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MIni Cooper at the Fife Historic Vehicle Club "Festival Of Historic Transport", Sunday 20th June 2010 at the Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond, Fife.
Seen in Cooroy, Queensland.
The Mini is a small economy car produced by the English-based British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered an icon of 1960s British popular culture...
This distinctive two-door car was designed for BMC by Sir Alec Issigonis. It was manufactured at the Longbridge and Cowley plants in England, the Victoria Park/Zetland British Motor Corporation (Australia) factory in Sydney, Australia, and later also in Spain (Authi), Belgium, Chile, Italy (Innocenti), Malta, Portugal, South Africa, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Yugoslavia.
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This is for my niece's birthday this week. Card created for HA's "mini" challenge. This is a 2" circle cut with the cricut machine. I used scalloped scissors to make the outside circle.
Materials used:
Stamps: HA AR125 Fabulous Birthday
Ink: Ranger Distress Ink Fired Brick
Paper: Cosmo Cricket
Bling: Hero Arts
Ribbon: Hobby Lobby
Diamond Glaze used on front & cupcake
TFL!
Super mini cupcake de coelhinho (um amor ♥) que a Malu mandou junto com a comprinha que fiz com ela.
Sim, agora minhas meninas tĂŞm tĂŞnis novos! hihi :3 (chega da Ma reclamar que nĂŁo tem sapatos)
Ainda não deu tempo de fotografá-las, talvez no final de semana!
Entre um projeto de patch....feltro....pausa para o tricĂ´.....
fiz este cachecol para minha filha Isabela....gostei muito desta lĂŁ....
Ă© mini pompom.....achei muito delicado e macio.....
I'm such a morning person. Here's my mini vision board inside the FOCUS section of my Filofax. I've coined it in my Filo as the "First Opportunity to Commit, Unwind and Start". Get into it!
Aujourd'hui c'est la ST-Nicolas, a tout ceux qui sont restés des "grands enfants" je vous souhaite une bonne fête, je vais de ce pas me manger mes SPECULOOS
Saint Nicolas est appelé Sinterklaas chez les néerlandophones qui débarque, comme aux Pays-Bas, sur un cheval blanc d'un bateau venu d'Espagne.
Chez les francophones, il se déplace avec un âne magique mais également, on le trouve quelques fois en compagnie de "père fouettard".
Dans les deux cas, il vient la nuit du 5 au 6 décembre pour déposer cadeaux et friandises (notamment des figurines en chocolat ou des spéculoos à l'effigie du saint) dans les souliers des enfants sages. Il est accompagné du Père Fouettard (appelé aussi « Hanscrouf ») et de son âne. Il est de tradition de laisser un bol d'eau (ou de lait) et une carotte devant la cheminée de la cuisine ou du salon pour l'âne, et un verre d'alcool pour Saint Nicolas. Le lendemain matin, on retrouvera le verre ou le bol vide et la carotte mangée. Cette pièce sera également fermée à double tour devant les enfants comme preuve que St Nicolas rentre bien par la cheminée.
Saint Nicolas passe, début décembre, dans les écoles ou dans les centres publics pour demander aux enfants quels cadeaux ils désirent, voir s'ils ont été sages pendant l'année et pour leur donner des friandises. Les enfants sont souvent invités à rédiger une lettre qu'ils adressent au "Grand Saint" (Un service de la Poste belge répond aux enfants qui lui envoient une lettre à l'adresse : rue du Paradis n°1, 0612 CIEL6).
Pour les écoliers, plusieurs semaines avant l'arrivée du grand saint, ils se doivent de déposer une paire de chaussures chaque soir devant la porte de leur chambre. Ceux qui ont été sages découvrent chaque matin une friandise typique différente chaque jour : massepain, chocolat, clémentine ...
La Saint-Nicolas en Belgique est également une tradition estudiantine qui veut que l'on dépose une assiette ou une paire de chaussures la veille devant sa porte et que chaque cokoteur (locataire de chambre d'étudiant, corturne) y dépose discrètement des friandises. À Liège, à Mons, à Bruxelles et à Namur, il existe aussi la Saint-Nicolas des étudiants : un cortège défile dans la ville avec des chars et les étudiants collectent des piécettes auprès des passants pour s'offrir des bières lors de la guindaille qui clôture la journée.
