Day 262

Finished! It took 5 people and 3 hours, but we finished sewing and filling 23 school kits for Lutheran World Relief. Now to get them boxed and shipped. Day 262: 12,268 Steps  YTD: 2,397,467 Steps  Goal: 2,464,000 Steps

Day 261

Today was a supercalifragilisticexpialadocious day in Rochester. Almost 3,000 marathoners had perfect weather to take in the scenery as they ran through the city. The Buffalo Bills beat the Oakland Raiders 38-35 in a jumping out of your seat with excitement game. And in my world, my family was blessed by a shower of gifts […]

Day 260

I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I’m still in a cleaning mode. After dusting, vacuuming and mopping, I decided to work in the yard for three hours. And why doesn’t your back hurt while you’re working, but only after you’re done and go to sit down? Anyway, with all the bending my pedometer kept […]

Day 259

The change of seasons always seems to make you feel like cleaning. Usually when this happens I call my friend Faith, and she talks me out of it, and then we sit down and have a cup of coffee or a glass of wine. No such luck today. I started in on my sewing closet. […]

Day 258

Day 258: 10,087 Steps YTD: 2,353,198 Steps Goal: 2,431,000 Steps

Day 257

It was a great day for walking on the canal path, but you could tell that fall is in the air. The ducks were hunkered down on the bank instead of swimming in the water. Isn’t it funny how they can twist their necks around to sleep? I heard the first flock of geese honking […]

Day 256

The steps I took today were not of the walking variety. In fact, I might have logged the fewest steps of the whole year today. My friend, Shirley, invited me over for a sew day, so I packed up my machine and spent the day taking steps toward finishing some of my unfinished sewing projects. […]

Day 255 Clothesline Art Show

Did you get to the Clothesline Art Show this weekend? It’s one of my favorite things to do in Rochester. This was one of my favorite booths – pictures made from sea glass. I can’t tell you what I bought at the show – it’s a present for a relative – but the best deal of […]

Day 254 9/11/01 Anniversary

This is a poem I wrote on the fifth anniversary of the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks. I think it’s still appropriate today. American Flag, September 11, 2011 I am still your banner, America. Hurricaned at the edges but held tightly in the heartland. Didn’t you know that I was stitched with threads of steel? Yes, my […]

Day 253 Notre Dame Retreat Center

I spent today at a Women of the ELCA convention at the Notre Dame Retreat Center in Canandaigua. The center is beautifully located on a bluff overlooking the lake. Besides the lake view there are colorful gardens and peaceful walking paths. The building itself has a big chapel and modern dining room, but spartanly furnished […]