Wednesday, May 09, 2007

There's more than one way...

to store knitting needles! Several years ago, I bought a beautiful hand knitted sweater at a local craft fair - the more I wore the sweater the larger it stretched. I tried blocking it with no success so I felted it instead. The ever growing sweater felted into a shrug that was just too heavy and anyway I am not a shrug kind of girls (busty girls wearing shrugs just look too obvious.) Meanwhile I've been thinking about how to organize my knitting needle collection ....viola! the felted sweater is now a wonderful knitting needle case...the felting is loose enough that I can fit needles into it and snug enough that they'll stay.



I did 60 minutes of cardio circuit training at the gym today - 15 minutes on four different pieces of cardio equipment. The stair climber was the most challenging perhaps in part because I saved it until last. I'm planning a run in the neighborhood tomorrow afternoon, working the next three days (where I always walk at least 10,000 steps) and then Paris! I received a collection of Paris walking maps I intend to use - each are 3 or so miles long and appear to have clear, chatty directions along with beautiful pictures.

Monday, May 07, 2007

Quick Note


Ran 3 miles in the neighborhood today and finished a cozy shawl in an easy care acrylic/wool blend to take on the plane to Paris next week...

Sunday, May 06, 2007

Pondering Household Chemicals


I dropped off several gallons of household paint at the Hazardous Material Collection Day scheduled several times yearly in Roanoke. The presence of the fire engine, Haz-Mat team and the workers all dressed in protective overalls forced me to consider the number of harmful chemicals I regularly use in my home. I've given it lip service - now it's time to act.....here's some recipes to get me started...oh, I ran 3 miles along the Roanoke River yesterday!

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

WOW!


what a beautiful day! I ran 3 miles along the Roanoke River Greenway, shopped for garden plants and produce at the market and had a delightful afternoon exploring the camping areas close by.....oh, and it's 82 degrees at 9:45pm !

Monday, April 30, 2007

More....


socks in a shorter summer length - someone asked me how many pairs of socks I needed....just one more pair....

Friday, April 27, 2007

Bookcrossing afghan....

Work commitments prevented me from attending the Bookcrossing convention last week. The afghan was raffled off and the lucky winner will receive it in a week or so....I have a little finishing up left to do!

10,000+ of them...


I've worn a pedometer to walk the last three days and have walked greater than 10,000 steps each day .....American Heart Association recommends this as a heart healthy basic exercise goal. Another run planned tomorrow early in the AM!