Spending time indoors

The weather has been cold the past few days.  Since I'm spending all my time indoors, I'm working on finishing some of my knitting and crochet projects.

I finally finished my Year in Temperature scarf on Monday 1/19/14.  That was a project I'll never do again!  Too many ends!  One of the colors I picked ran out before I was done.  It was discontinued.  So I had to find a replacement - not easy!  The color I picked was very close to a color I was already using... and not to the one I needed.  Frustrating.  But, I finished the darn thing anyway.  I gave the scarf to our friend, Jerry Friend.  He loves it!

I saw that my cousin, Terry Knorr's wife Maggie was starting a new crochet project.  It's called Circle Dance.  There's a knit along group and a blog.  Very cool.  Since I need to crochet a blanket for my stepdaughter's partner Rickey I thought this would be perfect.  So I ordered the yarn from Knit Picks.com.  Knit Picks

I posted this project on Ravelry, if you're interested in following along.  My Raverly profile.  Here's the blog for this project.  Carolyn Christmas Designs: Circle Dance

Cricket and I went for a long walk yesterday.  We hadn't been walking the past few days because it was so cold.  We walked for about 2 hours.  It was only 35, but I bundled up.  She didn't seem to mind the cold, as long as we kept moving.  When I stopped, she whined and complained.  She sure is making me get in shape!

I've had Parkinson's now for 10 years...  and walking in the woods really helps!  I have to concentrate on every step.  All the rocks and downed branches/trees,  and holes make me really pay attention.  I think it's helping my gait.  I don't seem to hesitate like I was.  Or maybe it's just that moving so deliberately makes me feel less unsure.  I still can't run or jump.  But I can walk with confidence.  Once I start getting tired, I trip a lot more.  But I don't fall down like I did last summer when Ariel and I started walking in the woods.

Here's where Cricket and I have been walking.

The little pool at the bottom of the spring on the East side of the property

A cool pile of rocks on the NE side of the property

Michelle Friend, Cricket and I took a long walk on Monday morning.  Then our 2 families piled up in the living room, watched TV/You tube,  enjoyed food and conversation. I really like it when they come and visit.