We finally posted a few pictures from this past September’s 2 week trip to the U.P.
You can click on the link on the left side of the page titled Camping 2008.
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Well we did it.
We ordered a new 2008 EZ Tandem from our local bike shop.
With any luck we should have it this weekend and be able to
get a little riding time in.
(click to enlarge)
We will post a review soon.
Update: September 3, 2008
We took delivery of our new bike on Saturday August 30th.
For our first extended test ride we decided to take it out on
Labor Day morning to Debbie’s vet clinic (6 miles one way).
After Debbie completed the treatments on the animals we
decided to continue on to her mom & dads house ( another 4 miles).
After meeting up with her parents (who also have a tandem) we continued
on to the Pier park for a small picnic. We headed for home after eating lunch
and followed the lakeshore (into a fairly stiff head wind) for approx. 5miles.
Final tally for the first ride: 24 miles – not too bad.
Debbie’s Mom & Dad:
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The link below is a short video of our dog Victoria having a little fun with the garden hose.
Enjoy!
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It’s hard to believe that only 2 mos ago the backyard was such a disaster. Spring is a wonderful thing!
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Finally a beautiful day to remember those in service to our country and to enjoy family, nature and gardening. This weekend was a “marathon” gardening event and 99.9% of our gardens are planted. Now we just have to sit back and watch the plants grow (no, not really). There is always weeding and watering and inspecting to do. This time of year, we also need to protect the fragile seedlings from those pesky varmints (we spayed garlic/cayenne spray last night to safeguard our hard work). This morning everything was still (thankfully) intact.
Here are a few pictures:
Joan of Arc presides over the small flower bed, while below, the other main gardens are shaping up well.
The “Pool Garden” is looking very tranquil with the iron bench an inviting place to sip a cold iced tea…..
On the other side of the yard is the “Main Garden” with a new tunnel protecting tender broccoli, kale and lettuce from hungry rabbits.
And in the last photo Barkley is inspecting the newly planted straight-neck squash. We are already thinking of the tasty squash pies we will be baking! (yum) For those of you who have never enjoyed a squash pie, they are similar to a pumpkin pie only a “lighter” summer pie, still full of flavor (and good for you too).
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When you adopt a mutt from Pennsylvania you never know what you may get. He may look kind of like a shepherd on the outside but on the inside is anyone’s guess. When we submitted a sample of his DNA for analysis through the MARS WISDOM BREED ANALYSIS test, we were somewhat shocked at the results. For sure there was a trace of German Shepherd and Alaskan Malamute (which we expected) but what wasn’t expected was a large dose of Shipperke and a splash of Wiener Dog (Dachshund)! Perhaps all his behavior problems stem from an identity crisis- a small dog trapped in a large dog’s body!!! (or is it a small brain trapped in a large body…..??) Just kidding around with you, Barkley!! At any rate, the man of the house is having a hard time dealing with the fact that his “macho dog” is more “hot dog” than guard dog!!
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