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@congolia and fill the water cooler in 10-Forward with creme de menthe! about 6 hours ago in reply to congolia
@advicemonkey Mm, chicken, noodles, bok choy, and... A chocolate donut? about 6 hours ago in reply to advicemonkey
@kmkat @rachaelherron I will say the smoke smell is strong, next time I will put it out on the porch to cook. about 6 hours ago in reply to kmkat
RT @gregerskine: ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS DOGS IN THE PARK / NOW THERES ONLY DOGS IN THE PARK / NOTHING I CAN DO / TOTALLY DOGS IN THE PA… about 8 hours ago
Slow Cooker Sunday: Kalua pork @RachaelHerron tweeted about last week. Pork shoulder, salt, 1/2 bottle liquid smoke, 12 hours on low. YUM! about 9 hours ago
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@BrandyGrabow It starts a little slow, but each episode builds on the ones that came before it. about 11 hours ago in reply to BrandyGrabow
@kniterrupted it is as doomed as it is poorly lit. about 13 hours ago in reply to kniterrupted
Why am I going to Target on a Sunday afternoon? What is wrong with me? Whose idea was this? about 13 hours ago
Got caught up on Hannibal last night. It's a smart, fascinating, disgusting show and I'm sure it will be cancelled soon, which is a shame. about 15 hours ago

Rainbow Shawl: Final Pics

By Erika, on July 2nd, 2012

Finally had a day that was dry, but without someone doing yardwork outside to kick up all the dust. It’s tricky! (I finished taking pictures just as the yardwork dude showed up with his weed whacker.)

Some of the edges of the shawl/scarf/whatever are a little wobbly. And the whole thing smells unattractively of . . . → Read More: Rainbow Shawl: Final Pics

Rainbow Brite Shawl: Complete

By Erika, on June 28th, 2012

I finished this scarf/shawl/whatever/thingie over the weekend. I can’t take it outside for pictures, because there is a guy weed whacking at the overgrown grasses, and if I go outside I will sneeze myself to death. For now, you will have to be content with indoor pictures.

At the end you knit four rows . . . → Read More: Rainbow Brite Shawl: Complete

Dare I Call It My “Rainbow Sash”?

By Erika, on June 19th, 2012

I knocked out another wedge or two over the weekend. Part of me is pleased with the way it’s curling back on itself. And part of me thinks this makes it look like the big floppy collar on a clown suit.

It makes me want to hold it up to my throat and hiss, . . . → Read More: Dare I Call It My “Rainbow Sash”?

Rainbow Brite Shawl Update

By Erika, on June 12th, 2012

It’s getting big enough that it’s becoming difficult to photograph. And it has outgrown its project bag, so I have to keep folding the whole thing up and putting it away in the drawer separately. (The cats are smitten with it.)

Technically, I should be working the final panel. The pattern gives you a . . . → Read More: Rainbow Brite Shawl Update

And The Shawl Came Back…

By Erika, on May 24th, 2012

The very next day Two weeks later… hmm, not as catchy as the original.

(P.S. when was the last time you heard a children’s show make a reference to a man who “loaded up his shotgun with nails and dynamite” in order to shoot a cat? Oh, the free-wheeling 70s!)

Speaking of persistent . . . → Read More: And The Shawl Came Back…