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The Halls of Arden Vul

They did it! They defeated the Cult of Set! I’m so proud.

High Priestess Stephania fled with several guards and a couple of acolytes, but the players are hot on their trail. Little do they know that Stephania has fled to some powerful allies: the kaliyani. Exciting times ahead!

Decorating

I’ve ordered the furnishings for the guest bedroom and most of the remaining art (Ulla Thynell for my bedroom, Pauhami for the guest bedroom, and a few different artists for the living room). All that’s left is a chair and lamp for the living room.

But I’ve exhausted my furnishing budget now, so those final pieces will have to wait a little while. There’s also some things that would be nice to do but are less important, like upgrading the blinds in all the bathrooms, but there’s no rush.

Gardening

Since I’ve run out of money, this weekend I turned to something I could DIY: the garden. At the moment there’s a lawn (a little overgrown and weedy, since I’ve left it for two months) and, at the back, a paved seating area with some shrubbery. The plants that are there are pretty nice, as they attract a lot of butterflies and snails, but the lawn is dull.

I don’t do anything that a lawn’s good for. It’s just a waste of space, and worse, one that’s not even interesting to look at.

So this weekend I buried the lawn beneath packaging paper and woodchips, smothering it so it’ll die off in a month or two. Then, I’ll seed some yellow rattle which will help keep the grass from returning, and come spring I’ll sow clover and wildflowers. I’ll put up a bird feeder while I’m at it, and maybe some other animal helpers too (like a hedgehog habitat).

In a couple of years I’ll have a garden full of flowers, birds, bees, and butterflies. Much better than a lawn.

Miscellaneous

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