<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest entries from strings-n-strands.blog-city.com</title><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/</link><description></description><copyright>Copyright 2008 strings-n-strands.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 02:16:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Latest entries from strings-n-strands.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Work outs, weght and health</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/work_outs_weght_and_health.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/work_outs_weght_and_health.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 12:18:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=work%5Fouts%5Fweght%5Fand%5Fhealth</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Today I don't have time for the gym or the barn, which is too bad, because I have been enjoying riding and my workout yesterday while slow was empowering.On Wednesday I rode Pansy first and Marieke asked me to ride Winston as she had to retrieve]]></description><category>health</category><category>horses</category><category>weight</category><category>knitting</category></item><item><title>Keep on Keeping on</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/keep_on_keeping_on.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/keep_on_keeping_on.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 12:03:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=keep%5Fon%5Fkeeping%5Fon</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I am continueing to work on my Montessori Training requirements. My PL album is getting close to finished. I still have my philosphy paper to write, my topic is Montessori and Discipline. This is an often misunderstood concept. Montessori wanted to p]]></description><category>montessori</category><category>riding</category><category>wool</category></item><item><title>My Straight Hair and today&apos;s rides</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/my_straight_hair_and_todays_rides.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/my_straight_hair_and_todays_rides.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 22:09:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=my%5Fstraight%5Fhair%5Fand%5Ftodays%5Frides</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[First, for Ellen, here are 2 pictures of me with straight hair. This is the side view. Notice that my hair is actually blowing in the wind, That is a new experience for me.]]></description><category>hair</category><category>riding</category></item><item><title>What I scored at the Guild Auction</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/what_i_scored_at_the_guild_auction.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/what_i_scored_at_the_guild_auction.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=what%5Fi%5Fscored%5Fat%5Fthe%5Fguild%5Fauction</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Guild auction was May 1st. It is only open to Guild members, that way we don&#39;t have to charge sales tax on the items sold. The items all come from donations from the members or from local shops. The proceeds help support the guild activities.]]></description><category>yarn</category><category>knitting</category></item><item><title>Relaxed</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/relaxed.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/relaxed.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 03:13:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=relaxed</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I did it, yep, I did. I had my hair relaxed yesterday. I was tired of dealing with my curly, kinky hair, that was always fuzzy looking so, I made an appointment and had it chemically straightened, or relaxed.It took 2 hours and 6 bottles of goop to g]]></description><category>fences</category><category>hair</category><category>riding</category></item><item><title>Fencing, no not that kind of fencing</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/fencing_no_not_that_kind_of_fencing.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/fencing_no_not_that_kind_of_fencing.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 12:09:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=fencing%5Fno%5Fnot%5Fthat%5Fkind%5Fof%5Ffencing</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Normally when I post about fencing, I am talking about the kind where a sword is involved, but today I will write about the other kind of fencing. Marieke is putting in 2 new stallion paddocks. Stallion paddocks have much sturdier fences than regular]]></description><category>fence posts</category></item><item><title>Still alive</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/still_alive.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/still_alive.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 11:57:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=still%5Falive</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yes, I am still alive, just really, really busy. I know when I start getting phone calls and emails that I really need to post something.Coronation went off fairly well, dispite the lack of horeses. I got some nice compliments on how the day went, an]]></description><category>montessori</category><category>horses</category><category>sca</category><category>exercise</category><category>knitting</category></item><item><title>Weight and weather</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/weight_and_weather.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/weight_and_weather.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:07:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=weight%5Fand%5Fweather</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I have been working hard since January to become more fit and to lose the weight I had accumulated over the last few years. I still have pants that I wore before I put on some weight but haven&#39;t been able to wear them. I had found such a pair of]]></description><category>sca</category><category>weather</category><category>weight</category></item><item><title>Wall Ball</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/wall_ball.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/wall_ball.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=wall%5Fball</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It occurred to me that my readers might not be familiar with Wall Ball. It is one of the exercises that Crossfit puts into its workouts. Crossfit posts workouts daily on their website www.crossfit.com.To do Wall ball you need a medicine ball and medi]]></description><category>exercise</category><category>wall ball</category><category>spring</category></item><item><title>Busy, Busy, Busy, Busy</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/busy_busy_busy_busy.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/busy_busy_busy_busy.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:06:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=busy%5Fbusy%5Fbusy%5Fbusy</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[OK, I didn&#39;t get my album done when it was suppose to be turned in, but I am still working on it and it is getting there.&nbsp; Work on it proceeds a little more slowly this week since I am the autocrat for Coronation this weekend.Since yesterday]]></description><category>montessori</category><category>sca</category><category>horses</category><category>aquarium</category></item><item><title>Knitting Content at last</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/knitting_content_at_last.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/knitting_content_at_last.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:03:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=knitting%5Fcontent%5Fat%5Flast</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No, I haven&#39;t finished my Sensorial album which is due today, it is just going to have to be turned in late. But since the 1 1/2 hours that it would take to go to knitting guild last night were not going to make the difference in turning it in on]]></description><category>knitting</category><category>montessori</category><category>spring</category></item><item><title>Spring has Sprung</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/spring_has_sprung.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/spring_has_sprung.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:12:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=spring%5Fhas%5Fsprung</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No pictures today, I have been too busy.One of the things I like about western NY is that when spring arrives it comes in with both boots on. Last week we had a couple of inches of new snow. Today the high is 55 and the low is above freezing. The spr]]></description><category>spring</category><category>weight</category><category>montessori</category></item><item><title>Still Franticly Busy</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/still_franticly_busy.