17th October 2010

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Recap and Catch-up

One week ago I ran the BAA 1/2 marathon, and this is evidence that I even finished it! It was long with many hills, but those hills were lined with cheering spectators. Sometimes it feels like the farther back in the pack you are the more they cheer… which is why I am sure I end up in the back of the pack.

If you live in the Boston area and have needed to go to JP for anything you have probably been on the Arborway and Riverway. If you’re not used to driving on them and there’s traffic you might also exclaim out lout about the speeds people travel, the narrowness of the lanes and all the curves. What you might not notice is all the hills. We noticed those on foot. We also noticed how awesome it was to be able to run in the middle of the road.

The end of the race was hard because there were yet more hills but we knew we were almost done as we entered the zoo. We ran right past a large peacock as we entered the park, who by the time I got there seemed barely curious by the heavy breathing, fast(ish) moving people going by. We ran down the little paths they had marked out and we could hear the lions roaring. We didn’t get close enough to see them, but I think they could smell us.

There were no unicorns in the zoo, but a lot of unicorns ran through the zoo. About 5,000 unicorns actually. It was pretty cool.

I followed that all up with a nasty cold, a week home sick, a bus to UMass and then a bus to the NY Seep & Wool in Rhinebeck NY. I’ll have more to report about each of those when my mind recovers a bit. Totally crazy!

I will show you the fingereless mitts I started (and am going to frog) as well as my in progress hat. The fingerless mitts… I love the pattern, I love the yarn, I do not love them together.

The colors went from striking to muddied. I think it needs to be used on a larger object. Also, the braided cables don’t really stand out. Perhaps it needs something not variegated after all.

My hat is coming along nicely. Stranding is going ok. My tension is not perfectly even, but it is certainly ok. I have no idea if the size is going to be right. I should be able to try it on fairly soon.

Then maybe I can start on a sweater with my new yarn!

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