Day 155 – Jim’s Trek – 20.6 Miles – I’m Still on the Trail to Seattle

Good Day,

And this morning on my Schwinn 150 Trek I completed 20.6 miles and I am located on the northern outskirts of the town of Shoal Lake, Manitoba. I am once again on the Yellowhead or Trans-Canada Highway. And this can become a wee bit confusing as there are actually three Shoal Lakes in Manitoba. The population of this Shoal Lake is about 560 persons.

Check out, in the image, what is actually on the ground in the "hinterland" of Manitoba.

Summarizing my stats -

Total Direct Miles to Seattle	To Date	TD Miles Remaining	% TD Miles Completed	Interlake Miles to Seattle	Weight (lbs)
3,301.0	2,789.2	1,556.0	84.5%	4,032.6	162.0

Finished the second half of the movie Lucy: The Lucille Ball Story. Fair biographical film about Lucille Ball up until her divorce with Desi Arnaz. Danny Pino, currently of the TV series, Law and Order SVU, does a fair representation of Desi, aka Ricky Ricardo.

Delaware is now the 11th State of the Union to legalize marriage equality… Next?

Is it my imagination or my limited knowledge of the history of the United States, that if a map is drawn of the current States that support, and those that may soon support, and of those that reject marriage equality does not the map appear to be somewhat similar to the 1860 electoral map of the American union?

Work continues on our Tampa Kaleidoscope. The equilateral triangles for the hexagons of the Tampa fabric, medium blue colorway, have been completed. Stay tuned to Quilts SB for updates and our new projects.

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim

Day 154 – Jim’s Trek – 21.6 Miles – Manitoba on My Schwinn 150

Good Day,

This morning’s cycling takes me another 21.6 miles along the Yellowhead Highway in Manitoba, Canada. I am headed in a northwest location. Total mileage to date – 2,768.6.

Supper last night – Sous-vide sirloin steaks Cajun spiced, mushroom risotto, and spinach, nasturtium and grape tomato salad. Not bad supper; second time trying a risotto. No left-overs; all gone.

Who ever said once you learn how to do something… like ride a bike… you will never forget. Well I can say that I forgot! I learned to crochet when I was 19 when I watched Mrs. Stavenow, at who's home I boarded at in Arnprior, Ontario.  She used to sit patiently in the evenings and created some exquisite needle work. After she completed a gorgeous piece of work, I asked her to teach me. And she did. (And today Mrs. Stavenow would have been about 120 years old.) But that was many years ago, and after completing a number of pieces and winning a number of awards many years ago, I decided that I needed to restart to crochet once again 40+ years later. Hell, I certainly did not retain everything. But I am determined.

This morning’s Trek entertainment, Lucy, produced in 2003. A quote from the producers within the movie when Lucy and Desi are considering creating the television show I Love Lucy… “As long as the television show is tasteful. TV does not do reality.” Obviously in 1951, no-one could foresee Honey Booboo or The Real Housewives of Atlanta, or Billionaire Bayou, et al.  I think I prefer the tasteful and idiotic antics of Lucille Ball.

And my Schwinn 150 Trek continues.

Be healthy and enjoy,

Jim