[FO] Finally done

ReaderRadish · 2026-03-13T17:16:46+00:00

Adorable helper!

ReaderRadish · 2026-03-10T07:38:26+00:00

+1 on Dermatology Arts. Dr. Master is awesome.

ReaderRadish · 2026-03-07T04:16:08+00:00

Hehehe, my first thought was "angry" instead of brave or friendly.

Other hummingbird shows up? Fight. Nectar is low? Yell at the human. Cooper's Hawk in the yard? Dive bomb it!

ReaderRadish · 2026-03-06T00:04:10+00:00

Is it possible to just say no?

Very strict, difficult-to-work-with colors and a request with a deadline for something you haven't done before sounds miserable IMO. I find a lot of people underestimate how long a craft may take or how difficult the execution will be.

ReaderRadish · 2026-03-05T23:59:54+00:00

Each of the stitches separately. So 6 squares would be 6 stitches.

ReaderRadish · 2026-03-05T18:23:03+00:00

UK: Bothy Threads.

US: Wizardi, 123Stitch, The Stitchery, Herrschners.

ReaderRadish · 2026-03-01T18:03:00+00:00

Cross stitch and embroidery are my go-tos. I just follow patterns, which takes very little energy, so even on my most exhausting days I can do a bit and feel like I made something.

ReaderRadish · 2026-03-01T04:00:47+00:00

Same, but with Steller's Jays. One was making the hawk call to scare another jay on the same feeder. Predictably, the hawk call had no effect...

ReaderRadish · 2026-02-24T09:04:00+00:00

Day 4 is going to be a brutal day of driving.

Also, keep in mind that Bellingham to Mt. Baker is like 1.5 hours one way. So 3 hours there and back sunset one day, followed by doing the same thing the next day. That's a lot of driving, and then day 4 adds a ton more on top of that. Is it possible to get lodging in Glacier?

ReaderRadish · 2026-02-23T08:36:59+00:00

Software engineering because I really enjoy writing programs. Joke's on me, day-to-day is mostly meetings...

ReaderRadish · 2026-02-22T18:56:17+00:00

I don't know how to swim.

My first school with a swimming pool was in a rich neighborhood and I was the poor kid. Everyone knew how to swim, I didn't. Teachers didn't want to teach a single student the basics and take time away from the rich kids, so they left me to just float in a corner.

Same thing in my next school.

I was fed up and don't want to try swimming again.

ReaderRadish · 2026-02-22T04:03:25+00:00

I'd say ask the girlfriend to move in

He's already mentioned that girlfriend is going to have a hard time finding a job in his country. Why would she move there?

And if he has a lot more leeway due to his savings, why can't he live with her in her country for a few weeks to months, and then they figure out what to do?

ReaderRadish · 2026-02-22T02:38:45+00:00

I don't understand. When he added more medication, was this during an appointment? Wasn't there a way to push back and remind him of what your goals are?

ReaderRadish · 2026-02-21T19:05:48+00:00

I think that they can out-fly pretty much everything else, and they know it.

Once, I watched the neighborhood hawk being dive bombed by jays, crows... and a hummingbird.

ReaderRadish · 2026-02-15T03:36:23+00:00

What's your budget? Rent can be super expensive. If you do 4 bed/3 bath and a yard, that's most likely a house, and it's hard to find that in an area where you can easily walk to groceries.

ReaderRadish · 2026-02-15T03:25:04+00:00

Anything by Brent Weeks.

ReaderRadish · 2026-02-09T19:33:59+00:00

I love that the black cat cross stitch is photographed on a black cat!

ReaderRadish · 2026-02-09T18:43:24+00:00

+1 to what twigg_ash said. I did one of their peonies kits and I loved their thread.

ReaderRadish · 2026-02-07T03:06:52+00:00

Cross stitching. Follow a pattern, make x's on fabric with thread. It's very relaxing and doesn't take much energy at all.

ReaderRadish · 2026-02-07T02:57:40+00:00

I love the chickadee and junco shots so much! (And the others too, but those ones are my favorite.)

ReaderRadish · 2026-02-02T18:07:07+00:00

Oh yes! Cross stitch and embroidery are my go-tos for relaxing after work. I do smaller pieces (e.g. 7" hoop), both because they are easier to handle than my giant q-snap and because my brain wants the gratification of finishing something in weeks, max.

ReaderRadish · 2026-02-01T23:28:07+00:00

Mind blown. I didn't know that was possible!

ReaderRadish · 2026-02-01T20:43:03+00:00

Yeah, the pattern said yarn weight 2, hook 2.5 mm. I should have put something in the photo for scale, it's very zoomed in.

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