Category Archives: All Blog Posts

“On the road again” I’m working on my nickname again – gypsyjudge. My mother, Nita Melvin, would have been 100 years old in July of this year. She was a complex, loving person, and full of curiosity. She loved to … Continue reading →

Riding the bike out of Santa Fe, heading north to Ghost Ranch Conference Center, I left cell phone and internet service behind.  I was a little concerned about the one+mile dirt/gravel road into Ghost Ranch, but it was fine – … Continue reading →

Day 4 – Santa Fe, NM This has been a good trip – reminds me of how much I enjoy being on the bike. The terrain changed quickly – in Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi I rode through heavily wooded, flat … Continue reading →

There are some things I do fairly well – like wash dishes 😉  But blogging is not yet on the list of things I’m comfortable with.  So it is that today I published what I thought I published several days … Continue reading →

Silly me, I actually made “plans” to take my truck, motorcycle & RV, and head West to NM, CO, etc. for the summer but I realized 2 days ago that isn’t going to work. So mid-week I’ll load up the … Continue reading →

Grandma Ruby recently found my mom’s recipe for gumbo.  It gives you an idea of the sense of humor they shared.  Crab gumbo  By Nita Melvin, for her friend Ruby Mae Pendrey One stewing hen, a real old tough one … Continue reading →

This site is under construction and will soon have a new look to focus on my new book. Thank you for your interest and feel free to contact me about the book at gypsyjudge@yahoo.com

Rider Magazine did a great lay out for my article on the 4 Corners 4 Kids Ride.  The June 2013 issue is available in most of the obvious places – Barnes & Noble, Books A Million, many independent bookstores, news … Continue reading →

July 24, 2011 Back to the beginning After my photo-op at the southern-most point in the US, to further verify that I was at long last in the Keys, my friend Juli and I had fish tacos and key lime … Continue reading →

Four out of Four! 12,186 miles, 28 states, and 4 provinces and a mere seven weeks after leaving Pensacola, Fl, today I parked my bike at the southern-most point of Florida in Key West!!  A TV crew met me at … Continue reading →