Well, life has been hectic, but not very newsworthy. October finished with a hard freeze, November arrived with welcome rain, and now we are having some serious warm weather at 80 degrees Fahrenheit (26.6 Celsius) and above. Lovely riding weather, but too many other occupations eating up time. And speaking of time, Saturday night we […]

The weather everywhere has become strange and unpredictable. Changeable weather has always been part of Missouri, being in the middle of the continent, sort of north, sort of south. Two days ago, it was 80 degrees Fahrenheit (26.6 C). This morning, it was 28 F (-2 C). Oops, I forgot to plug in the bird

The Great Bike Trip of 2023 concluded yesterday, Saturday. For me, I’m sorry to report, it was just too much, and I departed in disgrace without attempting the final 70 mile day. Luckily, Harry and Weedy were game enough to drive to Jefferson City (capitol of Missouri) to fetch me home, as our fearless leader,

The first day of the Katy Trail Bike trip only entailed about two blocks of actual biking, but it was quite a day. Harry’s heart picked Wednesday morning to misbehave. It looked like I would not be going on the bike trip. After several calls to various doctors we went into St Louis for an

Well, the week was a full one, which was a blessing in that it distracted from the world news, in which it seems the center cannot hold.  I do not ignore the headlines, but feeling powerless, I simply continue to share, with increasing gratitude, the lucky life I am living. There is so much beauty