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I live with my two cats in a very cool condo in the historic district of downtown Seattle, Washington. Betty was about a year old when she came to live with me in 2002. Travis came to me as a 4 month old in October of 2007.

Travis	Betty

I knit to give me a good excuse to watch TV (knitting page) and I read a lot of mysteries (book recommendations). I used to make computer jigsaw puzzles you can download and solve. I'm really not a people person.

I built a little web page of who's who and what's what to, hopefully, help you follow my journal along.

The Gym and the Pool

About me and the gym.... In 2005, I got a new job that lets me work from home. I have a beautiful home and I love the job but after a year and a half, I realized that there were many many days when I never moved - other than the 40 steps from bed to living room (stopping at the kitchen along the way). And I was losing stamina. So after about 58 years of very little exercise of any kind at all, I joined the gym across the street (owned and operated by two women who live in my condo building).

For the next 4 years, I went 4-5 times a week for 30 minutes. I took classes, I worked with individual trainers. I learned that it worked. I really gave me my stamina back but I also learned I hated it. Really.

And then I found swimming - more accurately aqua jogging and I am totally hooked. I go 6 days a week for an hour and love it.

I track my experiences here in this journal.

Today's Basket

In late 2008, I started taking a daily picture of the knitting basket that lives by my work/tv chair. I have made all kinds of toys in the past, but now I just make teddy bears. I make a lot of them. I was lucky to find a wonderful place that will take them all - The Baby Corner. I deliver every month so often photograph the group before the delivery. (I do not ever sell the bears. It's too much trouble and The Baby Corner wants all I can make. But if you really want to buy one, my best suggestion is to go to Etsy.Com, find a knitter and request a special project. The pattern is free and surely someone would love to make you one. My new and old knitting exploits and free patterns can be found at susandennis.org/knitting).



(Do me a favor, plz, and resist the temptation to lecture me about sharing this data publicly. I understand the ramifications. I've had this information available on the web sine 1994 and have been rewarded over and over again. I get postcards and gifts and even acquired a fan who remains secret to even me but has sent me flowers and a postcard. For me - possibly only for me - the benefits far outweigh any danger. Thanks.)

Please 'friend' me if you like or not. No application necessary.  I treat my list of friends like a superset of bookmarks or favorites.  They are the ones I like to keep up with.  I add and drop on whims.  If you fall off my list, please don't be offended.

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