By : Sally Valentine

May 31 2011

Day 149

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 […]

By : Sally Valentine

May 30 2011

Day 148

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: […]

By : Sally Valentine

May 28 2011

Day 147

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 […]

By : Sally Valentine

May 28 2011

Day 146

Day 146: 11,227 Steps  YTD: 1,337,693 Steps  Goal: 1,375,000 Steps

By : Sally Valentine

May 28 2011

Day 145 Hurd Orchards

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 […]

By : Sally Valentine

May 25 2011

Day 144

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

By : Sally Valentine

May 25 2011

Day 143

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 […]

By : Sally Valentine

May 22 2011

Day 142

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 […]

By : Sally Valentine

May 22 2011

Day 141

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 […]

By : Sally Valentine

May 21 2011

Day 140

Got my steps walking around the Gananda track today. Not as interesting as some walks, but at least it wasn’t raining. I guess we’ve all lowered our expectations of what constitutes a good time outside this year. Day 140: 11,005 Steps  YTD: 1,283,083 Steps Goal: 1,320,000 Steps