Can You Complete the Quiz?

It's harder than you think! Every answer must start with the first letter of your first name:

 Name : Abby
Animal: Antelope
Boys name : Andrew
Girls name : Ashley
Occupation: Accountant
Color: Azure
Something you wear: Ascot
Drink : Alcohol
Food: Asparagus
Something you find in the bathroom: Ajax
Place: Atlanta
Reason to be late: Ambulance blocking the street
Something you shout out: AAAARGH!

D20

As you know D20 can not fly so he is to become an education eagle.  SOAR has an excellent write-up on what it takes for him to get there.  Check it out.  His name is Decorah and is well on his way to becoming a superstar.

http://www.soarraptors.org/DecorahTraining.html#June

And Then There were 2

Yesterday D21 was flapping and hopping up on the branches and camera, and today he fledged at 1:11pm.  Godspeed little one, I wish you well, may you fly high and soar and have a great life.  Don't forget to come back to the nest for one last view.  BTW he lost feather 9 on his right wing but SOAR assures us he can still fly fine and it will grow back in by next summer.

Camp Loopy June Fabric Project

 

I kept the giraffe theme going.  I love Charley Harper's depiction of animals and he has this great giraffe fabric with a bright pink down the neck of the giraffe.  I used a log cabin pattern and lined the bag with the giraffe fabric to keep the giraffes intact as much as possible.  I am so not a quilter.  Not for me. 

Camp Loopy June Yarn Project

We had to make something out of at least 400 yards of yarn that we would like to see on a safari.  Giraffes are my fav animal so I designed a pair of giraffe socks.  I call them:  Come on a Safari With Me.

The Rain Won't Keep Me From Blooming

We have more rain than ever.  May had 14" and only 5 days without rain.  June is looking like May.  Not much sun usually doesn't produce flowers but mine are determined to bloom.  I don't know what the little purple flowers are, they are wild and the plant looks like a huge radish plant.  Don't know what the yellow orange ones are but my milkweed is blooming and there has been a white butterfly all week feasting on the nectar.

My hen and chicks has become a giraffe.

 

 

 

Babies

The baby birds are learning to fly and where all the feeders are.  The baby squirrels are out and about learning which plants they should feed on.  Need to get more chili powder sprinkled.  A baby flicker was on the deck this afternoon, kind of shaky and kept cocking his head to look up for parents?  He still has some down on his head and is a bit wobbly and not real good at flying yet. 

Mrs Wilson's Knitting Circle

Today we had a Lt Col talk about the importance of socks during WWI.  There were so many socks needed that the soldiers never got enough pairs to last or be able to wear a clean pair daily.  They had light and heavy weight socks.  Most soldiers had 8 pair but no place to clean them or get them dry if they got wet.  The Red Cross gave citizens wool that was given by the government to knit articles of clothing to keep the soldiers warm and dry.  The government needed so many socks that they turned any machine that made clothing into sock knitting machines.  They needed millions of pairs of socks to provide the soldiers.  Can you imagine how many pairs of socks were needed to be made daily for the soldiers?  The government did a study and came up with 90 various size of shoes along with socks sizes.  Next time you put on a pair of socks think how much they meant to the soldiers in WWI. 

Going On a Sea Cruise

Next year some of my family is going on a cruise.  I remember my first cruise on Carnival they gave us a bright pink lanyard to keep our room key on.  So I thought some lanyards were needed.  I have no idea why I bought this fabric other than it has cats on it but it is scuba diving cats.  Some of the family scuba dives and some like cats, so what better fabric to use.  It takes longer to find the fabric than to make them up. 

Homemade is Not Cheap!

If you have ever made anything you know the supplies are not cheap, even if you go to the Dollar Store.  Now add your time and it skyrockets.  Most of us who are knitters know we will never get paid for our time because a simple scarf may cost hundreds of dollars.  No one will  pay for that unless they are uber rich and then they are usually very cheap people.  I made my mom a pair of fair isle gloves, the yarn was $25 and it took me 40 hours to make.  Based on what I made an hour when I worked those gloves would cost over $2000.  If I sold them I might get $50 out of them.

The main thing to remember is if someone makes you something it is done with love.  You can't put a price tag on love, but don't you dare call it cheap.

Memorial Day

Today is Memorial Day or when I was a kid my mom often referred to it as Decoration Day.  I know many of my uncles on both sides of the family served in various wars and I thank them for that.  I do not understand why the stores feel this is a weekend for big sales (well yes I do it is called greed).  So why do people shop and feed their greed?  I found this on facebook and I think it says how we should view this day.  We are still, for now, the greatest country and we need to learn who fought for this to happen.

OK Now What?

I took a spinning class about 3-4 years ago to learn on a spindle, the teacher suggested I take a class on a wheel to determine if I really wanted to learn to spin.  I attended the class and I came home so frustrated I cried all the way home.  The class did not help those of us who were newer than new and I was the only one in class who did not already know how to spin.  So where was the beginner class because that is what I signed up for.  The teacher was more interested in telling us about some wheel that is the ultimate in wheels and cost more than a Lexus and you have to wait for. 
I am not one to give up when I am determined to do something so I researched wheels and found one that came with a case and other goodies and a kitchen trash bag full of roving, it was like I got several hundred dollars of free stuff.  So I ordered it.  I kept it in the box because it came right before I retired.  I had things I wanted to do and figured if I set it up I would never get my list done, so it sat in the box until today.  One of my online knitting friends just got a wheel and so she started a facebook group for us.  Well that was enough to get me off my arse and set my wheel up.  So she is ready to go and I need to watch the videos I bought and read the books and get started.  I do need to find a chair that is most comfortable.  I was worried about the girls getting in the way but when I started to treadle it scared them and they ran off.

So here she is and I need a name for:  I think I shall call her Naomi after my grandmother who taught me to knit. 

Do Eagles Fart?

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/62429308/highlight/628308?utm_campaign=m.facebook.com&utm_source=ustre.am/_4dWIk:2Ds0&utm_medium=social&utm_content=20150523054757

Ok you are probably wandering what on earth is she posting now.  If you watch the Decorah Eagle cam you know how excited people get over a poop shot or ps to us who watch regularly especially when they are first born.  I suppose every living creature farts but you just don't think about it.  If you watch the short video above at about 25 seconds in when D23 bends over you can hear it fart.  It is kind of funny.  Go watch, you know you want to.