Since we haven’t been doing too much of interest lately to warrant a long post, I thought I’d post a melange of little updates.

• I’ve been trying to keep my cycling going through the summer this year. Normally I slack off a bit once it gets hot and we stop having events to train for. This year, I decided that with the lake bike trail so close, I’d try riding every morning before it gets hot. It’s been working well; I have about 110 miles in already this week. The lake is pretty in the mornings, and quiet.
• My first vegetable garden here has had mixed results; I think I need to redo the beds in the fall. But thanks to mom, I am using the established herb garden to make lots of interesting pestos!
• We may go to New Orleans in August for a wedding. Should be interesting to see the place.
• I didn’t mention it before, but when we went back to Houston for the MS150, we drove by our old house and the new owners had taken out every single flower bed and put in grass. Roses, herbs, amaryllis, everything.
• I have been steadily working through last fall’s pecan crop, shelling them with this nutcracker. Hopefully I will never have to buy pecans again.
• I have not filled up my gas tank since sometime on our drive back from New Mexico, over a month ago. I really think people should think more in terms of Gallons Per Day than Miles Per Gallon.
• I am out of fun facts for today.
• I may start posting things other than what we are doing, just to keep things interesting.