Tag Archives: Lanora Cox

Book Review: The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obreht

Posted on January 3, 2012 by lanoras

The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obreht Natalia, a young doctor from a Balkan country learns that her beloved grandfather has died under unusual circumstances. Knowing he has cancer, the grandfather, also a medical doctor, crossed the border and died in … Continue reading →

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2011 BSA OCNC ALL BRITISH RIDE

Posted on November 13, 2011 by lanoras

Time plays it’s usual tricks. Less than one week after the 49 Mile ride, we were back on the road for the BSA Owner’s Club of North America (BSAOCNC) All-British Ride. But in six days the weather had changed, the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

Posted on November 12, 2011 by lanoras

Here’s a book I had great expectations for. I’d enjoyed Eugenides’ previous novel, Middlesex. His new book promised something even rarer: a heroine that I could relate to. One thread of the story follows Madeleine who graduates from college in … Continue reading →

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2011 AMCA 49 Mile Ride

Posted on November 5, 2011 by lanoras

On the Sunday before Halloween, around 300 bikers gathered to show off their clutch and throttle skills throughout the steep hills of San Francisco. What is especially remarkable is that the majority of these bikes were built before 1974. Many … Continue reading →

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Finally, a Honey Harvest!

Posted on August 23, 2011 by lanoras

Finally, the bees have produced enough surplus honey for us to steal some. This year they have been much more interested in making bees. While increasing the bee population is itself a good thing, we’ve been missing our honey! We … Continue reading →

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VOCNA 2011 Rally

Posted on July 16, 2011 by lanoras

Unbelievable! It’s Saturday and the ride is over. The last five days have gone by quickly and I’ve been too involved socializing and riding to post anything. This long post provides an overview of the week – each day held … Continue reading →

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Kiehl’s Charity Event

Posted on June 21, 2011 by lanoras

First was the invitation from our friends Pete and Kim Young.  Pete’s blog Occhio Lungo is one of three that I check daily for motorcycle news.  Anyway Pete and Kim were leading a motorcycle ride from Ft. Baker to Kiehl’s in … Continue reading →

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Motorcycle Book Library: Off-Road Giants!

Posted on June 15, 2011 by lanoras

Heroes of 1960’s Motorcycle Sport:  Off-Road Giants! Volume 2 By Andy Westlake 2011, Veloce Publishing Ltd. http://www.veloce.co.uk Veloce Publising Ltd. has done it again.  Off-Road Giants volume 2 is a wonderfully produced compilation of interviews, biographical sketches and beautifully reproduced … Continue reading →

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2011 Velocette Spring Opener: Grapes of Wrasse*

Posted on May 17, 2011 by lanoras

(A fishy tale: *wrasse are a diverse family of marine fish.  They are typically small fish and efficient carnivores.) It was a dark and stormy morning as the usual and unusual suspects gathered at Rancho Veloce, in the Napa hills.  … Continue reading →

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Combining Bee Swarms – the Newspaper Trick

Posted on May 13, 2011 by lanoras

Okay so I go away briefly – just overnight and look at what happens.  We got a call from a friend, Lee, who said he had an unwanted swarm of bees in a tree. Never slow to answer the call … Continue reading →

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