A friend’s 10 year-old daughter asked me: “So, why do you cook?” She was under the impression that only females cooked. I told her that I liked to cook, that it is healthier and more cost-effective than eating out all the time. All that is true. I really do like to cook. But, I also
Category: Family life
Outings with Our Children
My wife is away this weekend with one of our children. They’re hiking part of the N.H. Appalachian Trail and will be staying overnight at one of the evening huts. Up top is a view that they’re likely to have from Mt. Webster. I hope they have a good time. Meanwhile, I’m at home with
Happy Birthday, Larry!
Over the weekend, the extended family gathered together to celebrate a milestone birthday for my father-in-law, Larry. I feel very fortunate to write that he is an amazing person and has been a wonderful role model for me. Honestly, I was pretty nervous before meeting him. As I courted my girlfriend-now-wife, I over time heard snippets
A Moment in Time
We fortunately had a very smooth flight back home. We are glad to be back at our house, but are feeling a bit subdued, as we miss our Backroads guides and the other families with whom we grew very close while biking in France. But, that is the price of friendship, I told my children. It
I Will Be Back
Insanely stylish clothes and a dizzying array of cafés in Paris. Three-course meals for dinner, even casual ones. Locals drinking wine during lunch. An incredible array of cheese, wine, warm hearts and smiles. Then, a cycling trip. Verdant pastures, rolling hills, countless vineyards, infinite cycling trails. Biking 275 kilometers in three days. A memorable dinner
Cycling in the Loire Valley
I am writing this because I feel incredibly grateful. We started our cycling trip in the Loire Valley. The weather has been a bit cool with occasional bursts of sun. We are meandering through episodic small villages and then move to stretches of golden wheat fields, patches of brilliant yellow sunflowers and lush vineyards (see