SNOW???

What an amazingly fabulous weekend we had here in the Mountains of Western North Carolina! Sunday's temp reached 76! I experienced a bit of sunburn on my winter lightened cheeks. Saturday evening was crisp and perfect for a fire in the pit. We had close friends for company, cooked out on the grill, and enjoyed a fire until midnight Saturday. Just an all around wonderful time. Today mother nature has decided to make us pay for the lovely early spring warmth. The sky turned dark, the winds picked up, and those clouds started spitting white flakes. Flurries are one thing and might not do any harm to the lovely spring greenery. The prediction though is for one or two inches! Thankfully we are below that line that most assuredly will experience the heavier 4 inches. Throughout the winter one expects to experience cold weather. High winds are not uncommon here. There were nights this beautiful 1920's built house shook with that winter wind. A snow day in January or February, maybe even early March, is a nice break. Yes, nice. The world is quiet under a fresh snowfall here in the part of the world that gets very little of that white stuff. I must protest this snow. It is April! I don't care if there is always a cold snap with a snow threat this time of year. This year I have Tulips. This year I have Lilacs blooming already. This year the lilies have all come up.

OK done whining.

I did cardio-knitting today. I managed another 40 minutes, 7.7 miles, 7 rows on the second sock. I may have been talking too much. I might have needed to stop that and concentrate on the knitting part of cardio-knitting. How am I ever going to get that sock done if I don't get faster at the knitting part? Yes, there is the cardio part. I could ride faster. I could clock more miles. Today was not that kind of day. Today was the kind of day I am happy to get the cardio part in at all. The cardio-knitting project is still Lakeside. I have to get through these so I can start the KAL (knit-a-long) socks. Might have to knit them inside out though. They are reverse stockinette. That could be tedious. All purling. It could also be quite a workout for my hands. Strong hands. That is what the cardio-knitting is producing.