Author Archives: Bikes and Pies

I have been gone for quite a while. It is not like there has been nothing going on in my life, au contraire, it’s been quite a year. A little over a year ago I packed up my life in … Continue reading →

Another year has rolled around, which means I will spend the next several weeks trying to remember to write 2013 instead of 2012.  As with all new years it’s a time to renew, refresh and set some goals.  I am … Continue reading →

I know….I know…It has been a long time since you have heard from me.  I wish I had a good excuse, like I was kidnapped by paramilitary guerillas in the jungles of Southeast Asia, or I was whisked away to … Continue reading →

The DC summer is fully upon us, hot and humid has become the norm.  I believe it has been above 90 degrees for most of the month, with humidity levels that say don’t even bother with that flat-iron to straighten … Continue reading →

Summer has officially arrived in the DC metro area; hot and humid weather has been unleashed upon us…..and all of the news and weather channels can’t stop talking about it.  In all honesty, it’s not that bad.  Although, I am lucky, I no longer … Continue reading →

I finally did it, took my first Capital Bikeshare (CaBi) ride! I recently purchased a CaBi membership, because there are stations popping up all over Arlington, with one just a block down the street from me.  I used it to run an … Continue reading →

No WTOP, the informative news radio station, did not actually sponsor my ride to work today, they just encouraged me to get my somewhat lazy and tired butt out of bed, put on a spandex cycling skort (skort is a great word) to … Continue reading →

I have participated in the DC metro area’s Bike to Work Day for the last 8 years, and have become the office ambassador for getting my colleagues to ride.  Office participation has steadily grown since the first time I did … Continue reading →

This past weekend marked another organized ride I can check off my list, Bike New York. If you are not aware of it, it is an organized 40-mile ride through the five boroughs of New York City. The ride offers … Continue reading →

I have written about it before, I love doing errands by bike.  Just something about having panniers stuffed full of commodities that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.  Last night I rode to Crate and Barrel to buy a … Continue reading →