I love my old house. I really do.
But we have to return two of the three ceiling fans. My lovely, lovely (albeit non period) Casablanca ceiling fans.
Because of basically old house issues.
The electrician installed one in the cats’ room — it has 3 steel pipes with wires running to its outlet. Our [...]

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I’m now 40yrs old….b-day was yesterday….PR for my birthday!
so on to this week:
Monday: REST
Tues: Planned: Run 50-55min incl 6×2min hills at Z3/4
Swim 2000yds
Actual: Ran a.m. Could feel it in my quads by the end. Ran w/ socks for the first time in awhile b/c of blister on top of foot from Breath of Life.
Swam [...]

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I’ve contacted a company who makes old-fashioned wood screens about making screens for our windows, as well as a company who restores old windows as well as custom building windows in the same style. The window person is coming out this Monday to do an estimate.
We also have an electrician coming out Monday as [...]

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Monday: REST
Tues:
Planned: #1 S-2000MS=1250
B – 1:30-1:45 L2Include:1×10m L3
Actual: missed the swim; did Wed run R-50m(T) Include3×5m @ L3/4@ 2m jog rest
Wed:
Planned: R-50m(T) Include3×5m @ L3/4@ 2m jog rest
Actual: B – 1:30 L2 Include:1×10m L3
Thurs:
Planned: #2 S-2600MS=1800
B-1:15-1:30L2(T) Include1×20m@L3/4
Actual: did Fri run R-50m L2Include:1×10m L3near end of run & swam ~1300 yds (warm up 400, 300, [...]

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TriVortex had a question re: zones. Here’s what I use:
Running: based on my 3x 1 mile repeat run test
Zone 1/Easy 117-151
Zone 2/Aerobic 152-164
Zone 3/Tempo 165-171
Zone 4/sub-AT 172-179
Zone 5/LT 180-189
I easily get into Zone 5 running up the steeper hills especially if I’m trying to push it.
Cycling: based on my 3x 3 mile [...]

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Mon
slow run 1:10
swim 1700 yds
Tues rest
Wed
bike 57 min including hill repeats. Was supposed to ride longer but I overestimated how long the hill repeats would truly take.
Thurs
planned: 50 min zone 3 run including 5×2min hill repeats in zone 3/4.
Actual 55:46/ 4 miles
planned: 2400 yards swim (main set 1600, rest is warm up, drills, cool down): [...]

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On my own again….the coaching thing didn’t work out as well as planned, though I did get a tremendous amount of help from it.
Mel has the Half Vineman training schedule and I’m going to pick up at the appropriate week on that — it should mesh fairly well with what I was doing. So [...]

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The worm bin is set up! They got their first meal today (strawberry tops, lemons, eggshells, overripe apricots).
The May Pride peach tree has multiple small fuzzy peaches that smell really, really good & peachy. The Black Jack fig actually has a couple little figs starting. The tomatoes, squash, zucchini and basil are [...]

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Blue Sky Organic Cotton facecloth
Originally uploaded by stephannie_t.
My first facecloth! I plan on pairing this with some homemade soap as a small gift.
I realize why people knit these — it’s instant gratification.
The yarn is absolutely scrumptious — amazingly soft and easy to work with. It’s the first yarn I’ve purchased for something else [...]

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Fresh mozzarella
Originally uploaded by stephannie_t.
CHEESE! I did find something new in Kingsolver’s book. I had no idea you can make cheese at home.
I’ve bought and received the kit she recommended, and just tried it.
It really was tremendously easy — and it tastes delicious.
We went to the Torrance farmer’s market today.
I bought [...]

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