….being sock pic models.

Also, a very belated thanks to Patricia and to Judy! I won contests at both of their sites.
Patricia at Tangletale sent me a beautiful bag she made, as well as yarn and stitchmarkers (you can see them here).  The bag is reversible and is exquisitely crafted.  I can’t sew a straight [...]

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Summer  Knitting and Related Goals

finish Curtis’ socks (the first sock needs some surgery, have yet to cast on for the second)
finish Helene (currently on the foot of the 2nd) 
Done!
finish Anniversary Socks
finish all the other socks I start!  (Lizzy, Rivendell)
continue designing & then knit my Mollusca fair isle vest
design & knit some sort of [...]

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Okay, before you guys are all impressed, let me say, I was listing goals, not necessarily what I’ve actually done.
So this past week I’ve had a couple solid runs and a not-so-damaging-to-me gym episode (we did more upper body).
Not so damaging to me.  But boy, I put the scare in some other people.
I don’t know [...]

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Yes, some has been occuring.  Not a lot but some. Running, at least, several times per week.  I need to add on biking and swimming still.   Goal is 2x swim, 3-4x running, 3x bike, 2x gym per week.
Goal race & time is Vineman 70.3 in 2010,  under 7 hrs.  I can dream, right?  We cut [...]

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The foot pod still works, despite its gasket-less state and total dunking Saturday.
I ran this morning with Rachele, my new LA Tri Club Tuesday a.m. running partner, (and Rigel) and the foot pod diligently did its thing.

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Some Mama Blue Troika, Sundara & Sundara.

Sundara, Sweet Georgia, and Nature’s Palette.

Sundara and Malabrigo.
It’s interesting to note I have no yellows or golds, and not a lot of dark colors except the browns and the two darker brownish purples. Actually I understand the latter: I try to pick colors that will show off [...]

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Redondo 10k Sundary Feb 1st

Agoura Hills Pacific Half 13.1 road race Saturday Mar 28th
Malibu Creek Saturday May 9th 4 miles
Breath of Life Sprint Tri June 2009
Malibu Sprint Tri Sept 2009
Pt Magu trail run 11k Sept 2009
MB 10k Oct 2009
Crystal Cove 15k Dec 2009

I have to strike a balance between what happened in 2007 (overtraining resulting [...]

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The Eyelet Cardi is blocking as I type this!  I picked out a vintage pearl button for it from my tin o’ buttons.  I still haven’t picked out what I get to cast on today, though.  Or what WIP I’m going to tackle next.  (Logically, it should be the other of the planned Christmas presents.)
Yard [...]

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Just a quick update.  Dave finished his race (Vineman 70.3 — 1.2 mile swim in the Russian River, 56 miles of cycling through wine country, and 13.1 miles of running)!
This is the result:

(taken yesterday at Bella)
Actually he had a fun time overall — bonked a bit on the run apparently but still enjoyed the course.
We [...]

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We had a wonderful weekend in San Francisco — clear warm sunny days, cool nights, great dinners out, and Dave got to swim in the San Francisco Bay!
The tri was Sunday, we drove down Friday afternoon and arrived a little before 9pm at the Cow Hollow Motor Inn (cheap large clean rooms very close to [...]

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