Monthly Archives: March 2006

Whoo-ee, what a day. I came pretty close to bailing on the Cinderella Century–the weather report was predicting thundershowers, with a 60% chance of rain, and it poured overnight and well into the morning. I got myself out of bed at 5:30am, and loaded up the bike anyway, promising myself that if it was raining [...]

Just a quick note to say that I’ve decided to make my own futon cover…have ordered swatches of several kinds of upholstery fabric, and will most likely be making/dyeing my own. I may actually make my futon cover out of silk–haven’t decided yet. But after looking at pricing and looking at a bunch of futon [...]

This Saturday, weather permitting, I’ll be riding in the Cinderella Century–a women-only metric century (66 miles) put on by the Valley Spokesmen. Cinderella started out as a way for the (mostly male) cycling club to get their wives and girlfriends interested in riding, but it’s turned into a real celebration of women in cycling. It’s [...]

Well, I’ve reached a bit of an impasse in my home decorating. I don’t like the color of the futon cover, but can’t decide what new color to make it. I really need to get a swatch, hold it up to my various treasures, and see what I think; but most online shops have only [...]

…and it was a gorgeous day! Clear blue skies, warm but not hot, perfect to be bicycling out across the Golden Gate Bridge into Marin for a nice day’s ride. Five hours in the saddle in all (I’m a very slow rider), nice long day. I’m hoping my speed picks up–historically I’ve been much faster, [...]