Winter is here.

Point made. Now go away – please.

The last week has been very productive. The Clan Ross Canada newsletter is now history. Only one more to go, and my summer will be free of editing (the fun part), stuffing, addressing, stamping, mailing, and the odd unexpected irritation that does its best to annoy my happiness.

Knitting: The Moss Scarf has been cast on.  It is knit on 3.5 mm needles in Fantastic Knitting Zephyr lace weight, 50% merino wool and 50% silk, a new fibre for me that is proving very easy to knit.

The colour, basil, is one of my favourite greens. I purchased the kit from Anne Corcoran, the designer of the scarf and the guest speaker at the January meeting of the Downtown Knit Collective.

Needlepoint: The Christmas stocking is coming along nicely.

I have put it aside until the thread I need arrives.

Several hours of work on the Christmas mouse has produced this.

Half Marathon Training: By this time two weeks from now, the Chilly Half Marathon will be over. The second last week of training is always the hardest, beginning with the 20 km walk scheduled for tomorrow morning. The remaining 26 km is spread throughout the week. Last Sunday’s 18 km was somewhat challenging until the sidewalk plows had done their work.  Navigating snow and ice adds a whole new challenge to completing the distance. Tomorrow looks like it will be more of the same – see above.

Current Reading: Death Comes to Pemberley by P. D. James