SOURCE : fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Nicolas_(f%C3%AAte)
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Today is St-Nicolas, has all those who remain "big kids" I wish you a happy party, I will go and eat me my SPECULOOS
In the Netherlands, Saint Nicholas' Eve (5 December) is the primary occasion for gift-giving, when his reputed birthday is celebrated.
In the days leading up to 5 December (starting when Saint Nicholas has arrived in the Netherlands by steamboat in late November), young children put their shoes in front of the chimneys and sing Sinterklaas songs. Often they put a carrot or some hay in the shoes, as a gift to St. Nicholas' horse. (In recent years the horse has been named Amerigo in The Netherlands and Slechtweervandaag in Flanders.) The next morning they will find a small present in their shoes, ranging from sweets to marbles or some other small toy. On the evening of 5 December, Sinterklaas brings presents to every child who has behaved him- or herself in the past year (in practice, just like with Santa Claus, all children receive gifts without distinction). This is often done by placing a bag filled with presents outside the house or living room, after which a neighbour or parent bangs the door or window, pretending to be Sinterklaas' assistant. Another option is to hire or ask someone to dress up as Sinterklaas and deliver the presents personally. Sinterklaas wears a bishop's robes including a red cape and mitre and is assisted by many mischievous helpers with black faces and colourful Moorish dress, dating back two centuries. These helpers are called 'Zwarte Pieten' ("Black Petes") or "Père Fouettard" in the French-speaking part of Belgium.
The myth is, if a child had been naughty, the Zwarte Pieten put all the naughty children in sacks, and Sinterklaas took them to Spain (it is believed that Sinterklaas comes from Spain, where he returns after 5 December). Therefore, many Sinterklaas songs still allude to a watching Zwarte Piet and a judging Sinterklaas.
In the past number of years, there has been a recurrent discussion about the perceived politically incorrect nature of the Moorish helper. In particular Dutch citizens with backgrounds from Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles might feel offended by the Dutch slavery history connected to this emblem and regard the Zwarte Pieten to be racist. Others state that the black skin color of Zwarte Piet originates in his profession as a chimneysweep, hence the delivery of packages though the chimney. [22]
In recent years, Christmas (along with Santa Claus) has been pushed by shopkeepers as another gift-giving festival, with some success; although, especially for young children, Saint Nicholas' Eve is still much more important than Christmas. The rise of Father Christmas (known in Dutch as de Kerstman) is often cited as an example of globalisation and Americanisation.[23]
On the Frisian islands (Waddeneilanden), the Sinterklaas feast has developed independently into traditions very different from the one on the mainland.[24]
SOURCE : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas
This is an interesting little variant of the Mini, intended to be a replacement for the MG Midget, but never went beyond this.
In 1959, the MG Midget was in the planning stages at the MG Works in Abingdon, but the team were also playing with the idea of a small front-wheel-drive sports car based on the Mini. Initial plans to create the car were scrapped after protest from the BMC management, as well as the original Mini designer Alec Issigonis.
The plan was revived though in 1960 by the Longbridge engineering department, and a prototype was built onto two Mini sub-frames and fitted with the A-Series engine from the Mini Cooper S. Bodywork was designed by Italian styling house Pininfarina to similar principles as the Peugeot 204. The idea however was not pursued and it wouldn't be until the 1990 Lotus Elan that a front-wheel drive sports car would reach the market.
Seen at the Magor M4 Services, South Wales. this was going to London to take part in the London to Brighton run.
Mini alfajores rellenos de dulce de leche cubiertos de chocolate negro o blanco. Decorado con chocolate en diferentes colores.
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Seen at car dealer at Nagareyama, Chiba, Japan.
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These are for Lewis's hot chocolate drinks but as he's not here I'll just grab a few!!
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Look at all the wonderful things Janet (What Comes Next) included in her Mini QT package for me. First the most amazing little quilt. It's jam packed with circles and curves and the whole thing is just gorgeous!
She also included a wonderful note, a little book, a schnibbles pattern, and some black and white polka dot fabric.
This package got here so quick. Thanks Janet! I already have it hanging on my wall!