Bike shopping

Friday. This was fun. Amal was thinking about buying an e-bike. We went to a store I’d never been to before to look around and take a test ride. ATV Wholesale has a big selection with several brands. All the e-bikes are Class 2 which means they all have a throttle.

Tuesday. Congratulations on your new e-bike, Amal. Installing a hitch and purchasing the correct bike rack is another investment, so I helped transport the bike home.

What the …

Constitution Means to Me was the title of this afternoon’s play at the Sofia/B Street Theatre. Terri, Steve and I started with brunch at Paragary’s.

One of the best plays I’ve seen at the Sofia/B St.

Jibe bike ride

Twenty people showed up for today’s ride. Steven was the ride leader, Ki was sweep, Jorge was the mechanic. We met in front of Kohl’s, hoping the dark clouds to the west were not filled with rain.

Great ride, 20 miles to the California Aerospace Museum in McClellan and back. McClellan, now its own town, used to be an Air Force base.

On the way back, we all enjoyed hot fresh tamales at a roadside stop.

Almost back to our starting point.

Halloween evening

While Carson (far left) went trick-or-treating with Zane and Hudson,

and Avery went to a party/trick-or-treating with friends,

Thais, Lenin, and I went to Sophia’s playoff game. Christian Brothers beat Rio Americano High School.

I hope Halloween was a big treat for all of you!

Halloween morning

A beautiful morning in E Nicolaus, a bit chilly, flocks of geese honking overhead.

Thank you Becky for wanting to gather walnuts with me. What a good friend! Becky raked all the walnuts from 15 trees into piles. I picked up about half the piles, sorted out the debris and filled 5 grocery bags to take home. We finished sorting the debris and left a thick layer of walnuts to finish drying. Justin picked up the rest of the walnuts later in the day.

At home, the walnuts went into stacked drying trays in the garage.

Casting

As soon as Thais got home, Carson asked if he could practice casting into the swimming pool. He did a really good job.

Recently, Avery learned to fish, then caught his first (and second) trout at Old Greenwood.

Project Ride Smart

at Westlake Charter. The prep room/extra teaching space for all four 5th grade classrooms. Doug, BarbaraL, Kathy, Gina, Deanna:

Kathy and I had the Blue group today – all had excellent skills.

Kathy did a great job teaching one of the classes.

ECOS awards dinner

Sue Teranishi invited me to this annual event which took place at Camp Pollock. ECOS = Environmental Council of Sacramento.

Four awards were given, but we were most excited about the Transportation Award which was given to Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates. Sue, Deb, Jennifer Finton/Executive Director, Breathe California:

Deb Banks, Executive Director, SABA: