Yesterday had the fresh, slightly predatory, feel of winter. We rode in to work with temperatures in the upper 30’s. There was definitely a bite to the air.
Once I was warmed up and my muscles were moving, my lungs savored the cold freshness. And in the seat behind me, singing to herself the entire way, [...]
I went to the bike store to buy a $5 front light for my bike and emerged 20 minutes later $74 poorer but $74 safer.
The clerk looked at my helmet and said in a dispairing tone of voice, “how old is this”? Since I couldn’t actually remember WHEN I bought it, I hedged, saying, [...]
The pipes did not freeze, the car ran, no bones were broken.
But the weekend was rife with small, horrible snafus and glitches. The humidifier blew the electrical circuit in the kitchen. We got halfway to a birthday party with no directions, and no way of getting them. We arrived up at a museum [...]
This morning my daughter deliberated at length over who would accompany us to ’school’. The list of candidates included Clifford, Pooh, and Kitty Cat. After much discussion, it was decided that Clifford would go, Pooh would go tomorrow, and Kitty Cat the day after.
All was well until just before leaving. Suddenly Rada changed her [...]
Here’s Rada with her fairy wings and wand just before she went out trick or treating. My friends Patricia and Peter, who had dressed for the evening, accompanied her.
Does Rada look like the Statue of liberty to you? There’s something statuesque about her…
And doesn’t Patricia look elegant as a witch? I wish hats like that [...]
My daughter and I have been riding the bike every day for what seems like weeks. I can’t remember the last time we took the car.
I’ve been thinking more about what we’ll need in order to keep warm when it gets colder. I devised an excellent helmet hat for my daughter using a knitted [...]