• Home
  • Posts RSS
  • Comments RSS
Blue Orange Green Pink Purple
(What I see, What I've been taught, what I've learned, what amazes me...)
Needles of Iron

May 13, 2008

Yesterday's Progress

I am wondering when it will open!

There is knitting tonight. With the Alison’s Scarf complete, I have been back on the socks with the loops of magickness! I have a dishcloth on the needles (always). I have started knitting my first handspun into a scarf, but think the pattern isn’t working. I have another pattern I think will do better, and intend to frog and restart. I will be following the Wendy Scarf pattern from the pattern-a-day calendar. I am also dying to cast on the baby surprise jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman. Dying, I say! (Cast on as of knitting tonight.)

Knitting, spinning, gardening, and birthday cards to make. My life is full.

All that, and at work, we have started our annual exercise-a-thon. We are cast into teams, and set loose to rack up minutes in exertive activity. Now, I work with some that make fitness a serious lifestyle. I am talking running miles, biking miles…MANY MILES…daily! And I work with some that haven’t seen the distant side of 30, and if they have, they are much closer to 30 than to 40. Then there are a few, very few, of us circling around the half century (and beyond) mark. Over half the employees participate in this, and over a 6 week span, average hours exercised by teams run about 10-12 per week per person. Do the math. That’s a lot of competitiveness. That’s a lot of keeping up with the youngsters!

I can get an hour and a half in easily when I ride my bike to work, and I typically work on the stationary bike in the morning 30 minutes anyway. I just boost that time up to 45 minutes when I don’t ride. If weather/time permits, a walk with Best Dog Ever after work can help, but it’s tough to get more exercise than that in. Hikes on the weekend add time to the total, but leave other chores undone!

If only I could count spinning…

I found this tonight on my return home. Oh yeah!
Smack in between Mother's Day and my birthday. Life is good.
Dearest Sister....any ideas on the name of this old friend?
Posted by Iron Needles at 7:25 PM
Labels: exercise, iris, knitting

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

It could be Silverado...It may become clearer as it opens. It is lovely and the clump looks fab! DS

May 13, 2008 at 9:43 PM
Lynne said...

what a beauty!

May 14, 2008 at 9:36 AM
Kate/High Altitude Gardening said...

Hi;
I am deeply jealous of that iris! Very pretty! Aren't you thrilled that summer is here?? - k

May 14, 2008 at 6:14 PM

Post a Comment

Newer Post Older Post Home
View mobile version
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Needles of Iron

  • Welcome...

    ...to my humble effort. Thanks for taking the time to stop by, and I hope you find something mildly interesting, slightly amusing, barely creative, or at the very least, not too terribly trite.

    About Me

    My photo
    FC, Colorado, United States
    View my complete profile

    Email me at...

    becky.perryATcomcastDOTnet

    WonderCat

    WonderCat

    WonderDog

    WonderDog

    Copyright

    Please do not use any of the photos, art, words, or anything else found here without first asking the originator, which would be me!

    Blog Archive

    • ►  2017 (1)
      • ►  January (1)
    • ►  2016 (8)
      • ►  September (1)
      • ►  August (3)
      • ►  July (4)
    • ►  2013 (17)
      • ►  April (2)
      • ►  March (3)
      • ►  February (7)
      • ►  January (5)
    • ►  2012 (20)
      • ►  December (3)
      • ►  March (7)
      • ►  February (9)
      • ►  January (1)
    • ►  2011 (92)
      • ►  December (1)
      • ►  October (7)
      • ►  September (1)
      • ►  August (3)
      • ►  July (7)
      • ►  June (12)
      • ►  May (11)
      • ►  April (16)
      • ►  March (11)
      • ►  February (8)
      • ►  January (15)
    • ►  2010 (159)
      • ►  December (6)
      • ►  November (9)
      • ►  October (16)
      • ►  September (12)
      • ►  August (15)
      • ►  July (8)
      • ►  June (14)
      • ►  May (13)
      • ►  April (21)
      • ►  March (16)
      • ►  February (14)
      • ►  January (15)
    • ►  2009 (220)
      • ►  December (16)
      • ►  November (15)
      • ►  October (16)
      • ►  September (15)
      • ►  August (24)
      • ►  July (18)
      • ►  June (19)
      • ►  May (22)
      • ►  April (16)
      • ►  March (21)
      • ►  February (19)
      • ►  January (19)
    • ▼  2008 (264)
      • ►  December (22)
      • ►  November (17)
      • ►  October (31)
      • ►  September (15)
      • ►  August (22)
      • ►  July (20)
      • ►  June (19)
      • ▼  May (21)
        • Knitting (and other) goals for the week…
        • K is for…
        • We went hiking...
        • Wow! It's done!
        • Just Bits and Pieces
        • A Goal of 100 Miles
        • Five Years
        • Wednesday Wrap-up
        • Moving A Bit Slowly...
        • Happy Birthday...
        • Adventures with Beans
        • J is for…
        • Yesterday's Progress
        • It is Finished!
        • And yet another...
        • Nothing but knitting...
        • Something new everyday...
        • Other’s Approval
        • Bicycling Started Today!
        • And another hike!
        • Early Birthday for Me!
      • ►  April (22)
      • ►  March (21)
      • ►  February (22)
      • ►  January (32)
  • Search






    • Home
    • Posts RSS
    • Comments RSS

    © Copyright Needles of Iron. All rights reserved.
    Designed by FTL Wordpress Themes | Bloggerized by FalconHive.com
    brought to you by Smashing Magazine

    Back to Top