 2025-03-21T01:55:22Z 2025-03-21T01:55:22Z relaxed public 14 So, Tuesday night, we were hit by a major blizzard. For the last few years, in addition to the 24-25 winter, most of the bad weather has seemed to go around us. While other towns and counties in NE were hit fairly bad, we mostly just got brushed with it or minor snow.<br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://la-samtyr.dreamwidth.org/1688345.html#cutid1">Read more...</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1688345" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1687861 2025-03-17T13:44:26Z 2025-03-17T13:54:59Z awake public 8 <a href="https://youtu.be/9d8SzG4FPyM?si=gVKuoGn-Ysyavfsk">https://youtu.be/9d8SzG4FPyM?si=gVKuoGn-Ysyavfsk</a><br /><br />or this version:<br /><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/Cg1ZnoJWP38?si=aLunFawU0OTQdu-C">https://youtu.be/Cg1ZnoJWP38?si=aLunFawU0OTQdu-C</a><br /><br />Hope you enjoy! :)<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1687861" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1687632 2025-03-01T20:53:08Z 2025-03-01T20:53:08Z public 0 Found this on Youtube and decided to share. Enjoy!<br /><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/2rGcnUU612E?si=Dpsyqsi_pqPqgwJs">https://youtu.be/2rGcnUU612E?si=Dpsyqsi_pqPqgwJs</a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1687632" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1687507 2025-02-10T02:26:30Z 2025-02-10T02:26:30Z accomplished public 4 Yes, I am still here. I have been busy with serious house cleaning and I have been dumping a lot of stuff in the dumpster. I have donating a lot of clothing that doesn't fit (or fits poorly) to various local charities as well.<br /><br />I am not watching SB. I have minimal interest in the NFL; I once asked who Patrick Mahomes was and I got Looked At, as if people couldn't believe anyone could be so dumb and still be allowed to walk around unsupervised, lol. (Mr. Mahomes is a Very Famous NFL quarterback btw.) If I do watch football, it is only the local high school team. It means something to them, for people to watch them play. The NFL? Not nearly as much.<br /><br />The weather has been weird. Cold temps with very little snow. Ugh. It is very dry here; we need moisture. But the severe weather seems to be mostly south and east of us.<br /><br />Health wise, I am ok. Dr. is very happy with results, so there is that.<br /><br />Of special note: While going through a bunch of "stuff", I found some old unused greeting cards. But best of all, I found some old photo negatives of my oldest cousins (who have since passed on.) Now I just have to find some place that still develops photos from actual film negatives... hmmm...<br /><br />That's all for now. Take care, everyone, and stay safe!<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1687507" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:186932:1686948 2025-01-01T18:38:41Z 2025-01-01T18:38:41Z awake public 3 Happy New Year, everyone! Wishing all of you the best for the coming year!<br /><br />Take care and stay safe!<br /><br />((hugs))<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=la_samtyr&ditemid=1686948" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments