Along with my new bike, I have also found a new biking blog to read: Let’s Go Ride a Bike. It is written by two women, Trish and Dottie, who bike commute in their respective cities, Nashville and Chicago. It is quite interesting, and I find it very inspiring. Both women bike commute in stylish, non-spandex clothing and have cute bike accessories and bags, which is the type of bike commuting I am interested in. (more…)
I recently got a new bicycle, and I am very excited about it. It is a Sun EZ Sport recumbent that I purchased from a friend. I borrowed the bike a few summers back, while she was pregnant and not riding much, and fell in love with it, but alas I had to return the bike to its rightful owner at the end of the summer. (more…)
Matt and I have started on a new adventure this week. After living in our new house for a year and a half, we have decided it is finally time to take on the front lawn landscaping. While we are pretty competent food gardeners, neither of us have any experience with this type of work. But as Matt says, “people do this every day”. So, we have decided to rip out the existing, unpleasant landscaping and replace it with an herb garden and flower garden. (more…)
They are in! I got my new glasses yesterday, and for those of you who have been waiting to see which pair I selected here you go:
I went to the eye doctor today for my checkup and to get new frames. I have always had very unique frames, but I wanted to go with a little something different this time. So, Matt, the very nice lady at the eye Dr’s office, and I spent quite a while whittling down the never ending selection. I have come up with two options, and the eye Dr. was nice enough to let me take them home and get some opinions.
So here is where I need your help… I will post photos of both options below ,and it would be very helpful if you could give me your honest opinion on which frame is the best.
Very Exciting News: I have finished my first hand knitted wool sweater. I started this in February, and I just finished sewing up the sleeves at 9:30pm this evening. I still need to take the time to block it, but it is totally wearable at this moment. For all you non-knitters, blocking is dousing a completed project in water and pinning it out into the final shape you want. This helps to work out uneven stitches, ensure proper length and width, and generally improves the final look of your project.
If anyone in the Richmond, Indiana area is looking for something fun to do this weekend, the Richmond Fall Festival is the place to go. The Festival combines several festivals into a single weekend of fun. There will be a plethora of events going on throughout Richmond most of which are free and family friendly.
The events begin Friday afternoon and run through Sunday, and free parking will be provided downtown and at Earlham College with shuttle service. Activities include but are not limited to:
For a full schedule of events visit the Waynet website or download the pdf from Richmond Fall Festival.com
It promises to be a great weekend and Matt and I will definitely attend.
For those you who following along regularly, you will remember Matt and I received a package with spandex biking clothes in the mail from china a few months ago. Neither of us had ordered the clothes, and honestly neither of us have use for spandex biking clothes. It seemed that it would always remain a mystery where the clothes came from, but this week I received an email that cleared everything up.
The family that owned our house before us had ordered the outfit on ebay and forgot to change their shipping address, hence they came to us. The clothes have now been returned to their rightful owner and all is well.
Mystery Solved!
I recently saw a disturbing but powerful video out of the UK that will be used in driver’s ed. classes to show kids the dangers of texting while driving. I have put the video in the post below, but be aware that it is quite gruesome and potentially difficult to watch.
I am torn about the effectiveness of a video like this. It reminds me of the train crossing videos I was subjected to in driver’s ed. that show people being destroyed by trains while trying to race the train. They were disturbing and to this day I am nervous crossing a train track. On the other hand, I stop and look both ways and treat the train tracks with respect.
