Jan Eliot's funny and irreverent Stone Soup follows the saga of an extended, blended family, starring two working-mom sisters living just across the fence from each other. Val and Joan share life with their opinionated mother, a middle-school diva and 10-year-old tomboy, a reclusive teenage boy, a wild preschooler and his new baby sister...and of course Wally, the ultimate nice guy who steps into his stepdad shoes with grace amid the chaos. Working-parent hassles, pre-school tantrums, middle-school angst, love and the single mom... it's all here in Stone Soup.
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Saskfan said, 12 months ago
I’ve never been a racer, but I have gone for long distances; the furthest I’ve gone in one day was 190 km.
TheSkulker
said, 12 months ago
@Saskfan
Is that up or down???
ssutton22 said, 12 months ago
Gawd this brought back memories. This WAS my first orignized bike ride. 2001 MS ride, 75 miles. 46 year old male and I was passed by everyone just like Wally.
3hourtour
said, 12 months ago
..me…
Yukoneric said, 12 months ago
The first race I ever entered I started at the back because I didn’t want to cause any problems. Started passing the women and children, then some older kids; caught my son at the bottom of the last hill, told him the finish line was at the top. No one else was there and I didn’t know where I had finished until the awards were presented. DANG!!! I WON!!!!. Never raced again; just tell people I retired undefeated.
Rx71Wm29 said, 12 months ago
Well, when you consider that Wally probably only rides a bike about once a month and then for a few miles only, he should have expected to be slow and be passed by everyone else in a race!
mrssaskfan said, 12 months ago
What makes this even funnier is that we were talking about situations like this last night at a family gathering. (OMG, I’m getting passed by someone who’s 8 1/2 months pregnant and someone with one leg stories.)
graham177 said, 12 months ago
Just remember, no matter how slow you think you are in a race, you are still lapping the guy on the couch.
LingeeWhiz said, 12 months ago
@graham177
Good thing to remember. Makes me happy.
Saskfan said, 12 months ago
@TheSkulker
Southeast Saskatchewan is pretty flat, and there was a howling wind all morning that beat me after 6 hours. Since I couldn’t get to my destination, I turned around, got blown back in 2 hours to where I started, and after a snack, discovered the wind had died. It was easier to come home than carry on to my destination, so I did. 190 km in 14 hours.
lightenup
said, 12 months ago
@ssutton22
I did that one also, same year too!! I also did the next year’s race, but haven’t done it since. I wasn’t the last one, but close to it. Didn’t matter to me because I just cared that I did it. :-)
Night-Gaunt49 said, 12 months ago
Looks like Wally needs to ride quite a bit more.
Gokie5 said, 12 months ago
Call out the sag wagon!
somebodyshort said, 12 months ago
Granny looks like she’s using a walker.
hausof7mau said, 12 months ago
@somebodyshort
She is.