ended up in a pumpkin patch
I hadn’t planned on visiting the pumpkin patch on Rosetta Road, but that’s where I ended up on the last day of September 2024. You never know where the…
not a motorcycle mama
Mom’s been gone eight years now. She died on August 17, 2016, six weeks before her eighty-eighth birthday. My mother’s mother also died a little over a month before…
heaven’s highways
“Do you think I need to take rain gear?” I directed the question to James, who was busy cleaning his windscreen with Bon Ami. He didn’t reply, so…
twist my rubber arm with a butter tart
James’ FJR was parked in the street and he was working on the Warrior in the driveway when I got home around noon. He keeps one of his bikes…
7 reasons i love grass point lodge b&b
After a year of wanting to visit Grass Point Lodge B&B in Newboro, ON, and having been foiled on every occasion for one reason or another, I finally made…
1 + 9 cool things that happened on a june loop to collingwood
I was struck by something coincidental in the Collingwood sunset pic above as I looked through the loop photos. Maybe it’s just me, I thought. “Do you notice anything interesting…
early to bed, early to ice…
I’d do pretty much anything to be able to ride my motorcycles (I have three, two of which are currently operational) including getting up at 5 am to ice…
roadside flowers, photo fun and new friends
I sprained my left ankle walking down the street in a pre-ride stroll about a month ago and I couldn’t ride for two and a half weeks. It seemed…
the quartermaster’s loop
If you like cozy places with cool decor, homemade goodies and a welcoming owner and atmosphere, you will love The Quatermaster’s Store and Quirky Cafe in Tamworth. I stopped…
the route may be the same, but the ride never is…
I ride the Ontario Highlands often. Mostly every day during riding season. And I never tire of doing so because, while the routes I take may be similar (or…