Even without the parties or the prospects of seeing family in person, it’s starting to feel a little like the holidays. Danita put up decorations a couple of weeks ago. Radio music has been seasonal. We even got some genuine winter weather. It was about an inch of mostly ice. Streets are clear throughout the area. (Clear enough for safe driving, not clear enough for a bike.) Sidewalks in our neighborhood are clear, making it easy to take walks. We have 5 condos, each on its own loop. I call the neighborhood walk a “5 leaf clover” walk. Temperatures are staying near freezing, so Columbia trails are impassable.

I thought I would have my new bike by now. I don’t. It’s going to be a lot longer and quite a bit harder than I thought. That’s OK. Long bike rides are problematic this time of year.

And that is all the news that’s fit to print. I hope this finds everyone doing well.