#436…A small nylon bag containing various tools, a canvas bag containing–among other things–3 books and an extra camera, a live blackberry bush. #437…A book, a Fender Stratocaster guitar,and a double order of Chinese take-out food. Urban Simplicity.
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Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#434)
24 live fruit and vegetable plants (including a small blueberry bush) and $32.27 in groceries. Urban Simplicity.
Food Not Lawns
The above image is of my teeny front yard, or what was once a front yard. I haven’t grown grass there in years. I’ve been a vegetable gardener for the past 25 years or so, and after moving into my current house about ten years ago I realized two things. The first was that IContinue reading “Food Not Lawns”
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#433)
48 live vegetable plants, 120 lbs/54.4kgs top soil, 2 bags (5 lbs/2.2 kgs each) organic vegetable fertilizer, a jean jacket, 2 lbs/.91 kg brown rice, 2 lbs/.91 kg boneless chicken legs, 3 liters of red wine, a quart of milk, and 1 lb/.45 kg fresh spinach. Urban Simplicity.
The Last Remnant…literally and figuratively
Many of you likely know that I have finally (finally!) given up car ownership (or in my case, truck ownership) and have have seamlessly moved from being car-lite to car-free. Well in a last act of departure I had to “surrender” the plates to the DMV today, and it seemed appropriate–as if in some finalContinue reading “The Last Remnant…literally and figuratively”
The Perpetual Motion of Life, a Favorite Gandhi quote, and a Who Song
“As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world – that is the myth of the atomic age – as in being able to remake ourselves.”–Mahatma Gandhi I’ve mentioned a few times on the origins of this blog, but in the event I’ve yet to bore you withContinue reading “The Perpetual Motion of Life, a Favorite Gandhi quote, and a Who Song”
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#430)…and a few comments
A jean jacket, a cell phone, a camera, a small bag of tools, two New York State automobile license plates (more on that later), and four cement blocks. Okay…so this is pushing the limit what what to carry on a bike. These blocks, the best I can figure weigh about 38lbs/17.2kgs each (152lbs/68.9kgs total)….it feltContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#430)…and a few comments”
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#429)
A jug of laundry detergent, a full-sized camera tripod, a new pair of jeans, a package of boxer briefs, a package of t-shirts, two bottles of contact solution, four live cabbage plants, four live broccoli plants, four live tomato plants, six live pea plants, two bottles of weed killer, two packages of meal moth traps,Continue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#429)”
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#426)
A cardboard box containing $22.36 in groceries, a gym bag containing wet clothes, a smaller bag containing an extra camera and batteries, five high tension hex bolts, nuts, and washers (more parts for the truck repair), and 3 liters of red wine. Urban Simplicity.
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#424)
A nylon bag containing a computer, a canvas bag containing an extra camera, an electronic reader, two books, a journal, a small tripod, and various writing tools; a dough rising bucket containing a small paper bag which contains a smaller plastic tub of homemade gravy; a round tin resting atop the dough rising bucket containingContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#424)”
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#423)
Payday today, the house was bare with essentials. After a brief steam and swim I ran errands and did some shopping. This is what I carried on–or pulled with–the bike tonight from 4 separate stores: Two bags of of dog food, $67 in groceries, vitamins, sundries, a bottle of red wine, a canvas bag containingContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#423)”
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#419)
A gym bag full of wet clothes (front rack), a large cardboard box containing $52.54 in groceries, a smaller cardboard box on top of the large cardboard box containing two slices of pizza. Urban Simplicity.
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#418)…plus a brief comment and a video
On the bike…A gym bag containing wet clothes, a canvas bag containing an extra camera and batteries, and 3 liters of red wine. A brief comment…If you’ve been to this blog more than once you likely know that my “adult beverage” of choice is red wine (coffee is my other vice but that’s in theContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#418)…plus a brief comment and a video”
10mpc / 16kpc (miles/kilometers per coffee)
A couple things. Firstly, I had to drive my son in the wee hours to my sisters house this morning (they were leaving for vacation at 6am) and my truck was quite literally running on empty. And as I have a disdain for spending money on petrol I put $10US in the tank and theContinue reading “10mpc / 16kpc (miles/kilometers per coffee)”
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#415)
A cardboard box containing 10lbs/4.5kg of whole wheat flour; a canvas bag containing two books, a magazine, and a spare camera; a pair of Levi’s jeans. Urban Simplicity.
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#414)…and a few comments on the new Bike
On the bike…3 liters of red wine and a gym bag containing wet clothes. A few comments on the new bike…Well, I’ve had it nearly a week and am finally getting used to it. I haven’t introduced a new bike into the fleet in some years and it sort of feels like I brought aContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#414)…and a few comments on the new Bike”
Love the Bike but not the Color (mon nouveau vélo est arrivé)
Yep…loving this bike so far but not the color (more on why I purchased this color below). I’ve been in the market for a somewhat inexpensive bike to replace my winter bike (aka…the Mule; aka…my home built cargo bike). This is not to replace the Mundo (which is still my favorite bike); it’s just thatContinue reading “Love the Bike but not the Color (mon nouveau vélo est arrivé)”
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#413)
A new coffee maker, 3L of red wine, two bags of dog food, sundries, cleaning supplies, and a weeks worth of groceries. Urban Simplicity.
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#412)
10lbs/4.5kg whole wheat flour, 1 gal/3.78L virgin olive oil, and a canvas bag containing a book, a camera, a Bible, a calendar, and a few pencils. Urban Simplicity.
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#411)…and a recipe
Things on the Bike…a canvas bag containing a laptop computer, another canvas bag containing–among other things–a camera and a couple books, a plastic soda crate containing three loaves of freshly baked sweet potato bread, a dough rising bucket, and five slightly used taper candles. The recipe below is one that I’ve made plenty of timesContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#411)…and a recipe”
Urban Simplicty 