On a regular 'ol weekend I would have slept in. Our teaching season has begun, there will not be much sleeping in until next Winter break. Without these early morning wake up calls, I would miss the unexpected and fleeting beauty of days like this. I am doubly thankful that I was able to get… Continue reading Thankful
Category: motorcycles
A Wonderfully Long Holiday Weekend
Saturday morning started with a 3 mile run at Riverfront Park. The run ended near the carousel where a car show was setting up. It was a fun diversion before heading to Gladstone where DW purchased a new Triumph Tiger 1200. Below were some other cool looking Triumphs. After finishing the Carlton Wine Country 5K on… Continue reading A Wonderfully Long Holiday Weekend
DW’s Birthday Quilt – Many years, and three homes, in the making of…
This project has only been in the works for approximately 5 years. It might be longer, but that is all I am willing to admit to. By "in the works" I mean that I actually cut out the t-shirts, Freychecked the edges, order the how-to book and the templates for making the quilt. Until now,… Continue reading DW’s Birthday Quilt – Many years, and three homes, in the making of…
Laguna Seca -Day #8
Awoke to the last day of the trip. This morning started as most had, with a run. With no set direction in mind we set off, turning here and there as we came to an intersection, enticed by interesting looking historic homes. For fear of another graceless fall, I hadn't brought my camera phone. The… Continue reading Laguna Seca -Day #8
Laguna Seca – Day #7
This morning, during the morning run, I did a gravity check again. As before it was because I was distracted and not watching where I was going. I was trying to look down a side road to see the front of an interesting looking building. As I gave a running step off the curb, my left… Continue reading Laguna Seca – Day #7
Laguna Seca – Day #6
Arriving in Moss Landing, to have breakfast at The Lighthouse, we were disappointed to find that it was closed. Apparently they are always closed on Mondays. We had passed a little café on our way to The Lighthouse. We had never eaten there and it was open. We headed back to the Moss Landing Café.… Continue reading Laguna Seca – Day #6
Laguna Seca – Day #5
Sunday. No run this morning. The plan was to get to the track early to beat the crowds, sign up for the Yamaha Niken demo ride and have breakfast on Ducati Island. On the ride in, we noticed that there was no crowds. huh. In anticipation of demo ride we had peaked the bikes and… Continue reading Laguna Seca – Day #5
