This weekend we were getting ready for the Tulip Pedal planned by our friend Nancy. She’d invited some folks for a day of cycling around the Skagit Valley–home of the famous tulip fields–with her family cabin as base camp. The chicks discovered our helmet-decorating project, with much cuteness ensuing: Dressed to celebrate, we cycled around [...]
Entries Tagged as 'bicycles'
Bicycle Pea Trellis
March 31st, 2011 · 9 Comments
While loading bikes for the Village Bike Project (great folks!), Tom came across this old frame–a vintage Robin Hood stepthrough from Nottingham, England. Lovely bike, beyond reasonable hopes for restoration. So he took it home and hid it on the side east side of the house until he was brave enough to tell me that [...]
Cycling Amsterdam (from Seattle)
December 5th, 2010 · 8 Comments
Well, Tom is traveling the world, working on various global health projects. On his way to Botswana he managed an overnight layover in Amsterdam, rented a bicycle for the afternoon, took some photos and, jetlagged, went back to his hotel to–sleep? No, to whip up the neat little video below, for posting to his blog, [...]
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Mothers Day 2010
May 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment
On this Mother’s Day, a couple of simple, beautiful images from our blog-friend Cabelo, an illustrator and community activist in Brasil who draws inspiration from his wife and daughter. They make me think sweetly of my daughter and me, and all mothers with their dear ones. Happy Mother’s Day, to all women who provide sustenance [...]
