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I rode the bike to work today felt good around 32 degrees I was late so I had to work over .
This evening the ride home was great near 70 degrees as I rode home in shorts. I love January days you can wear shorts in


today's interesting holiday : 七草の節句, nanakusa no sekku or Festival of Seven Herbs

Picture was in a ally on Saturday's bike ride

Today is January 6 the 6th day of the year. There are 359 days remaining until the end of the year.
holidays
: The Epiphany Some Christians commemorate the visitation of the Magi to the child Jesus on this day, while others use the day to commemorate the baptism of Jesus as an adult

In history
:Theodore Roosevelt dies read the nytimes story here

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First Friday of the year.
Went to India garden for the first time. I love trying new things but I wish i could have walked around peering over others shoulder's asking the waiter "whats this".
I did try MANGO LASSI for a drink it tasted like a yogurt sherbet milk shake it was good but more of a desert drink than a meal drink.
for the meal I choose the

India Garden Special Biryani
Shrimp, Scallop and Chicken marinated with Indian seasoning & saffron, then steam cooked with naturally fragrant long grain basmati rice served with Raita. $ 16.50

It was good a little spicy but good and enough to fill you up
we did have a order of naan { Traditional Punjabi Leavened white bread baked in a clay oven}.

Then came home to watch movies I did get a picture on the way home of Ziggy lites

Trying to warm

not as cold as yesterday to be colder tonight 10 is forecast my pipes have frozen already well just the toilet that is one foot from the sink pipe that did not freeze but i left a drip in sink, not not on toilet . A few minute's with a hair dryer got going did not bust pipe but do have small leak now.
Jesse came over and spent time with us tonight the only picture I took today at ab tech cool looking building auditorium inscribed in the door way but that use I am sure is long gone. well bed time is calling me.

cold day

not much sleep last night I layed in bed waiting to be called in for snow detail snow showers off and on all night ended up about two inchs cold powder. not bad to drive in i slowed down a little and was fine but that the good part about driving at 5:30 AM not as many people aiming there cars at you.
went to get movie and got a picture of a cold pisgah my themometer say 15 degrees outside at 7:00 pm at least i have the inside up to 55 now

lets go watch a movie "once

the new adventure

I got to go on two bike rides today . First I went to earth fare and had a cup of coffee and a cashew birds nest it was great and warmed me for a ride back home. I was thinking about the days getting longer and life returning to this great earth . When I spotted a pink Camila blooming my heart warmed greatly! I did not get a picture though, but i did find a fat magnolia bud to photograph
Came home had the traditional black-eyed peas ,hog jowl, collard greens and cornbread. Felt so good went out for a sunset ride seen the ominous front moving in
Eating a bit and going to bed early in case i have to remove snow

new year already

I did not do much blogging in 2007 because i was busy having a great year . I went on my bike trip had a blast and made memory's that will last a lifetime I remember stepping off the porch saying to myself , "I will pay the house gods up on my return " as I said good buy to a crumbling house .
I made good on that promise and have been making repairs . I hope that does not stop in 08
I also hope to divide my time between my house and my adventures lets go start the adventures of 2008

Sunday, February 12, 2006

I was spreading mulch on Biltmore Ave. On Thursday when a few snow flakes paid me a visit . You could tell by the way they danced around that they were "scouts" preparing for an invasion. They invaded last night. We got up too about three inches of white fluffy stuff I just raised up in bed arranged the pillows so I could sit up comfortably and just watched out the French doors as the snow continued to fall. Finally I got up and made me a cup of tea while my bath water was drawn. What a easy Sunday morning. By the time I had enough wrinkles to get out of the tub the sun was coming out and I could see the asphalt on the roads so I got dressed for a bike ride .It did not take long to realize what a great ride this would be .Although I had planned to just ride around the block the beauty of the fresh snow and relative warmth around 35 degrees convinced me to travel further. I ended up at earth fair got me and sherri some ground beef patty's with Swiss cheese and mushrooms already added and a small loaf of French bread I already have some sweet potatoes to cook with it. With supper shopping finished i headed out the door in the brief few minutes that i was in the store the clouds had invaded and it was snowing hard! Words are hard to find to describe how nice it was though the hushed silence that only snow brings,less cars,the smell of snow and less cars priceless. I zig zagged all through west Asheville enjoying every minute of the ride. Houses,trees, gardens everything seemed so new an begging to be explored but i relented and came home. The thought of supper i have cooking now does make me feel somewhat better about coming home

