Laurel Krahn

@windowseat
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Web pioneer, polymath, SF fan, recovering TV critic; likes baseball. Minnesotan. Disabled. Geek. She/her. Middle-aged hermit who lives in Minneapolis & is mourning her husband Kevin G. Austin who died suddenly 11/11/2024. Reads a lot of fanfic & watches a lot of fanvids. Tired. Chock full of depression, anxiety, anger, & grief.
Where else you can find me, tip jar, wishlisthttps://linktr.ee/LaurelKrahn
Baseball Mastodonhttps://mastodon.social/@wintwins
Other Mastodonhttps://wandering.shop/@laurel
Blueskyhttps://windowseat.bsky.social/
https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ is still the best place to go if you want to help. (And we still need a lot of help here.)
If you watch Die Hard in coming days, you can honor my late husband by being sure to cuss out Ellis and/or offer advice to John as you watch.

Will never know cause of death and that haunts me. Kevin never had COVID (& I'm sure of that given we've been isolating since early 2020 and Kevin even wore masks when he was outdoors not just indoors with other folks).

He was only 63. Was fine at his check-up in August. Diabetic with some other common health issues that were under control with medication. This sucks, obviously. Literally a nightmare.

I posted to the bird app in Feb 2022 (my dad & Kevin have since both died in their sleep):

I added 15 more items to my post with a list of items in the current auction that are from my folks' estate (they're the last 15): https://laurel.dreamwidth.org/2325209.html

Or you can just browse the whole auction. Some neat stuff from other folks available too. Ends tonight.

https://www.k-bid.com/auction/55192

laurel | yet another auction (now with links/details)

"Flowers of Coast and Sierra" by Edith S. Clements, is a beautiful hardcover book filled with stunning illustrations and information on wildflowers of the Pacific Coast. Originally printed in 1928 by H.W. Wilson & Company, this was a 2nd Printing in 1947. " 😍

https://www.k-bid.com/auction/55192/item/166

There are full and partially full boxes of wax packs of non-sports cards from the 1970s & 1980s in the auctions that end on Wednesday. Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Dune, V, Black Hole, Close Encounters, Star Trek, Superman, & more.

List/links:
https://laurel.dreamwidth.org/2325209.html

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While I’m at it I will mention that I would like to sell my parents’ gorgeous chandelier. Who do I know who would like 30lbs of Swarovski crystals hanging in their house? (I keep trying to figure out if there’s anywhere it would work in our house.)

Specs/details: https://www.lampsplus.com/products/schonbek-trilliane-20-inch-wide-swarovski-crystal-chandelier__34661.html

Last (for this auction), but certainly not least is this stained glass swag/hanging lamp which I love and my folks loved. These are their pictures, I think I have posted others before (may dig those up).

Auction ends August 27th with pick up in Medina, MN.

https://www.k-bid.com/auction/55362/item/222

My folks had this mosaic plant stand in their sunroom. Not what I would usually think of as their style, but it worked well there.

Up for auction which ends August 27th, pickup is in Medina, MN.

https://www.k-bid.com/auction/55362/item/327

My folks had so many stained glass lamps, this is one of the more common designs of those they had I suspect. Dragonfly stained glass floor lamp. Does feature colors my mom loved. Auction ends in a week or so with pick up in Medina, MN.

https://www.k-bid.com/auction/55362/item/221