An interesting week and a half….

The first draft of the Clan Ross Canada newsletter is complete,and ready for the final edit.

A lot of paper work completed after last week’s monthly Sigma Xi executive/ board meeting.

Knitting: The camel spin scarf is done and is ready for a good soak and blocking.  The blocked Silk Whisker Ruana is now a long sweater vest..

Needlepoint: I managed a bit of stitching on the Christmas stocking, but had to stop until I picked up another thread.

A visit to Cindy’s Needleart Superbowl Sale resulted in this:

which, with the canvases, stitch guide, and several hundred hours of stitching, will become this.

I have coveted this pattern for a long time and am looking really forward to stitching it.

Half marathon training: Two Sundays ago, a sudden sharp pain on the side of my knee made finishing the long walk extremely painful (There was nowhere to catch a bus or get a ride). The concensus was that I had an IT band problem. On Monday, my knee was fine, so I rested it for a couple of days then started back training on Wednesday. Following the KISS principal, I also bought new shoes to replace the old ones which were well beyond their recommended life span and which could have been responsible for the pain. Sunday’s 19+ km was pain free. I hope the problem is solved and does not re-occur. The time is quickly approaching (less than four weeks) for the Chilly Half and I am really enjoying the longer distances.