Beautiful spring weather continues, and we’ve been trying to spend time outside to take advantage. I’ve been getting on my bike more. I did four bike rides last week, the longest of which was about ten miles, partly along the Bronx River Pathway, which was very nice, and the rest getting there and back from my house, which involved some major hills.
I finished putting down the red mulch under the hedges and in the flowerbeds. The only remaining task in the spring cycle is the trimming. I also got the mustang into the shop for an oil change and inspection, and a new set of tires. All that remains with that is to wash and wax it.
On Friday night we discovered there’s a new show about the muppets called Mayhem, about the adventures of the Electric Mayhem Orchestra, still together and touring after all these years, as discover they owe their old record company an album. Great fun.
Saturday we went upstate to visit Martin and his family. Always a very good time but a long drive. They’re all doing well. Charlie is getting tall. Went out to eat at a local restaurant that’s also a farmer’s market sometimes. Good food, craft beer and cider. Came back to Martins house and played Carcassonne with the boys. Jeannie won with a risky but aggressive farming strategy.
About a month ago I bought a bike rack for my car, and Sunday Jeannie and I put it together and hooked it up for the first time, and took our bikes out the the New York State rail trail, and rode the segment from Elmsford up to Hawthorne or so, about a twelve mile round trip. Jeannie doesn’t like to bike on the streets around here, and I can see her point. The trail is so much nicer, smooth and relatively flat, and no cars or traffic, thru the woods, so much nicer. So the bike rack is a big hit. Now that it’s put together it only takes a minute to attach it to the car and load up the bikes. We can go to all different trails around here and ride together. Hope to get into the habit of doing it most every week until the weather gets too cold.