Okay, so this is a bit off of the gardening topic but it does fall under the category of green and sustainable practices. After a hiatus of 13 years I have rediscovered my bike and have fallen back in love with it. I used to be a fairly avid rider in the years BMAK (before marriage and kids). In those days I, and then we, lived in Boston and it was always easier and far faster to hop on the bike to get around town compared to riding public transportation or driving. I also had a biking bud who would accompany me on long weekend rides to the outer fringes of the Boston metro area and beyond. Soon after the twins arrived, in 1997 we moved to the tony suburbs with the good school system, my biking bud also got married and had a kid, and suddenly we had no time to bike. Looking back I’m not sure why, perhaps it was too much change all at once and something inevitably had to give. …continue reading