C&O Canal Ride

Posted on August 2, 2008 by vmeyer

After an early morning errand in Takoma Park, MD, I hopped onto the C&O Canal towpath at Caderock, MD for a bike ride.
At 8:30 AM, it was sprinkling just a bit, but the towpath is hard packed through this section, so it was a pretty easy to ride from mile 11 to mile 23.
Just after Seneca Creek Aqueduct (where I saw these turkey buzzards) it was obvious that this area had been hit with a bigger storm, and the towpath was wet and muddy. So, for the next 8 miles out, and 8 miles back, I was splattered with mud. It was a blast!!
Besides the turkey buzzards, I saw three herons and a black squirrel with a red tail.

Garden Bounty

Posted on July 27, 2008 by vmeyer

Tons of cherry tomatoes (and a big one), which Roger planted.
The lighter orange ones are very tasty. I had a tomato and Cool Whip sandwich last night. Well, two of them actually. Yummy! Echoes of my childhood.

I also discovered a “joiner” pumpkin.
Pretty cool, because if I had actually tried to grow a pumpkin,
it probably wouldn’t have happened.

A visit from Mom

Posted on July 20, 2008 by vmeyer

My mother (Dorothy) came to “visit” this weekend since Roger is away. Don’t get me wrong, she likes seeing Roger, but I think she likes having a crack at organizing, cleaning and paring down our clutter even more. She worked me like a dog the last two days cleaning out closets, and even degreasing the stove. I was all for getting a new stove, but NO, we had to clean this one.

She went away with a carload of stuff for the thrift store, as well as about 30 towels for the vet’s office. She wanted a crack at recycling Roger’s boxes of papers, but I had enough and started whining. Man, she is a dynamo at 73. I am pretty sure I will never have that much energy. Well, at least not for cleaning. Thanks, mom!!

Bum Ankle

Posted on July 19, 2008 by vmeyer

Turned my ankle during an orienteering event this afternoon. This is how it looks the next day…

And the day after that…

Mount Vernon Trail

Posted on July 19, 2008 by vmeyer

Round trip on the Mount Vernon Trail after dropping Roger off at the airport at 6 AM. Started at Roosevelt Island. Busy through Belle Haven with all the training groups out. Got more authoritative with my “Passing” as I went along. Very enjoyable. Fifteen minutes faster than the other time I tried this in July 2005.

The pictures are a view across the Potomac River just before 6:30 AM, a sampling of the mural near the industrial plant coming into Alexandria City, and me at the halfway point.

Rainbow

Posted on February 18, 2008 by vmeyer

A rainbow sighted through the trees behind the house…

Old wine

Posted on December 23, 2007 by vmeyer

I did a bit of house cleaning today, and I was reminded about what Roger’s brother found while cleaning their basement before Thanksgiving…some very aged wine. Roger had brought it home while he was in the Navy. I don’t think we will open the white, but it may be interesting to see if the bottle of red from 1968 is at all drinkable.

Control setting

Posted on December 22, 2007 by vmeyer

I spent the morning at the park setting out control streamers for our meet in January. A very satisfactory way to spend 3 hours, and a fine start to my winter break.

New Pig

Posted on December 21, 2007 by vmeyer

A new piggie was added to the family just after Thanksgiving. Here is our updated family portrait. From bottom to top, it is Crystal, Ralph, and Diane. The jury is still out on calling her Crystal…

Quilting again?

Posted on December 10, 2007 by vmeyer

Chieko pieced this quilt, and I quilted it and made a label. It is double bed size. I enjoyed quilting again, though I felt like I was having to relearn simple things, like what marking pens worked best, and how to stop and start the thread. I was very pleased with the results.