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How Teak Wood Dining Tables Can Add To the Beauty of Your Home

Dining tables made of teak wood have a traditional and timeless design that goes with any decor theme. Whether you have traditional or modern decor, a teak wood dining table can add elegance and sophistication to your space.

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How Teak Wood Dining Tables Can Add To the Beauty of Your Home

Teak wood dining tables are known for their natural beauty and unique characteristics that can enhance the aesthetic appeal of any home. They can complement any interior style, from traditional to modern, and create a cozy and inviting atmosphere.

Teak wood dining tables can enhance your home's appeal in the following ways:

Warm and inviting: Teak wood has a rich, warm tone that can make your dining room feel inviting. The natural beauty of the wood will create a pleasant and inviting atmosphere, making your dining area a popular gathering spot.

Timeless appeal: Dining tables made of teak wood have a traditional and timeless design that goes with any decor theme. Whether you have traditional or modern decor, a teak wood dining table can add elegance and sophistication to your space.

Unique patterns: Each teak wood dining table has distinct patterns and textures that distinguish it from others. These natural variances in the wood can offer character and visual interest to your dining room.

Durability: Teak wood can withstand the test of time because it is a strong and durable material. Even after years of frequent usage, a teak wood dining table will still look stunning.

Versatility: Dining tables made of teak wood are available in a variety of sizes, forms, and patterns to match any home's decor and available space. You can select a teak wood dining table to exactly match your dining room and go with your design.

Overall, teak wood dining tables can add to the beauty of your home in many ways. They provide a warm and inviting atmosphere, have a timeless appeal, unique patterns, are durable, and versatile, making them an excellent investment for any homeowner looking to enhance the aesthetic appeal of their home.

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Source From: www.homeexpertsblog.com

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[kisscara]

pity party [scaramouche x gn!reader] ⎯⎯ modern au, minor angst, fluff

scaramouche claimed he's never come to care about his birthday. anymore, at least. since kindergarten and every other grade after that, not a single person cared to show up when they were invited. he clearly remembers sitting at the dinner table, party hat atop his head seemingly drooping in the sad setting of the room.

but there was another thing. he always invited the whole class, except for one person. there were a lot of rumors about you and scaramouche wanted to stay as far away from you as possible so that his classmates wouldn't mistaken him for being your friend. it'd completely ruin his image.

however, on scaramouche's eighteenth birthday, he wondered what would happen should he invite you. of course, he'll slide invitations in the lockers of the rest of his peers, but just like before, they probably wouldn't care to come. it didn't even matter if they didn't have a gift, just their presence alone would put scaramouche over the moon.

and so, he waited in the living room. every now and then, he'd play video games on his phone, hoping to wait out the arrival of his peers much more quicker but in reality, he was trying to get his birthday over with.

suddenly, the sound of the doorbell going off caused him to sit up from his slouching position. could it be? scaramouche tossed his phone aside and practically ran to the front door. he swung it open and his heart began doing somersaults in his chest.

you awkwardly stood there, waiting for him to speak up. when he didn't say anything, you took it upon yourself to engage the conversation. "happy birthday, scaramouche." you presented your wrapped gift for him with a smile. he idly stood, frozen as you placed the gift in his hands.

you welcomed yourself inside of his home, and that's when he finally snapped out of his trance. "that took me a lot of time to wrap, so i'd appreciate it if you viciously ripped it apart when i leave," you playfully commented. scaramouche carefully put your gift on the table in the dining room and a grin tugged at the corner of his lips.

"this is a big occasion, isn't it? after all, you're finally an adult." you sat on the couch and scaramouche joined you. "um, yeah. listen, we haven't properly met before, right?" he asked. you murmured, "mhm, i figured you were avoiding me like everyone else." at that, scaramouche tensed up.

you burst into a fit of laughter, "c'mon, i'm just kidding! what's with the serious look?" scaramouche relaxed his shoulders in relief. his first party guest and he nearly screwed it over. you grinned, "i'm (name). they don't really like me just because... you know what, i don't know either but hey,"

you took a party hat from the table and placed it on your head. "i didn't know eighteen year olds still held birthday parties like this," you giggle, to which scaramouche replied in a flustered frenzy, "my mom put those out!" you laugh, "i get it. by the way, do you like horror movies?" scaramouche looked to the side.

