
In less than 24 hours, the Irish will be voting whether to accept or not accept the Lisbon Treaty.To all the NO supporters out there… I Know you all fly Ryanair. Which airline will you be flying?

In less than 24 hours, the Irish will be voting whether to accept or not accept the Lisbon Treaty.To all the NO supporters out there… I Know you all fly Ryanair. Which airline will you be flying?
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The 3rd floor of Debenham’s…
I piled the books on my desk with a cup of coffee* After reading the first few paragraphs, I realised that there were too many big words, so I had to add a Thesaurus to my resource list. Why are authors using words like diametrically,dichotomise,and extolled? When it is so much easier to comprehend simply words like, completely,divide and praised, respectively?

*I was lucky enough to receive a can of the original New Orleans coffee, Cafe du Monde when my MiL was visiting over the summer.
This is my Sunday reading…

Watson,R.,McKenna,H.,Cowman,S. & Keady,J. (2008) Nursing Research: Designs and Methods,Churchill Livingston, London.
I have been sneaking in some knitting while watching Eastenders in the evening…


simply falling…, originally uploaded by chicwithstix.
The autumn season is my favourite time of year. It is the beginning of my first academic year at a post-graduate level and I love being a student.
The downside: I will have less time for perusing Ravelry, knitting, SnB’s,blogging,..
I am still clinging to Twitter as a means of keeping connected.
I will be popping in every now and then.
Keep in touch,
chicwithstix
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I am taking off for the weekend; to Iknit’s Weekender in London. As I sit and wait for my flight to Heathrow,I marvel at getting my knitting needles through the airport gateway.
photo by Feargal OP
The beginning of September marks the arrival of the autumn season, and the start of a new school year. Today, I am a student once again. I am in a programme designed to acquire advanced theory based education and facilitiate my commitment to life long learning.
How do I mentally prepare myself as I undertake the theoretical modules in academic studies? What is my intellectual capability for assignments, examinations, and a research paper?
One thing for certain, is my coping mechanism; I will always have my knitting if the stresses of learning get to me…

“In every economical house the knitting basket should be an institution and all the girls should be taught to knit. Knitted woollen stockings are not only more durable than bought stockings, but they promote the circulation better and so are preventative of cold feet and chilblains.” from Domestic Economy, 1896