to the valley rally & back w cool spots to stop (part 1)
James, Jacques and I left Almonte for the first annual Barry’s Bay Rally in the Valley at about 2 pm on Friday, June 20 (predictably, an hour behind our planned…
never a dull moment riding the highlands
I’m normally the one behind schedule. But it was Adam who was late last Saturday, because, he said, James told him we were meeting at 10:30 am, not 10….
introducing kitsu
This is ‘kitsune,’ my recently acquired new-to-me motorcycle. Kitsune (kit or kitsu for short) is my third Yamaha V-Star 250. She follows in the tire tracks of the TheFox (purchased…
best riding partners in the world
“You’re not coming out of the house to say hi?” It was Jacques on the phone. “No,” I replied. “I’m not in the house.” “Where are you?” “I’m walking on…
i fell off my bike again
May 24, 2025: This afternoon, as I was searching for something else, I stumbled across this post from ten years ago today. Seems I was accident prone long before…
missing the highlands
Last May, I couldn’t ride for two weeks while I recovered from a sprained ankle suffered on a morning walk. This year, I’m not riding for several months while…
on dark days
The most beautiful days – the ones when the sun is shining, the sky is blue and the air is cool not cold – are the days I feel…
one for mom and the road
I wrote the poem below on Mother’s Day morning 2025. But I didn’t publish it until today – four days later – because James took me pillion on his…
on the road again
I could barely open the car door. It took pretty much all the muscle power I had in my left arm – plus a somewhat shaky step backward that added…
the princess and the pee?
I’ve never been a good sleeper. As a sixteen-year-old, I was prescribed diazapam (aka valium) to help with my insomnia. It didn’t. My sleep issues persist to this day and…