"my mom still has me on a netflix kids account and she gets notified whenever i try making a purchase using my credit card..." scaramouche covered his face in embarrassment. you leaned against the couch, "you too, huh?" scaramouche looked up from his hands to glance at you.

has celestia sent down an angel for him?

you waved around a few dvd cases that came from your bag, "i used my friend's money to get these. i obviously paid them back." you stood up and crouched down in front of the dvd player on the tv set. "you ever watch a nightmare on elm street, poltergeist, scream, halloween... any of the classics at all?"

scaramouche shook his head and you flashed him a smile, "great, me neither!"

that evening, scaramouche lost track of time marathoning horror movies with you. the two of you ate the snacks from his dining room and hid under a big blanket, all of the lights turned off to set the right mood. he was grateful that you didn't question where the rest of the guests were, not once.

you tightened the grip on your popcorn bowl and scaramouche intently watched the screen. "i can't look," you squealed, covering your eyes. scaramouche couldn't help but let out a chuckle. he had a feeling that if he were watching horror movies alone, he'd be looking away as well. but he wouldn't miss this for the world.

suddenly, the front door slammed open and you and him shouted in unison. you fell off of the couch and scaramouche looked over. "oh, it's much too dark in here, it's bad for your eyes," ei tutted, turning on the light. she tilted her head, "kuni, who's that, dear?"

scaramouche gritted his teeth, "i'm busy, mom-" ei gasped, "is this a party guest?" she started giggling, "i expected this birthday to be like the rest but i'm glad you found a worthy friend, kuni! i'll be in my room, okay? don't stay up too late, you two!" you sat back down on the couch and exclaimed, "thank you, miss!"

the second scaramouche heard ei's bedroom door close, he turned the lights back off. "sorry about her," scaramouche muttered. the movie served as pure background noise as you remarked, "she seems sweet. where was she the whole time, work?" scaramouche mumbled, "yeah, runs a business."

your pupils dilated, "really? that's so cool, no wonder you have a ton of friends." scaramouche froze up from where he was sitting next to you. friends. in class, they'll act like his friends, but it's like they're strangers the second they step outside of the school grounds. i mean, they don't even go to his birthday parties.

"mhm." he rested his chin in his palm, "after this, are you going to pretend we don't know each other in class, just like before?" you perk up in surprise. "why would i? i have a new friend now ⎯ ah wait, i don't even know if it's mutual," you nervously corrected yourself with a sheepish smile.

scaramouche's porcelain complexion flushed red. "you... want to be my friend?" he asked in a small voice. "definitely! you're funner than i took you for, scaramouche!" you happily comment before tossing another popcorn into your mouth.

"okay. let's be friends, (name)." scaramouche gave you a smile and you smiled back. he looked at the television set. "by the way, funner isn't a word," he said. you complained, "is too!" scaramouche laughed. for the first time ever, he genuinely laughed with a friend.

a half hour later, you checked your phone's notifications. "oh, i got to go, my mom's car is outside." you quickly gathered your things and put on your shoes. scaramouche solemnly watched as you reached for the doorknob. "hey," at your call, he looked up from the floor.

"you can keep the dvds, i'll come back another time to get them. you can watch the rest without me or wait 'til i'm free. got it?" you winked at him and scaramouche lightly chuckled, "yeah, i'll wait for you." you waved, "thanks for the great night, scara! i'll see you at school tomorrow!"

and the front door shut with a click.

scaramouche's gaze caught your gift on the table. he made his way over and began to delicately unwrap it. he read the sticky note on the box, word for word. 'happy 18th birthday, scaramouche!! i don't know you too well, but i sewed this up myself. i hope you like it ♡'

scaramouche removed the top of the box and his eyes lit up. a felt doll that looked just like him. with caution, he took it out of the box, feeling as if he'd ruin this precious treasure so easily if he wasn't careful. he held it to his chest and sighed in content.

from that point on, he looks forward to his birthday, all because of one person.

