September 2011 « Redshirt Knitting

RT @briangaar: My hometown is basically a racist Facebook post with a Chili's about 11 hours ago
@perclexed It's not her most ladylike angle. about 12 hours ago in reply to perclexed
Yep, another one! http://t.co/tvI3gJsiBG about 13 hours ago
I'm not having much luck with this. It's called "catbearding" btw. http://t.co/phFJEKU3L2 about 16 hours ago
RT @SeinfeldToday: George tries to hide that despite seeing every episode he has no idea what's happening on Game of Thrones. Elaine buys d… about 17 hours ago
RT @dansolomon: Today in MAKING YOU CRY. MT @marcusgilmer: dog survives tornado, reunited with owner mid-interview http://t.co/ZojcYAaxP1” about 20 hours ago
@BrandyGrabow I can't even watch that, I'm just going to retweet it sight unseen! about 20 hours ago in reply to BrandyGrabow
@congolia I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller, I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her, I wish I had a rab about 20 hours ago in reply to congolia
@amysueamysue "A cockatiel is no man's slave!" "Cheep cheep tweet!" about 20 hours ago in reply to amysueamysue
On the up side, I didn't have to walk into a funeral pyre to get them, my chickens. I just, you know. Bought them at the feed store. 08:35 PM 05/20/13

Stripey Socks II: Complete

By Erika, on September 29th, 2011

I have mixed feelings about this pair. I love the color combo, and I love the fatter, 4-round stripes. Not as fond of the K3P1 ribbing that I tried out, though.

I’m also a little vexed by the Koigu KPPM put-up. Once again, I had only just enough to finish knitting the socks (but . . . → Read More: Stripey Socks II: Complete

Scamper!

By Erika, on September 28th, 2011

The older the puppies get, the harder they are to photograph. All my pictures turn out as puppy-shaped blurs.

I caught some video of their first outdoor scamper, held last weekend.

Look at ‘em go!

Da Pears

By Erika, on September 27th, 2011

I can understand why so many Renaissance painters included pears in their paintings. They’re just so beautiful! So… painterly. (There’s a word that grates on my nerves.)

These are Orcas pears. It’s an oddball variety that was discovered on nearby Orcas* Island. This year’s crop is smaller than usual. I haven’t had one ripen . . . → Read More: Da Pears

Pareidolia

By Erika, on September 26th, 2011

Pareidolia is a great word, isn’t it? It describes our tendency to find meaning in noise, and faces in random collections of face-like shapes.

Here are some faces I notice as I go about my day.

The first one is unfortunately the worst photograph. But the illusion only seems to work with the specific . . . → Read More: Pareidolia

I held a dual birthday party for both Alec and Felicity. This also ensured a good supply of leftover birthday cake in the fridge for many meals to come. (No one in this group is very good at cooking.)