Purity
As a physics graduate, married to a chemistry graduate...
(NB: in his about section, the author says "You can post xkcd in your blog (whether ad-supported or not) with no need to get my permission")
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How to write James Bond
BBC News: Faulks' quest to follow Fleming. Sebastian Faulks has written a new James Bond novel in the style of Ian Fleming to mark the centenary of Fleming's birth.
To pay homage to the man who created 007, Faulks decided he had to get inside Fleming'
Spinning lessons
Last Friday was Anna's first spinning lesson. She used my Cascade Little Si spindle and some Romney locks I flicked and drafted into roving. It felt good teaching her how to do something I enjoy, watching her work out how to get around the obstacles on their own,
Making lightning
BBC News: Tripping the light fantastic.
It is near pitch-black in the viewing room where we are standing; a soft red glow exuding from a warning light above the door barely cuts through the darkness. A klaxon sounds, and, suddenly, a giant flash of lightning bolts through the air, accompanied
The price of fuel
(Gas station at the corner of Ballas and Clayton, St Louis MO.)
Round the Bend
Started my Eris cardigan last week, I haven't started a sweater-sized project since the Eternal Sweater for Hubby in 1994. Short rows with cabling is an interesting experience! You knit two sides of a U shaped yoke (with a torturous pick up in the middle) then pick up
Tagged!
I got tagged by Sue for another meme:
The Rules:
Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged
FO: Maizy Monkey socks
Finished the Maizy Monkey socks last week:
Pattern: My own (picot hem, half-linen stitch heel flap, panels of Monkey lace, ribbing at the sides)
Yarn: Crystal Palace Maizy in Stormy Purple from Chris Needlecraft
Duration: 28th April to 21 May 2008
Wore these on Thursday, they stretched out once they
Meme me this
I don't often do memes, but it's Merinda, so..
Leave me a random comment, and I'll respond with five questions you can answer in your own blog, leaving open the invitation for other people to give you comments o' randomness, and then you
Polwarth
I'm trying something I haven't done before: spinning fleece locks. A Verb For Keeping Warm had some grey Polwarth locks and I'd ordered two sets, but there was a stocking glitch and Kristine only had one. After a little discussion, she sent a grey