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Randomly on a long weekend

1) We had Friday off - some public holiday that originally had to do with football, but I think got renamed "Thank You Day". Even though I never went more than a ten minute walk from home, I had a lovely long weekend. I sat in four different parks with four different people, catching up and seeing people in real life, including a beer festival in the park.

Photo courtesy of http://cgs327.blogspot.com/

2) We finished our most recent running cycle with a 5km time trial in the park. It was raining and windy and while my time (25:48) was a little slower than I was aiming for, my power was higher than expected - which is another way of saying I'm fitter than I was, the conditions slowed me down. We're doing another run cycle, and today I emailed my Crossfit gym and suspended / cancelled my membership. I'm just doing too many other things, and it doens't suit my lifestyle right now. Feels very weird, I've been a member of CrossFit St Kilda for 8 years. I suspect I'll be back in a couple of months. 

3) I dyed over some grey yarn for Elise's hot water bottle cover, and can't believe how vibrant and lovely it came out.

Before
After

4) The dog groomers were closed for 8 weeks, and then reopened and everyone was vey excited. Elise had George groomed with her "summer haircut" and then it got cold. She sent me lovely photos.


5) I've been beavering away on my Stephen West Slipstravaganza MKAL shawl, and now have just started part five. Pop back on Wednesday for pics of the finished clue.

And that was a lovely three days. We have another public holiday to look forward to in 2 weeks, where I will hopefully be knitting this yarn I've dyed. 

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  1. Jeannie Gray Knits26 October, 2020

    Your yarn is beautiful and I love the little dog sweater. Did you knit it? Congrats on your race.

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