Whoops, I mean Tilly Mill (although it IS the road where I survived a hit-and-run almost two years ago — this post about that is the most-viewed of any here on TravelingAtTheSpeedOfBike.com). The chair of […]
Author: Pattie Baker
Writer, street photographer, urban farmer and global WWOOFer. League Cycling Instructor (#5382) and first Metro Atlanta Bicycle Mayor as part of global consortium with Amsterdam-based social enterprise BYCS. Peace Corps Uganda invitee (June 2020, derailed due to COVID-19). Former CDC Foundation Communications Specialist with State of Alaska Dept. of Health on Healthy You in 2022 project. Mensa member. See books on Amazon in all global markets (USA link: https://www.amazon.com/Pattie-Baker/e/B005JBN7ZK) and on indie book sites.
Welcome, REI Customers!
UPDATE: The BikeBloom website just launched! Am still working out a few things but check it out! Welcome, everyone! I’d like to extend an especially warm welcome to customers of REI, where #BikeBloom upcycled bike […]
My “Dear John” Letter
Update: This was originally published in April. I took it down but now have decided it deserves to be in public view. This photo is from a campaign* I created pro bono in 2015 with […]
How to Get Your #BikeBloom Earrings
Hi, all. You may have seen me gathering buttercups. I use them as an accent on handcrafted plantable-paper packaging for my upcycled earrings made from old bike tubes from REI (and other bike waste). These […]
Meet Waverley
So I get an email from a woman named Waverley who asks about a bike class. Turns out she hadn’t ridden a bike in years but then went out on the flat Silver Comet trail […]
Slice of Life
I mostly go alone to Clarkston, Georgia each week. I often drive to Decatur and ride my bike from there (12-15 miles total, depending on how much I putz around — see virtual bike tours […]
Alaska
I joined the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee, on the health and well-being team. I’m there to listen and learn, for now. I’ve been learning a great deal in my new job the past few […]
Brace Yourself — This Is Gorgeous
So while zipping around under the moon and stars on my little ebike (yet again), I discovered something breathtaking. Look at what happens when a car goes by my under-the-power-lines buttercup patch at night! (Brace […]
