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6932 steps

That is between 5 and 6 miles.

Listened to music most of the way.  Stopped for iced tea along the way.

12am

More Harvest

The Yu Choi Sum came up and started making flower buds. I harvested the whole bunch along with a few radishes. I think I will stirfry the greens. I am still amazed at how fast everything is growing now that we have warm sunny days. We’ll need to water everyday til next week.

The Elephant Snow Peas are reaching for the trellis and I transplanted the Tender Snow Peas.  We started five more sets of beans and peas on paper towels in the kitchen.

7am

3513 steps

Now I know that my pedometer registers about 1230 steps per mile.
I still walk a mile in about 20 minutes without abnormal sweating or difficulty breathing.

10,000 steps equals about 8 miles.

It would take about nearly 3 hours of walking daily to hit the 10K steps per day.

Ummmmm.

6pm

4485 Steps

“The distance is nothing;  it is only the first step that is difficult.” 

                                – Madame du Deffand, in a letter to Jea Le Rond d’Alembert, July 7, 1763

Studies show that 10,000 steps walking per day helps maintain health.  12,000 to 15,000 steps walking is considered about what is needed to lose excess weight.  Here are some sites that explain the 10,000 steps program.

The Walking Site

Diabetes in Control

Amish Health Study

Amish Study Source

Here is what walking can do for you:

• Burns calories
• Strengthens back muscles
• Slims your waist
• Easy on your joints
• Strengthens your bones
• Lowers blood pressure
• Allows time with family and friends
• Shapes and tones your legs and butt
• Cuts cholesterol
• Reduces risk of heart disease, diabetes, & more
• Reduces stress
• Sleep better
• Improves mood and outlook on life
• Can be done almost anywhere
• Requires no equipment
• AND it’s Free

2am

Taking a walk

Twenty odd years ago I would walk around the lake a couple of times. The first time was for “clearing the head”, and “destressing”. The second time was for “solving the world’s problems”.

Recently, I’ve been lamenting not walking, specifically not having a regular walking buddy. Sometime between my walks around the lake and now I organized a couple of walking groups and could call upon buddies for late night excursions.

Last week I got together with a friend and we walked one of the creeks nearby. This week I’m on my own and enjoying the activity.

2pm

Halloween Tombstones

Neighbor had this and other “tombstones” set up for Halloween. They are still in the front yard.

2pm

Spring Harvest

The early harvest is in.

My housemate and I started a container garden this year. We got started in February with finding and modifying our containers and building a new trellis. We got some additional rain barrels for collecting water. The seeds came next for starting in the greenhouse. Then came buckets of chickenshit for mixing with the soil.

It is amazing really how little it takes to grow food. We need to water more often now that the sunny days are here. I think we will be planting stuff until the end of summer.

Here is a link to Armegarden on Tribe.net where we talk about our garden.

2pm

Green Goodness

One ripe avocado peeled and cubed
One cup frozen spinach defrosted
Three tablespoons garlic sauce
Two teaspoons chopped garlic
One cup cooked penne
Two handfuls pine nuts

Put all the ingredients in a big bowl and mix together until everything is coated with garlic sauce.

Fast, yummy breakfast.

2pm