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Can You Believe He STILL Loves Me?
Last week, Motor Man and I traveled to Michigan. Our trip took us through Pennsylvania, where we went on a sleigh ride, which I wrote about yesterday. After the sleigh ride, we continued on to the...
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Saturday Night At The Races
You may have read in previous posts that my husband is a performance engine builder. That means he builds engines for race cars and race boats. Although the boats race all over the country and in...
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Off To A Good Start
Although the first Late Model race at our local track was scheduled for April 9, rain ended that race after only a few laps. So we had our first official race of the season this Saturday night. Late...
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Faster Than A Speeding…..
Oops, wrong super-hero. Read on…. Motor Man and I have met some interesting folks through our involvement with racing. One of those is Larry “Spiderman” McBride. Larry races a top fuel bike...
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Midnight Torque
Saturday night, Motor Man and I went to the race track. Several divisions were scheduled to race. It was a beautiful evening. We were probably three-quarters of the way through the racing program,...
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Shall We Have Tea?
Yesterday, three friends and I met for lunch. The four of us have been friends for around ten years or so, and we’re all connected through racing. Allow me to introduce them to you. Phyllis is on...
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Friday’s Fences
Last Saturday, Motor Man and I went to a race in Kenly, North Carolina. That’s a drive of about two and a half hours each way. We both were on the lookout for barns and fences along the way and found a...
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Sunset Sunday
Since my sunset photo supply is dwindling, I had to really search back in the archives for this one. All the way back to July. We were in Cambridge, Maryland for a boat race, and since we were near the...
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Garage Passes
As you can imagine, the beginning of the racing season doesn’t go unnoticed around our house. While we don’t watch every single lap of every race, if we’re at home, and a race is being televised, our...
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A Little Boy’s Wish
Motor Man and I were in Daytona for the entire week leading up to the 2001 Daytona 500. A friend of ours with “connections” had given us passes to several media events being held that week. One of...
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Summer Days
As I often do on Thursdays, today I’m participating in Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. This is the prompt I chose this week: 2.) Describe what summer is like at your house. My summer days usually begin...
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“Mayberry”
Motor Man and I were in Martinsville, VA this weekend for a Late Model race. Yesterday morning, at the hotel, Motor Man chatted with a couple who had been to Mt. Airy, NC on Saturday for the Mayberry...
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Treasure Hunting – In Blue
Motor Man and I seem to pack a lot into a weekend. Not only did we go to a race last weekend, AND visit Mt. Airy, we also stopped at some antique shops along the way. Well, Motor Man stopped: I...
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Random Five Friday
A wintry Random Five this week: 1.) Motor Man and I took a road trip on Monday to another engine builder’s shop about four hours away in North Carolina. Motor Man needed to pick up some engine parts....
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Random Five Friday
Time once again for Nancy’s Random Five Friday! 1.) A thank-you to those of you who read yesterday’s blog post (before I corrected it) and didn’t mention that Valentine’s Day was actually last Friday....
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Random Five Friday
Randomness! 1.) We had much-needed rain yesterday! I could almost hear the grass and plants slurping it up as it fell. No watering for me for a day or two. 2.) Between the rain showers, my friend,...
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Later Than Late
Saturday night found Motor Man and me at Langley Speedway, our local short track, in Hampton, Va. When we arrived, it was a beautiful evening with practically no chance of rain. This was to be the...
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Random Five Friday
It has been rather quiet ’round here this week, but I finally found five little bits of random to share. 1.) While many of you are having snow and ice, we’ve had several foggy mornings recently. 2.)...
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Random Five Friday
The first (Random Five) Friday of April! 1.) “Sunshine On My Shoulder” was my first thought when I spotted Sundae on her window seat early Wednesday morning. 2.) Yesterday, I “babysat” my friend’s...
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Random Five Friday
Friday! Randomness! 1.) If you see these on your grocer’s shelves, run, don’t walk, as quickly as you can –in the opposite direction. They are highly addictive. This is our second bag (thank you,...
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