Gorilla gorilla Since our B&B this time was a block from the National Zoo, we spent some time there Friday morning before heading home. We got there right when the zoo opened, before the steamy August heat got too bad, so the animals were also enjoying the cool morning. I think I got some pretty…
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I ran 50 minutes this morning, non-stop aside from the giving of directions to a guy towing a camper. I ran on the road, so I'm not sure of the distance, but I think maybe close to 4 miles! I'm scheduled to run 4 measured miles this Saturday, so I'm pretty sure I'll be able…
Today my calendar called for a 40-minute run, and since Alex & I got home from work at 5:00, and Al wouldn't get home from the gym till 6:00, I decided to go out before dinner. It's pretty much exactly 1 mile from our house to either end of our road, so I figured I'd…
Phooey. I was supposed to run 3 miles yesterday according to my training calendar, but I ran at 4:00, so it was hotter than when I've been running lately in the evenings, so I only made it to 2 (and that with some walking). So I ran 2 miles again early this morning to make…
Woo hoo! I made it to 3 miles in last night's run! It took me 40 minutes, so I'm not setting any land speed records, but I felt pretty good. I think I'll make it to 5 miles by race day… Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Tonight my race training schedule prescribed a 30-minute walk, so I decided to walk the nature trail behind the school. On my way back through, when it was beginning to get dusky out, I startled a deer which leapt away from the trail. I stopped and stood still, and so did the deer, about 20…
Ben & Jerry's Crème Brûlée ice cream. Oh my. Vanilla, caramel, little bits of carmelized sugar… Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Laura McCormick Day My paternal grandmother's maternal grandmother. We had a family reunion this weekend, where we met lots of family we'd never met before, and some we hadn't seen in years, all great people! Such a fun weekend! None of us had ever seen this photo, which was brought to the reunion (along with…
Mt Pisgah A view from the cottage we rented for a week in the North Carolina mountains… This vacation completely emptied my brain, which is a good thing now and then. Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Where have the days gone? 