What A Charming House

A homeowner reports that a raccoon they call Smeagol is teaching her young to climb around the porch and stare through the window. The animal, apparently a regular visitor, has drawn affectionate attention online, with the homeowner sharing wildlife photography of the mother and her kits in a tone that is more amused than annoyed.

Actresses Satomi Ishihara and Kyoko Yoshino are drawing attention after behind-the-scenes material from their drama set surfaced, showing them doing yoga and sharing bath-house style antics. Quoted reactions like "That's enough already!" and "This is embarrassing..." have fans charmed and amused, with the lighthearted footage spreading widely on social media in Japan.

An author is adding ribbon bookmarks to copies of What A Charming House, sharing the small finishing touch with fellow book lovers and writers. The post has drawn a modest but warm reaction from the Bookstodon and writing communities, where hand-finished details on physical books tend to get attention.

A photograph from the early 1960s shows jazz pianist Thelonious Monk napping with a Siamese cat at the New Jersey home of his patron, jazz baroness Nica de Koenigswarter. The Weehawken house, which Monk nicknamed 'Catville', was occupied by more than 300 cats, and Nica was also an amateur photographer.

A Finnish gardener reports that a small hobbit-like figure has taken up residence in the Scots pine in their yard, sharing the whimsical garden decoration with a fairy emoji. The post is tagged with DIY, yard and old-house-garden hashtags, fitting the popular home and garden sharing trend where people show off playful touches in their own plots.

A Japanese family's one-year-old daughter, refusing to go to sleep, made a daring escape wearing only a belly band and nappy — only to get her head stuck in the house's cat door. Her mother shared the scene online, drawing amused reactions like "Hey!" and comments that a toddler's retreating figure is precious. Separately, the child was taken for her first doctor's visit after complaining of an ear abnormality, the article notes.