bend in the road

 Never did go to the Asparagus Festival. My husband has had a lot of time off lately and that has caused some tweaks to my fitness habits. Roads trips, house improvement projects, a trip to visit my parents...lots of bends in the road. It's been grand but the unfortunate result has been a lack of blogging. And with a lack of blogging, there has been a lightening of accountability. I gained two pounds! Considering it takes a month of effort to lose a half pound, I've got some work to do!

What have you been up to lately? Staying on the straight and narrow?

~♥~

current biking playlist

I seem to be going through a U2 remix phase.


Current Biking Playlist 

Beautiful Day - U2

Keep the Car Running - Arcade Fire

Calamity Song - The Decemberists

Heavy Cross - Gossip

Heavy Metal Drummer - Wilco

Float On - Modest Mouse

Jump - Madonna

All the Sand in the Sea - DeVotchka

Lazy Eye - Silversun Pickups

Giving Up the Gun - Vampire Weekend

Even Better Than the Real Thing (remix) - U2

American Girl - Tom Petty

Where Not to Look for Freedom - The Belle Brigade

Helena Beat - Foster the People

Ritual Union - Little Dragon

Pump It Up - Elvis Costello

Run Right Back - The Black Keys

See the World - Gomez

Lucky Guy - The Belle Brigade

Ray of Light (remix) - Madonna

Satellite - Guster

Don't Stop - Foster the People

New Year's Day (remix) - U2

She's Got You High - Mumm-Ra

Country Lane - Telekinesis

I Melt With You - Modern English

Vagabond - Wolfmother

Airstream Driver - Gomez

Soul Meets Body - Death Cab for Cutie

Before the Light Takes Us - Darkness Falls

Bang a Gong (Get It On) - T Rex

We Are All Made Of Stars (remix) - Moby

Naive Melody - Arcade Fire

Down By the Water - The Decemberists

Underneath the Sycamore - Death Cab for Cutie

Back to Me - Kathleen Edwards

15 to 20 - The Phenomenal Handclap Band

What's your favorite song on your workout playlist?

~♥~

for the weekend

 Getting outside this weekend? Or heading off to some place special?

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ride on

American River, Folsom California

Almost made it to the 1,000 mile mark on Bella yesterday. Ride started off with some breathing allergy-asthma issues but after a brief stop at a coffeehouse and a quick skinny latte, those problems went away and I felt like I could ride forever. Alas,  ran out of both time and daylight.

Plan is for a long walk today while this good weather lasts. I'm going to listen to Kathleen Edwards' new album.



Hope you're doing well with your new year goals & intentions, whatever they may be.

~♥~

where not to look for freedom

 I love riding my bike to this song.

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fever

A favorite little tune "Fever" by Takka Takka and a cute video.

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a new year - a new start

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yes, no, not so much

I added music to the ol' blog. What do you think? Should I leave it or lose it?

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In these shoes?

Kirsty MacColl would have turned 50 today if she had not been killed in a tragic accident several years ago. It's also my grandmother's birthday. She was an artist (painter), poet and full-of-life adventuress. I usually try to plant bulbs on her birthday but doesn't look like I'll get to it today. Thought about both of these saucy British women during my 30 mile ride on this gorgeous fall day.

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