Just Create - Neighborhood Dog Party edition

[soc_puppet]

Would you believe it's the weekend again already?

What are you working on this week? What have you finished? Is there anything you need help with? And does anyone want a recipe for homemade dog treats?

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[soc_puppet]

I'm hoping to create a good night's sleep in just a few minutes here ¦Db

This week, I wrote a super smutty fanfic for summerofthe69; I also opened the third theme there.

I created some completely clean laundry, though it's not yet hanging up.

I created some rules for a TTRPG system using Uno cards.

Oh, and yesterday my family hosted a party for all dog lovers in the neighborhood, including any and all dogs who are okay with that sort of situation. I may have given away a few too many of the treats I make for our family's dog (Molly, a dachshund-terrier mix), and will have to make more on Monday.

My recipe:

1 Cup peanut butter
1 Banana, mashed
1 Cup flour, any kind (I use buckwheat flour)

Mix together. Make the size you want. (I tend to roll tubes about 1cm in diameter, then cut them about 1cm long. But I've also pressed the dough out flat and made little rectangles with a pizza cutter.)

Bake at 350°F for 8 to 10 minutes, or until done.

Store in the freezer.

[dianec42]

That's a lot! Go you!

Thank you for the recipe for the treats. I would eat those!

[soc_puppet]

For human consumption, I use 1/2 cup flour and 1/2 cup sugar, then roll them into 1" diameter balls and crosshatch them with a fork. Otherwise the recipe is the same 😜 They'd probably taste fine for people who don't like a lot of sugar, though!

[analogbasilisk]

My writing has been slow, maybe not as decent as usual. I blame recent stress + typical late autumn/early winter-related health issues. All I've managed to finish was short "all at once" style bingo blackout.

In the non-creative side: started sorting out which books I'll give away. I want the house as empty as possible when we leave.

Dog treats: my dog's favorite is my right hand. I guess my fingers are pleasant to bite.

[dianec42]

Slow progress is better than no progress! Sometimes it's hard. I'm glad you're keeping going.

Good luck with the books. Congrats on not leaving it to the last possible minute like some of us did... <3

[soc_puppet]

Hey, that's better than nothing! Any small creation is one more thing slowing down the heat death of the universe. (Or something.)


Hmm, your dog has clearly not heard the adage, "Don't bite the hand that feeds you".

[dianec42]

I have been... Not Quilting. I had a grand shopping day scheduled for last week which fell through. I consoled myself with shopping locally as much as possible; and on JoAnn and Amazon, not all of which has yet arrived (I think our USPS person is losing stuff off the back of the truck again, such is life in a small town).

I have recently been having days where I should not be allowed to touch physical objects. So I am spending the time trying to learn. I have relented on my usual hatred of videos and am watching the Ultimate Beginner Quilt playlist from Fat Quarter Shop on Youtube. I think this is the link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNTabBf7OG9I-atRF_8tbCEX0Oq1TYaat I appreciate watching someone do all of the things including the fiddly details. It's kinda nice that the videos take as long as the thing takes: no miraculous cuts to 30 minutes later and "here's one I prepared earlier". On the other hand, the videos take as long as the thing takes, and my attention tends to wander. I have made liberal use of watching at 1.5x speed and captions. It's also wonderful that she normalizes having small mess-ups and you get to see how to fix them.

With much executive function donated by Mr Diane, I have also created a fixed car, and we are in the process of creating an updated kitchen.

I feel like I have not gotten a lot done, but I'm exhausted just looking at this!

[dragonjournal]

That sounds like an exhausting week! And hopefully your packages arrive soon!

[soc_puppet]

Congratulations on the fixed car and the in-progress kitchen updates! And I hope quilting goes well for you!

[dragonjournal]

This week has been much of a wash for me. I read on Monday, but that's about as accomplished as I got. It's 930am on a Sunday and I haven't accomplished getting dressed yet, to tell you how things are going.

But this week looks better. Hopefully, this week I can write some, edit some, and do my tarot readings. I've been doing the tarot, but that's it.

Lately, just going to work has been work enough for me. Hopefully, things will get better as the week goes along. We were supposed to go to Hoopfest in Spokane, but that fell through as my brother developed a kidney stone.

Here's hoping the week ahead is better....

[soc_puppet]

Sometimes what you need to create is some time to relax; I hope you got some of that in this past week!

Good luck to your brother! I'm sure you've already heard about the roller coaster treatment.

[alexseanchai]

you know how if I'm not writing, something is obviously wrong, the question is what? there's currently like five answers in play, it's very annoying

[soc_puppet]

🧸♥

[silvercat17]

Thanks for stepping in! I was really not feeling like going online yesterday.

I'm working on putting things away from the trip to grandpa's, and there's still RenFaire stuff to put up. But mostly I'm working on some character art.

[soc_puppet]

Sure thing!

Ah, organizing of Things; one of my greatest weaknesses. I hope the character art is going well!

[obliviousally]

i saw a post about this comm over on tumblr and i'm trying to get more active over here on dw, so hi!!

i designed some brochures for our local state furry groups to be put around anthrocon, which is upcoming next weekend! i can't attend this year and i'm pretty bummed about that, but i'm pretty proud of these! it's always fun for me to take things that were digital and make them tactile in some way
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my current 'hmmmm maybe i'll give that a try.....' thing i'm eyeing is carving rubber stamps. i saw an artist on insta using pink erasers and i thought that was SO NEAT and might be a fun, small, and CHEAP way to play around with it and see if it's something i like doing

[soc_puppet]

Welcome! Glad to have you on board 😃

Those are some good looking brochures! Very professional, very clear and easy to understand. Well done!

Oh, snazzy; I had to do an ink stamp thing when I was in junior high, but we used a large piece of ...rubber tile or something? And I was terrible at cutting deep enough 😂 Erasers seem like they'd be a lot easier to work with, and possibly more fun. Sounds like a great project, overall!