November 2006 « Redshirt Knitting

If you're coming north to the San Juans for Memorial Day wkd I'll tell you a secret, here's the route locals use: https://t.co/ZBZETnuOlt about 1 hour ago
@kmkat And not as high as the Minneapolis bridge. about 2 hours ago in reply to kmkat
So basically what you're saying is, the Skagit River Bridge failed a saving throw. http://t.co/nzLRzIuFRK about 2 hours ago
@advicemonkey wow that looks amazing! about 2 hours ago in reply to advicemonkey
@pschiendelman there are a lot of options, none of which can gracefully handle that volume of traffic. I usually go across Fir Isl to Conway about 12 hours ago in reply to pschiendelman
Triple thanks as always to first responders who were on the scene so quickly, rescuing people from the river which is running cold & fast about 12 hours ago
Thank you to everyone who texted and emailed. I'm fine but I take that I5 bridge at least once a week, and traffic detours will be dire. about 12 hours ago
@ckrub sooooo much suck about 12 hours ago in reply to ckrub
Um WHAT. RT @Gina_SVH North end of I-5 bridge over #Skagit River collapsed http://t.co/h4aKo6mwOp about 14 hours ago
I've acclimated to protein powder mixed w/Crystal Light. No longer seems strange to run my tongue around my gums cleaning the leftover grit. about 16 hours ago

Hooray!

By Erika, on November 30th, 2006

It is 34 degrees outside, and everything is starting to melt. The birds are singing like crazy – I even heard a raven crowing. They’re mobbing my suet feeder, and it looks like they’re having a much easier time of it. (Yesterday I saw a few holdouts, pecking away at the frozen block of . . . → Read More: Hooray!

Doris: A Hat For Troublesome Hair

By Erika, on November 30th, 2006

I have troublesome hair. No normal, everyday hat can hope to contain my hair. Thus Doris was born, from a hat spotted on a barrista in Mount Vernon.

Gently falling snow sold separately.

Doris is worked in super-bulky yarn, which makes her sturdy enough to win the war against Troublesome Hair. Doris has . . . → Read More: Doris: A Hat For Troublesome Hair

People, it never ends

By Erika, on November 29th, 2006

So I’m standing aimlessly in the middle of the living room, admiring my latest scarf, and half-watching “Bones,” when from the kitchen comes a racketa-racketa-racketa-BANG!-SSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHH and outside the window I see gouts of steam rising from beneath the cabin.

Yesterday morning when the temperature dropped to 20, I started running the taps to keep . . . → Read More: People, it never ends

The magic of blogging

By Erika, on November 29th, 2006

From Kathleen’s blog comes the news that a grad student is studying the speed of meme. To participate in the study, just link to his post and ping Technorati (more instructions can be found at the link). He’ll be mapping the spread of the meme, and relating his findings in a speech to the . . . → Read More: The magic of blogging

Thanks, I’ve had enough.

By Erika, on November 29th, 2006

Yesterday I left the house for several hours and ran some errands. It was glorious! Then temperatures dropped down into the teens overnight, and it’s started snowing again today. Maybe I will be able to leave the house tomorrow. Hard to say.

In the meantime, I have been busy, as you can see . . . → Read More: Thanks, I’ve had enough.