DecRecs part 3: Days 9-12
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forestofglory9)Today rec for #DecRecs is Tiny Witch With a Tiny Familiar (by still unrelieved creator). The colors! The use of leaves!(CN: bugs) https://archiveofourown.org/works/60962314 (H/t donutsweeper)
10) For #DecRecs today I want to rec sticky rice pu'erh! One of of my favorite and frequently drunk teas!
It's pu'erh made with an herb called Nuo Mi Xiang (糯米香) -- which translates to sticky rice stent. It gives the deep earthiness of the pu'erh a bit of brightness and sweetness.
The one I'm drinking right now is this https://yunnansourcing.com/products/rice-scent-and-ripe-pu-erh-tea-mini-bricks? but I've tried several different versions and they've all been great!
11)Today's #DecRecs is The Women Who Ruled China: Buddhism, Multiculturalism, and Governance in the Sixth Century by Stephanie Balkwill, a really fascinating book about Empress Dowager Ling of the Northern Wei, women and power during her lifetime and the ways traditional historiography has failed women.
It's open access and you can get an ebook for free here: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-women-who-ruled-china/paper
12)Today is the 12th day of #DecRecs and I'm reccing Twig + Tale sewing patterns!
I just think that their patterns are so cute and comfy! I love their commitment to gender neutral language for their patterns, especially because some crafting spaces are very conservative. And I think all the different animal designs are just so much fun!
I haven't made all of their patterns but the ones I have made have been great, and I've made those repeatedly
https://www.twigandtale.com/
donutsweeper)10) For #DecRecs today I want to rec sticky rice pu'erh! One of of my favorite and frequently drunk teas!
It's pu'erh made with an herb called Nuo Mi Xiang (糯米香) -- which translates to sticky rice stent. It gives the deep earthiness of the pu'erh a bit of brightness and sweetness.
The one I'm drinking right now is this https://yunnansourcing.com/products/rice-scent-and-ripe-pu-erh-tea-mini-bricks? but I've tried several different versions and they've all been great!
11)Today's #DecRecs is The Women Who Ruled China: Buddhism, Multiculturalism, and Governance in the Sixth Century by Stephanie Balkwill, a really fascinating book about Empress Dowager Ling of the Northern Wei, women and power during her lifetime and the ways traditional historiography has failed women.
It's open access and you can get an ebook for free here: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-women-who-ruled-china/paper
12)Today is the 12th day of #DecRecs and I'm reccing Twig + Tale sewing patterns!
I just think that their patterns are so cute and comfy! I love their commitment to gender neutral language for their patterns, especially because some crafting spaces are very conservative. And I think all the different animal designs are just so much fun!
I haven't made all of their patterns but the ones I have made have been great, and I've made those repeatedly
https://www.twigandtale.com/
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Date: 2024-12-12 06:27 pm (UTC)And now I've found University of California's free books, ao I've got even more new books to read in my copious free time with my copious extra brain power. ;_;
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Date: 2024-12-16 06:48 pm (UTC)I love the Tiny Witch. The use of that golden autumnal light in the photo, too!