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Alison Hawke

Alison Hawke

Tenth Anniversary

I'm not really here. Hubby has taken me somewhere out of town to celebrate our tenth wedding anniversary (tin or aluminium), it's been a wonderful ten years and I wouldn't trade it for anything! I love you! I'm leaving you with cat

Good things

* Our tenth wedding anniversary is tommorrow! They told us at marriage preparation classes "The first decade is the worst." * Going away for the weekend to some mystery location. * Being able to jog for twice as long and sprint for two-thirds as long as when I started running

FO: Jayne Cobb hat

Finished the Jayne Cobb hat for Hubby: The scraps of yarn are all that's left of the Wool of the Andes, most of it went into the pompom. This is one of the scariest things I've ever knit. I made the ear flaps in Fisherman'

Censorship

Interesting thread on the WordPress support forums about censorship and ethics. After reading it, I added this to my About the blog page: You are free to comment on my blog, but once you do, all comments belong to me and I will censor, edit, or delete at will. Play

Kung Fu Science

Kung Fu? Meet Physics. What do you get if you put a physicist, a martial arts expert and a pile of wooden planks in one room? Some smaller planks. We've all seen it. Some bloke with a hand of steel slicing a lump of concrete or block of

Jayne hat

Started the Jayne Cobb hat for Hubby to wear to the opening night of the Serenity movie on September 30th. I like the Knit Picks Wool of the Andes, the Carrot and Daffodil colours are perfect. Unfortunately the Tomato I ordered with them was a little too radioactive red, so

Canterbury Rap

Chaucer's tales become rap songs . A rap artist has translated some of the best known works of poet Geoffrey Chaucer into hip-hop to make them appeal to schoolchildren. Canadian Baba Brinkman wants modern teenagers to warm to the 14th-century Canterbury Tales. He is to tour English

Doctor, is that you?

Doctor Who, fashion icon. My first look at the new Doctor He's been a dandy, an Edwardian cricketer and most famously wore a long scarf. Doctor Who's togs change as he regenerates. So what are the fashion tips from everyone's favourite Time Lord? Flamboyant.

All grown up

It finally happened: I know this isn't exactly new technology, but I have avoided getting a swift and winder for ages. Didn't think I needed one, and besides, Chris at the yarn store would wind things for me for a small fee. There's stuff

Faina-along!

Who's up for a Faina's Scarf knit-along? You need 450 yards of sportweight yarn and size 4US needles. This is the scarf: It's a gorgeous scarf and I don't want to mess it up. I need a support group! I have

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