Whatnot Wednesday: Fantasy Tools, #CFFC, & a Story

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Hello, everyone.  Today I’m visiting another of my books that includes inventions and/or inventors.  The steampunk-fantasy novel, “The Alchemist and the Woman in Trousers: A Cornelis Drebbel Adventure was written spontaneously, when readers of my blog gave me sets of “three random things” to fuel the tale, back in 2015.  Readers … More Whatnot Wednesday: Fantasy Tools, #CFFC, & a Story

Whatnot Wednesday: Steampunk & Real Steampunkery, #CFFC

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 Daphne (foreground):  Is Yummy Human talking about us?  This is a Whatnot post, isn’t it? Velma: No and yes.  You heard  her say POSY… that’s not anything to do with cats.  And it’s not about a crinkum-crankum either. Daphne:  Wha—  Velma:  Don’t ask.  I can’t talk about it here. It’s bawdy … More Whatnot Wednesday: Steampunk & Real Steampunkery, #CFFC

Whatnot Wednesdays: Atom-Punk Tech, #CFFC Photo Challenge, & the Scoobies

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 Daphne:   Yummy Human, don’t you think you should brush me before you go to bed.  Maybe if you do, I’ll be so subdued that I won’t wake you up at 3AM… Velma:   No, Yummy Human, tell us a bedtime story.  Daphne can brush herself.  I want to know about the foldable … More Whatnot Wednesdays: Atom-Punk Tech, #CFFC Photo Challenge, & the Scoobies

Flowers of the Month: February Floriography, & Nicole’s Review of The Geostropic Pearl

Saturday, February 7, 2026 Hello, all.  I’m here with this month’s floriography trivia.  As I noticed in January nowadays, the list of “animals associated with February” apparently includes half the animal kingdom — along with some that I begin to wonder if I’ll find them for every month.  For instance, the owl represents February’s birth … More Flowers of the Month: February Floriography, & Nicole’s Review of The Geostropic Pearl

Whatnot Wednesdays: Hearts, Abstract #CFFC

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 Hello, everyone. With my head full of hearts, I welcome you to Whatnot Wednesday.  There are enough different hearts that this qualifies as a Whatnot post:  Abstract hearts for the challenge, steampunk hearts, vintage hearts…    On Mondays, Dan Antion is the moderator of “Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge” (CFFC).  The topic for this … More Whatnot Wednesdays: Hearts, Abstract #CFFC