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Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Some days do not go as planned that is what makes them great! I was to get up at 4:30 this morning and ride out the door to mount Pisgah but Sherri turned the alarm off at first ring. So we slept in till 7:00am plans are changing. I take decide to take Sherri to work but since I am no hurry so we stop by west Asheville bakery for fresh coffee while waiting in line they bring out steaming fresh Danishes must have it the perfect fast breakfast. After I drop Sherri off I ride up town then up town mountain road to the parkway it was closed so I turn around and head down mountain head to the house. As I was enjoying the wonderful morning light the way it washed the downtown area on the way down was very Thomas Kincaid. I must see more mountains so I head home to get the bike. After loading it on the car I head too the arboretum. After unloading the bike and packing with today's necessities I head up the mountain. Even though the parkway was closed the first part of the mountain was busy. I went past several logging operations. Today was front of tunnel day they were clearing over hanging limbs. All the way up the parkway ever hundred yards or so there would be a stack of wood from one tree some times two. I wonder what they do with do they leave it and let the first up the mountain when it opens get it? Or do they gather and sell at the campgrounds in the summer.
I did get the dickens scared out of me once when a grouse drummed off ten feet beside me. Other wise just a nice ride I was in shorts half way up, but it was getting cool on the top, then layered on every thing I had with me for the windy ride back down. I had my camp stove with me so I did get to stop a few times for hot tea. Also had a bowl of cereal and on top I had a can of pears a piece of dark chocolate I had brought at earth fair last night it was good but dam! it is hard to break into bite size pieces! The "leatherman" chisel comes through once again.

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Some times its good to back in times, some times it's good to merge web pages . Sunday, February 19, 2006

We went to max patch today an awesome ride


All the mountaintops were covered in this ice they were covered in snow. For the most part the roads were too but not the slick kind.
They had scraped the gravel roads where there was about one inch of snow left on them. Then it looked like pretty heavy traffic
Had packed the snow into a very drivable surface. Much better than the south sides of the mountains, they were the slickest of mud. The mud covered
The car.
This was the first time I have been to max patch after hearing about it all of my life. It lived up to all expectations! A snow covered mountaintop no trees just fields for miles. At the top you could see a group of about twenty people sledding .A good looking sled run about three hundred yards long .I wish I had brought a sled I wish even more I had a sled like we seen on top of a Subaru. An old fashioned one with metal blades that you liked to keep waxed and steered with a cross bar on the front. One of those and a cup of hot chocolate when you get to the bottom would be good living.
We walked a couple hundred yards up a trail around the top of the mountain examining the ice formations closer. One side of all the branches had about one inch of a cross between ice and snow. We even tasted some me proclaiming, “They taste like the latest flavor of dipping dots”.
Snow also covered the ground. Drifts were about a twelve inches deep but you could still see tuffs of grass coming out of the field. A very tasty powder also.
We will have to pay this place a visit again, soon I hope.
We leave winding our way through alternating snow then mud covered dirt roads. Coming out in Del Rio Tennessee. We stop at a country store for fresh snacks and then we head home. What a ride what a mighty fine ride.

I made it back from my bike trip Asheville to Beaufort or from A to B. It was a great trip testing my mind body and spirit. Scary and fun at the same time a lot like a roller coaster. But even before one adventure is done laying of dream eggs has begun one recurring dream is to follow this little creek behind my house to new orleans

I made it back from my bike trip Asheville to Beaufort or from A to B. It was a great trip testing my mind body and spirit. Scary and fun at the same time a lot like a roller coaster. But even before one adventure is done laying of dream eggs has begun one recurring dream is to follow this little creek behind my house to new orleans

happy trails to me !

happy trails to me !

Well this is it I am getting ready to start packing my bike for my trip . I need to weigh myself take picures for before and after. also I want to take pic's of my stuff layed out on floor so I can step back say how the hell is all that stuff going to fit. well I measured around my bellybutton 38 inchs wieghed 160 pounds me and bike 245= 80 pounds of bike that scary but we shall see

Well this is it I am getting ready to start packing my bike for my trip . I need to weigh myself take picures for before and after. also I want to take pic's of my stuff layed out on floor so I can step back say how the hell is all that stuff going to fit. well I measured around my bellybutton 38 inchs wieghed 160 pounds me and bike 245= 80 pounds of bike that scary but we shall see

getting closer i am getting a little nervous but in a good way the bike is coming togeather stopped by recyclery today very helpful people there the guy helped me true the wheels and gave me a tire was a nice to be able to work on the bike and have some one to turn to for advice much happer with Save as Draftthe bike that needs a name? think eat think eat

getting closer i am getting a little nervous but in a good way the bike is coming togeather stopped by recyclery today very helpful people there the guy helped me true the wheels and gave me a tire was a nice to be able to work on the bike and have some one to turn to for advice much happer with Save as Draftthe bike that needs a name? think eat think eat

Getting closer to my trip seven days away. I have been walking and riding more and more every day. but I have been gain weight back, I hope this trip will take some back off . the car messed up yesterday so I have to take some of my trip planning time tomorrow and hopefully get it fixed. Still have a few things to buy pepper spray for dogs French press for coffee the big two I have every thing else loaded on the bike now trying to get used to the weight and work out the bugs well breaks over back tho the grind !