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HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNT MEL

(six weeks old - 1959)

Wool yarn dyed with koolaid. Koolaid contains a lot of citric acid. With the addition of vinegar and “cooking” in the microwave, the color is permanent. LemonLime, Lemonade, and LemonLime with a touch of BerryBlue and Orange to tone down the bright green.

Completed skein. Enough yarn for a hat or a scarf.

The process from start to completion:

Grape Kool-aid has been applied to wet yarn. A heavy concentration on the right, less Kool-aid on the left.

Yarn has been microwaved and rinsed.

The completed socks for Hillary. I only had one skein of this yarn, therefore, they are shorty socks!

Atomic Blue Honda Civic Coupe - 2008

Happy Eyes

Father can go to college in the trunk of a car!

Little Gem Lettuce, arugula, roasted beets and turnips, broccoli, basil dressing, and a slice of Cook’s Illustrated No-Knead Bread. Except for the frozen corn, and the flour for the bread, the ingredients come from Redwood Roots Farm in Arcata.

This weekend I went camping in Wisconsin with my friends.

This was my breakfast. Those bagels are dipped in bacon grease, mind you.

We had a camp dinner.

We played bags.

We drank summerbrew.

I tested my new sleeping setup. It’s a Mountain Hardwear Ultralamina +32°, an Outside Magazine Gear of the Year winner. And a Therm-a-Rest Z-Lite. Very comfy.

We looked around.

We played with fire.

Just what I needed.

I really don’t know my grains.  There are two beautiful fields of this out in the bottoms on the way to the Hammond Bridge.  Any ideas?

Pretty, huh?

Durry at the mouth of the Mad

It’s hard to believe, but Durry had never walked the Hammond Trail. We parked the car at Roger’s market on School Road, and walked north to the new section of the trail. We took the new detour through the Widow White Creek Interpretive section. You can’t see this really cool section by bike (it’s not allowed…but there are bike racks). Whoever is in charge of this trail did a great job.

The local cats always know where Durry will be (here at the ‘castles’ along the Hammond Trail).

19 on the 19th!!

Just another rose for a Wednesday afternoon.     For those of you who haven’t been over to Clay’s other blog, you should go check it out.  He has posted a video he made yesterday flying into NYC.  And then scroll down the page to his Flicker pictures and see a little more of NYC and Chicago from the air.