PLACES-COLLINSVILLE ANTIQUES OF NEW HARTFORD

WOW!! SATURDAY WAS ONE BEAUTIFUL DAY..MOST OF THE CHORES THAT NEEDED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION WERE DONE AND THE ONES THAT DIDN'T NEED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION WHERE JUST THAT-THEY COULD WAIT..


HAD TO TAKE MY MOM AND HER FRIEND TO THE AIRPORT BUT AFTER THAT, THERE WAS NOTHING STANDING IN THE WAY OF SPENDING A COUPLE OF HOURS ON THE BIKE OUT IN THE COUNTRY SOMEPLACE..

UNCHAINED THE BIKE FROM THE WALL, UNLOCKED THE WHEEL LOCK-THEN UNLOCKED THE NECK LOCK-GOOD..CHECKED THE OIL-GOOD..CHECKED THE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS-GOOD..DOUBLE CHECK ON THE BRAKE LIGHTS-GOOD AGAIN..NO OBVIOUS TIRE PROBLEMS-GOOD..BUT LOW ON GAS --NO PROBLEM...


THEN A VOICE SOMEWHERE IN MY MIND SAID, "DON'T RIDE YOUR BIKE TODAY!!"
I CONTINUED WITH MY PREPARATIONS-GLOVES JACKET ETC. HOPING THE VOICE WOULD RETURN AND SAY, "ONLY KIDDING, GO AHEAD, AND RIDE."



WELL THE VOICE DIDN'T RETURN. SO, WHILE I STOOD THERE STARING AT MY BEAUTIFUL BLACK AND CHROME MONSTER, I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY TALKING TO THE VOICE MYSELF..
"IT'S A BEAUTY OF A DAY," I THOUGHT ALOUD. "ARE YOU SURE  THAT I SHOULDN'T GO FOR A BIT OF A RIDE?"

SILENCE---THEN MORE SILENCE---SO AFTER ALL OF MY PREPARATIONS AND HAPPY ANTICIPATIONS I WHEELED THE BIKE BACK INTO HER CORNER..I KNOW IT'S KIND OF CREEPY BUT SOMETIMES I DO LISTEN TO THE VOICES INSIDE MY HEAD.

I DO BELIEVE IN PREMONITIONS (SOME OTHER POST MAYBE) AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF BEAUTIFUL DAYS AHEAD OF US SO MY OTHER HALF AND I WENT FOR SOME CHOW AND WENT FOR A RIDE. WE DECIDED TO VISIT A PRETTY COOL PLACE..WE RETURNED WITH SOME PHOTOS OF SOME OLD AND UNUSUAL PIECES..WE COULD HAVE SPEND HOURS IN THE PLACE AND NOT SEE EVERYTHING..FOR SURE-SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY..HOPE THAT VOICE DOESN'T RETURN THIS WEEKEND!! TILL NEXT WEEK----------STAY WELL AND STAY SAFE----------JIM