© kisscara

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Special Delivery! Here Are 17 Curious Facts About The Cincinnati Post Office

On The Barrelhead The Cincinnati Post Office was established in 1794 and received soon after its first mail delivery, consisting of sixteen letters, two newspapers and a snuff box. All mail then was “collect on delivery” or COD – recipients paid the postage. Postage for a simple letter was 25 cents. The postmaster displayed all mail on top of a barrel at his house. Anyone wanting to collect mail paid the postmaster.

Returned To Sender Cincinnati’s first postmaster was an attorney and Revolutionary War veteran named Abner Dunn, who ran the local post office out of his house at the corner of Second and Butler streets. Postmaster Dunn died in 1795 after only a year in office and was buried in the backyard of his house, which was also the backyard of the post office. The site is now a parking lot near Sawyer Point Park.

Everybody Knew Your Business From 1799 up until Cincinnati adopted free home delivery in the late 1860s, the Post Office regularly published a list of all letters awaiting collection, so everybody in town knew when you had mail. If you ignored the published list for three months, your mail was sent to the dead letter office. The lists were extensive, occupying, in small type, as much as half a page in the Cincinnati Commercial or Gazette.

Keep It Under Your Hat Cincinnati’s fifth postmaster was an eccentric Methodist minister named William Burke, who served a very long term from 1814 to 1841. Possessed of a deep, guttural voice attributed to his lifelong addiction to chewing tobacco, Burke is remembered for personally delivering mail around town while making social calls. He kept the items to be delivered in his hat. It is said that “Father Burke,” as he was known, also delivered wise counsel to his patrons along with the mail.

Penny For Your Thoughts During the 1840s, Cincinnati experimented with home delivery, but charged for the service. Two “penny postmen” divided the downtown area, with Joseph Haskell taking the route north of Fourth Street, and Hiram Frazer delivering south of Fourth. Recipients, in addition to the standard postage, coughed up a penny for each letter delivered to their front door.

Inaugural Air Mail? The first mail at least partially delivered by air left Cincinnati on Independence Day 1835. Obviously, no airplane was involved. The pilot was the “Prince of Aeronauts,” Richard Clayton, and the vehicle was his renowned balloon, the Star of the West. Clayton ascended from an amphitheater constructed in the middle of Court Street between Race and Elm with, among other cargo, a satchel of mail intended for eastern cities. He crashed 100 miles away in Pike County and had the post office in Waverly, Ohio, send the letters the rest of the way. A trial involving an airplane in 1912 was really a gimmick in which mailbags picked up at Coney Island were dropped at the California Post Office, just 8,000 feet away.

What The Dickens? By 1825, stagecoaches had replaced pack horses as the primary vehicle for transporting mail throughout the Ohio Valley and nascent Midwest. In addition to letters and newspapers, mail coaches carried passengers and were often the most reliable means of travel available outside the East Coast. When Charles Dickens visited Cincinnati in 1842, he arrived by mail coach.

Postmaster Is The ‘Last Man’ On 6 October 1855, Cincinnati Postmaster John L. Vattier sat down to a most unusual dinner. His table was set for seven, but every place setting, excepting one, was empty. Vattier was the last of seven young Cincinnatian men who survived the 1832 cholera epidemic, bought a pricey bottle of wine, and pledged to meet each year for dinner, saving the bottle for the last of them to survive. On that evening, following the funeral of his last colleague, Vattier dined alone and drank the bottle in memory of his friends.

Postal Currency – What A Riot! As the United States struggled to finance the Civil War, an unintended consequence was a shortage of coins. The Post Office stepped up to alleviate the shortage by issuing postal currency in the form of “shinplaster” paper bills in fractions of a dollar. Public demand was so great in Cincinnati that a riot broke out at the distribution center on 5 November 1862. Although no one was seriously injured, federal troops called in to disburse the 2,000 rioters drew swords and attached bayonets to their rifles until calm was restored.

Shillito Becomes A Worthy Investment Cincinnati merchants, notably John Shillito of department store fame, devised creative ways to issue change when coins were scarce. During the coin-scarce Civil War, Shillito noted that his customers often used postage stamps as currency. Shillito crafted special circular cases to contain one-cent, three-cent or five-cent stamps and used them just like coins in providing change to customers. Today, an 1862 Shillito “encased postage” coin can bring as much as $1,250 at auction.

