Knox
What’s in a marriage?
We just returned from our first wedding since we ourselves got married a year ago. The groom and bride are pretty awesome people: geeks, fans of the outdoors, interesting and engaged in the world. We were glad to be part of the community witnessing their vows. A highlight for me was the acoustic metaphor of how each one is an [...]
Biking the Wenatchee-Chelan loop
My bike hasn’t been getting a lot of love since I moved to Seattle. Bike commuting in the summer, mostly, but not many long rides. No touring.
To charge things up this year, I decided we should do the STP in the summer. And we will. But registering for that led to registering for the training ride, the Flying Wheels. [...]
Pops
There is a new addition to the Gardnovsky Gardens, and its name is Pops. Knox came back from a mysterious errand in Tacoma on Saturday with a rabbit. A giant, obese rabbit. We later found out (thanks to What Breed is my Bunny?, of course) that it is a fawn-colored Flemish giant.
Apparently, his biography looks [...]
Utter Darkness
On our second day in Bend, OR, Knox and I descended from a balmy, sunny 85°F to a cool, still 42°F inside the Lava River Cave. With USFS-provided lanterns and backup headlights we ventured the mile-long trek into the bowels of the earth, feeling cool drafts of air and catching glimpses of variegated igneous rock textures.
Although the hubby was stoically [...]
Preview of coming attractions: wedding
We’ll put up posts on the wedding as soon as we can write coherently about it and we sort through all the pictures.
In the meantime, read critics’ reviews: Nerd’s Eye View, Wolftone, and Vain.
Let’s just say it was a gorgeous, moving event.
(On a lighter note, For Better or for Worse captures some of the angst [...]
