What originally was an activity-free weekend turned into a quite productive and enjoyable weekend…so far. Last night, I finished knitting my pumpkin! It didn’t turn out like the pattern since I didn’t use wool yarn and wasn’t able to felt it, but that’s fine. The pumpkin looked like a basketball until I added the stem and vine.

I also added more decor to the front of apartment after being inspired by a window display. Leaves strung on fishing line…cheap (well, free, considering I already had the fishing line) crafts are the best!

This morning while Matt went off to run his errands, I walked to Sweet and Savory, a tiny bakery/cafe about a mile and half from our apartment. It was interesting to walk through our area (Central District) to the more upscale Leschi Park area. In the Central District, you’ll see more people walking out of necessity–walking to the grocery store, taking the bus, etc. As I approached Leschi Park, I saw more people walking their dogs or taking strolls with their babies in strollers. I enjoyed my walk, though, despite the grey sky and cool weather. Walking uphill most of the way definitely warmed me up and justified the mocha and apple tart from Sweet and Savory.

Here is my walk recorded in a couple of snapshots. You can view the full collection in the “Our World” folder in the gallery.

1. A view of a typical sidewalk in our area
2. A glimpse of a park on 31st Avenue on the way to the bakery
3. Foggy view of I-90; on a clear day, you can see the floating bridge across Lake Washington
4. A Japanese maple changing its colors
5. This view looked much better in person. If you look closer, you can see different colored trees in the distance.
6. Sweet and Savory–finally!

I also visited the renovated library about 10 minutes walking distance from our apartment. It just reopened today! I checked out a couple of CDs, DVDs, and books–I would have checked out more had I not remembered that I would be walking and carrying back everything in my arms.

What a great weekend so far, and it’s only halfway over!