a short winter loop with ana & my helmet :P
Ana had never seen snow, until she came to stay with me a few weeks ago. The thirty-one-year-old Brazilian woman is doing an internship at the Mississippi Valley Textile…
word song
To anyone who thinks they can convince, cajole and/or connive me into singing, please pay attention: I don’t sing in public. Point finale. The only exceptions are Happy Birthday…
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…
re*butt*all
Some people see darkness where others see light and vice versa. This is a poem in which I complain about people who complain. Ah. The irony. re*butt*all by susan ©…
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…
treasure
When I came across this pic by Dave Wyman in the Ottawa Motorcycle Riders Facebook group in autumn 2023, I knew immediately there was poetry hidden in it. I…
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…