Hier wird Deutsch gesprochen You didn’t have to be German to manage the Cincinnati Post Office, but it didn’t hurt. Between the Civil War and the Twentieth Century, Cincinnati had 10 postmasters and fully half of them were born in Germany. Our Teutonic mail mavens were John C. Baum (1861 to 1864), Frederic John Mayer (1864 to 1866), Gustav Robert Wahle (1874 to 1878), John P. Loge (1878 to 1882) and John Zumstein (1891 to 1895).

Wayward Mail According to the Post [9 July 1891], Cincinnatians were lucky to receive any letters at all because of their incompetence at addressing envelopes. The Cincinnati Post Office reported that year 156,275 incorrectly addressed letters, 15,620 insufficiently addressed letters, 2,632 illegibly addressed letters, and 10,923 incorrectly stamped letters. In all, 279,385 pieces of wayward mail were returned to sender by exasperated Cincinnati postal clerks. The staff specifically assigned to decipher bad addresses were called “Nixie” clerks.

Babies By Mail The United States Post Office introduced parcel-post deliveries in 1913 and boasted that anything – anything at all – under 11 pounds was suitable for shipment. Taking the Post Office at its word, a Clermont County farming couple, Jesse and Matilda Beagle, made history on 25 January 1913 when they packed up their infant son, and shipped him off via parcel post to his grandparent’s house. The Associated Press claimed the Beagles were the first customers to utilize the new parcel post system in this manner.

Potatoes, Too! A Kentucky farmer did the math and determined that parcel post rates were cheaper than hiring a dray to get his potato crop to market. On 28 October 1916, the Cincinnati Post Office found 35 sacks of spuds, weighing 50 pounds each, waiting to be processed and delivered to a Court Street wholesaler. All 1,750 pounds of taters arrived at their appointed destination by mid-afternoon.

Photographic Memory Postal employees were legendary for their ability to accurately deliver mail bearing a minimal address. That skill was tested to an extreme in 1929 when an envelope arrived in Cincinnati bearing only a photograph of a building and the name of the city. A postal clerk recognized the building in the photograph. Sure enough, the letter was intended for Oliver F. Slimp, manager of the Edwards Building at 528 Walnut Street, the building pictured in the photograph pasted on the envelope.

The Porn Stops Here Federal investigators tracing the distribution of obscene materials throughout the Midwest found that most of the pornography was mailed from Cincinnati. On 28 November 1940, postal inspectors struck paydirt in a West Eighth Street warehouse, where they found 28 rolls of motion picture film, 2,000 photographs, 3,000 printed cartoons, a dozen cartons of obscene literature and related printing plates. Two Cincinnati men were arrested as a result of the raid.

End Of The Line Cincinnati’s art-deco styled Main Post Office on Dalton Street was originally constructed in 1933 as the Dalton Annex. The huge building was intentionally located adjacent to railroad lines and the new Union Terminal because so much mail was transported to Cincinnati by train. That advantage disappeared on 17 November 1974 when the iconic track-side facility received the last shipment of mail to arrive in Cincinnati by railroad.

[justice4billy]

Baby, it's a secret

Fluff galore!

Chapter Nineteen

Sorry, I've been away a while. Work is kicking my ass at the moment, and I spent my weekend off with my Nephew 😀 I'm not really that pleased with this chapter, but I hope you all enjoy it 😘

Billy x fem reader

May 1985

"What do you think of this?" Cassie asked as she waved a blue romper suit in Eddie's face. The curly haired boy looked less than interested in browsing around the thrift stores in Hawkins.

"Very cute Cass" he replied with a smile.

"You're not even looking!" She protested.

"Sorry" he apologised. "I'm just wondering why your buying all the stuff, isn't that couple gonna buy anything" he asked referring to Lisa and Don.

Cassie sighed. "Probably, but I still want to get something for when the baby is born" she replied before looking at the price and putting the suit back. "I've toured their house once anyways, i want to get a good feel for the place" she stated.

