Without a woman another winter storm comes raging through and the mercury is falling… and I am left all alone. - Ian Tyson, Springtime in Alberta Last year at this time it was a little crisp but recall we were out riding our summer bicycles and celebrated St. Patrick’s day by going on a little pub [...]
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It’s Springtime in Alberta… Seriously ?
Posted in Cycling, Life and Loves, tagged Ian Tyson. Springtime in Alberta, snow, Surly Pugsley, winter on March 19, 2013 | 2 Comments »
Coffee, Ride, Repeat.
Posted in Cycling, Life and Loves, tagged Blackberry Curve, Blackberry Playbook, carradice, coffee, Earths General Store, Jardine parrot, Moulton Mk1, repeat, ride on February 16, 2013 | 1 Comment »
There is nothing quite as good as a little freshly ground Black and Tan coffee from Earth’s General Store to wrap up what has already been a busy morning… and some busy weeks. Got the kid off to work early and spent some time with the feathered babies, Noah is a baby Jardine or Red [...]
The Winter Blahs…
Posted in Cycling, Life and Loves on January 23, 2013 | 1 Comment »
I have not been riding much since I returned from Portland but did get out today to run some errands on the Norco (Mountaineer) which is my dedicated winter bicycle in that, it does not see any summer use as I have many other bicycles for that. When spring comes I will make sure it [...]
Soup
Posted in Cycling, Life and Loves, tagged bike swap, Breezer, idaho, portland, soup on January 16, 2013 | 2 Comments »
Sitting here with a fresh cup of coffee (Earth’s General Store Black and Tan) and with the birds chirping and clicking happily away I am going to make some soup here, the ingredients will be varied and I’ll just be throwing them in as they come to me and hope you like it. I did [...]
Snow Day
Posted in Cycling, Life and Loves on December 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I guess that sometimes you have to go and brush the snow off the bike too… Yesterday’s little blizzard left another 9-17 cm of snow on top of what has already fallen and the city is considering a seasonal parking ban due to the unusually high levels of snow we have received. December is our [...]
Ch ch ch changes….
Posted in Cycling, Life and Loves on November 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It has been a busy week in the bike spa as I have been re-tooling so that I can start doing brazing work here… it has been coming together nicely and I am so thankful for the good friends I have who have been such a great help. Yesterday I picked up a new steel [...]
Gotta Keep Moving.
Posted in Life and Loves, tagged senegal parrot on November 12, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Yes, there is a bicycle parked in my bedroom… but I don’t sleep with it. People say I am a smart guy although that is debatable… but if I can claim to have any iota of intelligence it stems from being smart enough to have married my wife. She said I should take it easy [...]
Wrapping Things Up…
Posted in Life and Loves, tagged Fallkniven F1, Mora Knife, paracord 550 on October 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Final update of the day, or rather evening. It is always essential that when you are out in the great beyond you will always need extra cord or line to secure things, build shelters, or replace a broken shoe lace and carrying cord can be a hassle. To that end, “whipping” is a very simple [...]
Summer Wind Up…
Posted in Life and Loves on October 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It seems that summer came and went in the blink of an eye and now we are preparing for winter, the days are getting shorter and shorter and the days have been very cool… if we were to get any precipitation it would be coming down as snow. Time to stay warm and catch up [...]
Portland, Summer 2012
Posted in Cycling, Life and Loves, tagged Oneonta Gorge, portland, Waterfall on August 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
We arrived in Portland few weeks ago after driving the thousand miles from Edmonton over a 2 days; it was so nice to be able to bring our bicycles and we plan on doing a little camping on the return trip so all of that kit is packed into our little Nissan Sentra which [...]