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Tandem Tips
Recently, Ray and I attended a portion of the 2024 Northwest Tandem Rally in Corvallis, Oregon. We met a couple, Mick and Sandi, from Canada who have been riding tandem bicycles together for over 40 years! In our conversation, I learned that my seat and handle positions have caused a lot of undo suffering that… Continue reading
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Have What You Use,
And Use What You Have. Many years ago, I went grocery shopping with a very close friend. I was amazed at how different our grocery lists were. It was then I realized most of us have very different shopping habits, based on a number of things including the kinds of meals we prepare on a… Continue reading
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Recipes
A few weeks ago, I said I would post a couple of favorite recipes I enjoyed when I was a girl. I really thought I had hand-written cards from my family for both of them in my binders (see “Better Than A Recipe Box?“), but alas I could find neither. I only found one card… Continue reading
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Almost 60
This week, I enjoyed a quiet celebration of my 59th birthday. We ended up spending 2 nights at the coast, where I really enjoyed my walk on the beach and lots of time to sit and listen to the waves crashing on the shore. We didn’t watch TV or read the news. Ray worked from… Continue reading
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Tranquility
Even the word itself is soothing. “Tranquility” is something I’ve been able to experience a lot more these days, and right now I’m feeling grateful for it. A few months ago, I changed my Dream-Job-in-Retirement assignment from “Tertiary Tuesdays” to “Tranquil Tuesdays.” I used to dedicate Tuesdays to my volunteer (tertiary) efforts, but I wound… Continue reading
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Favorite Memories
I just returned from a week-long trip to Tennessee with my oldest daughter and her oldest son. We flew on four planes, stayed in an Atlanta airport hotel the first and last night, and spent five nights at my middle daughter and her husband’s home in Ooltewah, Tennessee. We had lots of adventures, and one… Continue reading
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Music
I’ve been listening to Norah Jones’s podcast, “Norah Jones Playing Along,” that she started not long after COVID shut everything down, and continued for 33 episodes until she and Sarah Oda announced the “last one” – at least for now while she is embarking on her first Norah Jones tour since 2020. It has been… Continue reading
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52 WEEKS!
This week, I am celebrating my decision to create a website and weekly blog. It has been a really great reason to keep me engaged in writing and creating all year. I have settled in to retirement life, and I’m so grateful to have plenty of rewarding work to do each day of the week… Continue reading
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Cycling Fitness & Lifestyle
We were just young adults having a good time when Ray, Karl, and I used to go out late at night and ride around playing “cops and robbers” on our bicycles. In those days, I had no idea that I would become Ray’s wife a few years later, or the role that bicycles would play… Continue reading
rechelle's lifelyrics
… and other musings. Sharing tips on home organization, cooking, and design – Publishing my original songs – Publishing a new custom church song book called "Cherished Hymns"
rechelle's lifelyrics 