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…
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…
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….
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…