This year I had four cycling goals. Ride the 120 km route in the Tour de Mississauga Ride 100km each day for two consecutive days Ride 3000 km Ride further than my friend Kevin The first three were the same as last year and I achieved numbers 1 and 3. I thought it would beContinue reading “2016 Cycling Goals Achieved”
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Sunday January 4 – Preparing Firewood
We’ve had a small amount of wood sitting in the garage for the years when the damper was broken and we weren’t using the fireplace, but it didn’t take long to burn through that with fires on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day and with Alun finding his inner pyromaniac yesterday and today. InContinue reading “Sunday January 4 – Preparing Firewood”
Sunday December 21 – Takes a Licking and Keeps on Ticking
Yesterday morning Patti and I met for our usual run in the Etobicoke Creek valley followed by refreshments at Second Cup. We usually run for some number of minutes (up to ten), walk for a minute and then repeat until we have gone about 6.5 kilometres. One of us wears a watch and keeps track. Continue reading “Sunday December 21 – Takes a Licking and Keeps on Ticking”
Friday November 21 – I’m Green
Today I received my prizes for being Brampton’s Greenest Resident and I have the certificate to prove it. As the Brampton resident to submit the most actions in the Let Your Green Show contest run by the Region of Peel last summer I earned the title. The prize is a family season pass to theContinue reading “Friday November 21 – I’m Green”
Tuesday November 5 – Bike Assist
Michael is away planning his mother’s funeral, preparing her house for sale and wrapping up her affairs. The kids are at school and it is a cool, but bright, November Day – a good day for a ride. I read about the Pan Am Path last summer. The path, when completed next summer, will stretchContinue reading “Tuesday November 5 – Bike Assist”
Saturday November 1 – Snow Day
The view that greeted me as I stepped out the door this morning brought a smile to my face. I love snow and I am looking forward to a cold, snowy winter so I can enjoy building and maintaining a community ice rink again. I love the sight of my two favourite seasons colliding. It’sContinue reading “Saturday November 1 – Snow Day”
Friday October 24 – Autumn and Les Miz
I had a lovely ride this morning to Downey’s Farm to see if I could catch a glimpse of my friend Gail leading a school group. I was not disappointed and learned all about how pumpkins grow in Gail’s very entertaining fashion. The kids loved her. In the afternoon I took a walk in theContinue reading “Friday October 24 – Autumn and Les Miz”
Wednesday October 29 – Downey’s Farm
My friend Gail, a retired teacher, has been working as a school tour guide at Downey’s Farm this fall and loving it. She gave me a free pass for one child to visit Pumpkinfest. The weather wasn’t great today, but Pumpkinfest ends on Friday so as soon as Owen arrived home from school we headedContinue reading “Wednesday October 29 – Downey’s Farm”
Tuesday October 28 – Bike the Creek Planning Ride
Sunday afternoon we received a call from Caroline and Pete, good friends of Michael’s mother, Maureen, telling us they had found her delirious, and bleeding, in bed on Sunday morning. They took her to the hospital for assessment. In the evening they called back to say that nothing had been found yet, but that sheContinue reading “Tuesday October 28 – Bike the Creek Planning Ride”
Cycling Goal Achieved
The light was glorious this morning as I prepared to leave the house to meet Patti for our first ride together since we each acquired a road bike. We rode the Etobicoke Creek Trail from County Court Boulevard in the south to just north of Conservation Drive in the north for a total ride ofContinue reading “Cycling Goal Achieved”