May 31 2011
There were so many people out on the canal path this morning – walkers and bikers. As a walker, I’m not fond of the bikers. Sometimes you can hear them coming and sometimes they announce their presence, but sometimes they take you by surprise. I was with my daughter, Kristen, and we like to walk side […]
May 31 2011
Today I got my stepping in while walking my grandog. Isn’t he the most precious thing you’ve ever seen? Oliver is a Yorkie who weighs about 6 1/2 lbs. His leash is almost as big as he is. The problem is that Ollie thinks he’s a 150 lb German Shepherd and has no fear of […]
May 30 2011
A day of frustration. I knew I should have taken a walk as soon as I got up, but I didn’t, thinking I would do it later. Of course, later I was busy doing other things, cleaning the bathrooms, mopping, weeding – all things that are exercise, but not steps. Day 148: 5757 Steps YTD: […]
May 28 2011
Sometimes it’s not easy to be a blogger. I was getting some steps in today by vacuuming my swimming pool. If you own an inground pool, you know that the water is not always crystal clear when you open it in the spring. This year, we’ve had an abundance of frogs, and when I uncovered the […]
May 28 2011
May 28 2011
My steps today took me all the way over to Hurd Orchards in Orleans County. www.hurdorchards.com The Hurds have been growing fruit for years in this area south of Lake Ontario that has the perfect climate for fruit trees. This year the Hurds were a little bit nervous about the cold spring and imported bumblebees […]
May 25 2011
Stayed home and worked around the yard. Got my front door planters filled and the rest of the yard weeded. If only it would stay that way. But at least weeding is great for stress relief, if not necessarily good for steps. Day 144: 9,330 Steps YTD: 1,315,460 Steps Goal: 1,353,000 Steps
May 25 2011
I heard a very interesting talk today about the Rochester Public Market. It’s one of Rochester’s oldest institutions, dating back to 1827 when it was located on a platform above the Genesee River. The only vendors then were butchers, and all the scraps went right over the edge into the water. It’s been at it’s […]
May 22 2011
Lily-of-the-valley plants are in bloom now wherever you go stepping. Lots of people use these for ground cover because they are so prolific and hardy. Other people think of them as weeds. They propagate by sending rhizomes underground and have pretty little bell-like flowers in May which smell very sweet. Beware. What they don’t tell […]
May 22 2011
Today was a 10. Breakfast at Jine’s. Got to Lilac Festival just as it was opening at 10:00. The Kettle Korn line was only about 8 people long. Most of the lilacs were still at their peak and the smell was just as sweet. The grounds weren’t as wet as I expected, and the Craft […]