A day out on the motorcycle

Ok, well, we didn't spend the whole day on the , though it seemed like it by the time I got off at home late this afternoon . Where did we go? Beautiful Kingston, Ontario. Sean and I met there, fell in love and got married - brought together by Queen's University, so we like to go back there whenever we get a chance. And as we were up in good time today and the weather looked promising, we hopped on the bike and hit the open road.

The sun shone all day, the sky was blue and the heat not too intense. We didn't even mind being caught at the locks just outside the city. Did have trouble finding a parking spot, but eventually discovered a primo one for the bike in the shade (it's black with a black seat - 'nuff said). Then we trundled off to one of our fave watering holes/eating spots - The Kingston Brewing Company (aka the Brew Pub) for lunch. Good food and even better beer mmmmm Dragon's Breath Ale, though I only had a half-pint, not wanting to fall off the back of the motorcycle on the way home *g*.

To be continued tomorrow...

Teresa (who is suddenly very, very tired)

I also meant to say...

thanks for all the compliments, ladies :-)

And, has anyone else had problems with unkymoods? I noticed my mood was missing this morning and when I clicked on the link to take me there, I ended up with a GoDaddy message telling me the domain had expired. Hmmmm. That would be too bad :-(

We're expecting a HUGE storm later today, so I'm not sure how much longer I'm going to stay online. I get VERY paranoid about electrical surges and tend to unplug the surge protector from the wall. I know, I know - why do I pay $$$ for a surge protector, then unplug it during a storm? Well, I figure it's there for when I'm not around and hopefully will do its thing. But when I'm AT home I figure, I'm protecting my computer best by taking off the grid entirely.

Anyway, I'm now officially procrastinating. We had a very nice walk and picked up chicken kebabs for dinner , along with some whole-grain rolls. I'll be able to pick enough lettuce/herbs from the veggie garden for salad.

See y'all soon

Teresa

Currently coming from my speakers: Watching You Without Me - Kate Bush - Hounds of Love

Happy Canada Day!!!

Yep - it's Canada's birthday :-) We're celebrating here at home. I'm playing on the web, researching my enotes column and watching the cat (see photos below), while Sean has the motorcycle half ripped apart. Remember when it fell over a couple of weeks ago on the hot pavement? Well, turns out a couple of pieces snapped off. Very small pieces, tabs of some sort, but they were rattling around in the fairing and Sean didn't like that. Sooo, he had to dissassemble the front end. But he's finished now. And the cat had a shock when our neighbour started the electric lawn mower - poor baby cat was awakened from his nap in the flowerbed by a very loud rumble. He came dashing for the back door. I let him in and gave him a cuddle and a treat. He's happy now.

We're going for a walk in a few minutes. It's a lovely day here - hot, but with a nice breeze. Then this afternoon I'm going to do some more organizational work on my ms - listing all the changes that need to be made, scenes that need adding etc. Went out to my critique group last night and got some more great advice for the later scenes.

Not sure yet what we'll do for dinner. But with Sean working early tomorrow morning, we're not going to see the fireworks as he'll want to be in bed early.

So, that's my day :-)

Teresa

Currently Reading: The Queen's Man by Terri Brisbin
Link of the Day: Elizabeth Chadwick's website

Currently coming from my speakers: How Long Can a Man Be Strong - The Jeff Healey Band - Hell to Pay