A Sunday Snooze

Wow. It's rainy and cold here in the 'ham. Is it winter already? I just checked the 10 day weather forecast; rain across the board--till Tues October 9th at the very least....really? Though I've enjoyed the last couple days---hot tea, lots of cooking, snuggling with the dog, movies, books--i just don't know if im ready to hibernate yet. i suppose it's a good reason to work and catch up on things, do all of the indoor stuff that i felt too guilty doing when it was nice outside...

This weekend was a cozy one:



Tucker and i have been wearing our sweaters and dragging blankets around--from the couch, to the futon, to the recliner, back to the couch. I've been enjoying the sound of the rain and the quiet in the house, the faintness of the radio--jazz and npr--wafting in and out; a nice compliment to the band that i could hear practicing across the alley. days like this are sleepy and slow...



i spent most of my day lounging and cooking and thinking. just recently ive started a knittiing class with a good friend of mine (i realy love it so far) so the last couple days have begun with a cup of coffee and my gnarled little mess of practice stitches--the rhythm of the needles is addictive--im determined to perfect some of the simpler stitches...



for dinner i made a vegetable barley soup (which was surprisingly tastey) and some corn bread. good stuff. soup and bread is about all i want to make when the weather is like this.



Geez...im falling asleep just reading my own blog post--what a snoozer! i hope to have something thoughtful and/or interesting to share later in the week. hope you're all keeping warm and are finding a way to enjoy this messy weather.

Pedal-Powered Hogs; Oyster Run 2007

So it's been a week of work related frustration, sickness and chilly weather. wow, that's a 3 for 3 on the downer scale! HOWEVER, i did get to go for a really great ride with my friend, J-Doggers this past Sunday...

J and I decided to cruise to a sweet little town about 20 miles south of here. we took chuckanut drive along the water and then into the skagit valley flats to Edison, a tiny town with a population of about 150. Little did we know, this particular Sunday was also the day of the annual Oyster Run--a huge motorcycle rally that attracks somewhere in the ball park of 30,000 riders to Anacortes, a town south of Edison. thats a lot of motorcycles and a whole freakin lot of leather. So, of course when we got to Edison it was packed with bikers. we were so wonderfully out of place---it was great! i'd love to organize a group of cyclists to pedal down there again next year--maybe take the next day off, get a room and party with the bikers! Here are some pics from the trip:

This is J-dawg borrowing a biker's snazzy leather vest for a photo op. Look at how excited J is! and look at how not excited the biker guy is...


Now posing with the Hogs--pedal-powered and otherwise


A fresh vegetable and flower stand just outside of Edison. It's so pretty out there. The weather was perfect.


Back in Bellingham--best graffiti ever!