Hell's Angels on Vespas

OK, OK, so it's been like more than a year since I posted. Really, really sad.

Yesterday I was able to finally connect with "Scooting Around Sarasota" or whatever silly name they've decided to call themselves... Kim calls us Hell's Angels on Vespas. We met at the Panera at University Parkway and rode a nice, easy loop hither and yon to Linger Lodge -- a place I will never take Sarah, since there are stuffed RATTLESNAKES mounted all over the place. Yikes. OK meal, great scenery right on the Braden River. Thre were 12 scooters, almost all Vespas, two with sidecars... how cool is that?

Most of my energy in the last 10 days has been taken up with Elderly Ailing Dog Syndrome, in which Siskabibble became very ill, refused food, moved into vomiting, and wound up spending a few quality days at the vet's office having IV fluids and so forth. On Thursday it looked like the end was near, but a moderate degree of recovery has occurred and although we are taking it day by day, she seems to be improving a little each day. She's at least eating.