A Quick Update Between Trips
I just got back from Steamboat Springs, Colorado last night. It was a very nice trip, though rather tiring because my knee is still recovering from that hellish spider bite.…
Clint Brown Lectures
One of the local drawing groups that I regularly attend has found itself with a surplus of operational funds. To remedy this situation, I proposed that we hire a guest…
Project Gutenberg: Queen of the Air
Clarissa Since last August I have been volunteering with Project Gutenberg, transcribing texts that are in the public domain by typing them out. No, it’s not particularly efficient, but since…
Sunday at the Park
Julie and I were fortunate enough to get some tickets to see a Salem-Keizer Volcanoes baseball game this Father's Day. Apparently baseball is no longer considered The American Pastime---but I'd…
Classics
I've decided to put off the next Ferret of the Week until next week because I will be out of town for my second family reunion later this week, and…
FOW: Waterworks
As I noted earlier in the week, Pandora is high-strung, and dislikes going anywhere unfamiliar or unpleasant. This means anywhere outside the family room where the ferrets have their play-time,…
FOW: Toys!
All the ferrets have their own individual tastes and interests when it comes to toys. Pandora prefers stufties. Her favorite toys are usually ones she can sink her long lovely…
Knitting and Stash Enhancement Update
On and off for the past month, I've been working on the Victoria Tank from this spring's Interweave Knits, partly because I already happened to have enough of the yarn…
FOW: Pandora’s Personality
Pandora has a rather dominant personality. For over three years, she was our alpha ferret and queen of the cage. (That all changed when Ajax came along, but that’s a…
FOW: Meet Pandora
Pandora (a.k.a. Panda Bear, Princess Panda, Pandamonium, Lady Fang) is a 5-year old spayed female, also known as a sprite in ferret lingo. When we got her, she was a…