On Tuesday. A delicious quiche and artichoke dip with crackers and veggies. And wine.
Thursday @ Merrilyn’s
Monthly Archives: April 2025
Happy Birthday
It was Lenin’s turn this time. We all met at Leatherby’s.
Pre-ride
I’ve been organizing three social rides for Trails in Bloom – a celebration of nature, culture, and community – in the River District. This area of Sacramento around Richards Blvd has been known for its many urban homeless encampments and warehouses but is transforming into a new urban center. Coming soon: a Kaiser Hospital, a stadium for the FC Republic soccer team, Alchemists Marketplace (which is .. a project Thais’ company is working on), and more. There are community service opportunities on April 26, followed by 10 am social rides, which end at a festival at Hanami Park (next to the Museum of Science and Curiosity). There are three different starting locations for the rides, each will be led by a different LCI. Today Kathy, Barbara, Becky and I rode the basic route. We identified problem areas and best practices.
At Hanami Park:
Baseball
This would be a triple:
First time pitching:
Birthday brunch
This weekend, Sophia had a birthday brunch for her friends.
It was fun to hang out in the background, help out wherever needed and watch Thais rubber-band five little ponies in specific places on Carson’s head.
Lunch at Selland’s
So much fun to meet with Kathy this afternoon. She and Phyllis were lifelong friends.
Adult Learn to Ride – Wednesday
This was supposed to be a Level 2 class with a short ride off campus, but our cyclists were not quite ready. Christy and Lennore demonstrated the ABCQuick Check:
Ready to go:
Adult Learn to Ride – Monday
Our first class of the spring season. In the Bike Tech classroom at Inderkum High School, our first task is take out tightly-packed bikes, air up the tires, and take off all the pedals. A busy 45 minutes before people start arriving.
Part 1: gliding and balancing.
One person left early, kind of gave up quickly because it was too difficult. Almost everyone had two pedals on by the end. One man used to be a good bike rider, but he’d had a stroke five years ago, he really wanted to relearn and he did? A few will come back for the next class on Wednesday.
Teaching this class is a heart-warming experience. Kathy, Lennore and Christy are great to work with. Of course, Anya from Jibe is always a big help.
Happy Birthday
Party Pardee
I drove up to Ione Saturday morning and began the 70km route at about 8:30.
First rest stop:
My top speed on a downhill on a very smooth road was 40 mph. Some roads, on the other hand, were quite rough.
Pardee Reservoir:
46 miles – whew! a long ride. Thank you e-bike.
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