May 22-23 – Spin the Lakes – Part 1

Patti and I have been going away  for a long weekend each spring for seven years.  We take our bikes with us to do some riding, although cycling has not been the primary purpose of the weekend.  From 2008-2010, we went to Ottawa for the Tulip Festival and were delighted with what a cycle friendlyContinue reading “May 22-23 – Spin the Lakes – Part 1”

Thursday December 25 – Christmas Day

Each year as the children age we start Christmas Day later.  Compromises are still made – ten year old Owen would prefer 7am and seventeen year old Megan would prefer noon.  This year we settled on 9am. For the first time we didn’t leave out a snack for Santa.  Here is the tree just beforeContinue reading “Thursday December 25 – Christmas Day”

Brampton’s Christmas Market

Last night Brampton’s third annual outdoor Christmas market began.  Michael, Trystan and I attended this evening.  It is not to often that we spend time with just Trystan on his own.   It was the first time we have been to the Christmas market.  When we arrived about 5:45 there were very few people around. WeContinue reading “Brampton’s Christmas Market”

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”

Busy Saturday

Patti and I met this morning to exercise for the first time in about a month.   She was away on vacation the past two Saturdays and the one before that had an appointment.  Prior to that we rode our bikes on the trail, as my knee was too swollen from falling off my bike toContinue reading “Busy Saturday”

Wednesday September 3 – School, Power Outage and Climbing

The day started with wet feet again as we walked on the grass to get around the construction at the school.  Once again there were no construction workers in sight.  To keep the children safe from moving construction vehicles long parallel fences were set up from the road to the back of the school whereContinue reading “Wednesday September 3 – School, Power Outage and Climbing”

Cars and Bikes

My day started at the garage today.  The radio in our van was replaced after it stopped recognizing ipods and phones that were plugged into it.  A few months after that it stopped working altogether and made a popping noise every few seconds whether or not the van was turned on.  A computer reset fixedContinue reading “Cars and Bikes”

How Do They Do that?

This morning I headed out to Georgetown to test again the second-hand road bike that I tested on Sunday night. On Wednesday I went to Cyclepath and talked to Christie about the used bike and also tried two new ones. They felt good but I was really unsure about spending the kind of money requiredContinue reading “How Do They Do that?”