The Long Walk Round

This is a journey to build a home, health, and fitness. This is a fitness and health blog, but it’s also turned into journaling about my "adventures" as a new mother. I'm going to try to stay as fit/healthy as possible while I live this new life. "The...

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Working hard this weekend! (at Dartmouth Sportsplex Community Association)

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I wish I had the time to take proper pictures of these guys before the show! Piggybanks- sheep, $70. Japanese welcoming cat, $75. Owls, $75. Foxes, $89. Raccoons, $86.

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Hot hot hot! But YEEEEESSSSS! The grey for the racoon worked!

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Succulents and cactus are hard to plant! The succulents are so delicate; I lost some leaves on a beautiful pink plant and had to change it out for a different one. But I've been told that the leaves, when placed on soil, will grow a whole new plant! So I have my large pot in the front with the extra leaves that fell off. Cactus are hard to plant because, well they're prickly! Ouch! But all the cactus that I picked will flower is the winter or spring, so that's pretty cool.

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Mugs mugs mugs mugs mugs...

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Piggybanks! Still have a few things to work on, design wise, but excited for what these can look like.

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Sometimes you get something out of the kiln and it just makes you so happy because it turned out exactly how you were hoping. A clear tree design and beautiful glaze drips... might have to keep one for myself. Inspired by a walk along the trail at Lawrencetown beach at the end of the summer.

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Meooooow.

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Short 15 minute run. Had to kick myself out the door and I left late so I couldn't get in 25 or 30 minutes but this is much much better than nothing at all. 5c and dark at 6:30am, sick baby waking up lots the last few nights; it's getting harder to get out the door in the morning!

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Long run. It's been a few days, good to get back at it. It's Canadian thanksgiving!!!

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When you eat your yogurt with the baby spoon because, well it's already dirty and it's nice and soft on your mouth.

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Letting the children run free in the fields. A little walk yesterday after a day of making pottery was exercise for everyone. Doesn't get any better.

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Run mornings are the best mornings. Getting darker, getting colder. Getting a really sore throat.

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Well these little piggy banks have taken me a good two weeks to finish!!!! Always fun to try something new and problem solve designs... Smart to do it 3 weeks before a major show when I still have to make all my mugs (think 50 or 60 mugs)?

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Dropped off some more pottery at Going Costal in Chester. Sea, fall, and winter inspired pottery; you've gotta check out their fall inspired work (paintings, furniture, pottery...) starting next weekend! (at Going Coastal)

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Run today. Went a little bit farther. Did a video workout in my living room yesterday. Now I've just got to stop eating ice cream and chips at night!

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Spent most of the day yesterday getting my hair done (as a birthday present). Didn't get any exercise done this morning due to a bad night's sleep last night AND it's supposed to rain today so I probably won't even get to walk with the girls.