family Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa Scooter and Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle. Sat, 03 Feb 2018 14:49:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Fork in the Road https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/02/fork-in-the-road/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/02/fork-in-the-road/#comments Sat, 03 Feb 2018 14:46:57 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8246 On Through the Mud A week ago the Vespa was rolling through some thawing roads, wet and thick with mud, causing me to wish I had taken the time to mount the more aggressive winter tires this season. Pushing the scooter into less than ideal riding conditions seems to be a requisite part of my […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/02/fork-in-the-road/feed/ 44 8246 Promises of Home https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/01/promises-of-home/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/01/promises-of-home/#comments Fri, 26 Jan 2018 08:57:38 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8234 The Gray World Drifting through the melancholy gray of winter with little desire to ride or write. The scooter moves through its cold morning stutters to support whatever weak explorations I mount. And then, mostly, my mind is full of promises of home. Home, warm and resting, until some change of mind and thought takes […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/01/promises-of-home/feed/ 23 8234 In Sickness and in Health https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/12/in-sickness-and-in-health/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/12/in-sickness-and-in-health/#comments Tue, 12 Dec 2017 13:19:20 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8128 Embracing the Sunny Days Into every life a little rain must fall.  The same can be said of any relationship or marriage.  It can’t always be sunshine and scooter rides.  Two ambulance rides to the ER for my wife in one week along with some days in the hospital brings a reality to the phrase, […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/12/in-sickness-and-in-health/feed/ 43 8128 Illuminating Family History https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/illuminating-family-history/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/illuminating-family-history/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2017 05:01:28 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7152 You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out My mother never uttered those dreaded words to me, either in regard to BB guns or motorcycles.  No explanation was required or offered; I would have neither.  Had she been alive to see me riding now I suspect she would not be pleased.  But she would not stand in my […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/illuminating-family-history/feed/ 35 7152 Small Secrets https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/small-secrets/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/small-secrets/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2017 05:10:30 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7126 Camera Life Looking for photographs that I’ve not shared before was daunting on more than a few levels and required some ground rules around “not shared before”.  With so many photographs made through my life it’s difficult to know who’s seen what.  I’ve translated the meaning as “not posted on Scooter in the Sticks before”. […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/02/small-secrets/feed/ 16 7126 Women in My Life https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/women-in-my-life/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/women-in-my-life/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2016 05:08:04 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5928 Valentine’s Day 2016 Youngest daughter Aleta formed a heart with her hands, and appropriate picture to lead a brief nod to the women I love on Valentine’s Day. Kim Photographing on Ogunquit Beach in Maine.  We’ve spent a lot of time there detaching from the noise of the world.  She’s shown me how to slow […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/women-in-my-life/feed/ 17 5928 Second Chance https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/second-chance/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/second-chance/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2016 05:10:50 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5900 I’m thankful for a second chance. Riding Appreciation One of the first things I thought about after my heart attack was whether I could ride again.  I worried about my wife and kids, the dogs, friends, work and all the things that make up a life.  In regard to riding I was worried about myself. […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/second-chance/feed/ 17 5900 Focus on the Journey https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/focus-on-the-journey/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/focus-on-the-journey/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2016 06:15:58 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5827 Destination or Journey? During my ride to work I was thinking about destinations, places I might like to visit on the Vespa.  Aside from coffee shops and quiet places to write in my journal, I was coming up empty.  There are no dreams of riding to the top of Pike’s Peak, Daytona Beach, the Tail […]

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