Last weekend we finally made it down to the Washington State Fair (formerly Puyallup fair). I've been wanting to go for at least the last 3 years and we never made it for one reason or another. It was fun to go to a big fair because it reminded me of the one I miss every August in Illinois.
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This is a fairly random post topic, but I had to share. I think Seattle's constant overcast skies and drizzle made me a boot person. I don't recall ever wanting/owning a pair of boots in the past, but I bought two pairs now thanks to Zappos(the best shoe store for wide feet people like me)!
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I've crocheted several amigurumi from patterns for friends so I thought making an African Grey parrot for a friend would be no big deal. Unfortunately, there are only a handful of free parrot patterns available on Ravelry and most were too cartoony for my liking. I decided to make my own pattern after studying a few other bird patterns thinking it would be a piece of cake. Wrong. I'm currently on iteration number three of the body and not even close to having a sample I'm happy with.
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Sometimes I think the older I get the more my tastes change. I'm not a fan of spicy food, but Jeff has slowly introduced me to more and more of it that I like. His most recent introduction is homemade jalapeno poppers. I'm happy to say my taste buds are in love with them(as long as they're not burning off).
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Welcome! I'm Sarah Liz, the resident cat mom, food lover, crocheter, crafter, and nail art enthusiast behind Orange and Shiny. Thanks for stopping in!
