#library soup

[ohpossuhm]

rlly good “draw your OCs/ships like this” format i think….

[magicaloxford]

A tasty bowl of hot soup in Oxford’s Vaults & Garden café then back to the mysterious manuscripts in the Bodleian Library 🌹.

[binah-beloved]

Binah taking care of you when you're sick and having trouble doing it yourself? No particular reason none at all

and as a side note I really like the idea of queequeg making hot fish soup, like the kind that warms your entire body

definitely no particular reason.

she's there before you wake up, having missed you during the morning shift. there's a cup of light tea waiting on the nightstand and a Librarian waiting perched on your bed, her legs neatly crossed. she smiles, just barely, when you stir, hand hovering above your back until you give her permission to start rubbing it gently. Binah's fingers carefully move up and down around your spine, her voice a quiet, gentle tone she only uses with you as she murmurs for you to not worry about a thing. she'll cover your work and take care of you. the corners of her mouth quirk up again when she hears your exhausted sigh, standing and carefully draping her heavy coat over you for warmth and weight

the last thing you register is a gentle pair of lips being pressed against your forehead as Binah gives you a tender kiss

or, on the Pequod, where sickness is considered a weakness and supplies are scarce. Queequeg still finds out, despite your attempts to play it off as nothing, the door to the cabin you're in creaking open as she approaches. there's a soft nudge against your side, rousing you as the harpooner places a strong, careful hand on your back and helps you sit up to eat. the soup is hot and filling, only lightly seasoned so you don't gag. while you're eating, slowly, Queequeg's hand raises and gently settles on top of your head, a low hum filling the room as she watches you finally eat something with a satisfied nod

for a moment, everything but you, Queequeg, and the ocean's song falls away. and everything is just fine

[k-marzolf]

“She thought to herself, "This is now." She was glad that the cozy house, and Pa and Ma and the firelight and the music, were now. They could not be forgotten, she thought, because now is now. It can never be a long time ago.”

— Laura Ingall’s Wilder, Little House in the Big Woods

[beebleees]

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Drawing of Faas and Enya

For my troll changeling character Faas. Just gonna infodump cuz I can, but- Numerous neurodivergent (especially autistic), ill, blind, or deformed babies, along with older children and adults with personality disorders, were abused emotionally and physically, and some even murdered, because they were exhibiting signs of being a "changeling". Faas is autistic, but that will never actually be confirmed verbally in his book. I won't say tons, but he's got a daughter named Enya (who will get a board shortly) and they live in this marshy forested area in Pennsylvania. Cottage beans.

[dwkfan]

OKAY OKAY OMGGGG. So far fourth wing is being so good but bitch?!

Xaden has the audacity of leaving violets in violets room after banging her so good her power burned her curtains, destroyed her chair and training buddy and low key reminded me of rhysand and feyre fucking and asked her not to fall in love?! 😟

S-sir 🤨 be for real right now.

Also poor professor, who’s gonna tell him she wasn’t sleeping when those powers activated?

Anyways here’s a few lines I liked

[bolithesenate]

oh gods it is way too early in the morning for me to be awake (on a saturday no less) but i just downloaded another plunny from The Aether TM and it seems Mines relevant enough that yall might enjoy

for Reasons everyone in Dooku's familie dies when he's still a teen (Jenza maybe only in a coma or smt) and he HAS to take over (also for Reasons)

only. he has no clue.

the only thing he DOES know is that a ruler needs lackeys. loyal officers. something like that (sifo had him watch a period drama the week before, it left an impression)

so he recruits the only people he can think of as his definitely-not-jedi-padawan certainly-loyal-to-a-fault goons: Sifo-Dyas, Jocasta Nu, Lorian Nod and Arath Tarrex (well, Arath just kinda inserted himself there but Dooku can see the merits of having someone who's more of an asshole than him close by. Makes him look bettter, and that's what this all is about, no?)

cue a LOT of shenanigans where five jedi-raised teens suddenly take over a planet's government and proceed to do politics with, like, medium success

at most

but a lot of violence (mostly on Arath's part, he kinda just attracts explosions) to make up for it

oh but they found the dragon in the basement, so that's fun (the serennians are horrified)

[chocolatecakecas]

everyone shut up dean winchester is literally making soup in his kitchen

[just-a-girl-with-a-pistol]

I saw a thing on twitter (i will never call it x), thought it was funny so here it is ROLAND SOUP

[lakecountylibrary]

Oh, wait, it's National Soup Month? Better get together some materials for a display...

perfect.

[cool-as-steel]

hello council of book readers. does anyone perchance have any adult-oriented horror recs heavily involving butches and/or trans men. for normal reasons I require. reading material.

[ohpossuhm]

getting hit by a truck right now would be soo embarrassing. if a truck hit me right now while im crossing the street my bag would unzip and spill all the leftover rice and beans i stole from the library

[mathysphere]

Winter Sampler, part 13/16: Soup 🍲

[rockislandadultreads]

January is... National Soup Month!

Every Season is Soup Season by Shelly Westerhausen

From broths and gazpachos to chowders and chilis, this flexible cookbook is overflowing with scrumptious soups for every season. Tips for batching and freezing soups and instructions for using an Instant Pot or a slow cooker ensure stress-free meals, with less time in the kitchen and more time at the table. With gorgeous photography and a bonus section on soup accompaniments, everyday soups have never been so simple - or delicious.

Seriously Good Chili by Brian Baumgartner

No one takes chili more seriously than Brian Baumgartner, whose character as Kevin Malone became a household name in the Emmy-winning TV series, The Office. In real life, Brian is a true chili master and aficionado who is just as serious as his fictional counterpart about making the most perfect pot of chili. Featuring 177 chili recipes stamped with Brian's "seriously good" approval rating, this volumecontains new ways to spice up chili for all occasions, all year long.

Healing Herbal Soups by Rose Cheung & Genevieve Wong

Combining the trends of culinary medicine and seasonal eating and adding a dash of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), this cookbook is the first of its kind to focus on boosting immunity and weathering the seasons, by a mother-daughter, Chinese-American duo. This volume provides a complete herbal encyclopedia and more than fifty tasty recipes - with full-color photographs - that mix herbs with meat and vegetables to create healing broths.

Zuppe by Mona Talbott

Much more than a collection of remarkable soups, this volume by Mona Talbott is also a wise and gentle tutorial on how the humblest foods can be the most profoundly satisfying. In addition to 50 recipes, Talbott shares approaches and techniques that can change the way a cook thinks about economy, improvisation, and using all the flavors and nutrients inherent in each ingredient. Organized seasonally, this cookbook also serves as a practical guide to using the bounty of farmers markets throughout the year. 

[orelsemystery]

pittsburgh libraries ask the tough questions

[switch]

'seshatias'? is that library faerie's name now? it may actually just be seshatia if they missed an apostrophe, grammatically it kind of looks like it. i suppose she's definitely going to feature in the plot like people were guessing at this rate then, bit odd to award this item when she hasn't been mentioned yet though. even the crossword npc gets lore. still, it's appropriate for library faerie to finally be named after like two decades given the importance of names in relation to faerie magic seems to be a theme. i guess it's... probably a reference to seshat?