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September 19, 2005
Saturday, or, good things happen in threes
Hey what's going on Pippy?
Where ya been?
(this is Marcel's late-night interpretive dance, in anticipation of Fall. Thanks again to the Big Dawg for photography!)
Here's the thing of it, just in time for fall, the Chickami is back underway! With the help of a generous benefactor and also because Nina doesn't carry Dale of Norway. This is not a complaint, as we love Nina, oh we do! As the shop is so elegant, so pretty, so full of things to love! Just not the favored sock yarn of the moment.
And alas, its Yarn-Free Monday, oh yes, that dreadful day of the week when, even if you have wads of cash and are itching to spend it on all the Manos del Uruguay you can lay your grubby paws on, (I don't, but still) and must have instant gratification, you are unfortunately S.O.L. dear knitters. So the socks remain on hold. And anyway, we are awaiting that call from Arcadia saying the light grey has come in, all the way from, well, I was going to say Oslo, but really its Dale. Who knew?
The three good things that happened on Saturday were~
1.) I saw a couple walking a bright red tandem bike on Sheridan Road. The woman was in the front and the man was in the back. In the man's hand I noticed a cane, he was blind. It did my heart good!
2.) Later in the afternoon I carried my bike up 2 flights of stairs at the North Ave. and Clybourn stop on the red line. 2 flights! I am Small but Mighty (flexes scrawny biceps)!!! Onlookers were awed.
3.) Had dinner at Handlebar, then rode back to the west loop with Dave. On the way, crossing the expressway overpass, we noticed the full moon, huge, yellow and splendid, hanging low above the lights of the city. Howled a good deal for sheer joy in the cool of the evening. Ah yes.
p.s. go here and read about (Dr.)Rob Helpychalk's conversation with the mayor of Gretna, LA. Its generated quite a bit of interesting discussion.
Posted by pippypippy at September 19, 2005 11:36 AM
Comments
All of your bicycle anecdotes make me long for a shiny new bicycle. It will make me feel like a kid again! Maybe this spring.
Posted by: Elizabeth at September 19, 2005 02:48 PM
Elizabeth- Why wait! Spring is a long way away!My plan is to ride all winter, we'll see if it happens!
Posted by: pippy at September 19, 2005 03:03 PM
I think I might get a Terry "Susan B." bicycle and decorate it!
Posted by: Elizabeth at September 21, 2005 10:58 AM
I remember riding one morning on RAGBRAI many, many years ago and feeling so happy that a happy howly just spontaneously belted forth from my lungs.
Let's hear it for the joys of the bike!
Posted by: David at September 22, 2005 08:21 PM