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I'm trying a bit of a different style of blogging here, so I hope you'll bear with me. It may end up being a bit scattered.

The teabag holder above was a recent gift from a friend. Despite rumours to the contrary, I still use teabags fairly frequently and (unbeknown to my friend) had lost my tag in my tea at least twice in the preceding 24 hours. The fellow above was one is a set of four, each a little different and all very useful.

Blackberry season has begun. My in-laws presented me with a large container from their bushes. They disappeared at an alarming rate--Sahaquiel and I vanquished the last of them this evening, aided by copious amounts of vanilla ice cream. The blackberries are a little tart this early in the season, but that's just the way I like them.

The weather has been hot. Not Perth hot (also known as face-of-the-sun hot), but unpleasant. It usually cools down here at night, but not lately. Everyone has been walking around like zombies. It's particularly cruel, since most people returned to work this week after the Christmas break.

Speaking of work, it was back to writing reviews this week, and wow, do I feel rusty. It took me a bit longer than usual to write up the first one for the year. It's so easy to forget that reviews have their own style and conventions that I need time to remember. I'm hoping the next one will be a little easier. (I'll find out tomorrow)

I got my email to say I can get started with my nominations for the Hugo Awards. I've got a few thoughts about what I'm going to nominate and my usual grumbles about the domination of the field by the US and the UK. But before I can start on that, I really need to get the last of the reading for the Aurealis Awards done first.

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You're ahead of us for blackberry season, but I'm in a fairly cool region so I guess that makes sense. I love blackberries! Can't wait.

That is the cutest teabag holder, omg.

Maybe it's my poor memory, but the blackberries seem to arrive earlier and earlier each year.

Isn't it adorable? I might end up posting the others because they are equally as cute.

You have a blackberry season! There are fresh blackberries! :D That's so cool. (I like the tart ones too).

That teabag holder is adorable. :D

Re: reviewing, that reminds me a lot of taking a break and then getting back into totem art. Like, I've done it forever, and yet that first one back is always like 'ehhhh how do I do the thing.' Heh. Good luck finding the swing of things!

We have a blackberry season and it is heaven on earth. Well, except for the mosquito bites incurred while picking the blackberries, but I'm reasonably happy to pay that price.

Isn't it cute?

Thank you! I've got my second review to tackle today.