Party crashing

I tagged along with Val M and discovered a few friends I haven't seen in a long time.  L-R: Linda, Val M, Val S, Maria, me.

Above we were at the American Legion in Rio Linda. Then we moseyed across a parking lot to the 145 Club where a band was playing. By the way, long long ago, Maria's father and his brothers owned this same bar then named Klein's Club. 

Want more? Ok. Go to

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=c4-feed-u&v=VpxIyiFhfFQ

Friday night at Phyl and Dave's

This was fun: 3 sons and 2 grandsons of Phyl and Dave met at their house to go to a football game at Rio Linda High School.  They were playing Casa Roble High School.

L-R: Juan, Dave, Chris Jr, Chris, Phyl, Jon, Greg. Juan recently graduated from Casa, all the other guys graduated from Rio Linda.

Rio linda won. They're having a great football season.

Happy 2nd Birthday Avery

and a peacock mask fitting.

Avery, "Me too."

Project Ride Smart

I started working at H Allen Hight Elementary on Oct 14 teaching bicycle skills to four classes of 5th graders. This time, my teaching partner is Scarlet. Project Ride Smart lasts for three weeks. Each class will get 9 hours of intense instruction, blacktop drills, and a longer ride in the surrounding community.

Nice straight lines for the blacktop drills.

A fleet of bicycles in three sizes to meet the needs of everyone.

We took advantage of the decorations put out for the annual Harvest Festival.

Pruning roses

One of the most enjoyable things I've been doing lately is dead-heading roses at the Dry Creek Ranch House.

Twice a month, usually in the late afternoon, I spend up to an hour in the warmer months (about 30 minutes this month and November will be the last month)

removing all the fading blossoms. It's a quiet and peaceful.

Bike Palo Alto

I was invited by the Safe Routes to School coordinator to do a presentation at Bike Palo Alto.

El Carmelo was on a route through the city where participants could stop

for information on bicycle routes through the neighborhoods of Palo Alto,

get a helmet fit, find the safest route to school,

or learn more about family bicycling.

A few days in Palo Alto

Dick came to California for a couple of weeks. Luke and Greg came to Palo Alto for a visit making for a very happy Grandpa.

And an equally happy great-grandmother.