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Alison Hawke

Alison Hawke

Vanishing lake and talcum-tracking dogs

Vanishing lake baffles Russians Residents of a village in central Russia are trying to solve the mystery of a lake that disappeared overnight. Russia's NTV channel showed a huge, muddy basin where the lake once was, in the village of Bolotnikovo. "It looks like somebody has pulled

Revenge of the Sith

Surprisingly, the movie didn't suck. Some of the dialogue was cringe-worthy, I still think Yoda is a first class fraud for shuffling around with that stick, but it was an OK movie. No spoilers here. I got off work early to go see the matinee with Hubby, which

Planning to write

Started the first teeny bits of planning for NaNoWriMo 2005. Different genre this time, I'm going to try Chick Lit, and my main character will be called Albion Lewis. Unless I change my mind by November. Might try and fit in some of these top ten words not

There's a hole in my house, dear Liza, dear Liza

The trouble with home improvements is that in order for things to get better, they first have to get worse. A lot worse. Our house needed painting last year. It went from looking like it needed painting, to looking like someone had eaten half the paint off, to primer grey.

KnitPicks socks

Finished the Simple Stripes socks on Saturday, and wore them on Sunday. I was a little worried about how these were going to feel, the yarn wasn't too soft while knitting it. But they feel good on, and they'll probably soften up after a wash. I

Knitting morning

Wonderful knitting morning at Borders. Only five of us showed up, but one of those five was Bonnie. She is the mother of a friend, part of the Weaver's Guild, and so enthusiastic about knitting, I love it when she can join us. Did a couple more stripes

Weather with you

First bug bite of the year. I'm horribly allergic to mosquito bites but I iced this one down before it got bad. Our monster cottonwood trees are raining white fuzz, the honeysuckle along the back wall is cruising for a vicious pruning, front yard rose bush pumped out

New shoes

Iron Age shoe unearthed at quarry. A shoe thought to be at least 2,000 years old, and the oldest in the UK, has been dug up at an English quarry. The Iron Age relic was found in a hollowed tree trunk at Whiteball Quarry, near Wellington, Somerset. Archaeologists say

Conference thoughts

I don't know about you guys, but we are the weirdest herd I've ever seen. Sid the sloth on Ice Age. The Vineyard National Conference drew leaders from all over the country to Columbus Ohio. I met people from Texas, Long Island, Michigan, West Virginia, California,

Conference knitting

While I was at the conference, I got some knitting time in. The second Simple Stripes sock was started on Sunday, and I finished the heel on the drive home yesterday. Not while I was driving, though I probably could have since Interstate 70 through the entire state of Indiana

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