all’s well that ends well in almonte
When it got noticeably cool sometime after 9 p.m., I glanced over at the thermostat. The red indicator needle was a couple of degrees below 20 C where it…
damn. the covid finally caught me.
Saturday, December 2, 2023: The symptoms started on Tuesday afternoon with a sore throat. I’m prone to sore throats so I didn’t think much of it. Wednesday morning, I…
my riding season isn’t over yet…
It’s October 25 and, not surprisingly, some Canadian riders have already put their ‘babies’ to bed. I’m not one of them. I’m not quite done yet. I reckon there…
riding is my only hope
I ride my motorcycle because I feel joyful and free when I do. I also ride my motorcycle because it helps me to not think about the multiple crises we…
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…
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…
i may have a problem…
Get up at 8. Check the weather on laptop. Forecast: clear until noon; rain for the rest of the day. Maybe I can get a ride in before the…
the days my daddy died
My father was a handsome, intelligent, charming and troubled man. I didn’t know he was a covert narcissist until I began writing Betrayed: Inside a Pathological Love Relationship in early…
today
Today is the last day of National Poetry Month 2021 in Canada. Today this poem wrote itself to light and hope through snow, tears and fears. Merci Johanne Ravenda pour…