#old house charm

[littleworld-in-littleeyes]

Grandma House

[cheapoldhousesunder50k]

Three Bedroom New Mexico Handyman Special With Views $42K

OHU50K Notes   $42,000 Here is a three-bedroom, one-bath, 954-sf New Mexico handyman special on a third of an acre with views. The stucco home has a metal roof, large windows for natural light, and a fenced lot with a couple of storage sheds. Realtor Comments Handy man special! Cute secluded house on 2 lots. Needs some interior updates and exterior work. Has extra storage on the second lot.…

[jo-iakov]

[mohntilyet]

still i think the one of the more fun differences drawn between illario and lucanis that was lost would be illario's ability to endear himself to others but serious lack of empathy, vs. lucanis' (self perceived) inability to be charming but how much he cares. it's interesting that the game has gone with the "lucanis' ability vs illario's lack thereof" because i think illario being the dellamorte 'best in show dog' vs. lucanis' attack dog would have made me so unwell.

lucanis is... awkward. he's not unlikable, because he is usually very polite, but he doesn't speak much and only seems to care about the other dellamortes. he once sent viago de riva a knife with no note (who knows what he could have meant by this). he does what caterina asks of him, and by his own admission, cannot say no to her. he is a dramatic and prolific killer, and that makes how untouchable he is even worse.

and the crows like illario, sure, AND he's a good assassin! he's even a good crow! he's so good that he can make lucanis smile, and so he is the charming, sociable one. he's the one that stays in treviso and can be relied upon to care, illario's even the one people prefer over caterina and lucanis!

but illario is decoration. he's the prize poodle, and even if poodles were bred to be working dogs, nobody will ever pick him to protect the house over the german shepherd that regularly mauls intruders. anyways the analogy is getting away from me. the point i'm trying to make is that i want illario to have a different kind of jealousy/hatred that's not just over 'being bad at killing' but also an arrogant loathing for everyone around him that is getting harder to hide, because they've forgotten he can bite and is just itching to rip someone's jugular out. illario is very good at hiding his family resemblance to caterina, while lucanis suffers under his grandmother's, and his own, reputation.

[your-unfriendlyghost]

how the gang sleeps headcannons let’s go!

Johnny: can literally fall asleep anywhere. Light sleeper, but falls asleep really fast most of the time

Dallas: sleeps fully clothed outta laziness half the time- i mean in the scene at Buck’s he was literally wearing jeans for some fucking reason. Often has his head under a pillow ‘cuz there’s always loud music playing. He also probably doesn’t know that you’re supposed to change your sheets.

Two-Bit: Does know you’re supposed to change sheets, but still doesn’t change them. Moves a lot and sometimes wakes up upside down in the morning.

Steve: hugs a pillow cuz he’s touch starved asf. Runs warm and hates using a blanket because it’s sweaty, but also hates not using a blanket because it’s cold, so he’s gotta do that “one leg under one leg over” thing

Darry: takes forever to fall asleep, but once he’s asleep, he’s practically knocked out. often has to sleep through the gang’s chaos, so this is pretty useful

Sodapop: either hates sleeping or loves it with no in between, like a kid who whines about bed time but then sleeps in till noon. walks around wrapped up in a blanket on winter mornings while procrastinating on getting dressed (ADHD’ll do that). Sometimes hauls himself outta bed only to fall asleep again curled up on the floor on the way to his closet.

Ponyboy: Sometimes wakes up with Soda’s limbs pinning him down which is annoying. Probably has a bit of insomnia, and obviously struggles with nightmares. Has sleep-talked before and it always jumpscares Soda

[charmwasjess]

SOUP POST SOUP POST SOUP POST SOUP POST

Tonight, we have French Onion Soup, or you know, Soupe à l'Oignon - something I have had in France exactly ONCE, but have eaten in a variety of American roadside chain restaurants my whole life as the clear "I'm too poor to afford an entree so I will get something that feels luxurious to me" option. A rich, glossy onion soup topped with baguette and melty cheese.

Recipe below the cut

Recipe

Before we start, this soup actually has a couple of tricks to it to make it easier to make at home, despite being very simple:

Use a combo of white, red, and yellow onions, if possible. Each have a different flavor: red are spicier, yellow are sweet, white are mellow, so you can control your desired flavors by selecting more of what you want and less of what you don't there. That's flavor depth, yo. Also, this soup is obviously very onion forward; if that's not a favor you enjoy, you might like a different soup better.

Make sure whatever onions you use are properly caramelized to the point of almost-burnt jam. 30+ minutes on the onion cooking, dark brown. This is your entire soup base. Skimping on this step can make it more feel like hot onion water and not rich onion broth.

Instead of trying to cook the bread and cheese on top, chop up your bread bite-sized and broil on the cheese separately, and add it like a topping. Avoids the soggy sad bread and trying to cut bread with your spoon.

Ingredients

-6-8 onions -couple smashed cloves of garlic or garlic powder/minced -butter or equivalent sauté oil -large carton of mixed beef/chicken broth, or vegetable broth -salt, pepper, white pepper, any parsley/herbs you want to add -heaping tablespoon-ish flour -one french baguette -meltable white mild cheese - "swiss" cheese slices, gruyère, emmentaler, or mozzarella

Cut up your chosen onions. I was cooking for two people with 4-5 servings, so I picked 6-7 onions (I added in a shallot after this pic was taken) and sliced them up. I like to cut them in the shape of skinny half moons.

