black & blue but nothing broken
This is the second in a series of posts about a single vehicle motorcycle collision I had in July 2024. The first post is here. Some of the names of…
i could have turned right…
This is the first in a series of posts about a single vehicle motorcycle collision I had in July 2024. The second one is here. Some of the names of…
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…
hope & healing one week in
A week ago this afternoon, I was trussed up in a neck collar, strapped to a gurney and headed to Perth General Hospital in an ambulance. The recovery process…
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…
better off broken
“It’s going to take a while,” the doc says from behind his mask. I feel grateful beyond words to have a family physician when thousands of my fellow Canadians…
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…