It takes a certain maturity of mind to accept that nature works as steadily
in rust as in rose petals. -Esther Warner Dendel, writer and artist
(1910-2002)
Not up until 8:30 am as I'd gone to bed just after 1:00 am, watching the penultimate stage, 20, of the Tour, individual time trials. Quite exciting as Chris Froome managed to knock Primož Roglič out of Third into Fourth, swapping places with him as a result of his blistering time. Nail-biting right to finish as Tom Dumoulin had lost the stage win, to Chris, initially, but course timing was wrong and so reversed after review to give victory to Tom, by one second! Almost beyond belief! Too, too bad for Chris as it would have been a stage win for him, something that had eluded him on this Tour, especially as he had struggled with atypical poor form, for almost entire event. At any rate, he joins Geraint Thomas, his trusted lieutenant, on all six of his earlier major tour victories, on the podium. Has the torch passed? Did this year's Giro victory take too, too much energy out of his legs for him to compete as strongly as the ravaging three week Tour always demands? Rankings for all the categories should remain the same unless a catastrophic accidento prevents any of the holders from finishing Stage 21 around the Avenue des Champs-Élysées at the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile! Will be more than curious to see what next year brings as riders declare their intentions or retirements. Bravo! Onward!! Fight!!!
❤️ #daydate #swimwithbeers #eveningswimsarethebest — with Katie in Peachland]Hello Summerlandia and Naramatia! Thanks for the lovely visit on Friday, Josinta and Aarturo! Great to catch up over the best cappuccino in the South Okanagan, if not The Known Universe! Terrific to meet Miles this morning, even if I poured my java inferiore over him. Oops! Does he have extended travel insurance? At any rate, wanted to send along these snaps before my role as cruelly indentured servant begins, yet again, once Lady Dar returns to her domaine. Fondestos and Cheers, Patrizzio, The Heavily Oppressed but Ever Optimistic Peon! Pics: Wild Bill, Rita and Miles. Pat Dunn, you are a good man. Thanks for the photos and good to see Aart and Jos, and Corrine also. Hi again, Wild Bill! Glad you enjoyed snaps. Cheers, Patrizzio!
Such great pic's of the beasts.....ha. Wonderful photography......and great news.....boy, you folks keep busy. Your still a'bikin too.....good to hear you ride the country-side even when hot or cold.....Your amazing for the miles you put on. Love to you guys...…..Arv & Sandee xxxx Seniors Got it Figured Out !!
Hi Sandee! Funnily enough, the more malt I consume, the better I ride! Cheers, Patrizzio!
Hello, Corinne! Hope all is well with you! Ann (Hughes) mentioned Patrick had had a spill off his bike in Europe. I sent an email to him the other day but haven't heard back. Just wondering how he is? Deborah Hi Deborah, Patrick actually had 2 falls while walking in Poland after his month long bike trips had finished. He was unsteady due to pneumonia. After 2 stays in hospital in Poland he ended up staying for a week in hospital in Berlin. I flew over to escort him home. He is recovering nicely but still not bike riding.
To make things more hectic we have gutted our kitchen and putting in new everything. So have been cooking on the BBQ and washing dishes in bathroom sink for over a month. Lower cabinets are now in, floor to be installed tomorrow and by end of the week upper cabinets should be in. However we are waiting on the sink before counter tops can be put in place. So it could be several more weeks of chaos. Chloe has been living here since beginning of Oct, working as a Strata Manager and moves into her new townhouse on Aug. 8th. Once her things go we can start to reorganize our life again. Hope you are well, Hugs Corinne
Hi Pat and Corinne - It was good to see you both at the Folk Fest and thanks again for sharing your blanket. Trust you are safely established at home and that the air quality isn't too bad from the fires. It is bloody hot in Vancouver and no sign of rain in the next week plus. We are getting interesting sun sets from the Burns Bog fire. Strange times.
As we discussed briefly, we will be in the Okanagan the third week of September with my cousin Henry and his wife Una. We have a condo booked in Kelowna from Sat 22 through Mon Sept 24th. The usual hotels we stay in near my sister (the Eldorado ...) were fully booked for this period. We could either stop over in Penticton for one (Tues the 25th) or two nights with you or head home directly depending. If you are still open to a visit and if circumstances would permit you to have four of us stay with you, this would be great. If not, no worries at all. If we can't stay we would try and arrange to connect with you for a lunch or coffee on our way through on the way home. I'll keep in touch closer to the time and the final decision on whether a stay over is feasible can be very last minute. Enjoy the rest of the summer and keep cool. Cheers....Paul
As we discussed briefly, we will be in the Okanagan the third week of September with my cousin Henry and his wife Una. We have a condo booked in Kelowna from Sat 22 through Mon Sept 24th. The usual hotels we stay in near my sister (the Eldorado ...) were fully booked for this period. We could either stop over in Penticton for one (Tues the 25th) or two nights with you or head home directly depending. If you are still open to a visit and if circumstances would permit you to have four of us stay with you, this would be great. If not, no worries at all. If we can't stay we would try and arrange to connect with you for a lunch or coffee on our way through on the way home. I'll keep in touch closer to the time and the final decision on whether a stay over is feasible can be very last minute. Enjoy the rest of the summer and keep cool. Cheers....Paul
Hi Paulo, and Lynn! More than
pleased you could join us on Folk Fest blanket. Sorry that Joan wasn't
up to it. Hope her knee is recovering. Looking forward to your visit,
avec cousins. You can arm-wrestle to see who gets guest bedroom
and who the Murphy bed. I suspect The Irish Connection will want latter!
At any rate, we should be back to normal, by then, what with Chloë's
move into Il Palazzo di Sendoro, on August 8th,
and installation of kitchen sink a week later, fingers crossed. In
fact, cork flooring is being laid as I scribe and we hope to have all of
the upper cabinets installed by week's end! [Cheque's in the mail!]
Please plan to stay for at least two nights, or
more, as it will make visit a tad more relaxed.
Had
been meaning to send along snapolas of Folk Fest for weeks but we headed
to Spirit Ridge day after we were home and then events conspired
against my good intentions. Let us know what you think about
visit. Stay well. Fondestos from Xeriscape Woman to you both. Cheers,Patrizzio! PS: Lynn, please forward to Penny The Scorned, and to Dave, if you have his address. I thought that I had both but seems not so! Pics: Sunday at Folk Fest.
Hi Old Farts, Problem……..This Thursday, I will be unavailable for the hike. Would anyone out there be interested in leading (including choosing the destination)? If you let me know today, I can put out information, but it will have to be sooner rather than later. I can put out the info to my mailing list if you let me know soon. Cheers, Jim Hi folks, Pete P. is going to lead a hike on Thursday to Brent Mountain. -Meet at Home Hardware north parking lot in P’ton at 0800 (0740 at IGA in Summerland) -Head for the Brent Mountain trailhead (high clearance might be an idea) -Enjoy! Thanks, Pete! Cheers, Jim
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