"So you're meeting again?" He asked.

Cassie nodded. "Next weekend June 6th" she confirmed. "Gives me just over a whole month before the baby is due" she replied.

Eddie nodded. "Well, I propose we take this weekend to let loose and celebrate your birthday" he suggested.

Cassie groaned. "No way" she grumbled.

"Cass, its you're eighteenth" he stated.

"I know, but incase you didn't notice I am nearly eight months pregnant and I feel like a whale" she groaned.

"Doesn't have to be anything crazy" Eddie replied with a shrug as they exited the store.

"Fine" cassie huffed. "Something small then" she stated giving him a pointed look.

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Eddie didn't know the meaning of small she concluded as she stepped into Steve's house. The whole room was decorated with banners and balloons, an aray of sweets and fizzy drinks decorated the dining room table as they all gave her a cheeky grin.

The whole crew had shown up for her. Nancy, Steve, Jonathan and all the kids had gone above and beyond and that thought had tears brimming in her eyes.

"Happy birthday!" They all yelled in unison before stopping to give her a worried look.

"Cassie" Nancy called gently before walking over to the emotion girl.

"I'm okay" Cassie choked back a sob. "I can't believe you guys did this for me" she sniffed.

"Aww, of course we would" Nancy stated giving her a quick hug. "We've also took the liberty of renting your favourite movie and ordered your favourite pizza" she stated.

"I love you" Cassie sobbed throwing her arms around Nancy, surprising the mousey girl who let an oomph as she reciprocated the hug.

"Come on Cass" Eddie called out over her shoulder qs he beckoned her towards the table full of treats. "Let's get this party started" he stated with a cheese grin before stuffing a muffin in his mouth.

"Gross" Max muttered under her breath.

"Have some little red" Eddie encouraged with a mouthful of food.

"Eddie, chew your food dude" Steve stated giving the boy a strange look.

The girls pulled a disgusted face whilst the younger boys let out a laugh. "Let's put a film on" Nancy suggested with a light grin.

The boys cheered before running past her and launching themselves onto the sofa, as Steve shouted at them to watch his mother's finest cushions.

Cassie rolled her eyes before waddling over to the sofa and plonking herself by Max and El. Nancy slotted Nightmare on Elm Street into the VCR and pressed play.

A moment later the doorbell rang and Nancy got up to recieve the pizza. The smell wafted up Cassies nose and her stomach grumbled just as Freddie Kruger was claiming his first victim.

"Pizzas here" Nancy announced as she set a few plates on the table.

"I'll get you some" Max offered with a small smile as she scrambled off the sofa before Cassie even uttered a word.

A few seconds later the red head plonked a plate into Cassie's arms, a few slices of Hawain and a few slices of Margarita which made her stomach grumble.

"Thank you" Cassie replied with a smile.

"Me and El were wondering something" Max stated pausing to take a bite of the pizza.

"What is it?" Cassie asked curiously. She couldn't recall ever speaking much to Max or El and the only time she ever saw Max was when Billy dropped her off.

"Whats it like being pregnant?" Max asked.

"Why? You don't plan on being pregnant do you?" Cassie quiered as she raised her brows.

Max scrunched her nose up. "No way, besides I think my mom and stepdad would kill me" she stated. "And then Billy would kill the guy who got me there" she stated.

Cassie pursed at the mention of Billy, it was a tad ironic considered he knocked someone up without even knowing.

"Well, it's like carrying a big boulder on your stomach day in and day out" she explained. "You're emotions are all over the place and so is your bladder" she added.

"Doesn't sound too fun" Max muttered. "To be honest I always thought I would have a niece or nephew by now" she stated.

Cassie furrowed her brows. "What do you mean?" She asked.

"Well, Billy being the way he is I thought he would have knocked someone up by now" she replied with a shrug before taking another bite out of her pizza.

Cassie's heart hammered against her chest, her appetite suddenly diminishing. If only you knew Max, if only you knew she thought to herself as she chose not to grace the young girl with a reply. Max didn't push any further before settling down and focusing on the remainder of the movie leaving Cassies mind reeling.

