Snow

We had 6 - 8 inches of snow last night. Another storm is forecast for tomorrow. Welcome to the north country.

I had to put on my snowshoes and tromp through the woods to knock the snow off the satellite dish before I could get enough reception to be able to upload this post.

Critters

The deer have definitely decided this is their spot for the winter and we see them in the woods around the house several times a day. This one was particularly bold.

Then there are the squirrels. I put some seed out hoping to attract some birds. But of course the squirrels found it first. This very fat grey squirrel arrived first.

But the red squirrel chased him off and I imagine we'll be seeing a lot of him from now on.

Diet Watch :(

142.5 pounds; up 2.5 pounds for the week. And it is actually up 3 pounds because I was down to 139.5 at the beginning of the week. I guess I've sort of forgotten about dieting while here at camp. I'll have to get back into the groove.

Quilt IV

And here is my "leaf quilt" that is now hanging at camp. Each of the fabrics is a leaf print.

Quilt III

Now that Christmas is over I can post a photo of the quilt I made my grandson. I found some neat animal prints in Alaska and then added to them from quilt shops all over the country, including on-line. There are so many neat prints out there I had trouble limiting myself. As the sign in a quilt shop says: "So many fabrics, so little time."

Snow

In the Adirondacks, that is. We drove to camp yesterday. There is lots of snow on the ground, as you can tell from the photos, and we're supposed to get a few more inches today.

Music Links

Arkiv Music
Choral Public Domain Library
Midi Learning Files from Cyberbass
Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs
Sheet Music

Kayaking Links

Bel Haven, NJ Paddling
Chesapeake Bay Kayaking
Chester River Paddling
Jack's Boathouse, Georgetown
Kayaking Routes
Northern Forest Canoe Trail
Ontario Kayaking
Pine Barrens Paddling

Diet Watch :|

140 pounds; same as last week. Sigh.

Arthritis Medicine Revisited

Just to update the thoughts on the previous post on this subject. The Naprelan definitely works. I was wrong about the dosage - it is two 375 mg tablets a day, which is more than Aleve. But you would think that the inital burst of medication you get when you take an Aleve would work, versus the time-release Naprelan, and it does not work nearly as well. Plus, once I get the inflamation under control I can switch to one tablet a day of Naprelan. Just to be sure that the pain didn't just leave on its own, I stopped all medication for a couple of days. When it woke me up in the middle of the night, I made the decision to go back on Naprelan for the forseeable future. It was good to know that the Naprelan is really working on the inflammation and is not just a pain killer. If it were, the pain should have returned right away.

I am looking forward to cross-country skiing and snow-shoeing at camp next week and signed up for a line-dancing class next month :)