Getting Ready To Ride
Leaving on a six week road trip next monday. Got numerous checklists, a new pack pack and a booster shot, so this should go smoothly, right? If past experiences are any indication, I’ll find out what the first thing I …
Leaving on a six week road trip next monday. Got numerous checklists, a new pack pack and a booster shot, so this should go smoothly, right? If past experiences are any indication, I’ll find out what the first thing I …
Don’t know how I’ll tie those two together but they were both on my mind today. For one reason or another I nostalgically wandered into a “five and dime” store I used to visit with my mom and grandmother. I …
Well, new to me anyway. Saw this boat when I was walking the docks that I seldom visit, on the far end of the harbor. I can appreciate the hours put in on this boat. The builder fiberglassed every inch …
Anniversaries trigger memories, that they do. I’ve never been good with anniversaries. I’ve long ago given up feeling guilt over forgetting them. It (the guilt) doesn’t change the behavior of forgetting. After deciding to not accept the guilt it was …
Alaska, where carrying a weapon is mandatory, even when mowing the lawn.
“We all die, but we are not gone as long as we are remembered.” Don’t know who first said that but I think about it often. My generation is approaching the time when we will only exist as memories. One …
One of my favorite pastimes anywhere is walking the docks. It is an ever-changing boat show. Here are a few I saw today: First, what has got to be one of the nicest to come out of our local boat …
Melody asked me to build a pastry display case for the counter top at the Wild Honey. She wanted it to hold two full baking sheets and have screen on top and back to prevent condensation on the glass and …
I recently decided to sell my bike and give up riding. It was not an easy decision. My excuse for not riding was balance issues; when deep down I knew it was because getting up the baby hill on the …
I start my day sometime between 4 and 6 am, whenever it becomes obvious that no more sleep is going to happen on this particular morning. I do the bathroom bit, get dressed and make my bed. Walking into my …