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Alison Hawke

Alison Hawke

Mental health news

BBC News: Autistic impressions. Hollywood movies rarely deal with disability - except for autism, when characters are typically shown as having special intelligence. Why do we like to think everyone with autism is especially gifted? In one evening, he memorised every name and number from A to G in the phone

Project round up

You never know what you have going on until you get it all in one place. Knit: My Eris cardigan is still languishing, sleeveless, and waiting for the hem to be finished. Must complete this one by the end of the year! Hold me to that, maybe I need a

Tweets for the week of August 7th

<li>Indian food for lunch, at the one place I'll happily eat all vegetarian food. So long as there's a veggie korma and rice pudding. <a href="http://twitter.com/QuantumTea/statuses/2952904537" class="aktt_tweet_time">#<

Exploring the dark side

I remember making a crocheted handkerchief case during Thursday craft afternoons at Broke Hall Primary school. It used three strands of cobalt-blue yarn and I complained about it the whole time. I have a vague memory it was double crochet. It came out slightly lopsided but Mum sewed a

Fourteen years

August 5th is our 14th wedding anniversary! Paul proposed exactly six months after the first date, and we got married exactly one year after that. I love you Hubby.

FO: Handspun halfdome

This project did not get off to a good start. When I joined the stitches, I set off using the tail of the cast-on yarn. Then I started knitting inside out. Knitting it brings back memories of time spent at Maryland Sheep and Wool with Rox in 2007, the

FO: Bogeyman Socks

Finished the Fungus The Bogeyman socks: Pattern: 12 stitch easy toe, offset mirrored panels of Fan lace from Sensational Knitted socks, Sherman heel, rolled top. Yarn: Lovesticks 100% BFL in Little Green Men Needles: US0 Addi turbo (magic loop) Duration: 29 May to 25 July 2009 I'd been

Tweets for the week of July 31st

<li>How can two plumbing quotes be THAT far apart for the same work? No way is guy #1 getting the job. <a href="http://twitter.com/QuantumTea/statuses/2817827827">#</a></li> <li>27lb of cat litter costs

Scottish big cat

BBC News: Policeman takes 'big cat' video An off-duty Ministry of Defence police dog handler has taken a video of what he claims is a panther-sized big cat. Pc Chris Swallow was helping a friend with their garden in Helensburgh, Argyll, when he spotted the black

Tour de Fleece - Yellow Jersey!

In the Tour de France, the maillot jaune, or yellow jersey is awarded to the winner, Alberto Contador. The Tour de Fleece is over, and I met my goals! Spin every weekday Made this goal, and also spun three Sundays and a Saturday. Not easy to do, but I should

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