Hi Dear Folk,
We are having a lovely long sunny autumn. With everything that has been going on I have not got out and really enjoyed it as I should, at least a walk in the park, but such is life. Today though is windy and a sharp frost tonight, so that may be the end of it.
Mr. B. worked his magic on this old record keeper that I bought off eBay, cleaning up the metal and polishing the wood. He is very good at taking old furniture that looks dull and lifeless and making the wood live again. He has done this with several pieces in our house over the years.
I am going to use this for another journal.
Rob has always been interested in bikes right from when we bought his first teenage bike he has worked on them and added parts to make them better. A few months back he bought a second hand bike which would have cost several thousand dollars originally, and has since then been doing it up and adding his stamp on it.
Parts for this bike seem not to be found in all of the USA, so are coming in from all over the world. Here is something that came in from New Zealand, and another part from Finland. In fact the part that came in from Finland was hand made by this man, for this particular part that Rob wanted to replace. A long correspondence back and forward was held on this. He had had the same problem on his bike and had made two, one of which he sold to Rob.
Rob said the expense of buying bike parts, in ratio, is like buying parts to a Bugatti.
Christine
We are having a lovely long sunny autumn. With everything that has been going on I have not got out and really enjoyed it as I should, at least a walk in the park, but such is life. Today though is windy and a sharp frost tonight, so that may be the end of it.
Mr. B. worked his magic on this old record keeper that I bought off eBay, cleaning up the metal and polishing the wood. He is very good at taking old furniture that looks dull and lifeless and making the wood live again. He has done this with several pieces in our house over the years.
I am going to use this for another journal.
Rob has always been interested in bikes right from when we bought his first teenage bike he has worked on them and added parts to make them better. A few months back he bought a second hand bike which would have cost several thousand dollars originally, and has since then been doing it up and adding his stamp on it.
Parts for this bike seem not to be found in all of the USA, so are coming in from all over the world. Here is something that came in from New Zealand, and another part from Finland. In fact the part that came in from Finland was hand made by this man, for this particular part that Rob wanted to replace. A long correspondence back and forward was held on this. He had had the same problem on his bike and had made two, one of which he sold to Rob.
Rob said the expense of buying bike parts, in ratio, is like buying parts to a Bugatti.
Christine
I love Mr. B's magic. I will be intrigued to see the finished journal. What a lovely story about Rob's bike parts and how nice that a young person likes fixing things. Autumn here is still beautiful but some wet days and some cold.
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