An miles and miles before I sleep

I cannot believe that I will leave for California in slightly over four weeks (on February 1 to be exact). I have been putting in lots of miles on my bike to get ready. I have 618 miles in January so far and still have tomorrow to ride for 3 1/2 hours. Not bad at all considering I took one week off to let my hip recover from to much sledding with the grandchildren over Christmas.

In addition to biking, I have sewn a simple nightgown to take on the trip, worked on a quilted cover for my new mini laptop computer and just about completed knitting a pair of socks. When I did the Mississippi River bike trip I took a favorite nightgown and left in on the bed in a hotel somewhere along the way. The reason I missed it was that it was white and was on the white bed sheets. I decided this trip to make a bright gown I would not miss! I think this may work. The buttons are little chickens I bought in Paris years ago.





Speaking of my new mini laptop Greg bought me this little gem for my trip. It only weighs 2 pounds and has all the features I need to access email, the internet and to blog. I am getting it all set up now. I want to make a small quilted cover for it to protect it when it is buried in my suitcase on the trip. It also has a built in camera so I can use Skype to chat with the family.






Other than that I have been adding and removing things from my piles of things to take on the trip. I think this will last the entire month of February!