Showing posts with label mt. ventoux. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mt. ventoux. Show all posts

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Thursday Finds or Very Ventoux

I still haven't got the layout quite finished for the blog (bear with me!) but wanted to share a few finds.
Rapha Soap
The British cycling gear company Rapha has come out with a new skincare line including Vetoux soap! Named after the infamous mountain in Provence and frequent grueling stage of the Tour de France. You'll know this mountain if you're familiar with Cezannes work, he often painted Ventoux.
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And I know we had some class b wine named after this mountain...

btw It mentions you can even wash your leather riding gloves with the same soap!
When I did a flickr search for Cezanne this piece of meat came up as well as this I wonder if you could wash your pet with the same soap and then afterwards wash out the deep lacerations on your forearm he gave you, hmm wonder if one of the ingredients is a pain killer...

We heard an owl last night and picked up some apples yesterday (they were hitch hiking along rte 24 in PA) They looked tired and desperate so we figured it was worth the risk... :D All 24 of them hopped in our back seat, Toms munching on one now, I can hear little death screams!

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Image source: backroadshutterbug

Somewhere in the great expanses of America, leaves are starting to change, I think this photo is from Maine, or the view of our backyard in Baltimore...

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image source: Rachel Citron
Pumpkins are popping up everywhere!

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image source: SWNKDLLR
We're pulling out the stylish cold weather gear...

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image source: Minifanfan Eng

hoping for a little luck..

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image source: astrovine
and considering purchasing a Vespa!
(more on this later)
As well as last nights cat sleepover, more like a cat walkover- as none of us did much sleeping! We've recently been adopted by the neighbors cat...


Thursday, July 23, 2009

Rain in the Tour, Rain on the Vineyard

Tom and I are a bit bonked from waking up at 6:30 am every morning to catch the Tour ride through the Alps but wouldn't miss it for anything! Hope we haven't lost y'all with our cycling posts but this years race has been incredible! The finale in Paris is THIS Sunday with a criterium down the Champs Elysee! Saturday is also a stage not to be missed, a final climb over Mt. Ventoux , infamous for it's steep inclines and treeless landscape-  especially exciting this year as it falls on the next to the last day- much could be decided. Check Versus website here for local TV listings-
Ventoux_ (20) by skamenz.
Mt. Ventoux, photo found on flickr by skamenz

I've also been meaning to post a compilation of a few new items any cycling afficionado must have so here goes..

New biography on Lance Armstrong:
Amazing shots of vintage bicycles:
Any cycling clothing by British Cycle clothing shop Rapha, specifically..
A Subscription to Rouleur Magazine - great cycling photography
Mellow Johnny's cycling gear (Armstrong's Austin Texas Shop)
a new  Cervelo S3
for cycling the Alps (this may also have to include two tickets to next years Tour...)
And a new cycling print of Mon Chat 
(as seen above!)

Vivre Le Tour! Have a great cycling packed weekend!

Paul Smith x Rapha
2008 Tour de France Paul Smith Cycling Jersey by Rapha