IT was a big week. We started things off with an invitation only event. Ed & Lynne and Rick and Suzy came to our house for a BBQ dinner. We had a special guest, Marie, Suzy’s Mom.

Moving to the bicycle front, I have been riding a recumbent trike because my neck bothered me on a conventional bike. These days I am riding fewer days and taking shorter rides. Riding a 2-wheeler is more fun. I wondered if I could go back to a 2-wheeler. I went exploring and found Trek did a great job with their Verve 2 bike. It’s known as a hybrid, which has a more upright riding position. Every bike manufacturer offers a hybrid bike, Trek did a terrific job.

I can only own one bike at a time. (Our garage is that small.) I put the trike up for sale and sold it in two days. With a nod to my advancing age, I chose Trek’s step-through frame. I’ve had a couple of rides so far. No neck pain! A new bike means new accessories. Over the coming days, I will get new pedals, a rack, and a few other odds and ends. What a great new toy.

Old people have lots of nostalgia. This bike is almost the same color as our first new car — a 1975 Datsun B210 “Honey Bee”. The Honey Bee was an entry level car for sure. It had a heater but no AC. We paid extra to get an AM radio. We got great service out of that car. So here’s my nod to nostalgia. Trek Versa 2, I dub thee “Honey Bee”.

I hope this finds everybody doing well.

We went to a play at Essex Community College. It was a very good one-act comedy.

The Greek food truck came on Friday. Three of our neighbor households came over to enjoy a food truck dinner with us. Lately we’ve been thinking about how good it would be to have one of Danita’s homemade cheesecakes. Unfortunately, the two of us couldn’t eat an entire cheesecake. Fortunately, Danita was inspired to use our neighbors to help us with our task. Oreo Cookie Cheesecake. Yummy.

I hope all are well.

Bryon graduated from high school. For the celebration dinner, Bryon Liz and Pat decided to share a 60 oz steak. No, this is not a typo. You can see the steak in the pic. They ate it all.

– 60 oz steak

Here’s a pick from the graduation.

I hope all are well.

It was an uneventful week, but we had a nice time today. The Baltimore Museum of Art had three Matisse exhibits at the same time. We had breakfast at the Paper Moon Cafe, then visited the Matisse. The exhibit I enjoyed the most was about his painting of the Stations of the Cross. The Stations depict 14 scenes from the last days of Jesus’ life. Matisse spent 3 years learning about the Stations traditions, making dozens of drawings for each station panel. When he was satisfied that he could create the panels by heart, he painted his drawings on the wall of the Chapel of the Rosary in Vence, using chalk attached to an 8-foot bamboo pole.

I don’t have any pics of the art, but here’s one of the diner. It’s just as weird as ever. I hope all are doing well.