Once you start spinning, it's only a matter of time before you want to blend some fibers or card out some locks of fleece. Maybe you want to blend a bit of angora into the merino you have on hand, or perhaps you want to create a custom color by blending together two dyed fibers. Regardless of the reason, you will need to decide between a drum carder, a pair of hand carders, or a set of combs.
El Rio is another great
For the perfect combination of an awesome beer selection and great Mexican and pub food, check out The Friendly Spot in
Photographer Carli Davidson is publishing a book of photos of the funny faces of dogs shaking off water. She produced this companion piece, a video of the dogs in super-slow-motion. It's pretty great, but frankly my favorite part when a dog shakes off water is the way the butt gets shaken off last.
Image courtesy Carli Davidson
This video compilation of cats stealing dog beds isn't just funny and silly, it also has a surprisingly coherent narrative. Blended families are so difficult to negotiate sometimes!
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It's no surprise that America's pet cats and dogs have been getting fatter in the last few decades, their lives becoming more sedentary by the day right along with their owners. But what can we make of the fact that other animals are getting fatter, as well? Zoo animals could perhaps be explained by zookeepers feeding their charges more sugary treats. But how to explain the epidemic of obesity among feral rats?
I'm planning my next trip to Trader Joe's for this weekend, and since I'm running low on both canned and dry cat food, I thought I might give theirs a try. I did what I always do before buying something new at Trader Joe's: I Googled it to find out what everyone thinks.
Turns out that Trader Joe's dry and canned dog food are both rated highly among dog owners. Good quality at a great price.
It won't be news to most dog lovers, but new MRI studies show that dogs experience emotion the same way we do, with activation of the caudate nucleus. Until now, MRI scans of dog's brains could only be done on anaesthetized dogs, who turned up as inactive on the scans as an anaesthetized human would.
