July 2012 « Redshirt Knitting

Sometimes it's hard to tell the cat food from the Erika food. http://t.co/2pkdh3N9BQ about 2 hours ago
According to the new Star Trek movie, in the future everyone just gets one enormous ice cube. about 5 hours ago
Isn’t the future grand? http://t.co/XF1QetwxPh about 10 hours ago
She promised to loan me a spinning wheel if I helped her load a couch into the back of a windowless van. Seems legit. about 11 hours ago
Hey everyone, if @perclexed turns out to be an axe murderer, start the hunt for my body in the @SerialKnitters parking lot. about 11 hours ago
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 13 hours ago
@kmkat And not as high as the Minneapolis bridge. about 13 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 13 hours ago
@advicemonkey wow that looks amazing! about 14 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 08:32 PM 05/23/13 in reply to pschiendelman

Geocaching Adventures

By Erika, on July 30th, 2012

I have been wanting to try geocaching for ages now, but I lacked a GPS device. Until earlier this month, when I received one as a birthday gift, hooray!

I have been trying it out here and there when I get a bit of free time (summers are always very busy out here . . . → Read More: Geocaching Adventures

Sims Sunday: Unexpected Results

By Erika, on July 29th, 2012

As this week dawned, Irene and Hart were fighting like mad. Every conversation turned into a squabble. If left to their own devices, they would seek each other out and pick a fight.

Iris grew up into an ugly toddler. Continue reading…

This year’s Premium Book was just released, and I am disheartened. The Premium Book is what lists all the categories of county fair competition, the prizes, the submission information and rules – all the technical stuff.

Here’s how it works when you submit something for competition, be it a knit scarf or a baked . . . → Read More: Poor Prospects For The Fair

Sketch Wednesday: Two Sheeps

By Erika, on July 25th, 2012

I sketched this from a picture Gayle posted on her blog of two of her sheeps, Orion and Merlin. I just couldn’t resist their sweet little muzzles.

(I checked with her before posting this. I was pretty sure she would be okay with it, but it seemed like it would be unsettling to visit . . . → Read More: Sketch Wednesday: Two Sheeps

What A Day!

By Erika, on July 24th, 2012

I worked, and then I stacked firewood, and then I mowed the lawn (2 acres of cleared ground, takes about an hour with the riding mower), and then I went to the grocery store, and then I cracked open my desktop computer to clear out the dust and cat hair (the fan was working . . . → Read More: What A Day!