Comments on: Tweet http://spindyeknit.com/2009/05/tweet/ Alison's blog on Spinning Dyeing Knitting and Life Mon, 21 May 2012 22:19:31 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: 小续儿 http://spindyeknit.com/2009/05/tweet/comment-page-1/#comment-38353 小续儿 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 10:31:14 +0000 http://spindyeknit.com/?p=3386#comment-38353 no no

]]> By: Paula (mad angel) http://spindyeknit.com/2009/05/tweet/comment-page-1/#comment-21333 Paula (mad angel) Wed, 20 May 2009 15:54:56 +0000 http://spindyeknit.com/?p=3386#comment-21333 "Too big for prey...came in a crunchy container..." Oh,my goodness! You're too funny! That reminds me of a old Hagar the Horrible strip, where he is eating an hors'd'ouevre (sp) and says to Helga, "Hey, these are great! Crunchy with smooth centers! what do you call them?" And Helga, looking slightly startled, replies, "Oysters..." Speaking of things Nordic, did I ever mention that your Dad's explanation of "Alidaughter" prompted me to reacquaint myself with Kristin Lavransdattir? There's a wonderful new translation, and I'm enjoying it much more this time than I did the first time around. I think I will actually finish all three books now! So nice to see that lovely picture of you looking so well and happy in your green shawl! I am down 48 lbs as of this morning, which is reassuring, as I have been kind of "stuck" on one of those pesky plateaus for a few weeks. :-) “Too big for prey…came in a crunchy container…”

Oh,my goodness! You’re too funny!

That reminds me of a old Hagar the Horrible strip, where he is eating an hors’d'ouevre (sp) and says to Helga, “Hey, these are great! Crunchy with smooth centers! what do you call them?”

And Helga, looking slightly startled, replies, “Oysters…”

Speaking of things Nordic, did I ever mention that your Dad’s explanation of “Alidaughter” prompted me to reacquaint myself with Kristin Lavransdattir? There’s a wonderful new translation, and I’m enjoying it much more this time than I did the first time around. I think I will actually finish all three books now!

So nice to see that lovely picture of you looking so well and happy in your green shawl!

I am down 48 lbs as of this morning, which is reassuring, as I have been kind of “stuck” on one of those pesky plateaus for a few weeks. :-)

]]> By: Carol http://spindyeknit.com/2009/05/tweet/comment-page-1/#comment-21183 Carol Mon, 11 May 2009 02:50:18 +0000 http://spindyeknit.com/?p=3386#comment-21183 So we can look forward to pictures of "pretty birds"? So we can look forward to pictures of “pretty birds”?

]]> By: sjanova http://spindyeknit.com/2009/05/tweet/comment-page-1/#comment-21166 sjanova Sun, 10 May 2009 00:45:59 +0000 http://spindyeknit.com/?p=3386#comment-21166 We love our bird feeders. Note the S. We've tried the kind that have those closing levers for squirrel weight critters. They pried open the filler area, pried open the closing, etc. We tossed that. (We must have smarter squirrels than my parents, who live about 25 minutes away -- and their identical feeder works fine.) Anyhow, we have our 3-cylinder feeder way out where it can't be jumped to with a deflector above it. We get lots of songbirds and woodpeckers. Also some of the ground feeders, like cardinals, have figured it out. Occasional blue jays and crows. That has mostly black sunflower seed in it. We have a little thistle feeder for the finches (including the lovely goldfinches this season). And a hummingbird feeder which some years gets good traffic. There's also a suet feeder with a cage that the squirrels can't penetrate. We do NOT get hawks and eagles here, though my friend over in MD sees them quite a bit -- but she's not in suburbia. My sister says that you avoid squirrels by feeding them their preferred food elsewhere. (We don't.) Or adding cayenne pepper. (Didn't work. Must be they like spicy food.) You know, this is the first of the annual Mom-gets-another-birdfeeder holidays. I know you'll enjoy it.` We love our bird feeders. Note the S. We’ve tried the kind that have those closing levers for squirrel weight critters. They pried open the filler area, pried open the closing, etc. We tossed that. (We must have smarter squirrels than my parents, who live about 25 minutes away — and their identical feeder works fine.) Anyhow, we have our 3-cylinder feeder way out where it can’t be jumped to with a deflector above it. We get lots of songbirds and woodpeckers. Also some of the ground feeders, like cardinals, have figured it out. Occasional blue jays and crows. That has mostly black sunflower seed in it. We have a little thistle feeder for the finches (including the lovely goldfinches this season). And a hummingbird feeder which some years gets good traffic. There’s also a suet feeder with a cage that the squirrels can’t penetrate. We do NOT get hawks and eagles here, though my friend over in MD sees them quite a bit — but she’s not in suburbia. My sister says that you avoid squirrels by feeding them their preferred food elsewhere. (We don’t.) Or adding cayenne pepper. (Didn’t work. Must be they like spicy food.)

