The hub has arrived! First task is to clean it up.
How to tell and what to do if you have a Sturmey Archer hub:
It should say on the rear hub what kind it is. If you have a 3 speed hub then most likely it’s a Sturmey Archer. These things last forever and rarely need Continue Reading
Tags:bicycling
A few days ago I was checking out the bike listings on Craigslist and came across this 1972 Raleigh Sports 3 speed. It is in rough shape. Today I started taking it apart to see what needs replacement. So far it needs new cables, brake pads, chain, saddle, and tires. The tubes are still good. Continue Reading
Raleigh Sprite rear derailleur.
Tags:bicycling
I decided today to try removing this pin from Keri’s Robin Hood. Let me tell you, this is what a really messed up bicycle cotter pin looks like when you finally manage to get it off the damn bike. Bike shop, which shall remain nameless for now, did not file the pin to the correct Continue Reading
Tags:bicycling·Robin Hood
Winter is here and so there’s going to be a lot less biking around here. That’s ok though because I’ll be spending the winter working on my Hercules and Keri’s Robin Hood! Just ordered NOS front and rear cables for my Hercules today. These cables are really really hard to find but I found one Continue Reading
journal excerpt:
Just finished our march on City Hall and downtown Providence. The People gathered at the Burnside Memorial and together we read the letter of intent to stay and maintain the occupation. The mayor was in attendance and I think he may have wanted to talk but we marched on to and into City Hall Continue Reading
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Paper journaling is one of my favorite things to do. I’ve been keeping a journal continuously since 1995. It is an excellent tool for creating focus in your life. When writing by hand you are forced to slow down and think about what you’re doing. It’s a practice of Mindfulness. I use my journal as Continue Reading
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I‘ve been so busy lately building websites for others that I’ve been neglecting my own. So I thought I’d spend the day restyling my site and updating some of the content and layout. The biggest change is the site name and address. As most of you know, SummerChilde is my real middle name and since Continue Reading
Tags:Art·Blog·Blogging·Book Arts·Design·Journaling·Paper Journal·writing
Today is the sixth anniversary of the day Keri and I met! It has been six wonderful years full of grand adventures and amazing experiences. We won’t get a chance to celebrate until Keri gets back from her Vipassana retreat in Shelburne Falls in 12 days. We both signed up for the retreat but unfortunately Continue Reading
Today I decided to create a free theme for WordPress based on my current blog theme. The design and customized CSS is all mine but the theme coding is from the Cutline theme by Chris Pearson. The Cutline theme is my favorite WordPress theme to customize since I’ve been using it for so long and Continue Reading
Tags:Blogs·CSS·Design·web design·WordPress
A few days ago Keri and I had an idea inspired by our friend Melissa. She had told Keri about her college days and how on Sundays she and her friends would gather together to make soup and while the soup cooked they would perform a play. What a cool thing to do! We just Continue Reading
Tags:Food·Friends·Music·soup·Soupy Sunday
Last night Keri and I went to see Andrew Bird perform at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel in downtown Providence. The videos here were taken by various people in the audience and I snagged them off youtube for your viewing pleasure! The concert was awesome. *note for facebook readers* If you can’t see the videos Continue Reading
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Fall is here. The leaves are changing. The houses in our neighborhood are decked out in Halloween decorations. The scent of wood fire fills the evening air. The ground is slightly damp from last night’s thunderstorm.
It’s quiet tonight and we’re busy creating here at the Mauran Avenue pad. Keri’s working on her latest series of Continue Reading