š Lil Treasures #143: The Man Queen and a Christmas Pinecone
We're talking Spit-Gate and imaginary football teams
Hello!
Welcome to this weekās edition of Lil Treasures! Not much to say today, itās been quite an eventful couple of days. Iāve been deep in the throes of the internet after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. She was the longest-reigning British monarch, and although there were some problematic things about her reign, she certainly held herself with lots of class. RIP, Lilibet.
Iām also additionally sad to accept the reality that Charles has now taken her place! Just. So unsettling. Iāve definitely been caught up in somberness of it all and also doing a lot of internet royal family deep dives, anyone else? Lots going āround on the internet this week to keep us all distracted for a while. Make sure you donāt get too in the weeds out there, guys!
Here are this weekās treasures:
šæSnacks are one of my passions in this life. My pal Bri McKoy just released a guide dedicated to the subject matter with ideas and recipes, perfect for you to use when you signed up to bring that snack to your tailgate party or book club meeting this fall! You can get your copy of the Snack The Snack eBook here.
šøIf youāve been following Dave Ramsey at all these last couple of years, donāt miss this deposition that was just released from last year with some pretty character- damning statements included.
š«Listen, if you havenāt been sucked in to the drama that encompasses the new movie Donāt Worry Darling, I tip my hat to you. I have been unintentionally pulled in and now there is no return. Do a bit of Googling and you will have so. many. questions. We talked about Harry Styles Spit-Gate and all things Miss Flo-related on The More You Know this week if you to dive into the tea!
š¼ļøThe official White House gallery portraits of former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were just unveiled this week! They are for sure very nice but the best part of the whole thing was Barackās glowing review of Sharon Sprung, who painted Michelle:
šFor anyone whoās looking for more LGBTQ+ affirming resources to add to your reading list, donāt miss this article from Walter Brueggemann about how to read the bible on homosexuality.
Lots of Tweets this week! Letās go!
Thanks for being here, friends! Hope you have a stellar weekend and all the teams in your life win. Looking forward to reading all your treasures from this week š«¶
I have spent the past two plus weeks dealing with rodents in my walls. It started in one wall and they have now dispersed to multiple walls and the ceiling after the first "visit" from the exterminator. The air quotes are there because despite repeated requests that someone please tell me what the heck is happening, no one did and so he came when no one was here and possibly put down a couple of bait boxes, or possibly did nothing. My landlord is now more on top of things (he's pretty good, but this had all been run through the property manager, who is...less reliable). The latest report is that the rodents are rats (the worse possible option, was hoping for squirrels, willing to settle for mice), and that the traps that were placed yesterday have not yielded anything. I leave for two weeks on Sunday and if there are rats inside my house when I get back I am going to lose my mind (arson unfortunately not an option as it's part of a duplex).
My dog has started a fun new thing where she fully believes that if she does not go outside every hour on the hour (or more if I did not provide sufficient sniffing/cat chasing time on the previous trip) she will die. So my evenings have been less relaxing of late. She's fine, just a pain. Between all of the above and the new cat/kittens that have shown up (in addition to the neighborhood cats that pass through regularly - I guess I'm starting a TNR colony in my backyard?), it's basically just a lot of animal-related woes.
I was not anticipating my UK trip happening during a period of national mourning, but I will not be dissuaded from traipsing around outside in the rain for two weeks.
All of these tweets are so good. I can't possibly pick a favorite, but I am delighted by the idea that Guy Fieri and Paul Hollywood are alternate universe versions of each other. Who is the prime version, and who is the mirror universe version, is the real question. Also Chris Pine is the best Chris, is this even up for debate?
Sorry to post twice, but how cute is this: https://twitter.com/tcpcrobert/status/1568198417733619713