2. Caramelize the onions by adding the chopped onions into your butter or sauteing oil. This takes a fuck-ass longer than you might expect, but you really have to be patient, because this isn't just cooking them, it's breaking them down in the pan into dark brown deep rich onion jam, releasing the sweetness and depth of them. Sometimes I use my soup pan for half and a side pan for the rest so they have room to reduce down, then pour the extras into the soup pan when they're ready. Add more butter/oil and turn down the heat if things are starting to burn. Add the garlic as it's starting to brown. Add salt.

3. My cat was helping. We're still waiting on the onions to caramelize. It's a good time to text your friend about things such as Luthen Rael's fuckability equation. 4. Once the onions are caramelized and combined, add a heaping tablespoon or so of flour. This is to not make a creamy roux, but just add a little thickness and gloss to your broth. (BTW, these onions could be darker than in the pic, I was rushing like a lazy bitch.)

5. Ahh, the flour is sticking to your perfectly caramelized onions and you're starting to panic! It's okay! Stir! Stir! Go through these next steps quick. It'll be fine!

6. Optional: At this step, you can add a big splash of worcestershire sauce, sherry, red wine, or red wine vinegar to give a further bump to your flavor profile.

7. Definitely necessary: Add 3-4 cups of broth. I really like a combination of chicken and beef broth, if you eat meat. Vegetable broth works great too, after all, this is an onion soup and veg is forefront.

8. Turn down the heat and let your both hang out while you get the bread part ready.

9. Making this over the years, I've noticed it's really easy to end up with a soggy, bready disgusting mess, and I've noticed a lot of food reluctance is texture/mess based. So I chop up the baguette into bite sized pieces, line an oven pan in foil or parchment paper, and broil the cheese directly onto the bread instead of cooking it on top of the soup. Let's say 10 minutes at 350, then set it to broil and check frequently until you like the crispiness of the cheese.

10. So I shredded gruyère and used little loose chopped chunks of motz on this one, mostly because I knew there was a chance that @bolithesenate would see this post and I didn't want her to know about American-style "swiss" cheese since today she promised me a lovely worm. <3 <3 But I've used every combination of white meltable cheese on this and it's rarely gone wrong.

11.Oh, also I like to add a little white pepper and any sort of nice green herbs to the soup itself at this point.

12. Okay! Taste your soup and fiddle with the salt. Remember, if it tastes like nothing, add more salt - salt makes food taste like food. It's also just always going to taste better the next day. Leave it on the heat a little longer for a richer flavor. Then spoon the broth and onion soup into your bowl, add the bread as a topping, and any pepper or garnish of herbs. THERE IT IS!

I'm still learning how to write recipes, so please please hit me up with any questions or places I didn't quite explain clearly here. Thanks for reading my soup recipe! :D :D

[desireswithingirls]

The Smiths’ debut 1984 album featured cover art of Joe Dallesandro from the 1968 film Flesh. The film, directed by Paul Morrissey and produced by Andy Warhol, showcases Dallesandro in a starring role.

[kayatoastkkat]

i uhh i kinda forgot i redesigned TOH Jekyll

this was a piece done a few months back but now my data went poof from my iPad so its gone forever except the pictures of it on my phone

bonus doodles

these are all from May-June and the anatomy is ASS but I plan to draw more of him

[cheapoldhousesunder50k]

c.1955 Historic Florida Cottage on 1 Acre $190K

OHU50K Notes   $189,999   c.1955 Historic Florida Cottage on 1 Acre. Living here means you’re just minutes from BOUTIQUE SHOPS, DELIGHTFUL EATERIES, and LOCAL GALLERIES that showcase Brooksville’s artistry and culture. Realtor Comments Step into a RARE PIECE OF HISTORY in BROOKSVILLE!! Welcome to this 1955-BUILT JIM WALTER HOME, a special opportunity to own a charming piece of Brooksville’s…

[focsle]

I follow two old house instagrams that tricked me into thinking they were worth it but every time I see the front slide where it’s some beautiful little colonial you go in and they’ve knocked out every wall, painted everything white and grey, and put in recessed ceiling lighting everywhere. Why do house reno people have zero taste always?

[petricorah]

finally starting to get my shop together

soon

available here!

[totto70]

A small red Swedish cottage

[charmwasjess]

Former street cat named Trashmouth who slept in our warm basement at night is now full time indoor housecat with Bailey's passing. So far:

-already caught and killed a mouse?!?

-snuck up onto the counter, into the sink, and took a huge bite of the defrosting Thanksgiving chicken I was planning to serve my evil mother-in-law tomorrow

Good girl, Trash!

[deityofhearts]

I fear the “creepy children’s show for children” genre is dying, as far as I’m aware there aren’t any shows or series targeted at children that are akin to ruby gloom, growing up creepie, courage the cowardly dog (it can be argued that this one is Too Scary but I do recall loving it as a child even if it does high key frighten me when I rewatch episodes now), goosebumps and the likes and I genuinely think that kids would benefit from having more shows like these to watch. the children yearn for creepy kids shows but since their choices are so lacking they end up watching “ooh scary game for adults that has creepy children’s toys” youtube videos or shows that quite honestly aren’t for their age range (listen i also watched a lot of shows for far older audiences as a child so perhaps I shouldn’t be speaking on this but i am.)

honorable mentions include: tutenstein (I haven’t watched this since I was a kid, unsure if it counts in this genre), scooby doo (they (scooby) do(o) keep making remakes but ya know), american dragon jake long (not creepy but like very whimsical and fun, I think we need more shows like this)

[moonstonefixates]

They are finally here and I can make them kiss!! They are going on my PC so fast I love them

[mariocki]

Lady on a Train (1945)

"Park Towers Hotel?"

"Yes. Oh, no! No, er, take me to the nearest police station, please."

"Okay, lady, but they got better rooms at the Park Towers."