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The Christmas Puzzle Struggle

I've mentioned on my newsletter (if you aren't subscribed, please do. One day if there isn't a Facebook, how will I contact my readers?) that at Christmas time, our family normally does at least one 1000-piece Christmas-themed puzzle. This year was no different, but I don't know what it was--perhaps it was the fact that my son and his wife had just had a baby (with unexpected special needs) and could not be there--but the first puzzle seemed uncommonly difficult, and the seco

8 hours ago

Heated Rivalry, eps. 5-6 (end)

Original Post -- January 18, 2026 I finished watching Heated Rivalry today. It really was good. I was glad Rachel Reid got a longer nod at the end of the last episode. In the others, you missed it if you blinked. I was impressed by (and, sorry, I haven't looked into the actors' names or anything yet) the guy who played Shane's ability to be so vulnerable and to cry. His anxiety attacks in the final episode were so believable and realistic in a situation where he surely kn

23 hours ago

Heated Rivalry, Eps. 1-4

What with my granddaughter being born and her unexpected birth defects, things were super busy for me when Heated Rivalry came out and I'm just now sitting down to watch it. I've now watched episodes 1-4, and, yeah. I'm enjoying it. It's so odd feeling to watching an MM romance! I read the Game Changers series a long time ago, and bits and pieces are coming back to me as I watch the series. But I can't really remember how the plot goes and I can't tell what's been added or

23 hours ago