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LGA Bike Club Ride #4

This was our biggest ride of the year. We met at Leroy F Greene Academy at 8 am and rode 4.5 miles to the Amtrak station in downtown Sacramento.

L-R: Adam, Jack, Julian

L-R: Adam, Jack, Julian

We got on the Capitol Corridor train heading west. We had to board the car with bicycle storage.
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The bikes are stored upright and it’s not that easy to lift the bike up and secure it. We were lucky to have Adam’s dad, Brian, join us on this ride.

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We got off at the first stop, Davis. Today was Loopalooza – a 12 mile bike loop with 12 stations of information and activities. We started at Station 7 – keeping your bike secure. There was a raffle here and Julian won! – a U-lock and cable locking system.
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We watched a game of cricket for a few minutes.
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Jack gets advice from a bicycle mechanic.
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Coach was proud when everyone completed the drill course using all appropriate signals.
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No problems on the figure 8 course either.
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We rode the entire loop and ended back where we started. We received a group certificate!
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We had a quick lunch and rode back to the train station. Back in Old Sacramento:
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Total miles = 23. Another very successful ride.

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In Penn Valley

It’s always fun to get away for a few days and go see Maria. This weekend, the Lake Wildwood community held its annual Tools Trash and Treasures. At Maria’s, all the proceeds went to help granddaughter Sarah go on a summer trip to Washington DC and New York City.

L-R: Sarah, Maria, Leslie

L-R: Sarah, Maria, Leslie


Neighbors and friends donated to the huge piles of stuff for sale. Tim tried to roll the bowling ball into the pond across the street … unsuccessfully.
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And in between, Maria cooked. For dinner one night, Asian Pear Salad with Glazed Scallops. For breakfast, her famous Egg-in-a-Hole.
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Tractors and milkshakes

When it looks like the rains have stopped for the season and before the weeds turn to fire-loving dryness, it’s time to mow.image

This is also the time of year to appreciate a son who has a tractor and comes over to mow (and disk the perimeter).
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Earlier today, Chef Justin of Atria El Camino Gardens came to Mom’s unit to demonstrate how to make milkshakes in different flavors.
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He entertained everyone a bit and passed out many samples.
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Deadheading roses

Dry Creek Ranch House Pioneer Memorial Rose Garden.image
This week’s favorite bloom.
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I’m not the only one who volunteered today. Ralph Hants was on the tractor. Al Taxara supervised from the golf cart.
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Our caretakers were also busy: Josh Klein worked on the new irrigation system while
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Stephanie Nebuloni assembled the units.
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CBET at Hagginwood

For the past 8 weeks, on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, I taught English at Hagginwood School. Parents from Castori were also invited to attend. Today, 32 hours of instruction ended. Three students in this class had perfect attendance: Yuridana, Gabriela, and Rosana.
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Another special memory was being invited to the home of Rizwana and her husband for a traditional Pakistani lunch a couple of weeks ago.
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Easter

Our family Easter bunny is Chuck, Phyl’s brother.image

Despite what it looks like, no one at this table was praying.
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Dave and Phyl have the perfect backyard for a family gathering.
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Meanwhile in East Nicolaus, Justin in the morning:
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It was time to reposition the sprinklers to the increasing dripline.
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Memorial Service

Sadly on April 9, Dick’s mother passed away. She was a vibrant 90 years old. Today in Palo Alto the family had a memorial service.
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All the grandchildren and Great-grandson Luke.
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Dick’s brother Tom and family.
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And, yes, many of us were curious about Daniel Ben’s hair.
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RLEHS fun

Today I was asked to go by Dry Creek Ranch House and take some pictures of two tractors in front the the house and rose garden to use on promotional items for Farm & Tractor Days. Ralph Hants took me up in a lift.image
Here is the best picture I took. It will go on thank-you plaques for sponsors and mouse pads.
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From the Sewing Cave

A few of you have commented that you like seeing what’s been created in the Sewing Cave.  This is a very large beach bag for Pat in Lihue Hawaii.  She likes black and white, we picked out 12 different black/white fabrics and the lining when I was there last January dealing with the boat disaster.

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An embroidered pocket on the inside.
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A bigger pocket on the other side and an easy snap for keys.
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From the scraps a few zippered pouches. Two of them will go inside Pat’s beach bag as a bonus.
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And a couple of t-shirts and few pair of capris for me for the warmer weather.
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