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Alison Hawke

Alison Hawke

Stress

The first major piece of knitting I completed coincided with my GCSE exams when I was 16. Chronically stressed and convinced I was heading for nine D grades, Mother helped me out by getting a big cone of yarn and a Fisherman's Rib sweater pattern. I was stressed,

Diet busting

I broke my yarn diet, but it's yarn for the next project in the queue, not just stash enhancement. It's for the umbilical cord hat from SnB for Jen's baby, which is due in the next couple of months. Lion Brand Cotton Ease in

Superstitions

I'm trying to resuscitate my software project, Chronicle . It's a Java blog publishing program, or it will be. It was a tragic victim of the SourceForge Kiss of Death. Fledgling software projects get registered on SourceForge with great enthusiasm, until the Kiss of Death strikes, and

VLI Intensive weekend

The first VLI Intensive for this semester is in my living room, lectures on Johannine Literature and Theology all day Saturday and Sunday afternoon/evening. I was planning to break the yarn diet and visit my two favourite yarn stores. Instead, thanks to a dental mishap with some bread this

Girly day

When the Men are away on retreat, what do the ladies do? We bake, shop, visit yarn stores, and have a ball! I love retreats.

Odd things in envelopes

In the mail yesterday there were two chunks of wood. Granted, we are getting quotes for a new fence, but I never thought they'd send samples, two different bits of wood smelling like they've been dunked in something toxic. Happily the cheaper fence seems to be

Strange searches

Someone landed on my site via a Google search for "Tea Turtle," which probably landed them on my Yertle the Turtle page. I'm on the first page for that search, but I wonder if they meant to look for "teetotal," as in no alcohol.

Civilisation one, Evil ugly plants nil

Fulfilled one of my gardening ambitions by destroying the ugly pampas grass squatting on the corner of our yard. Initial attack with the loppers was followed by a shearing frenzy, some fork work, and finally a good raking. Couldn't evict the roots, so we settled for pouring about

Random spells

From the Grimoire Of Questionable Spells, one of many generators on a fun website. These are the best I got from several sets it generated. Prismatic Armor of Yarn Puddle of Grumpiness Astral Storm of Cabbage Tickle Toothpaste Dragon Invoke Dandruff Pool of Cotton Conceal Earwax Demon Zone of Cheese

The web is not usable

Websites 'failing' disabled users An investigation by the Disability Rights Commission people. This means that many everyday activities carried out on the internet - booking a holiday, managing a bank account, buying theatre tickets or finding a cheaper credit card - are difficult or impossible for many disabled

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