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[bunrab]

Cindy's socks - finished the second one. Click on the small piccies for larger views.
   
The single one is the first sock; in the pair, the second sock is on top. The toe came out a little smoother in the second one, though I'm still needing a lot of toe practice.

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Random afghan crocheted - used up some stuff from my stash, but then it came out a little bit small, and of course the yarn I had used was mainly clearance/close-outs, so no more was available. But I found some Lion fun fur on sale ($2!) that was a closer match to the blue color than anything else, including anything made by Moda Dea, which was what most of the sapphire and chartreuse yarn in there is, so that accounts for the fuzzy 4" borders at top and bottom. Looks a little odd, but that extra 8" makes the overall proportions much nicer. I think the victim of this afghan will be a niece to whom I owe a gift for her college graduation last year. Blue's her favorite color. This may well change that :D
   

I read a kids' book I spotted in the library, The Wild Side of Pet Guinea Pigs. It's a pretty good book - couple of pieces of incorrect info, but nothing harmfully wrong. The book includes lots of technical terminology, and includes the stuff many books avoid, such as the necessary feces-eating, and guinea pigs' place in the wild food chain; there's an excellent glossary in the back. The best part, though, is the photos - lots of domesticated GPs, but also lots of the various wild cavy relatives, from Patagonian cavies to capybaras. All around, pretty interesting, more so than most books aimed at younger pet owners. It's part of a series that also includes the "wild side" of pet lizards, ferrets, cats, dogs, and fish.

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cool colors

[ottawabill.livejournal.com]

no end to your talent is there ? Thank goodness.

[o-jenny.livejournal.com]

The capybaras are my favorite animals at the Waco zoo. :-)

[bunrab.livejournal.com]

Oh hey, I like the Cameron Zoo. It's not bad at all for a small zoo in a middling city. And yeah, their capybaras have it pretty good. They are a lot of fun to watch!
I saw a "petting zoo" at the state fair in Dallas one year, that included a young capybara - poor thing in a pen with sheep and goats and such. He was so cute - only about 15 pounds or so. I felt so sorry for him, of course there was no swimming pond for him - so I poured my bottle of water over him. Cute little webbed feet!

[o-jenny.livejournal.com]

Yes, I've always been impressed with their zoo. My kids love it. We go several times a year.

I just don't care for petting zoos. Never have. Poor little capybara! Glad you were there to cool him off!

[fadethecat.livejournal.com]

Mm, afghany.

Incidentally, could you drop me a note about when you'll be arriving/heading out this weekend, for appropriate planning-like behavior?

[bunrab.livejournal.com]

Well, our intention is to start out at around 9 (with me sleeping for a couple of hours) on Sat. morning and arrive around 1-ish. We do, of course, need an address to aim for...
At the moment, what we will be toting along to dump on you includes the air mattress (we'll look for a bicycle pump or something once we get there) and sheets, which we will use and then leave there, the iced tea maker, and possibly a couple of large towels. Anything else we should bring?

[fadethecat.livejournal.com]

Hmm. We don't have much in the way of spare blankets right now, so if you wanted to bring enough bedding to be comfortable, that might be wise. That's all that occurs to me! Are you up for a St. Patrick's Day party that evening? A friend in the area who I haven't had a chance yet to meet in person invited us to one, along with any Cool People we cared to bring, who you definitely qualify under.

What email address should I send address info to? Does the AOL one still work?

[bunrab.livejournal.com]

aol still works, but better yet, try [me] at [myscreenname] dot net

We could stand small doses of St. Patrick's day party, I suspect! As long as drinking beer is not the only object of the party...

[fadethecat.livejournal.com]

I am told there will also be silly hats, and people with guitars! So not beer-drinking alone, no.