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The Parkarosa Bird Buffet is pretty busy lately. Mostly I have Chickadees, a Nuthatch, Pine Siskins, and various finches. However, there are some new birds hanging around lately I thought I'd share. This year I hung a Hummingbird feeder in the buffet tree. It's getting customers. I'm pretty sure this is a Calliope  hummingbird. Haven't been able to see it's chest yet but we only get two types at my house and this definitely isn't a Rufous. The Rufous is brown. A Black Headed Grosbeak showed up about 2 weeks ago. The poor fellow seems to be alone. I've yet to see a mate. He eats a lot too. This last customer I call Birdus Squirrelus. We've always had grey squirrels around here, but this is the first time any have bothered my feeders. He shows up while the front sprinklers are on which is why he's soaking wet. He spends a few minutes eating, then leaves. So I don't think I'm going to worry about it, unless he starts bringing friends. If that h

Had a very nice weekend. It was beautiful on Saturday. We'd had a couple days of rain so all the pine pollen was washed away. I was able to open the doors and windows and let the breeze go through the house. Earlier last week 2 kimono patterns I'd ordered for dolls arrived, so I decided to get started on making a kimono for Asa. The patterns were difficult to understand without knowing something about kimonos, like how they're worn, why they were worn, etc. So I spent the morning googling kimonos. I learned quite a bit. The Japanese culture is so full of ritual. It fascinates me. Anyway, I could understand the patterns much better. I decided to make the kimono from a pattern designed for Ellowyne Wilde I bought from the  Etsy shop DGRequi m because it was the easiest looking. Asa is just a bit bigger than Ellowyne, but kimonos usually fit loose. I took careful measurements and it looked like it was going to fit Asa. There are actually 2 kimonos worn together. An under kimon

Another set finished. This set is obviously for a boy. The Cardigan I wanted to do something different. I wanted to make a little cardigan in the style of a letterman's jacket. This is what I came up with. Pattern :  Little Coffee Bean Cardigan by Elizabeth Smith Size made : 6 months Yarn : Red Heart Super Saver Content : 100% Acrylic, Worsted weight Color : Denim Yarn : Lion Brand Pound of Love Content : 100% Acrylic, Worsted weight Color : Light green Needles : U.S. size  7 circulars Started : May 2, 2017 Finished : May 18, 2017 Comments :  I used the Little Coffee Bean Cardigan for my basic pattern. I had to use Intarsia in order to make this little cardi. It's been awhile since I've done Intarsia. Glad to know I still know how. I did 2 by 2 rib for the welt, cuffs, and button bands because that's what the pattern said, but I wish I'd done 1 by 1 rib instead. The stripes would look better. Other than that, I'm very pleased with how it came out. I love the b