my outdoor running for the year may be coming to a close.

i was down in st charles the past couple days, and yesterday i went for a run through town. i used to run up and down all the streets in st charles when i still lived there and was training for my first half marathon.

i forgot how enjoyable it is to run through residential neighborhoods! i like looking at the houses, the lawns, the gardens. it’s just a pleasant thing, especially on more quiet streets.

anyway, it’s supposed to snow this weekend, and the forecast looks pretty grim. the treadmill is looking more and more like an all-the-time thing now, at least for the next 3 months or so. yuck.

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as promised, a pie update. the crust was pretty good. i think next time i’ll add a bit more sugar. also put a cool filling in the crust.

the filling could have used some more sweetness. but it was nothing some ice cream couldn’t fix.

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and a review for tuesday. i saw bob’s red mill came out with oat crackers, which i felt had to be the bees’ knees. or bee’s knees. whatever.

so i ordered 5 boxes because it was a cheap way of doing it. but i wish i had read the ingredients beforehand! it included rosemary, so instead of tasting like a wheat thing, which i had hoped they would, they tasted more like those crackers you buy when you accidentally grab the wrong box off the shelf.

i do like rosemary – that’s not it. it’s just that i was hoping for something without hint of herb.

anyway.

that’s all i’ve got for now. (oh wait – i did pick up my thanksgiving turkey. that’ll be here before we know it.)