Monthly Archives: July 2013

The garden

Posted on July 29, 2013 by farm2011

I know that I probably shouldn’t do it, but I think I’m going to give up on the garden. It’s not just bad… it’s really bad! At first I was trying to weigh out my options, should I pull the … Continue reading →

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Last Day

Posted on July 27, 2013 by farm2011

Well, it’s the last day of the ride and like I said in the earlier post -it’s the day to ride. You put your head down and I just tried to keep up with the rest. It was even a … Continue reading →

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Finishing it up

Posted on July 26, 2013 by farm2011

Well the bike ride is coming to an end and I’m just finally getting to ride on the yellow line. What I mean by that is there are some unwritten rules when you ride this bike ride. The slower riders … Continue reading →

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Still riding

Posted on July 25, 2013 by farm2011

At the later part of the bike ride, your backside starts to hurt and you really try hard to find any spot on your bike seat that feels good. And you are even hoping that it will make it to … Continue reading →

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The bike ride continues

Posted on July 24, 2013 by farm2011

As the week goes on, the weather continues to be fantastic. Last year the weather was so terrible that you could hardly breath. And this year you almost need a jacket at night. Just crazy! Well by now we’re getting … Continue reading →

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The Ride – Sunday

Posted on July 21, 2013 by farm2011

It was Sunday, and after the bike tires were checked and we had our helmets on – off we went. Because we were staying at a host house and not the official camp grounds, we had to first find the … Continue reading →

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Saturday, Heading out for Ragbrai

Posted on July 20, 2013 by farm2011

Here we go. Daryl wasn’t able to go this year to Ragbrai, so I have to be honest it was a little weird at first not having him along. I wish that he could have gone, but sometimes it just … Continue reading →

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It’s that time of the year again…

Posted on July 20, 2013 by farm2011

It’s that time of the year again when we take our bikes and join 10,000+ other riders and ride across Iowa on Ragbrai. Only this year will be a little different. This year Daryl won’t be riding. I wish that … Continue reading →

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Fusion celebrating 30 years!

Posted on July 19, 2013 by farm2011

On the Friday before I left for the bike ride, Daryl and I headed to Spillville to the Inwood Ballroom. The reason that we were going there was because the singing group that he belongs to, Fusion, was celebrating 30 … Continue reading →

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Crazy start to the day

Posted on July 18, 2013 by farm2011

You know how you walk through your house and then something catches your eye? Well that’s what happened today. I was walking through the laundry room just checking out the chicken coop when I realized that I was looking at … Continue reading →

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