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| Hoping those storm clouds mean cooler weather is on the way!! |
Tuesday (0) back to work and a calendar full of meetings, what is with people? I think I had a dinner out, at an outside venue, it was hot and humid and miserable, good company so that was nice, then the mosquitoes came out.
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| Excellent Beer! |
Wednesday (0) I have no idea
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| Little Bored Dog |
Thursday (0) I have no idea
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| Oh, that one had a kick to it and it did age well! |
Friday (5.7) Walked with Ro, it was lovely out! We enjoyed our hill route at a pretty peppy pace.
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| Jax ready to go! |
Saturday (4.4) I thought I might bike but felt flat and unmotivated, I knitted and Dave texted about going canoeing. He got the rack for the truck and I was all over that.
A trip up to the attic to find the people and dog life vests, and the paddles. I found two dog life vests, I swear we had three, one for each of the knuckleheads, but only found two mediums, the third had to be a large for Diesel, he had such a big chest. The upper strap wouldn't buckle on Jax but between the neck strap and the bottom strap he seemed mostly secure in the vest. I can make the strap longer and not buy a new vest. I'm still perplexed what happened to the third vest. Jax was pretty perplexed why he had to have a coat in the heat of the summer. Boxers swim like rocks. He didn't seem to understand.
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| Ninigret Salt Pond |
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| Splined cane seat. Not traditionally caned. |
We went to Ninigret Salt Pond, and they had a map of where to go, or really what you'd see at different points. That was fun. Jax was a little iffy on all of this and a few times thought maybe he'd try and jump out of the canoe. We should probably tie a rope on the handle of his life vest so we can drag him back to the canoe? Wouldn't that be a sight? My luck the dog would fall fast into the water and tip the canoe. I am not a big fan of being IN the water, ON the water is ok.
Sunday (10, 2.7) I took Dolly out to Arcadia for some gravel grinding. The parts where the roads were packed down pretty well were good. The sandy parts, slightly fun and slightly terrifying and very slow. Definitely, need wider tires, and some traction. I've been looking at 'gravel' bikes. Dave suggested I should actually get a gravel bike and was a bit shocked when I said, "yeah, I think so." Then the backpedaling started with well are you sure you need another bike, and yada yada yada... and maybe I should ride the places with Barney and really decide if I need another bike. Need? The only things we need are air, sunlight, and water... want is more like it.
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| Watchaug Pond Do we really need another photo? |
We went on a short paddle around Watchaug Pond after Dave got back from his adventure at Goat Hill. This adventure included a trip to the emergency room and a trip back to South Kingstown to pick up Dace so she could pick up Bill from the hospital and his car and get them all back home. Bill took a header off his bike and put his hands out to brace his fall on to a huge granite slab and busted his hand and wrist. Dave thinks he was going to slow. Well yeah, most of my falls mountain biking are a result of going to slow, no seriously, they are. Bill's hand/wrist is likely repairable, however he will be out for the duration for biking. Their buddy Steve, finished up the planned miles for the day while Dave took Bill to the ER. Well I guess you might as well, no point in everyone standing around in the ER?
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| A Man and his Dog |
This paddle included a stop and a short hike. I didn't wear my shoes in the canoe so it was rather slow with barefooted me in the woods, but Jax seemed fine with just getting out of the canoe for a bit. This time we put a yoga mat in the bottom and he was much happier, to have something grippy under his paws and only once thought maybe he'd try and get out of the canoe.
Reading:
"Girl Waits With Gun"
by: Amy Steward
Finished.
Very good, well written and interesting. Based on true events in 1915. Three sisters living alone in an old house in the middle of nowhere cross paths with an angry man who tries to best them, it didn't work out so well for him in the end.
I totally spaced and didn't down load the books that came up on my hold list so I had to go back to the bottom of the list. This is the first time in a while I haven't had a book to listen to in the car. The radio is making me loony. I'll find something before the drive home on Tuesday.
Knitting:
Finished the baby sweater. Started another with what I think is the actual last skein of baby sweater yarn. I need to make sure I didn't squirrel away a skein somewhere, I can't imagine I did, but I've met me, it is entirely possible.
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| Clockwise RWB socks finished Acadia tour books, the sock I lost 6 months ago has been found, and the baby sweater. I like the stripes on the arms. |
Got up the nerve to unpick the collar from the green cardigan with the intention of picking up the stitches again and knitting a deeper collar. So far so good. I do enjoy Thea's patterns and picked out another one and some yarn and am anxiously awaiting for the yarn to arrive so I can get started on another cardigan.
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| That collar around the neck is NOT deep enough. The buttons also are not big enough. Glad I got the nerve to unpick it and start over. |
Beth, not at all disappointed with a lazy week, must have needed one!
