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What Anne does for a living

Work on needles

Technically, one pair of socks for Chris and one stripy top for me. All very boring and have been queuing up for ages. Let's face it, Chris' socks have been 'on the needles' for so long, they may be rotting. And the stripy top is just... not... lace... that seems to be the problem.

Anne's finished projects 2007

Lacy muffler for D
Ocean silk lace shawl for D
Debbie Bliss silk shawl for me in deep fuchsia with a scarlet border
2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

Online yarn stores and resources

Knitty
Threadbear
Ozeyarn
Martina for sock yarn
Kangaroo
House of Hemp
Ford Barton
Laughing Hens
Hip Knits
Posh Yarn
(Posh Yarn's colours)

Secret knittery About to start another... yes another lime green sweater, this time for my friend, Joolz in Edinburgh. You can find her here...

Bodywork and other training
I've done a shed-load of training in the last few years, some in new areas, some pretty advanced. These are the training establishments I recommend for outstanding integrity, professionalism and allround excellence:

Trauma Healing - Somatic Experiencing

Brain Gym

Jean-Pierre Barral
Visceral Osteopathy

John F Barnes
Myofascial Release

Human Givens
A new approach to emotional health and clear thinking

Upledger Institute
Craniosacral Therapy

Jing Advanced Massage
Advanced Clinical Bodywork
Remedial Massage
Myofascial Release
(I also teach with these guys)

Pilates Training Solutions

November 10th

Back again...
OK, so Ihaven't updated for yonks. Life has been too busy, and whereas I've contemplated ceasing with blogging altogether, I do recognize that these lull periods occur, and are part of the rich tapestry of life, or, at least, the scenario in which I am overextending myself beyond blogging capacity. So, back to business.

The nutmeg alpaca shawl is all but knit. I'm on the last border, the second short one, and I have one ball of alpaca 4-ply left, which will give me, hopefully, 4 repeats plus a couple of garter stitch rows to finish. If not, the last repeat will have to be shortened, which I have determined will add to the charm. It's very, very warm, even to have draped over one's lap whilst knitting, so will be welcome in winter. Picis when finished.

I've been busy setting up a new suite of RSI clinics in London and Brighton for those with repetitive strain injury - which can also come about from excessive knitting!!! - but more likely to result from excessinve keyboarding ... anyhoo, the deed is set out in clear relief here at RSI Clinics .

September 1st

Where did August go... ?
It's been the most lovely summer, working just Mondays in London and Tuesday mornings at home, keeping bills at bay and feeding the three kids who returned during universty vac, job, city and flat change, and... well... the oldest hasn't actually left yet :)

I've read loads (I'll list the main tomes in the right hand column), I've had lots of ideas for creative pursuits and manifested only very few of them, I've logged up some serendipitous synchronicities, had fun with friends, nearly fallen in love... trying frantically to disentangle before it all goes horribly wrong, but she is lovely, of course..., taught a new (for me) course yesterday on anatomy with Jing, had our myofascial unwinding day the day before, and am booking in clients thick and fast, and have renewed and tended my herb collection in the courtyard. The olive tree has grown and grown and grown, and my black mint has gone woody... almost overnight... or did I just not see it for a couple of weeks?

I've also wound up most of my hemp into balls so that I can begin swatching for some more lace shawls, this time I shall design them myself from scratch, rather than adapting and cannibalising others' designs.