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/still_franticly_busy.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:12:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=still%5Ffranticly%5Fbusy</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I am still franticly busy workingon my album and increasingly on coronation. I am pretty sure my album is not going to be finished to be turned in on time, but I am still pushing to get as much done this week as I can.To let you know how busy I am, h]]></description><category>montessori</category><category>pansy</category><category>sca</category><category>sewing</category></item><item><title>It snowed again</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/it_snowed_again.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/it_snowed_again.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:14:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=it%5Fsnowed%5Fagain</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[OK, I like snow, and I like winter, but there isn&#39;t enough snow left to ski, and it is spring so it can stop now, We have 2 new inches on the ground this morning. I ened the ground to dry up for the equestrian activities at coronation in 2 weeks.]]></description><category>montessori</category><category>gym</category><category>pansy</category><category>pink tower</category></item><item><title>Still no pictures...well, one.</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/still_no_pictureswell_one.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/still_no_pictureswell_one.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:47:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=still%5Fno%5Fpictureswell%5Fone</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mostly about Montessori Materials and my progress on my album]]></description><category>montessori</category></item><item><title>Stress</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/stress.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/stress.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:09:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=stress</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I am starting to stress badly about both getting my Sensorial Album completed and pulling off coronation. I haven&#39;t slept well for 2 nights in a row. I got up early to work on my album and burn 2 CDS workth of pictures for Rebecca, one of my clas]]></description><category>sca</category><category>montessori</category><category>pansy</category></item><item><title>A Realization</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/a_realization.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/a_realization.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=a%5Frealization</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Why I haven't been positing, Montessori is keeping me busy, Pansy update]]></description><category>pony</category><category>montessori</category><category>knitting</category><category>sca</category></item><item><title>Due to circumstances beyond our control</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/due_to_circumatances_beyond_our_control.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/due_to_circumatances_beyond_our_control.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:50:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=due%5Fto%5Fcircumatances%5Fbeyond%5Four%5Fcontrol</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The barn roof fell in last night due to the weight of the snow. It was a very stressful day.]]></description><category>barn</category><category>pansy</category><category>sca</category></item><item><title>OK, OK , I&apos;m here</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/ok_ok__im_here.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/ok_ok__im_here.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:43:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=ok%5Fok%5F%5Fim%5Fhere</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We went skiing, I visited my dad, some knitting got done and my most recent work out.]]></description><category>skiing</category><category>knitting</category><category>martha</category><category>vineyard</category><category>sca</category><category>workout</category></item><item><title>Happy Valentines Day</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/happy_valentines_day.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/happy_valentines_day.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:13:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=happy%5Fvalentines%5Fday</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Happy Valentines DayIt has been a good morning so far.This morning I did my work on the parallette bars and was able to hold my tuck sit for 30 seconds. My trainer at the gym told me that once I could hold the tuck sit for 30 seconds then I could sta]]></description><category>valentines day</category><category>knitting</category><category>parallette work</category></item><item><title>January socks complete</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/january_socks_complete.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/january_socks_complete.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:37:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=january%5Fsocks%5Fcomplete</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here are the pictures of my completed January socks from the booklet And a Time to Knit StockingsThe yarn is Knit Picks Felici in Hummingbird color way, Knit Picks Bre in Superwash, and Knit picks Essential in African Violet. The heels and toes are t]]></description><category>socks</category><category>knitting</category><category>knit picks yarn</category></item><item><title>News flash</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/news_flash.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/news_flash.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:41:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=news%5Fflash</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I finished the January socks, and they are on my feet as I type. I will post a picture this afternoon when I get home from work. They turned out nicely and are very comfortable. I have a little of the Felici skein left but I made the right decision t]]></description><category>knitting</category><category>socks</category><category>knitting needles</category><category>jobs</category></item><item><title>Here we go again</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/here_we_go_again.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/here_we_go_again.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:19:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=here%5Fwe%5Fgo%5Fagain</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wasn&#39;t it just a week ago that I we had an ice storm, well the weather is at it again. Here is our weather advisory for tonight and tomorrow:Urgent - Winter Weather Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 345 PM EST Tue Feb 5 2008 ...A Wintry]]></description><category>winter weather</category><category>sca</category><category>montessori training</category></item><item><title>Another busy week ahead</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/another_busy_week_ahead.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/another_busy_week_ahead.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=another%5Fbusy%5Fweek%5Fahead</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My week, a preview. I have workouts, riding, site reviews and school work planned out. And some dedicated knitting time.]]></description><category>sca</category><category>schedule</category><category>montessori</category></item><item><title>Saturday socks</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/saturday_socks.htm</guid><link>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/saturday_socks.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:23:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://strings-n-strands.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=saturday%5Fsocks</comments><dc:creator>Wendy</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Finally some knitting content. This morning I took pictures of both the refootable EZ sock and the January socks I am knitting. So I will quickly post the pictures before I run off to class today.My presentation of the removing lint work went well la]]></description><category>knitting</category><category>socks</category></item></channel></rss>