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Grand Central at the Parkarosa

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It was Grand Central station at the Parkarosa on Monday. Starting just around 8:30 am, trucks started showing up at our house with materials for building our garage/shop. The came and went all day long. It was very exciting. The first truck had the roof trusses on a trailer. I was wondering how he was going to get those trusses off the trailer, since he was all by himself. He backed the trailer into the place where he wanted to put them, jumped out and removed the straps holding them on. Then he got back in the truck, moved forward a bit, then backed up, accelerating as he did so. The trusses were sitting on metal rollers. He slammed on the brakes and the trusses just rolled right off.  I stood there thinking "Well, I'll be darned!" A little bit after he left, another truck showed up loaded down with bags of insulation and a fork truck. The driver used the fork truck to unload the bags and a few small boxes. Later on a truck with a very long load parked on the side of the

Layette Set #11 for KnitWits

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I've finished Layette set number 11. I wasn't real sure about using this weird shade of green, but I really like it now that it's done. The blanket. Pattern: Scallop edging from Lots of Knots blog Yarn: Cascade Yarns Pacific Content:  60% Acrylic/40% Superwash Merino Wool, Worsted weight Color: 11 Celery (discontinued) Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Content: 100% Acrylic, Worsted weight Color: Lemon Yarn:  Red Heart With Love Content:  100% Acrylic, Worsted weight Color:  Peacock Hook: Size H Started: May 19, 2016 Finished: May 29, 2016 Close up of edging. The cardigan. Pattern:   Super Natural Stripes by Fawn Pea Size: 6 months Yarn:  Cascade Yarns  Pacific Content:  60% Acrylic/40% Superwash Merino Wool, Worsted weight Color:  11 Celery (discontinued) Yarn:  Red Heart Super Saver Content:  100% Acrylic, Worsted weight Color:  Lemon Yarn:  Red Heart With Love Content:  100% Acrylic, Worsted weight Color:  Peacock Needle size:  Size 6 and 8 Started:  April 26, 20