Livraria Lello: I posted a couple of photos from this incredible bookstore in Porto, Portugal to my Pinterest account. Wow! That woodwork! That staircase! Natural Kids: Recent academic research shows that when nature elements are incorporated into playgrounds kids have more fun, are more active and utilize more motor skills. And getting them out of […]
Category: bicycles
Tiptoe (and Bicycle) Through the Tulips
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 […]
Bicycle Pea Trellis
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)
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, […]