Life's a Stitch

And more recently life’s a creative adventure with some travel thrown in.

Hardly a red meat eating household anymore, one day we decided to satiate our occasional meaty needs. C went to SaveOn Foods (for you non-Canadians, it's a division of Overwaitea Foods, an unusual name for a grocery distributor if you ask me) and bought some steak, Mmmmm, Mmmmm, Mmmmm. He threw the grocery bags into the back of the truck and this is what arrived home:

Mystery meat

Still packed in the plastic grocery bag with handles neatly tied together, all we can figure is that an eagle or a crow dived bombed the bag and got what was at the very top. Very clean job, don't you think?

Thank you for the suggestions regarding adaptive knitting. With the help of some topical anti-inflammatory gel, I'm able to knit a half dozen shawl or baby blankie rows at a time – enough to satisfy the urge. Strange though, one of the side effects of a cream applied to the thumb, is an upset stomach. The body is a funny thing.

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15 responses to “Meat Mystery”

  1. ThePomegranateGrl Avatar

    Wow, that’s amazing!

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  2. Daisy Avatar
    Daisy

    Too weird!

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  3. Joan Wright Avatar
    Joan Wright

    I would like to get a copy of the Herringbone Rib Scarf pattern. Thanks.
    P.S. When I see damage like this on a meat package, one of my cats is usually involved.

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  4. Nancy Yandell Avatar
    Nancy Yandell

    That must have been one talented bird. And who knew the Thumb bone was connected to the tummy (bone?)???

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  5. chancy Avatar

    That is so weird that the cream upsets your stomach. In pill form, it is quite common because they can be really harsh on the stomach lining before being absorbed into the bloodstream, but with the cream you would think that since it bypasses the stomach altogether, there wouldn’t be a problem. The way to alleviate the upset stomach with the pills is to take it with food or an heartburn pill/stomach coater….maybe it will help?
    Glad you found a way to knit around the injury! 😉

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  6. Linda B. Avatar
    Linda B.

    What is the name of the anti-inflammatory gel? After knitting on a cotton baby sweater, I’m suffering the consequences.

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  7. Kristen Avatar

    Bizarre meat mystery/mystery meat!

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  8. Rebekah Avatar

    That is really crazy!

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  9. LoriAngela Avatar

    We once had a steak stolen right from a bbq by a fly-by kukaburra, while on a visit to Australia! Any crow that can steal a steak from a shopping bag should be upgraded to a raven or at least a jackdaw.
    I found it interesting that Brenda Dayne of Cast On also has a knitting injury and a citron. Coincidence? I think no.

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  10. Karen, sil Avatar
    Karen, sil

    Is the cream scented? I’ll get nauseated from some scents, particularly Avon’s Skin-So-Soft(do they even make that any more?)

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  11. Uli Avatar

    That’s too funny!!! I have a story about a hot dog stealing sea gull in Stanley Park….. right out of the bun, ketchup and all.

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  12. Karen Avatar
    Karen

    Oh dear. I hope you weren’t planning to feed four people with a steak each!!

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  13. Suzy Avatar

    Wow! That’s weird! A little scary!

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  14. Lynn Avatar

    Wow that is one talented bird!!!

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  15. lynne Avatar

    THAT is funny!

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