Thought some might be interested, from the RIV group

[sheep_herder ★]

Jennifer Weiner is a prolific author. I have read several of her novels but 
I did not know she likes to ride. She wrote a piece for The New York Times 
about how her bike moved her forward through her grief after her mother 
died of cancer. I believe I was first alerted to this story on the iBob 
group. I totally related to her story because when Dad died I did the exact 
same thing to get through those first months. Anyway, reading that piece 
prompted me to follow Jennifer on Instagram. She posts a lot about her 
rides, and she has just finished a work of fiction that takes place on a 
bike tour, titled The Breakaway. I am so excited to read it.
 
Anyway, she does something really great - she rides her bike to the cities 
on her book tours. She rides an elderly Trek with drop bars and colorful 
kit, and I WISH she knew about Rivendell. But regardless of her bike 
choice, she's really inspiring and I hope you get some enjoyment from her 
NYT piece and her IG. I've attached a link.
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/28/opinion/culture/grief-cycling.html
Leah

[Scrapr ★]

When I lost WoScrapr I "rode lots" It was good therapy. Helped a lot

Thanks for the link. 

*edit: just read the story...she had several losses. Which mirrored me. WoScrapr was the last of 5 family members to pass. Sheessh