December Update

The bike has been treated to some maintenance and a lot of clean-up and I have been riding a little.....enough that I have turned 80,000 miles on it.  However, this time of the year means either riding in rain, or riding in dry but cold and frosty conditions with low sun and short days.  So, I've moved the bikes from the shop to the garage and have started some woodworking projects in the shop.  This is the time to start making plans for next year's rides, and plans are going forward. 

A new helmet has solved the problem of water leaking onto the inside of my face shield in the rain, and I ride with rubber muck boots when taking local trips in the rain to keep my feet dry.  I also got a new fairing and replaced the damaged one:

One of the reasons for the timing of my ride was to attend Carolyn's mother's 90th birthday.  All of Carolyn's sisters were there as well as her mother's two sons-in-law:





That's Jim Juneman, Betty Nason, and me.

About a week or two after I got home, Betty fell ill and went to the hospital.  She wasn't expected to live long and Carolyn went back to Tennessee to be with her.  However, after she survived the first few days in the hospital, the sisters took her home, and with help from hospice care, took care of her until she passed on December 6.  Here is a picture of her shortly before she died, with her cat. 

RIP Betty Nason