Major Knitter Takes Up Slacklining

Sorry I've been so quiet lately.  My knitting mojo disappeared after knitting 1,001 miniature snowmen and wreaking havoc on my body.  OK - it was really only 13 snowmen, but my body could have sworn I knit an entire regiment of two-inch snowmen.  So while giving my knitting muscles a rest, I was very busy with my second biggest passion - Scouting.

This weekend was our triennial ConnJam (Connecticut Jamboree) for our Connecticut Yankee Council at the Orange County fairgrounds.  We had thousands and thousands attend - (I heard numbers like 3,000 overnight campers and upwards of 6,000 during the day) - and everyone was very, very busy.  I was busy with my Troop and Crew - and we also hosted a carpetball station which the fathers and sons made in 2006-2007 when they were in the Cub Scout Pack.  It was a huge hit!  I even learned a new skill at ConnJam where I tried my luck at slacklining  (I admit, I was double dog dared!).  OK - I may or may not be holding the professional's hand from Gibbon Slacklines - but I did manage to balance and even bounce around on the slackline.  It was quite an accomplishment and I had such fun!  More news to come about this great weekend.  I'll post some non-knitting posts for awhile until my knitting mojo reappears.  In the meantime, go try a new skill and report back on it.  If you try slacklining... let me know how it goes!  

P.S. - My friend Jay just sent me THIS LINK.  This guy makes me look lazy!

Comments

[Rose Jordan]

That Mr. Jepson has inspired me! Time to really get moving. Thanks for sharing.

[Barb]

Hope those knitting muscles get plenty of rest! And I hope you make Eagle Scout soon (wink)

[kathy b]

OH so good to hear from you. Your knit mojo will return..I know it. Scouting is always fascinating to me. Keep writing posts!

[Dee]

Slacklining looks like fun.

[Iris]

Thanks for the link in your P.S. - what an inspiration!

[Lydia]

That looks fun!