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Alison Hawke

Alison Hawke

Writing by hand

BBC News: The slow death of handwriting. Christmas cards, shopping lists and what else? The occasions in which we write by hand are fewer and fewer, says Neil Hallows. So is the ancient art form of handwriting dying out? A century from now, our handwriting may only be legible to

Birthday

There are few things better than a day off work with nothing planned, and one of them is a birthday off work with nothing planned except dinner with Hubby. He got my engagement ring repaired as a birthday gift. I love my ring. It's a simple diamond solitaire

FO: Third Cousin Gradient socks

Finished a pair of odd socks: Pattern: Mirrored panels of Oblique Openwork from Sensational Knitted Socks Yarn: Fyberspates self striping BFL in Peach, Plum, and Ginger Needles: US0 circular Duration: 1st February to 24th February 2009 The one at the top was done first, I used an Easy Toe, Sherman

Navy cannon of the 1590s

BBC News: 'Superguns' of Elizabeth I's navy. The English navy at around the time of the Armada was evolving revolutionary new tactics, according to new research. Tests on cannon recovered from an Elizabethan warship suggest she carried powerful cast iron guns, of uniform size, firing standard

Spinning FO: En Avril Merino/Silk

This is the first skein completed on my Majacraft wheel: 330 yds of 2 ply 65/35 merino silk, light sport weight En Avril roving from The Sanguine Gryphon Spun and plied on Majacraft Rose wheel 25th December 2008 to 19 February 2009 It's not entirely even because

Knitting preserves memory

BBC News: Knitting 'can delay' memory loss. Engaging in a hobby like reading a book, making a patchwork quilt or even playing computer games can delay the onset of dementia, a US study suggests. Watching TV however does not count - and indeed spending significant periods of time in

Forward planning

I'll be out of town for a week next month getting training in Memphis TN. Away from Hubby, away from home, away from the stash, away from the books, away from the spinning wheel, and with my boss. I'll be in a hotel room with a

Jet Engine

BBC News: How to build a star on Earth. Nuclear fusion is nature's power source. From the Sun to the most distant stars, the energy that lights up the Universe is released by sticking hydrogen nuclei together to make helium. Since hydrogen is the most abundant element in

Happy Birthday Hubby!

Hope it's a good day, I love you!

Visiting Caveland

Met up with Pat and Jodi to go and see Caveland in Festus. The place is for sale on eBay, and it's a house built in a cave. There are many photos on the Caveland website of the building process. This is the outside, from the top of

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