You know, this is the first of the annual Mom-gets-another-birdfeeder holidays. I know you’ll enjoy it.`

]]> By: Shirley http://spindyeknit.com/2009/05/tweet/comment-page-1/#comment-21165 Shirley Sat, 09 May 2009 22:22:39 +0000 http://spindyeknit.com/?p=3386#comment-21165 This house had bird feeders when we moved here, but, whereas we saw bird feeders, our 4 cats saw golden arches. Sigh... My friend Jeni has a hummingbird feeder in the garden outside her picture window. One day, while practicing recorder duets, we both stopped at the same moment, having seen a hummingbird just outside the window. When we stopped playing, it left. But when we started up again, it returned! Who knew hummingbirds like Renaissance recorder music?? :) This house had bird feeders when we moved here, but, whereas we saw bird feeders, our 4 cats saw golden arches. Sigh…

My friend Jeni has a hummingbird feeder in the garden outside her picture window. One day, while practicing recorder duets, we both stopped at the same moment, having seen a hummingbird just outside the window. When we stopped playing, it left. But when we started up again, it returned! Who knew hummingbirds like Renaissance recorder music?? :)

]]> By: Diana Troldahl http://spindyeknit.com/2009/05/tweet/comment-page-1/#comment-21163 Diana Troldahl Sat, 09 May 2009 20:35:44 +0000 http://spindyeknit.com/?p=3386#comment-21163 How fun! I love watching and listening to our birds. My dad has turkeys he feeds up north, they come and knock on the sliding glass doors if he's tardy. How fun! I love watching and listening to our birds. My dad has turkeys he feeds up north, they come and knock on the sliding glass doors if he’s tardy.

]]> By: Lene http://spindyeknit.com/2009/05/tweet/comment-page-1/#comment-21162 Lene Sat, 09 May 2009 18:03:28 +0000 http://spindyeknit.com/?p=3386#comment-21162 Atwitter. Groan. But I'll pretend I didn't read this at all and exclaim suitably surprised and delighted when you post about it. Good distraction technique with the amaryllises. The candy cane is still alive? Nice! Atwitter. Groan. But I’ll pretend I didn’t read this at all and exclaim suitably surprised and delighted when you post about it. Good distraction technique with the amaryllises. The candy cane is still alive? Nice!

]]> By: TripletMom http://spindyeknit.com/2009/05/tweet/comment-page-1/#comment-21161 TripletMom Sat, 09 May 2009 15:44:40 +0000 http://spindyeknit.com/?p=3386#comment-21161 May the birds who come to meet you bring you inspiration (not that you need any) as well as happiness:) May the birds who come to meet you bring you inspiration (not that you need any) as well as happiness:)

]]> By: Bev http://spindyeknit.com/2009/05/tweet/comment-page-1/#comment-21160 Bev Sat, 09 May 2009 15:29:42 +0000 http://spindyeknit.com/?p=3386#comment-21160 Ah, lovely Los Gatos --- the very mention makes me homesick --- we lived there for almost 30 years --- and would dearly love to go back Ah, lovely Los Gatos — the very mention makes me homesick — we lived there for almost 30 years — and would dearly love to go back

]]> By: RobinM http://spindyeknit.com/2009/05/tweet/comment-page-1/#comment-21159 RobinM Sat, 09 May 2009 14:46:37 +0000 http://spindyeknit.com/?p=3386#comment-21159 I'm so glad you got to talk to a dedicated ornithologist. I talked to one once before I made a rather worrisome trip to see a sick mom in Southern California in mid-winter. She gave me a chart showing what hummingbirds I could expect to see. I can still remember my surprise and delight at seeing my first hummingbird there. I, too, have heard of really smart squirrels that foil the intent of the best designed feeders. I have an olde feeder I like so I generally use seed squirrels don't like. They also don't like Scruffy who loves to chase them. I’m so glad you got to talk to a dedicated ornithologist. I talked to one once before I made a rather worrisome trip to see a sick mom in Southern California in mid-winter. She gave me a chart showing what hummingbirds I could expect to see. I can still remember my surprise and delight at seeing my first hummingbird there.

I, too, have heard of really smart squirrels that foil the intent of the best designed feeders. I have an olde feeder I like so I generally use seed squirrels don’t like. They also don’t like Scruffy who loves to chase them.

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