Dad's cap

Dad's cap
Originally uploaded by cherrydg

So my Mom told me that my Dad has been wearing the ornament hat I made him to bed. Turns out his head gets cold at night and keeping it warm seems to help his sinuses. I decided to make him another hat since Christmas is over.

Girlified Ponytail Cap

Remember that ponytail cap I made a few weeks ago? I was looking through Nicky Epstein's Knitted Embellishments book yesterday and decided to "girlify" it by adding an embroidered flower to it:


Girlified Ponytail Cap
Originally uploaded by cherrydg

Meet Thomas Mill

Thomas Mill is one of those routes everyone in our running club knows. It's a stretch of road in Leesburg that seems to kick everyone's butt. The first segment of the road is short, but steep; usually my heart feels like it's gonna jump right up my throat. Here's Steve, Mandy, and Luisa running uphill while I dilly-dally and take pictures.

After that first climb, you think it's over but realize that it's just the beginning. The rest of the road continues up and down like roller coaster. Granted it's no mountain, but for these parts of town Thomas Mill is a runner's arch-nemesis.

I'm f-f-f-reeezing

22 degrees. Windows being replaced. Toes numb.

1st Training Run for 50K

On Saturday, Mandy and I ran our first official training run for the 50K - 12 miles through and around Great Falls Park.

Oh gear!

Technical gear is great for keeping you dry while you run. The only thing is that over half of it needs to be hung dry which tends to take over our guest bathroom.

Frozen Hard-Boiled Egg

In case you ever wondered what one looked like...