Passing the torch

This summer I’ve connected (thanks Chuck) with a group of cyclists who get a few miles in every morning at 6:30. I’m more of a 1-2x a week guy myself, but the group goes out religiously. The route always goes in the same basic direction, and varies from 15 to 25 friendly miles. A great warmup, and a chance to chat with several well-connected Brattlers. Brattlegians? Brattleburgers?

One of the regulars is Judge Jack, on the right, and the “long” route escorts him to work at the Newfane courthouse. On Monday, we had a much larger than usual crowd because it was his very last day of work. His law clerk joined the ride… Definitely not his first time on a bike but one of the first times he’s joined the old farts early in the morning. He’ll clerk for someone else now and continue his apprenticeship.

Even knowing Jack for a short time and as superficially as I do, it’s obvious he’s a Good Man. It was so nice to be part of the reminiscing and picture taking, and it presented a very motivational picture of how nice retirement might be: true sloth is moving your bike ride all the way back to 7:30.

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Now we know why our squash plants keep getting nibbled on. The balusters on the fence look like jail but don’t keep this guy in or out.

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Panda North supplies Brattleboro with a unique New England take on Asian food, or so I’ve been told… I haven’t tried for myself yet, and I don’t regret that unchecked box on my activity list.

It sits on the site of an old steak house, and somewhere along the way an enterprising Panda altered the sign to its current configuration: no steak, tea!!

Some consider the sign an eyesore, but the Town has finally determined that it’s not: the ruling said no maintenance needed.

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All of Pat Reaves’ descendants gathered with spouses and a few longtime family friends to say goodbye at Lake Amanda. Thanks to her lakeside neighbors Bobby and Sue, we got to be right on the lake Pat loved to consign her ashes and raise a glass of White Zinfandel.

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