Week 1 Friday Run
The marathon training program I’m doing through Fleet Feet Sports called for an easy 4-mile run today. I felt like a trail run so I headed out to Eagle Spur Trail, an out-and-back raised rail-trail through some woods down to Jordan Lake. It was a bit soggy in places due to lots of recent rain, but passable. KidRocket’s school had a half-day so I went … Continue reading Week 1 Friday Run
Barcelona, the first few days
Pam wrote about Barcelona. And took pretty pictures of everything. pyjammy dot blog I have a lot to recap about Barcelona, so I’m going to break it up a bit. So of course I was supposed to arrive the afternoon of Monday the 5th, but as we all know, that didn’t happen. I finally arrived Tuesday afternoon, tired but excited. See how excited I am? … Continue reading Barcelona, the first few days
Scooters!
Beautiful day for trying out new wheels! Continue reading Scooters!
Park Run
Out on a run this week I came across chalk markings for a “Free 5K” so I looked it up when I got back home: Durham NC Parkrun I learned that this is a weekly timed event, open to anyone, taking place every Saturday at 8 am at a park near me. There are similar runs in other towns around the world (parkrun website). So … Continue reading Park Run
Tapas: Padron Peppers
Turkey Season
This sign appears when running the American Tobacco Trail after passing into Chatham County. I see other runners out this way. Wondering how concerned I should be. Bright orange running shirt maybe? Continue reading Turkey Season
The haul
Apex, NC candy givers are a most generous lot. M & M’s and Reese’s are Vera’s favorites. Not a lousy old gumball to be seen here! I do question the pretzels and goldfish though. Not to be ungrateful, but a snack I routinely put in my kid’s lunch isn’t quite a treat. Maybe people want to participate in the giving but really aren’t thrilled with … Continue reading The haul
Minecraft Creeper costume
Isaac really wanted to be a Minecraft Creeper for Halloween. I bought a pretty cool cube-shaped mask online, but he really wanted to have a full costume including a Creeper body. I would have been happy to buy one but could not find such an item anywhere online or in stores (dangit). So I thought on it for a while and came up with a … Continue reading Minecraft Creeper costume
Solved!
It took careful watching, and some trial and error, but I solved a scrambled Rubik’s Cube for the first time: I learned the moves from this video: Continue reading Solved!
Deborah Beckett 
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