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Saturday April 29, 2006 at 04:00 pm
One of the benefits of knitting is it doesn’t cause me pain.� Sure it takes time and money and concentration but I don’t get up in the morning after a vigirous day of knitting and say, “Gee am I getting old or what, all that knitting yesterday wiped me out!”.
On the other hand, yard work does cause me pain.� My oldest son, gem that he is, has recently moved back home in between jobs.� He arrived full of energy and willing to help in the yard.� I’ve given him a list but after the initial burst of energy I’m finding he works better with some input/help from us.�
So yesterday I suggested we go by our local landscaping company, also known as Snoozie Shavings, to pick some dirty fines and gorilla bark for the vegetable garden.�
He work for 2 hours straight unloading his truck of soil.� Then I started on the gorilla bark and did that all by myself.� He came out and finished up for me because I was wasted.
The garden is starting to look better.� I love having a great garden.� I enjoy looking outside seeing everything in it’s place but I do hate the work that goes into it.� So today is resting day, we were going to start putting in the dining room floor but I don’t think I have the energy/desire to do that!
On to knitting….yesterday I completed 3 more pair of socks.� The count is now 38 completed, 22 to go.� The Shawl is comming along nicely with 5 repeats complete.� I finally got the hang of how those yarn overs and nibs works so I feel much more confident in my ability to complete this on time.�
Thank goodness it’s misting today�or I would have to go back outside to face the reality I am out of shape and over 50!�
EBMismyname said,
December 31, 1969 at 4:00 pm
wow! your socks look great. i just started a class last week. i had never knit in the round before and at first, thought i wouldn’t be able to do it. i figured it out though and am almost done witht the ankle. i’m nervous about the heel but that’s why i’m in the class i guess.
zzjulia said,
December 31, 1969 at 4:00 pm
Ugh, I am not much for gardening. It’s about all I can do to prune the rosebushes. The rest, I just tell myself that someday I’ll get to it! My father has the green thumb in the family and so does my father in law so I tend to let them have their way with our yard and their prized plant–the avocado tree!
Yourdyepal said,
December 31, 1969 at 4:00 pm
Hello there, Your friendly Dye-o-rama pal here, just stopping in to say hi! I’ll be sending you an email soon!