This tangle absolutely ambushed me. It started innocently enough with a
chain of balls. Just… balls. So? Then Tipple. As I sat there slogging through
those tiny tipples, hand cramping, brain questioning life choices, I kept
thinking: "Is this some kind of artistic endurance test?"
The next day more tipples...the ones I'd left out due to cramps in my wrist
the previous day. Then...enter the Diva Dance lines. Swish. Swagger.
Suddenly the chaos had rhythm, attitude. Finally, the grand, dramatic finale:
pencil meets white charcoal. Shadows deepened, highlights sparked, the whole
thing snapped into focus...BAM. From utter nonsense to undeniable magic...that
is QUIPPLE.
Tangle Pattern: Quipple
December 8 - SeZ is sucked up by a huge SeZ tornado.
Tangle Pattern: SeZ
December 15 - Tortuca
Tangle Pattern: Tortuca
December 22 - Auraknot
Tangle Pattern: Auraknot
7F5R Tuesday Tangle of the Day
December 2 - Auragin
Tangle Pattern: Auragin
December 9 - Infreya
Tangle Pattern: Infreya
December 16 - Sprinx.
As so often, I couldn't resist to disguise the tangle and thus I changed the
ring's outside lines ever so slightly.
Tangle Pattern: Sprinx
Autangle's bi-monthly OrgTangle 4th Year, 2025
November 30 - Hamail (Stepout04)
Tangle Pattern: Hamail
December 15 - Tryton (Stepout05)
Tangle Pattern: Tryton
Autangle Series 4, 2025
Day 8, September 15 - RunCC, Wyfore, Oyvia
Tangle Patterns: RunCC, Wyfore, Oyvia
Day 9, September 17 - Phibel, Balexo, and Vam
Tangle Patterns: Phibel, Balexo, Vam
Refresher
♻️ Refresher #278 with tangles MoonPie, Vilbert, Chairs, J’loop, and
Oaura on packaging paper. I fell for the chocolate colored paper, even though
it fought me every step of the way. Constant pen cleaning ensued.
I washed the rest of the paper (yes, literally) and tested it; the color
calmed down, the pen cooperated, and I was reminded that art, like life,
refuses to let me have it both ways. I will certainly draw a tile I
post in my January issue. Maybe you will recognize the faded paper.....
...Da-Kris and some embellishment. Da-Kris or
Unfinished ING compared to...
Tangle Pattern: Da-Kris
...ING with embellishment.
Tangle Pattern: ING
Inspired by...or a new tangle? I have no idea. There are thousands of
tangles out there and no-one knows them all. I call it Slug.
Tangle Pattern: Slug
Advent Tangles 2025 Post and GratiTangleZ 2025
Should you have missed my separate Advent Tangles 2025 post, click
here.
I am still working on the prompts for GratiTangleZ 2025. I just finished
November 20 and 21 with Zenith and Dex. Zenith turned into Ladybirds and
they flew onto my cacti...well, the flowers. It is amazing how versatile
Zenith is.
Time to Kill
The December Brainteaser has arrived—the final one of the year.
Somehow the yearly cycle has been upgraded: smoother, faster, and more
efficient, which I can only assume is AI’s fault. Speaking of which,
if one (or two) of this month’s Brainteasers gives you trouble, feel
free to consult Grok, ChatGPT, or any other silicon brain. For those
who prefer a quicker victory, the solutions are waiting quietly at the
bottom of the page—in very tiny font.
OK, here it comes. I actually sent the last riddle to Algo (that is
the name ChatGPT and I agreed I use when we talk) and asked for his,
her, its solution:
Nice one 🙂
I think I can read it—and
I’ll tell you my reasoning so you can say yes/no.
What I see:
A
person falling
A
fishing spoon (lure)
Put together as a rebus, that reads as:
👉
“Falling for the lure”
(or more loosely,
“falling for it” / being taken in)
It’s very close in meaning to
“hook, line, and sinker,”
but this one leans on the
spoon lure
specifically.
If that’s not the intended answer, then yes—one example would lock
me in instantly.
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Then I gave Algo the solution and this is what he, she, I think it
is 'it' said:
Ahhh—yes, that clicks now 👍
You were kind to say “close.”
A falling figure =
fail
A spoon =
ure (as in lure → sound
cue)
So together:
fail + ure = failure
That’s a nicely sneaky brainteaser—very clean once you see it, and
very annoying just before you do 😄
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Now Algo wants more brainteasers. It got hooked. 🤣
Animal Happy Day...
..or is it? This case was handled by a vet and groomers, but we don't know
what happened and what was done to clean the inside of the dog. Hmm...just
thinking.
Unfortunately, Coal couldn't find a smaller container than this tray to
squeeze his body in for a nap.
Ah! Isn't he cute and looking so comfy!
Thank you so much for visiting and as we Swiss would say:
"En guete Rutsch is neui Jahr"
or in Thai:
"Sawasdee Pee Mai"
or in English
"Happy New Year"
Pick the one you like.
Solutions to December's brainteasers:
1 – Microscope
2 – One night stand
3 – Eye sockets
4 – Houseplant
5 – Neighbourhood
6 – Failure
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