More socks?

I enjoy making socks because
*I wear them regularly to work with my wooden clogs.
*Socks in progress are small and easy to carry along to work on during any free time.
*They are inexpensive to make compared to many projects.
*They are challenging enough to keep you interested but not so much that you become frustrated.

Any other reasons? I'll ponder that as I cast on another pair using Lorna's Shepard sock yarn in the gorgeous Iris Garden colors!

Getting back on track!

Finished this pair of socks - I knitted 1.5 inches of ribbing and the rest stockinette sock - looks like the slouchy socks from the eighties. Oh well, I like the colors but will continue to make the entire leg portion of socks in ribbing. I also ran 3 miles on a challenging downtown hilly course and did OK - I'm back!!!

Snow finally AND no more socks for awhile!!!

Woke up yesterday morning to ~4 inches of snow and frigid temps! We usually have some snow here every year but not huge amounts like in the higher elevations west of Roanoke.

That said,every couple of years we are surprised with a foot or more of snow..... So what did I do in this snowy weather? I knitted yet another pair of socks - that makes 5 pairs since Christmas!

No more until I go on vacation/holiday the first weekend of March to Marco Island, Florida. I have other knitting projects that need attention until then. I'm organizing an afghan project for Bookcrossing to be raffled off at the Convention in Charleston, SC in April. Donations of wonderfully colorful, creative squares are arriving almost every day
...... so that is my promise - no more sock knitting until Florida.
P.S. I love this story ..... I haven't given up on running - plan on running to the best of my ability for a long time!
Jack Kirk, the Dipsea Demon, dies at 100

Quiet

The past week or so I have been in several waiting areas and have noticed the ever constant presence of a television blaring in the background. Two of these waiting areas were in doctors' offices and I can't help but wonder the health implications of all the noise in our environment. During the 90 minute wait I had in a doctor's office today I heard at least three loud ring tones and the accompanying conversations once they were answered. A small TV was in the alcove of this particular office and several people were scanning the channels - thankfully one person turned the volume down so only the people close by could hear it. I also heard several loud conversations about people's health conditions etc. - do people realize how loud their voices are sometimes? One of the ongoing battles I had on my former job site was the playing of a radio at the nurses' unit. There is so much noise in the hospital we can't control - monitors and other equipment, telephones and pagers, overhead announcements.....the radio blaring just added to the chaos. Additionally, the radio was mounted on the top of a large cart that was often in the way and had to be pushed to the side to access needed supplies. Well, it was a battle I lost and I left that unit - not just because of the radio even though it was symbolic of the problems on that unit...... On a related note, I read about John Francis and his 17 year silence in his quest to listen more completely - listening more fully is a goal for me - along with decreasing the noise pollution in my environment.... ....meanwhile the lovely clicking sound of knitting needles producing yet another pair of socks....