We’d had a certain reaction when we told folks that we were doing a barge and bike down the Danube River.
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We’d had a certain reaction when we told folks that we were doing a barge and bike down the Danube River.
Continue reading “Barge (& Bike)”
We chose to do a solo ride in Vienna rather than join a bike excursion or the hop on hop off bus. We basically did a hop on hop off bike for 40.2 as we meandered through Vienna.
Continue reading “Hop on Hop off Vienna”Conversations in the vehicle are always interesting with children. Plus today it was important that little Man C not fall asleep on the way to Nan’s house for the regular Monday night sleepover.
Continue reading “Happiness Day”I’m definitely feeling like a fairie that’s lost its magic. Not much dragon slaying happening. Of course, I’m not sure fairies slay dragons, but perhaps you catch my drift.
Continue reading “Slaying the dragon…not”There are times I am sure I live under a rock. I’ve never tasted a snickerdoodles and had no concept of what kind of cookie it was, but it turns out I am not the only one as I found out Saturday night.
Continue reading “Snicker what?”There are a lot of things that can be said about social media with a heavy portion of the equation being negative. There is a bright side, for me at least.
Continue reading “A Serendipitous Encounter”It started out on track and then skidded sideways. It made me draw deep a deep breath and realize that sometimes things don’t go according to plan. I wasn’t going to blog about it but was encouraged to share the mishap.
Continue reading “Not according to plan”It is a common winter phenomena here that one never walks far but still walks a lot. Why you ask?
Continue reading “Snow Squares”Having spent the last few days in self isolation playing a reverse cat and mouse game where no ones wants to tag the other I am now in a new limbo. That of the “clear as mud” camp where no ones knows what to do with me … almost in a literal sense. Let me explain.
Continue reading “Cat & Mouse meets Clear as Mud”The day stretched ahead, all new territory. Down the hill, through the thicket that hid Bishop’s Rest, onto the trail. Overhead, yet again, blue skies and sunshine. The birds chattered in the trees and our tires crunched noisily along the trail. Who knew what we would discover?
Continue reading “Bend in the Road”What I Wish I Knew Before I Retired
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