I’ve been doing a good deal of IT work, so nothing exciting to report there. It has kept me out of the shop, but is necessary to get food on the table and rent checks paid.

The coop stuff has tapered off a bit since the pre and post tour rush. This is a good thing, as we have two big projects in the works (non coop related). One is an art-type product which we will be selling through one of the crafty stores (ex. Esty). The other isn’t a product, but a fun thing that might lead to other stuff. It’s all very hush-hush because it’s Halloween related. I’ll leave you with that as a teaser.

Things around the house are pretty everyday. We’re growing a small garden this year (all it pots). Tomatoes (we’ve already harvested 6), bell peppers, Serranos, jalapeños, Anaheim, along with a few flowers. All the peppers have been grown from seed, with two plants surviving from last year, so that’s been fun for Evelyn. This is the first time we’ve raised vegetables. It’s nice having a back yard.

With some prodding from Evelyn, I finally pulled out our two bikes (the nice ones we got in PR — which have been in storage for 4 years). Surprisingly they survived pretty well, only needing air in their very flat tires. I might need to clean up my chain a bit, but otherwise it’s running fine.

We managed to take short rides over the Memorial Day weekend, but the last day or so has been rainy, so no riding. To motivate me I’ve put the bikes inside the house, in the front room. This makes it easier to get them out of the house (we have no service door on our garage) and I have to look at them — meaning I’m more likely to get out and ride. (The guilt factor.) They say that after 21 days you get into a habit, and riding a bike is a habit I need to get back to after all these years.