Whaddup?

My hydrangeas are in full bloom. They're beautiful. Soon the blooms will turn copper/peach. They dry really well. Love 'em.

Today I decided that after I got the RTC newsletter done and shipped off to the printer that I'd treat myself to a bike ride. It was a beautiful day. So I rode 51 miles and I felt great. My ride: I was going to ride my 42 mile loop through Salem Corners, Byron, Pine Island, Douglas but when I got north of Byron I decided to go west, into the wind, on county road 16 toward Mantorville/Wasioja. I went back into Mantorville on highway 57 and toodled around town a little bit. Haven't been there in years. Last time I was there they still had the wooden sidewalks. It appears those have been replaced with concrete now. But it's still a cute little town -- kind of a step back in time. I stopped in a couple of antique shops and went into the chocolate shop--just browsing!!

I've sent the newsletter to the webmaster for posting on the RTC website, so look for that soon. It'll arrive in your mailboxes later in the week. It's a couple days late this month ... sorry. It's been a busy one.

Tomorrow we're having a Rochester Half Marathon post-mortem at 6:00 pm at Paradise Pete's. There are some things to tweak but overall I think it was a positive.

I called Betsy a couple of times today regarding Judy Weller's Ironman, her first, today in Louisville. The first time I called she'd finished the swim and was on the bike. At the time of the second call she was running the marathon. I just checked Mark Carey's result: 9:27:19 58:33 for the 2.4 mile swim, 5:18:49 for the 112 mile bike and 3:04:23 for the marathon. Way to go, Mark!! I just checked and he's second in the male 35-39 age group out of 453 and there are 8 male Kona spots from Louisville ... :-)

Note: The Mayo Open 5K Cross Country race is September 17 NOT September 10 as published on the RTC calendars printed last year.

The boys' birthdays are in September and Matt's Cold Stone Creamery free Like It Creation coupon arrived via email. You can sign up online -- one for each member of the family. :-)

I think I'll keep this post short and sweet. :-)

Good night, all!!