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Alison Hawke
Odd World
Snorkellers go to the bogs.
One of the globe's craziest competitions is taking place at a bog in Powys on Monday. The world-famous bog snorkelling competition at Llanwrtyd Wells is now in its 19th year. The brave competitors are hoping to beat the world record of one
Bogglement
You know those crappy weeks when life sucks and your homegroup has ended and the birthday socks you were planning clearly won't be done in time and it's storming rain outside and your car hasn't dried out from Monday when you inadvertently left the
Homegroup
My homegroup met for the last time on 18th August. I'm temporarily homegroup homeless and I don't know where to go. Hubby is starting a group in September with some cool people and I think I'll it out, but I don't know
Russian air crash
I heard about this on the radio going to work yesterday: Double air disaster hits Russia.
Two Russian airliners carrying 89 passengers and crew have crashed within minutes of each other after flying out of the same Moscow airport. Witnesses at one scene said they heard a plane roaring overhead
Veni, Vidi, Ripati *
Now I'm a real knitter. I was working on an umbilical cord hat for Ceci's baby girl
(Lion Brand Cotton Ease in radioactive orange) and a spotted a really loose stitch. It
looked bad. Several others on the same row looked bad too. I thought about
Feline Olympics
In the past twenty four hours my house has been host to the Feline Olympics, a contest to see which cat annoys me most. Tangle is way ahead after last night. These events have been completed so far:
* Tripathalon (Tangle takes the Gold)
* 100 yards dash-pounce
* Wake the hand
Recipe: English Scones
Since I'm baking tonight, here's my recipe for English scones. The recipe was adapted from several Farmhouse Kitchen recipes, refined over several batches. This version works well. Cream tea anyone?
Recipe moved here
Update 20th August:
I'd suggest a teaspoon of spice, or a
Knitting morning
The plan was to get a bunch of women together once a month to knit, sew, quilt,
crochet, and talk. This Saturday it was in my house, and it was great! Between the
three knitters, we taught Irene, Eileen, Patty, Nora, and Natalie how to knit, all of
them left
Dark Side Mister Men
I love the Mister Men and Little Misses. Plaid-Dragon has this icon for bad days:
Haven't you ever wished for alternative Mister Men? I offer you the Dark Side Mister Men and Little Misses, the ones they kept hidden:
* Little Miss Prozac
* Little Miss Fashionazi
* Little Miss