Always on the lookout for wacky bicycles, and occasionally shopping carts, here is a great way to get your groceries home.

I opened a great anniversary card today that has been sitting on my desk for weeks. It reminded me that this blog grew out of our wedding and honeymoon, so in order to remember our roots, here is the card, and a belated “happy number one” to Wine and Wheels. Let’s look back for a while:

Immediately after returning from our honeymoon, we adopted a Russian Blue and named her Shimano because at first she was a crank and shifty. Now we call her Shimmy and Shim Shim because she props our life into a level and plumb position.

Next came winter, which in Colorado is full of fun and snowiness with minimal bicycling — with the random exception of a 1980s Peugeot ski bike.

Of course we’ll always have Florida, the San Luis Valley, California, Buffalo, and the future…

oh, and PS, the inside of the card reads: to add authenticity, I would be happy to come over and have too much to drink.

Finally, I know you are dying to know of recent additions to the clan. Therefore: Lisa commutes on her trusty trek 7000, Eric rode the triple bypass and elephant rock on his Lemond Alpe D’Huez, and after Lisa said she wanted to “lean forward and ride faster” (yeah!) she obtained a 2002 Lemond Buenos Aires. Fun fun.