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 […]

Day 252

Gary and I went to the 9/11 memorial exhibit at the Rochester Museum and Science Center today. Several pieces were particularly moving. This one with the twisted sign seems to sum it up. Being a quilter, this next one was my favorite part of the exhibit. This flag quilt has the picture of every first […]

Day 251

Day 251: 11,023 Steps YTD: 2,298,704 Steps Goal: 2,365,000 Steps

Day 250

I waited all day for the rain to stop so I could walk outside. At 4:30 I finally went to the gym and used the treadmill. I want to move to Camelot. Day 250: 11,002 Steps YTD: 2,287,681 Steps Goal: 2,354,000 Steps