Category Archives: At Play

Intermittent rain on a Sunday morning.  Spring emerging in the countryside.  Kim comes along for the sightseeing, conditioned on accompanying her for some shopping a bit later.

A short 33-mile romp into winding country roads lets us warm things up.  Wish this car looked as good as it runs.  But I did detect a very slight momentary vibration at about 92-93 mph plunging downhill in a canyon … Continue reading →

Searching for more interesting and drivable country roads, we pause for a bit, encountering alternative modes of transport.  And returning to urban traffic,  we sight a Guards Red ’87, I think (with the nose of the Blue Rascal barely discernible … Continue reading →

Didn’t rain after all today, so we go for a nice warmup spin with a stopover at a local cemetery (!).

Cruising one of my usual haunts, Foothill Road, today I exercise the Blue Rascal’s legs, encountering stiff winds —  almost could not stand upright while photographing — and that symbol of my Iowa childhood past, cattle.  Along the way, I … Continue reading →

And just enough time for a quick run of twenty or so miles before the rain …

Today I look in on Eric’s shop.  I see that Chris is still working on his door, but in the final stages with primer.  As usual, I join a few old geezers hanging out and talking cars, mostly.  The featured … Continue reading →

Ater being trapped inside the garage for days during incessant snowfall, the temp suddenly jumped upwards long enough to melt it away.  So yesterday we revved the Rascal up, had a spirited romp on side roads, then returned home to … Continue reading →