Projects Part I: "The Crusier"

It's done!!! Okay so not quite. My bike still needs a few new nuts and blots, new handle grips, and maybe even a basket to finish it off....but for the most part it's done.

At the start of September I started working on a 1958(ish) Schwinn Hollywood bicycle that belonged to my friend Marjorie (I should post more on her later...) anyway, I didn't get a good 'before' shot (the first picture is the same model...just to give you an idea...only imagine it dirtier, super rusted out, and covered in cobwebs.)

Tadaaa!

I yam what I yam!

If there's anything that Chris and I love more than a good yam; it's a good yam in the shape of one of our internal organs! I loved that yam.

Speaking of autumnal vegetables...we carved pumpkins! On the 6th of November. We got a little busy before Halloween and just didn't get around to it. Hallie was very unimpressed with the innards, and even looks like she might hurl just looking at them. She liked it being on her arm even less; I'm pretty sure she started crying right after these pictures were taken.

Hallieween

Hallie loves her monkey costume from Halloween and insists she wear it every time she sees it; as a result it spends most of its time hidden in the back of her closet. She was very pleased with it and learned just in time to say trick-or-treat. At one of the first houses we went to Hallie knocked, said her "trickatreat" and the lady held out a bowl of candy for her to choose one; not being very experienced at this point, Hallie reached into her bag, pulled out a candy, and put it in the bowl! After letting her eat some of the candy she'd collected, however, this did not happen again.

Pre and post-candy faces. (Note the much happier post-candy face)

Hallie loved showing off her tail to everyone!

While Hallie's costume was pretty obvious mine was, apparently, not so much. 10 points to anyone who can guess correctly...here are some of the clues taken from guesses I got that night...

A. Miss Hannigan

B. Mae West

C. Madame Medusa

D. A woman posing as drag queen....long story

If you guessed C. Madame Medusa, then you're right, and this is why we're friends! There were several people who just haven't even seen that movie (The Rescuers) which is really tragic. Medusa is my very favorite Disney villain. "Madame Medusa's Pawnshop Boutique!" Unfortunately we didn't get any pictures of the classic Medusa pose; removing the eyelashes!!!




Hope you all had a Happy Halloween, filled with lots of diamonds...I mean candy!