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Tuesday, September 24, 2024

I DO MORE BY 7 AM THAN MOST DO ALL DAY!

 This photo speaks volumes...
I DO MORE BY 7 AM THAN MOST DO ALL DAY!
This was an appropriate door prize at one of our Chamber of Commerce member meetings...
Pieter wore it while biking.
Both of us used still the regular bikes with 7 gears on August 28, 2017.
No doubt, Pieter has followed a Healthy Heart lifestyle during his entire life!
Grateful that God let him stay with me through his 95th Birthday + 1 day...
November 24, 2022 on Pieter's solo E-Bike ride.
Our local airport...
September 3, 2023 and exactly 13 years past Pieter's quadruple bypass + stent in neck
A 15.57 km or 9.66 mi trip.
We started out with our 3–gear Dutch Batavus Cambridge bikes
Then the 7–speed Schwinn Wayfarer
followed by all Trek bikes the 9–speed FX and the Trek Verve+ 3 was a male E–bike that we replaced with the easy stagger frame version of TREK Vale Go! 9D EQ S
Pieter had searched on his iPadPro for an Electra and for me as well. Even with me sputtering at first as I had no heart problems. Pieter insisted in saying: "Listen, we always have done things TOGETHER!" 
So I gave in...
Quite an impressive all time distance biked by my Pieter: 10,167.7 km or 6,317,9 miles!
On april 2, this year, he biked to Kroger for shopping
10.53 km or 6.6 mi
April 5, he biked to Walmart for shopping
10.77 km or 6.69 mi
Sunday April 7, Pieter's final bike ride with a coffee break at Country Club 14.6 km or 9 mi
Pieter's biking over 2024—11 hours, 187.1 km or 116.2 mi and 18 activities


Related link:
Bike Rack on Murano Platinum | previous post by me
{Fly with us to Jakarta, Indonesia} | Pieter did more than 1,500,000 miles in the air... FOR WORK!
Our Year on WHEELS | also showing our longest ride ever

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Spooky Boy Remained with his Papi till the very END

Kitties are SO LOYAL! 
Our Spooky boy remained with his Papi till the very END...
And YES, they mourn!!!
April 21, around 2:00 PM Spooky looking so worried as he stayed near his Papi during his nap on the sofa...
Kitties sense what is going on and of course the oxygen machine added to that.
Like a magnet next to his Papi
April 25, at 5:52 AM looking at me very worried when the ambulance took his Papi away a 2nd time...
On May1, at 11:00 PM on the mattress topper of the hospital bed... Spooky stayed with his Papi till the very end!
They were supposed to remove the hospital bed next day but they did NOT.
It was a painful reminder to me and to the kitties...
Spooky very sad...
Mami, I want to sleep here a 2nd night...
On May 3, Spooky reading the sweet notes with fresh flowers from friends and family...
July 23, Spooky in the kitchen looking at me...
July 28, inside scratch box
Enjoying things to play again!
Mami's loyal boy!
On July 30, at 6:57 AM Spooky looking sad as I have to depart for Podology of Georgia and spend the night in Atlanta...

Will miss my kitty body guard for that time!
Such loyal and loving souls...

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Views of blog on Sep 18 and Sep 17...

{Our Felines are 8 Today!} | previous post by me

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Ruby Throated Hummingbirds at Feeder

 On March 22, Pieter purchased this new copper hummingbird feeder and hung it.
Female hummingbird on August 6, during a tropical storm—they sure are WET! 
Male Ruby Throated Hummingbird showing its long tongue at the very end! 

Related link:
Severe Weather with Bridge Destruction | last photo shows this copper hummingbird feeder that Pieter got for them

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Kitty Tiggy Tiger brings her Writer Papi a PEN

 On February 23, Tiggy–Tiger managed to find a pen for her writer Papi... Yep, she jumps on Papi's secretary desk and looks for one!
Searching on her Papi's secretary desk...
She did this all the time, even when we were in bed, loudly she came with her pen for Papi...
Since her Papi's passing she has not done this anymore!
May 14 Tiggy–Tiger batting her big mouse around...