animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

stolen thunder

We went downtown a couple of times and went on a few short bike rides, but we definitely did not take advantage of Thunder this year and we did not hit any of the satellite events like we did last year. We were supposed to go to the Richland Bike …

an update

My thumb is doing much better this week. It doesn’t hurt as much when I bump it, anyway. The stitches are still in–they don’t look ready to come out yet. I will reevaluate on Saturday. I talked to someone about my sidecar this week. Unfortunately, they are located about 2.5 …

father’s day

We had both families over for a Father’s Day cookout this afternoon. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate and we ended up hanging out in the family room. So far this summer has not been very summery. Brian and Jake had to handle most of the food preparation due to …

the hangman’s daughter

This was an excellent book, recommended to me by Brian. It took place in the 17th century (an era I enjoy reading about) and revolved around a story in which the local midwife was accused of witchcraft. The main character, the hangman, tries to prove her innocence. Recommended.

sidecar

I finally got my motorcycle back yesterday. After almost three months at the garage, they finally wrapped things up. Seeing that attaching a sidecar is supposed to take a day, this is not making me confident that it was done properly. That said, we will be taking it somewhere else …