February 2009
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Tuesday 24th February 2009Hotel Absheron Demolition ~ UpdateThey are making good progress with the Hotel Absheron demolition, all of the room floors have been removed now. They are currently in a big concrete pile on the floor which they have started to clear away. Note the digger in the background of the picture below, i'm not sure what it is balancing on?! If you look closely at the picture below you can see the side of a yellow digger. This one had a bit of an accident. Apparently it toppled over onto it's side and it's been laying there amongst the rubble ever since. I'm not sure how they ...
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Thursday 19th February 2009A Surprise VisitorMr stitchitch sent me these pictures of a surprise visitor at the entrance to the Terminal where they work. It seems this guy was out for an early morning stroll and thought he'd see what this oil & gas plant malarkey was all about. He loitered around for a little bit waiting for food which he gratefully received and then he was on his way! :O)
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Saturday 14th February 2009Tunisian Crochet ScarfI started another project yesterday... I've lost count of how many projects i've got on the go at the moment but hey! :O) I came across the tunisian crochet technique a while ago and love the weave effect it produces. It's a three colour scarf, one colour on each row. Two of the colours are plain double knit and the third is a fashion yarn with gold thread and coloured fluffy bits. I like the added texture it gives to the pattern.
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Tuesday 10th February 2009It’s foggy in Baku todayOne of the things I like about Baku is the weather, especially during the summer months when you can pretty much guarantee sunshine every day. It rarely rains here but occasionally a thick fog creeps in across the bay and everything goes eerily white. I took these pictures no more than 5 minutes apart today, normally we can see right across the bay.
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Thursday 5th February 2009Cute Owl MittensI came across the cutest owl mittens pattern on Ravelry yesterday and I had to make them! I decided to use some of the yarn we dyed at a friend's yarn party recently. It haven't used double pointed needles in a while and I need a bit more practice to keep my tension even but all in all i'm happy with how the first mitten has turned out. On to the next... :O)