Well the weekend began Friday morning with a quick trip through the…you know… then off to the beach. The weather was all over the place this weekend, providing us with many views, all beautiful, of Siletz Bay… and a variation on the usual sights…. We got out “Diploma” and “Diana”…our now almost 44 year old […]
Category: Bike Rides
OUT!
Yesterday I got the “get out of jail” card…so we took off It was one of those weird days in Oregon where it sun shines and then rains, repeat…and we were doing a lot of unglamorous errands like recycling styrofoam and old telephones and stuff…returning an unused grab bar to Ace Hardware…you know the kind […]
Being Thankful
Being thankful is even more to the point on the day AFTER Thanksgiving, when one’s loved ones have departed leaving a warm glow…and a fridge full of delectables. I can say this year it was underscored for me that my family is funny, good-looking, interesting and lively. All were willing to try something different this […]
“A DAY WITHOUT WALLS…”
Ellen (creator of the “snail blog”) particularly loves that rare day when there are no requirements, limitations, meetings, errands…a day to just do, well, whatever…and she calls it “a day without walls…” and I think it works for blogs too…
HOT
After sort of smugly watching the national weather chart all summer and seeing one cool band in the whole country, here in the northwest, we have now got our comeuppance. It’s so hot we’re sort of hallucinating…seeing “eyes” on logs and stuff: It was so hot today we got an iced coffee and headed for […]
Minto Island Reverie
One of the best things about my daily bike rides is watching the seasons change at our beautiful Minto Park… Ride on…
And so the New Year BEGINS!
We’re back. What a terrific holiday we had, and what a lovely beginning to 2012 from the beach. I finished a few 2011 projects like the ugly fabric challenge quilt # 2 and the utopia quilt we hung up the Christmas present lantern from “Santa” took in the bright moonlight (sorry…cellphone photo) reflected in the […]
Fall Ride…
Mark Babson came to get me today for a ride in the bike taxi. We took off into the fall sunshine and WHAT TOTAL FUN!! 14th and Center: Across the RR bridge: Past the carousel: Toward (and through) the Willamette campus: over the TIUA footbridge…looking north: and looking south: and a lot of places I […]
Salem Bicycle Taxi
Did you know that Salem has a bike taxi (2 in fact)?? One is always available around town and Michele can pick you up anytime and take you to your destination without burning any carbon fuel. Call her. Michele Darr, Salem Bicycle Taxi at 503-569-7223. Michele’s husband Mark Babson is developing a bike tour of […]
BRRRRR…
Which seems like a silly thing to say in mid-August. Escaping the heat in the valley was successful, but now we’re wearing three sweaters and shivering. Our bike ride after dinner through the quiet streets revealed one basketball player, and a deer. The bay was beautiful this evening after a day of hard work back […]
