Badbird Embroidery Pattern by Andrea Zuill
Wow, that last month went fast! At my Flickr Group, Badbird’s Patterns, I received the suggestion that I should create a angry, evil little bird pattern. Why didn’t I think of that before! I base my whole life on small irritated birds. Making a pattern of my alter ego should have been a no brain-er.
Like usual, please click on the image above to get the full size pattern.
Snail, embroidery pattern by Andrea Zuill
I bet you thought I forgot about this month’s free pattern. Well I did, so leave me alone. I was on vacation and stuff.
Bob's Red Mill
Bob's Red Mill
It’s kind of located in the middle of a industrial part of town, so when we first drove into the area we where a bit confused. But suddenly, right in front of us was this huge red building.
All the grainy goodness.
Usually when I go to the store I see only 3 or 4 Bob’s Red Mill items. At Bob’s it was a bit overwhelming how many things they carry.
Bob's Red Mill
I wanted to buy everything and I don’t even bake! We did get a gluten free chocolate chip cookie mix and a bean soup mix.
Bob's Red Mill
We ate breakfast there two times. Good food, full of grainy goodness.
Voodoo Donuts, Portland, OR
I think it’s a law that when you visit Portland you have to go to Voodoo Donuts. Here is the a photo of the front of the line.
The almost there group.
Here is the middle of the line.
The we're-in-it-for-the-long-haul group.
And finially, the end of the line.
(For fun, count how many skinny people are in line. It’s easier than counting the other ones.)
(PS- Even though I am not in this line I am one of the other ones.)
Evil Pastries.
So we ate at Voodoo Donuts II on the other side of the river. No line whatsoever.
Floozie donuts.
Deciding on which tasty whor-ish donut to eat was hard.
Tasty Sin-nuts.
I know Satan is involved somehow.
Our choices.
Here is what we got. I got a tasty cream fill thingy and my Daughter chose the Captain, My Captain donut.
I would like to thank Renate and Emma for their Voodoo Donut recommendation, including the tip on avoiding the lines at the original Voodoo and partaking in the evil at Voodoo Donuts II.
Cargo, Portland Oregon
So where do I begin? Our trip lasted 2 weeks and we spent 2 whole days in Portland. We started out in the Pearl District. Lots of nice shops, but our favorites where Powell’s Books and a shop called Cargo. Let’s face it. Powell’s has everything book-wise, including rare books. And Cargo is a import shop that is totally filled with fun stuff.
Cargo, Portland Oregon
Cargo is easy to spot because of their not-so-subtle exterior.
Cargo, Portland Oregon
And, their not-so-subtle interior.
Some guy we met in Portland.
The people there weren’t very subtle either.
Choose a hair cut.
There is so much inside of Cargo I didn’t know where to begin, especially when taking photo’s. So I decided to take pictures that would show pretty colors. Oh…. Pretty beads……Oh, the pretty colors…..
The gang.
The whole gang turned up.
Minions in a box.
My favorite item at Cargo’s is the Minions in the box. Who doesn’t want minions.
Hypnotic gaze.
Can’t take your eyes aways, can you. Feel their stare as the little black eyes penetrate your soul.
Stare deeper.
Good minions…
*PLEASE NOTE* Minion images where taken by my Daughter. If I didn’t say this she said she would be very upset.
More trip stuff to come….
Route 66 between Kingman and Oatman, AZ
I have just returned from a trip to, and into, the Grand Canyon in Arizona. You all know that I do this trip once or twice a year and post photo’s of the hike down to the Phantom Ranch. So, in effort to not bore you to much I have instead posted photo’s of Route 66, between Kingman and Oatman, Arizona.
Route 66, between Kingman & Oatman, AZ
Oatman, AZ and Giant Burro Termite
Beside ghosts, there are other inhabitants which infest Oatman, Gigantis Equus Mulus Isoptera . Better known as the dreaded Giant Burro Termite.
Oatman, AZ and Giant Burro Termites
The highly effective camouflage of the Giant Burro Termite lets it travel through out the town without the slightest notice of the residents or tourist.
Termite Damage
The Giant Burro Termite is a dry wood termite. Once you recognise the signs you can see that in fact the whole town is infested by quite a large swarm. The picture above illustrates how the damage can occur right in the open, in sight of visitors and residents alike.
It makes me wonder if the owner of this establishment knows the damage these wood eating beasties are inflicting on their building? Is there even enough orange oil is the world that could stop the greedy munching?
Someone in my Flickr group, Badbird Patterns, requested I do Maneki Neko, so I thought I would give it a try. Enjoy.
Click Here for printable tags: Doom Girl Gift Tags
Your Mom knows you where a brat. There is nothing to be a shamed of. We all went thought it. You can use my gift tags to embellish your gift of appeasement ( Mothers Day Gift) for your Mom who had to live through your brat phase. Besides, your Mom was a brat once too.
ps – You might want to think about giving Mom a extra great gift considering that your head was the of a watermelon.
So there I was, minding my own business, reading the most current issue of Stitch magazine, and what did behold! Why, it’s my Flickr group, Stitched by Hand, listed as a resource for the Stitch article: Needled, The Art of Embroidery (pg 20, lower right hand side). Also mentioned was the super awesome Flickr group, Embroidery, which I am a member of.
So , for all of you that belong to either Stitched by Hand or Embroidery, at Flickr, you might want to brush your teeth, comb your hair and have cookies baked because we might be having a few visitors come by.
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