tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post1442212319157551328..comments2023-04-28T10:53:10.258+01:00Comments on KNITMAN: THEY ARE OUT TO GET ME!!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14864658805462324550noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-66742921771117361852010-09-10T06:17:10.680+01:002010-09-10T06:17:10.680+01:00Hi, Colin.
From what I read, eye color is more com...Hi, Colin.<br />From what I read, eye color is more complicated than the Davenports thought back in 1907 when they wrote that brown always dominated over blue. It's worse than dyeing yarn. There are three alleles that control color, several genes are involved, and there are strong and weak variations of the genes. The interactions are not fully understood. Two blue-eyed parents can have a brown-eyed child because some blue-eye genes are stronger than some brown-eye genes. A strong blue-eye gene can be dominant over a weak brown-eye gene and produce a blue-eyed child.<br /><br />I'm glad you enjoyed your holiday. Safe journeys.=Tamarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-12101949921163062192010-08-30T20:40:31.205+01:002010-08-30T20:40:31.205+01:00Afraid not. Blue eyes are always recessive. The re...Afraid not. Blue eyes are always recessive. The recessive can be unexpressed for many many generations and will only show up when paired with another. If your brown eyed relly produced blue eyed offspring to a blue eyed man, then she MUST be carrying the blue eyed and ti is quite possible she did so from 100 or any number of generations back.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864658805462324550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-88350080106769203662010-08-30T18:49:22.763+01:002010-08-30T18:49:22.763+01:00Could not help commenting on your remarks about ge...Could not help commenting on your remarks about genetics. I am no expert; only know what my eyes see. I suspect that in some peoples (particularly those of Scandinavian origins) that blue eyes & blonde hair may in fact be a dominant gene.<br />I say this because of my own family. It was pointed out to me by a cousin many decades ago, as a curious fact. In my family, if the blood relative has children with someone of the (natural) blonde-haired, blue-eyed persuasion, every single child is a natural blonde, into adulthood; there is greater tendency toward blue eyes as well, although this is not as consistent as the hair colour. It does NOT matter whether that blood-relative is blonde, brunette, or redhead; blue-eyed, brown-eyed, or whatever. When they partner with a brunette or redhead, again regardless of their own colouring, the children show a fairly equal mix of blonde & Not-blonde. Not every blue-eyed person is a blonde either. This evidence is visible and without exception across at least six generations of my father's family. He was half-Scandinavian, blue-eyed and brunette. I have 3 half-siblings, all blonde and blue-eyed. Their mother was blonde, but not blue-eyed. My own mother had jet-black hair and obsidian dark eyes. We were all tow-heads (blonde) as wee children, then developed varying shades of brunette, however two have light blue eyes, like my father. None of my mother's relatives, back 3 generations at least, were blue-eyed.<br />So clearly, the brown-eyed, brunette hair, genetic-dominance is not an absolute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-60141603195761620072010-08-28T18:23:09.105+01:002010-08-28T18:23:09.105+01:00Colin, I am glad to hear you arrived safely in Ge...Colin, I am glad to hear you arrived safely in Germany. Have a wonderful time on your travels. The various regions of Germany have different recipes for foods. My mother is from Hesse region and makes sauerkraut that is tart. In the north the kraut had caraway seeds in it and in some areas it is sweet (ugh). The same happens with the sausages, we liked the ones from Heppenheim area in a wine region but in other arreas the spices seemed off. I just llike to see where you are traveling and what new adventures you have.<br />PatPatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-90648414181644280592010-08-28T16:02:15.739+01:002010-08-28T16:02:15.739+01:00Colin, so happy to hear your adventures and that y...Colin, so happy to hear your adventures and that you are more or less enjoying the trip. Too bad about all the rain, but it could be worse I suppose. So interesting hearing the reactions to your knitting. Catholic? wow, never heard that one before. I'd like to see Protestant/Orthodox/Byzantine and all the rest too please. One time I was knitting socks toe up, magic loop, with the yarn tucked into the toe and the Yarn Harlot herself was puzzled and asked me "Wot's all this then?" We both got the giggles.<br />I persevered through all 3 of Stieg Larsson's books, by the end I understood why he painted Lisbeth's character the way he did... rather hard to describe profound Asperger Syndrome in a sympathetic manner without actually resorting to the label as a shortcut. By the end I felt much more in tune with her and empathy, she became very real and alive.<br />best for the rest of the journey,<br />ccatmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340783525589988900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-25148284764648315212010-08-28T01:00:05.846+01:002010-08-28T01:00:05.846+01:00Wow! What a wonderful trip and adventure the 2 of...Wow! What a wonderful trip and adventure the 2 of you are having! Isn't amazing how knitting or crocheting tears down language barriers? I had to giggle about "Catholic knitting". I've never heard of that one before. I wonder....is there Protestant knitting???Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763567848465017941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603206.post-38571009893742508242010-08-27T23:24:24.615+01:002010-08-27T23:24:24.615+01:00Colin,
Glad to hear you're enjoying your trip ...Colin,<br />Glad to hear you're enjoying your trip despite yeterdays niggles. Nice that your KIP is drawing interest enabling the meeting of more people. I look forward to seeing the finished aran.<br />Safe onward journey to the 'stubborn sod' long may he continue to travel. :-)<br /><br />Good wishes and safe travels to you and John<br />Take care<br />AnnARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556228166211965280noreply@blogger.com