A few hours later Cassie felt herself nodding off. They had played a few games during the afternoon and ate way too much, most of the boys were asleep whilst another movie played in the background. Cassie felt her eyes droop before the doorbell interrupted her slumber.

"I'll go" she stated nodding to Nancy who gave her a confused look.

Cassie managed to heave herself up and put her plate to one side, before waddling over to the door and opening it.

Her breath left her lungs as Billy stood infront of her. A grin on his face as his blue eyes drank her in, rolling up and down the expanse of her body. God, he looked really good in his leather jacket and white wife beater. She wondered how he made a simple outfit look so perfect.

"Hi" he grinned down at her as he leant against the door frame.

Cassie snapped out of her trance. "What are you doing here?" She asked.

"I'm here to pick Max up" he replied giving her an amused smile. Of course he was, duh.

"Oh well-" she began.

"Can I have an hour more?" Max voice carried through the hallway as she came to a stop beside Cassie.

Billy huffed. "No shitbird" he stated impatiently.

"Come on, at least 30 minutes more" she begged.

Billy rolled his eyes. "Twenty minutes" he stated. "I wanna talk to Cassie about a school project and when I'm done we are going home, understand?" He emphasised.

Max huffed. "Fine" she grumbled before stalking off down the hallway.

Billy huffed before turning to face Cassie. "I wanna show you something" he stated nodding towards his car.

"You're not kidnapping me are you?" Cassie asked as she gingerly followed him.

"Dont think I would need to sweetheart" he replied with a smug grin.

"You're full of yourself Hargrove" she responded meaning to sound annoyed, but to her horror she sounded flustered at his nickname.

Billy came to a stop. "Close you're eyes" he commanded.

Cassie rolled her eyes before complying with what he said, as she heard him rummage around in his boot.

"Open your eyes" he responded.

Cassie wearily opened her eyes, blinking as they adjusted to the warm spring sun beaming down on the pair. They widened when she noticed a small package in his hand.

"Billy" she stated shocked.

"Open it" he commanded as he shoved it into her arms.

Cassie took the package and removed the tissue paper. Her heart beat rapidly when she pulled out a blue romper set, the same one she had been looking at in the thrift store earlier today, tears brimmed her eyes as the guilt slowly ate away at her.

"Billy, I can't accept this" she stated as she pushed her tears back.

"I got something for you" he nodded down at the bag.

Cassie widened her eyes as she pulled out a small trinket bracelet hidden in a blue velvet box. "You shouldn't have" she whispered admiring how beautiful it was.

"I wanted too" he stated. "Its your eighteenth you gotta have something special" he replied.

"But the romper" Cassie started lost for words.

"Is also a gift" Billy finished. "Figured you would want something for when he was born" he replied nodding at her growing bump.

"I-" she choked back a sob, a tear rolling down her cheek.

"Dont cry" Billy whispered before reaching over to wipe her tear away, the smooth expanse of his skin caressing her cheek and jaw lit a fire in her belly. "Happy birthday Cass" he stated before reaching forward and landing a tender kiss on her forehead that left her tingling from head to toe.

"Thank you" she whispered back as their foreheads connected together.

"I better get Max" he huffed, his minty breath fanning her face as he slowly backed away. She watched him turn on his heel before making his way to the house, the guilt swirling in her stomach as she clutched onto the romper suit. God, she was really starting to hate herself.

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09082023 10:30am

the tips of the trees outside my window are red and i can see them now. i can never figure out what plant they are because i am not well versed in this sort of thing. i remember when rachel and i napped through the gardeners cutting down all the bushes. (it felt like the moment in virgin suicides when the sisters were protecting their elm tree, except i had failed to do so). i woke up to them gone. (well not gone but cut blunt and short). but they were my favorite thing because they shrouded the windows from the suburbs and every morning i would drink my coffee and stare out at the lush and the wind would move the branches and i would study music and look at them or think to myself and look at them or just look at them. a week later i noticed while sitting on the couch the window above the dining room table that used to be a lush green framed three houses, several trees in the distance, and a few telephone wires. i told rachel that it’s actually quite beautiful. she told me that’s called coping. but now, the tips of the trees outside my window have grown and are red and i can finally see them.