All the Frills: The Cartography Corner

Just like the slightly weird pillows featuring historical personalities that I seem to be unwittingly collecting, I seem to also have amassed a large number of reproductions of historical maps – of which this is just one. They’re the kind of thing that a lot of historical sites in Connecticut sell (as one of the first thirteen colonies, etc) and I know I’ve also picked up a few in Edinburgh the last time I was there. It’s a good thing we’re moving into a house of our own soon – I’ll finally be able to display these things properly. Maybe I can even have a nook of the house that I christen Cartography Corner? Yes, that’s definitely the answer.

• Have you guys heard of the Peeps Show before? The one where people set up Peeps (the little chicken puff candy things) in elaborate tableaux? If not, enjoy
  
• This is beyond cute!
  
• This wildlife photography is absolutely amazing!
  
• Wow. Just wow. McDonald’s, you’ve outdone yourself yet again
  
• This story makes me deliriously happy! My favourite bit, after the description of someone wielding a giant Toblerone bar as a weapon, is this: "He said he was trying to entertain the other passengers and was making 'fun and jokes' "
  
• This is an abhorrent example of homophobia in action
  
• This woman is my new hero
  
• Spiderman versus a villain with a poor understanding of human reproduction – also as known as a super weird comic book