holiday Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Sat, 01 Jan 2022 06:29:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 On Down the Road: 2022 https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/01/on-down-the-road-2022/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/01/on-down-the-road-2022/#comments Sat, 01 Jan 2022 05:05:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10516 The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude. Aldous Huxley I love the quote by Huxley on solitude. Not so much to think of myself possessing a powerful and original mind, but rather to excuse my life long attraction to solitude. I’m not sure if it’s […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2022/01/on-down-the-road-2022/feed/ 32 10516 Thoughts on Memorial Day https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/05/thoughts-on-memorial-day/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/05/thoughts-on-memorial-day/#comments Mon, 31 May 2021 04:05:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10355 “I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.” ― Dwight D. Eisenhower For the Fallen on Memorial Day So many names etched in stone. So many lives sacrificed in our country’s wars. It’s difficult to not feel a great […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/05/thoughts-on-memorial-day/feed/ 14 10355 Things That Have Never Been https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/01/things-that-have-never-been/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/01/things-that-have-never-been/#comments Mon, 01 Jan 2018 05:44:14 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8190 Dreams of Vespa Scooter Rides There are a lot of rides I want to make. Less than 200 miles from my driveway and the Vespa will be winding along the Blue Ridge Parkway. And the Adirondacks are a mere 300 miles away. Celebrating the birth of a new year fuels speculation of things that may […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/01/things-that-have-never-been/feed/ 32 8190 Breathing in Valentine’s Day https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/breathing-in-valentines-day/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/breathing-in-valentines-day/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2017 05:05:39 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7169 Heart, Mind and Baubles There was a time when Valentine’s Day was a puzzle to solve and find the precise gift or surprise that reflected the depth and breadth of my love and commitment.  While not strictly measured by dollars, it often involved considerable investment of money, time, thought and energy.  Sitting here writing I […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/breathing-in-valentines-day/feed/ 16 7169 Wishes for a New Year https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/12/wishes-for-a-new-year/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/12/wishes-for-a-new-year/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2015 01:05:27 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=4423 As the new year unfolds before us I wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a happy and safe new year both on and off the road.  I hesitate making resolutions, mostly because as I review my journals written over the years (40 years worth) I see the same things come up — eat […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/12/wishes-for-a-new-year/feed/ 16 4423 Remembering Christmas https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/12/remembering-christmas/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/12/remembering-christmas/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2014 04:39:04 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=4387 No dashing through the snow on a one cylinder Vespa this year so I pulled an image from last winter of one of the more picturesque winter scenes.  Quiet snowfalls are just one of the many images and ideas in my head surrounding the holiday season.  Remembering Christmas is part bittersweet exercise and part challenge […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/12/remembering-christmas/feed/ 12 4387 Gifts for Scooter Riders https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/12/gifts-for-scooter-riders/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/12/gifts-for-scooter-riders/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2014 02:37:04 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=4375 I received an inquiry from a woman seeking ideas for a Christmas gift for her father.  Here’s that note: My dad is an avid rider in New England (Vespa and a “project” Lambretta). I’m at a loss for a Christmas gift this year. Do you have a favorite piece of gear, book about riding, or […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/12/gifts-for-scooter-riders/feed/ 13 4375 Happy New Year! https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/01/happy-new-year/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/01/happy-new-year/#comments Wed, 01 Jan 2014 17:30:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=52 A new year has arrived in cold and blustery fashion.  Junior and I ventured out to the mountains to breathe fresh air, let hearts pump blood into straining muscles, and enjoy another day walking on the earth. Junior is my guide and I work to reflect the same happy, satisfied look on my face.  His […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2014/01/happy-new-year/feed/ 21 52 The Holiday Season Begins https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/12/the-holiday-season-begins/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/12/the-holiday-season-begins/#comments Sun, 01 Dec 2013 14:00:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=69 Signs of the coming holidays are everywhere.  Commercially, retailers have been turning the wheels on the Christmas shopping season for weeks.  Lighting and decorations have appeared on homes and in towns before Thanksgiving. I’m not immune to the buzz and feel the nostalgic pull of holiday memories from long ago.  This year I want to […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/12/the-holiday-season-begins/feed/ 2 69 A New Year, Another Ride, and Another 3 Prints Project Meeting https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/01/new-year-another-ride-and-another-3/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2012/01/new-year-another-ride-and-another-3/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:20:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=229 Downtown State College, Pennsylvania on New Year’s Day.  The ice sculpture remnants from First Night glistening in the morning sun. The first day of the year was mild for the beginning of January.  Almost no snow so far this winter.  A nice way to begin 2012.  Riding, I was thinking about resolutions. About not making […]

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