LOL I had no name for the shawl I blogged today. Then I stepped out into the garden and there, across the weed-choked beds was one lone monkshood flower. It made me so happy! But I decided naming a shawl ‘monk’s hood’ might be confusing so I went with Aconite :-}

It is gorgeous here right now. I wish I could send you some red and gold leaf covered trees–but the logistics are against me.

“Improved somewhat” beats “deteriorated significantly” every time. Huzzah!

My sons love the Billy Goat Trail.

I LOVE the Billy Goat Trail! Oh, the memories! (her voice trailing off…) Yeah, Karen, I see you turning white as a Halloween ghost there, no, my balance and I aren’t going to try for it these days.

Armchair travels can be just the ticket some days! Batten down the hatches, here comes the wind! (at least here…)

sending lots of love and prayers that this is just a bit of learning curve hassle for you and that all is well! If you want to do more armchair traveling, I can send you pictures from up here in the Himalayas!

Funny how the brain works, or I should say funny when it does… It’s almost like the saying goes: a watched pot never boils.

I’m glad you are feeling somewhat better. Sending good vibes your way. 🙂

I’m glad my coffee is too hot to drink or I’d be wiping it off my monitor. Lint and lace. You see the beauty in everything, don’t you?

I so agree with you about mindless tasks! I, too, use them as opportunities to think — if not to design lace.

So glad to hear things are improving! I’ve been thinking healthy thoughts for you.

And I’m intensely curious how you’re going to render a towpath in lace!

My kids do the towpath regularly on school trips–it’s gorgeous! So glad you are on the mend and in “good hands,” Alison. Warm thoughts and prayers coming your way from D.C.

Good to hear that you’re on the mend! The Stevens Creek Trail here in Mountain View can be very pretty, but that towpath is gorgeous.

Fun:

What is the difference between Bird Flu and Swine Flu?
For bird flu you need tweetment and for swine flu you need oinkment.

Creativity is a salve, for sure, whether for the boredom of cleaning lint filters or for the pains that assail us. I am hoping your pains continue lessening.

I’m sooo glad to hear you are doing better. Fall is my favorite time of year. Keep enjoying the armchair traveling. It’s wonderful. We do it often woth the travel channel. I love the towpath, too. There is just no place like the Eastern Shore!!!!!!

I didn’t even know there was a C&O towpath until last year when I visited my friend who lives on the Potomac River along the WV/MD state line. I drove past the Park Headqtrs on my way to the Antietam Battlefields and stopped later to check things out. I never stop learning. The place I stopped at was rather unremarkable, but the history of the towpath was amazing!