CogKNITive--A Knitting + Psychology Podcast: Episode 239: A Quiet Space

This episode will upload June 28, 2025

I got a better time than my races last year with a 13.43 mile pace.

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Warm Thanks :

My community: in Finch, on Reddit, on the ground in the SCV, in this group.

Forthright and Courage, my 2 finches, are hanging out together today in Courage’s cabin in the snow.

Finch app ID is XRVW2WQW3C.

Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 10 (2024): ALL INFO IS RIGHT HERE! It's the info thread on Ravelry. Yes, I made my hotel reservation.

Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 11 is scheduled for OCTOBER 11, 2025. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished:

Nope.

In Progress:

Stash toss 2025 (56 in, 26 out): no new yarn. Hooray!

Virgo sweater: onto the sleeves! Started a sleeve in bed on Tuesday evening.

The 10-square bag:

Doing the sides, all the blocks are joined. Done up the side panels. Thinking of the liner, digging out an old flannel sheet.

Lakeside cardigan : Remaining: 1 set of front on panels, each is 2x2, weaving those ends, attaching, then major remaining seams.

September Sweater: It's crocheted and has been on my Rav projects page for months. 225 to 150 chain. But YES! I have finally started the second big piece as my train project.

Sock yarn ESChicken #2: I decided to do the tiny pieces first. We’ve reached the tail!

Quilt squares and organizing—none this week—we are at 69 finished so far. 10 more in the early stages.

Dizzy Blondes: on to spinning, my second braid of camel hair silk, which is mainly a kumquat color with a little bit of purple in it. That’s to be plied with some kumquat colored Lisa Souza BFL.

Using the electric eel 6.1.

Strategy: Be who you are. Not who another person is being to you. The airplane video

Finch app ID is XRVW2WQW3C.

GreenFingers: generally, nothing new here.

Project Spearmint: I am STILL planting more penstemon, Texas Salvia, and Russian sage as ground covers from High Country Gardens online.

Texas Sage trying to flower and a happy bed of spearmint…

Creeping thyme in the non-rock garden is hanging on.

AW shoot! Hiking LA: Saturday & Sunday: not this weekend

Running gear check I: head gear, earphones, sunglasses, smartwatch, road ID, fingerless gloves

My choices: RRS tennis visor or baseball cap in colder weather; Shokz open move bone conduction headphones, Rx sunglasses, iwatch, road ID, crocheted mitties.

Upcoming:

Red White and Blue 5K July 6, 2026

Mountain Gallop: August 16, 2025

Be The Light 5K: Sept 21, 2025:

Jeepers Creepers 5K: Oct 19, 2025.

Santa Clarita Marathon 5K, Nov 9, 2025

Santa Clarita Turkey Trot 5K: Nov 29, 2025

Fluffy Books:

And also listening to My Lady Jane (morbidly funny). And at night: Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries.

Something I Really Like: winding down

Project back episodes on Proton- episodes 101-140 of the original series are up for the month of June

Put a Lid on It: air fryer games

The return of the electrolyte drink! Ketorade!

In a pint jar:

Juice of half a lemon

2 TBSP apple cider vinegar

1/2 tsp No Salt

1/2 tsp pink Himalayan salt

5-10 drops liquid stevia

Fill rest of jar with sparkling water

Blather:

Race pics!

He’s a what he’s a what….? He’s a star! We made it through my sons stint on The Music Man at local theater. He was really happy dancing with the chorus.

The boycotts: keeping the faith

LGBTQ+ LIFELINES: