I left my heart...

Nike Half Marathon weekend started out with an early morning drive to San Francisco. We checked into our hotel, got our race goodies and headed straight to Niketown.
Where I was completely surprised by these two sneaky girls
who made the drive all the way from Long Beach to be my cheer team and shopping buddies!The race went well and I felt great. There were over 4000 of us Team in Training athletes walking and running the half and full marathon. It was a sea of purple!

I couldn't have finished the race without Jennifer and Jayne!
Thank you so very much to all of you for your words of encouragement and donations! With your help I reached my goals for this year. Hmmmm, what race should I sign up for next...

Bad news, good news

The Bad.
It was a long, sad summer. My step-dad got very sick and had to move out of his board and care home. He had colon cancer. Because of his Lewy Body Dementia, we couldn't care for him at home, so we moved him to a skilled nursing facility and he went on hospice. He passed away on September 3rd.

Ed had a great sense of humor and put up with us with a smile. He was still making us laugh right up to the end. He was a great dad and was a huge influence in my life. I will sure miss him.

The Good.
I have a new pattern for sale, South Fork Socks.

These lovely socks were knit by my awesome test knitter, Joanne

I designed this unisex pattern with Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock mediumweight, but any fingering weight yarn will work.
The textured slip stitch pattern looks great in semi-solid or multi-colored hand dyed yarns.

I've continued to train for the Nike Women's Half Marathon with Team in Training. I am trying to raise $1900 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society by the end of the month. For the month of October I will donate all proceeds from the sale of my South Fork Socks pattern to the LLS. You can purchase the pattern as a PDF dowload through Paypal using your Paypal account or a credit card.



If you're not into knitting socks, but you'd like to help me reach my goal, you can make a secure, tax-deductible donation here.

Many thanks.