Fannish visits, Yuletide, and dS recs

1) I have almost 1000 words on my Yuletide story. There's some plot that I'm not sure of, but I think it'll work out okay. Which is a relief--it's been half a year since I've written anything, so I was a bit worried about signing up.

2) I had exeterlinden here for a visit last weekend! We went hiking, tree climbing (I have gotten a second harness just so I can take friends climbing), watched movies (she showed me Whale Rider and I showed her Papillon) and did Yuletide writing and mutual beta-reading. It was pretty great.

3) I have discovered the comforts of putting a hot water bottle at my feet when I go to bed. This is a discovery that many people have made before me, I know. I have no idea why I haven't done it before! *has cold feet and a cold house*

4) I can recommend the due South story Origin Story by scribe and seascribe! It's 30 000 words of Ray/Ray/Stella, which is a pairing I've not seen much of before. There's also Oasis by scribe, which is a lovely Ray Vecchio/Anita Cortez story set in Vegas, with some great undercover stuff. And finally I can recommend In A Yellow Wood by Deputychairman which is a bit of a different take on Fraser/Victoria than I've seen before.