why is blue parked on the grass instead of in the garage?
The answer is simple: oops! Blue and I had a great ride back to Almonte, ON, from North Hatley, QC, a distance of about 425 kms. I should have…
two loops and 52 K mark two seasons in the saddle
Two years ago this week, I started to learn how to ride a motorcycle. Two years later, I’m still learning. There’s nothing particularly noteworthy about that in and of…
beat the heat part two: blue goes belly up in bogie
I was determined to make today’s ride work after yesterday’s misadventure in which I stayed out too long in the scorching sun and almost set myself and Blue on…
letterkenny foils my attempt to beat the heat
It was meant to be 30 C (feels like 42 C) by early afternoon and I don’t handle searing hot temperatures well. Had I left on schedule at 7 am,…
good thing michelle was along for the ride!
It was a perfect day to #RideTheHighlands. Not too hot, not too cool. Bright sun and blue skies with a few clouds here and there. WindSister and fellow Canadian…
when wind isn’t therapy
I got up early this morning and rode for two hours in less-than-ideal conditions to volunteer at a poker run for a good cause. During the ride to the…
writing is a thing i do
This week’s Canadian Motorcycle Cruisers – Chapter 011 photographic challenge was to take a pic of yourself in your gear, with your ride and an item that spoke to…
wild. flowers.
When I was at my wits end in the spring and summer of 2012, I took Mom into the fields around her rural home to gather wildflowers. We walked,…
sign sign everywhere a sign :)
This summer (2023), the Canadian Motorcycle Cruisers – Ottawa Chapter # 011 is inviting its members (of which I am one) to participate in weekly photo challenges. This week’s challenge,…
i know my own truth
People troll my sites, my posts, and my life in waves. Unbelievably, some of them think they have the right to judge me (and others) based on a few…