8th decade:

Yesterday, I celebrated the birthday that places me in my eighth decade. Last night, My husband, son, and I attended a traditional Burns supper and had a great time.

The meal was traditional, starting with Scotch broth soup, followed by haggis, neeps (turnips), and tatties (potatoes),

followed by Scottish steak pie and vegetables,

then desert, a clootie dumpling with custard.

Stitching: The threads have finally arrived, so I can continue working on the Christmas stocking pillow.

Knitting: I managed to complete a few more pattern repeats on the camel spin scarf, but ended up unknitting two rows this afternoon after discovering that I only had 10 stitiches to kinit instead of twelve (an excellent example of why I use stitch markers) and also an example of the perils of knitting when tired – see below.

Half marathon training: It took most of this morning to complete 16 km.  Lots of ice and snow on the sidewalks meant slow walking, but fortunately the roads were mostly clear.  Enough said.