Phyllis and I have walked together for many years. Some years we were better about it than others, but I am not here to judge, just to state facts. One year we really stepped it up and we were riding bikes and walking. I know, it's hard for me to believe too, but it is true. Let me share one of our many adventures.
We planned to meet at the church and ride our bikes to the beach and then decide our destination from that point. It was a little cloudy but I told Phyllis that my Grammy used to say "if there is enough blue sky to make a pair of pants it won't rain." Sort of an abstract way to predict the weather, but we were on our bikes and riding away without a care about the climate.
It started to pour before we reached PCH. What are two gals, soaking wet, to do? We made a quick decision and stopped to go through some open houses in the Boardwalk track, a brand new development. We rode up, parked our bikes and raced up to the first house. We wiped our feet, we may have even taken off our shoes, and pranced through the gorgeous home. We did take notice of the large ceramic pear on the kitchen counter. Interesting designer. We went through three models that morning and all of them had those same pears on the kitchen counter, some of them in a group of three or four. Were we missing something? Do we need to purchase pears for our kitchens as well? We thought they were hideous, but we aren't designers.
We never did figure that one out, but we did have fun touring those houses. We even came away with a few ideas for our own homes.
It never did stop raining, so we rode back to the church with a memory in our hearts. Sorry, Grammy, your little quote did not serve us well on that soggy day.
Anyone want to take a bike ride with a Roderick?
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