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i made millefiori california roll sushi with shrimp, tuna sashimi and wasabi tonight while messing around with the sculpey. the wooden tray is only about 1.5" long!
After taking the wildflower and junk shots, my sweetie took a wrong turn that was supposed to be by some grass bales. Oops. No, not a mistake at all. In taking another turn to get out of where we were, we stumbled on a pond of cows. Pure delight! Photography is nearly always an adventure, a fun adventure. Thanks for joining in the pasture party with these girls! :) Mini Moo looks nice large!
taken at Kubota Garden in Seattle Wash...using tamron 60 mm -F/2...
thanks to all my friends for the visits , invites and for such lovely comments...
Certainly no longer retains its Clubman nose, despite being registered as such originally. This car now has a one piece fibre glass front end. Presumably the mods extend to the engine too.
SUPER cute mini Filofax charm created by Etsy seller Sue of RusticJournals. I asked her to create for me a teeny 'Filofax' and she totally nailed it!! LOVE how it came out, so cute!! She does custom orders too (:
Mini Hollywood or Oasys, province of Almería, Andalusia. Theme park. The set was designed by Carlo Simi and built for Sergio Leone's For a Few Dollars More in 1965 and used in other films, including The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Modern Mini Challenge 2012.
Hosted by Ellison Lane Quilts at ellisonlane.blogspot.com.
26" x 10.5" mini quilt
This quilt features blocks from the Cartoon Network television show "Adventure Time with Finn and Jake". The following link will take you to the character page: www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/adventuretime/characters/....
This mini quilt has a lot of firsts for me. These blocks were my 1st time sewing together a paper pieced block. They were also designed by me. I'm guessing they might have come out better with some more practice, but I though, 'what the heck?!?'. This is my 1st mini quilt. And it's my 1st quilt entry in a contest. It's all very exciting. I had bigger plans for the quilt but ran out of time. So there's definitely more 'Algebraic' fun to come.
Full Journal here on UKAPS.org - ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=15952
Tank specs
Tank: ADA Cube Garden Mini M - 36x22x26cm / 5mm optiwhite glass
Hardscape: ADA Yamaya Rock, ADA Hornwood
Co2: Pressurised via Do!Aqua Music Glass - Mini 10D, Music Counter and ADA grey parts set
Lighting: ADA Mini-M - Solar 27W light
Filtration: Fluval 205 external to
Outlet - Do!Aqua Violet Glass mini MP-1 10D
Inlet - Do!Aqua Violet Glass mini MV-1 13D
Heating: None yet as its in a centrally heated room. I may add an inline heater in the winter
Substrate: ADA Power Sand Special topped with ADA Africana Powder - Penac P & W and tourmaline for good measure
Ferts per day: ADA Step 1 and Brighty K
Critters: Red Cherry Shrimp, fish undecided yet
plants to include - Ferns, tennelus, hairgrass, fissidens, mosses, Bolbitus and a carpet of Glosso
Ref. 90.
Mini 1000 (1972).
Fabricado en plástico.
Escala 1/32 aprox.
Juguetes Gozán.
Fabricación española / Made in Spain.
Años 70.
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GOZÁN – MINI 1000 (Around 1972)
Name: MINI 1000 (Ref. 90 or Ref. 93)
Scale: approx 1:32
Year: Around 1972
Company: Gozán (Spain)
Size: approx. 9 cm
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"Juguetes Gozán is another Spanish toy company that has recently disappeared."
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"(...) the Pascual family, founded Juguetes Gozán in 1948, together with other mechanics from Payá.
Their first product was a truck made of wood with a cabin made of tin. That tin was retrieved from cans of condensed milk, and the model they built was a famous Spanish truck at that time: Pegaso.
Unfortunately, Gozán disappeared as a company in February 2009. At that time the company had less than 5 employees.
A distinctive sign of this company is the tin used in their toys, very common until the mid-80s. They built mainly trucks, jeeps and cars, but also cranes.
This car here is an exception, because it’s completely made of plastic."
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Source: toysfromthepast.blogspot.com/2011/07/41-gozan-mini-1000-a...
More info:
miniaturas70.jimdo.com/goz%C3%A1n-bullyc%C3%A1n/
www.javiergutierrezchamorro.com/juguetes-que-desaparecen/...
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"The Mini is the small car icon of the 1960s. It was produced by BMC (British Motor Corporation) starting with 1959 and was the first car to get the front-wheel-drive.
This space saving solution influenced all the manufacturers, as nowadays FWD is the most popular drive-train layout.
The new MINI was launched in 2001 and got to replace the legend with updates for the 21st Century.
The revolutionary design of the Mini was created by Sir Alec Issigonis (1906–1988), considered a visionary in industrial transportation.
It was intended as an affordable vehicle in response to the oil crisis.
Along its production period it was built at the Cowley plants in the United Kingdom, and afterwards in Australia, Belgium, Chile, Italy, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela.
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The Mini was designed as a result of the 1956 Suez Crisis, which reduced oil supplies, and forced the UK government saw to introduce petrol rationing.
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Issigonis, that was reputed as being very skilled in designing small vehicles was assigned to this task. Together with a small team of designers Issigonis got to produce the original prototype by October 1957.
The new vehicle was using a conventional BMC four-cylinder water-cooled engine, but had the innovation of mounting it transversely with the the engine oil lubricated, four-speed transmission placed in the sump, and with FWD."
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"The First Mini in production version shown to the press in April 1959, and by August several thousand vehicles had been produced ready for sales.
The name “Mini” was not used form the beginning of production. In early advertising material was used the name “SE7EN”. An already famous Morris model at that time was the Minor, which is Latin for “smaller”. So, for the even smaller car the decided to use the abbreviation for the Latin word “minimus”, which means “the smallest”.
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Source: www.topspeed.com/cars/mini/1959-2006-the-history-of-mini-...
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BREVE HISTORIA DE AUTHI Y LOS MINI FABRICADOS EN ESPAÑA.
"La sociedad AUTHI S.A.( Automóviles de Turismo Hispano Ingleses S.A.) nace oficialmente el 12 de noviembre de 1966 con un capital de 200 millones de pesetas y estaba formada principalmente por la Compañía Nueva Montaña Quijano, firma santanderina de larga tradición en España Esta Compañía fabricaba desde 1956, muchos elementos y componentes para FASA-RENAULT
Cuando años después FASA-RENAULT, deja de comprar dichos componentes, se pensó pronto en la BMC como la firma con la que fabricar algunos de sus modelos como el MINI y el MORRIS 1.100.
Fueron el Marqués de Huidobro por la Compañía AUTHI y George Harriman por la BMC quienes finalmente firmaron el acuerdo entre ambas Compañías.
Se decidió la construcción de una fábrica en la localidad navarra de LANDABEN cerca de PAMPLONA, en donde inicialmente se construirían los MORRIS, los MG, y poco tiempo después los MINI .
En cuanto a la elección de NAVARRA, fue por sus peculiaridades fiscales en aquella época, además estaba bien comunicada con el País Vasco, Aragón y Cataluña."
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" En 1969, se confirma la fabricación de los MINI , se anuncian para el tercer/cuarto trimestre del año en curso los modelos 1.275 y 1000 c.c. con un precio de 125.000 y 92.500 franco fábrica.
El 14 de abril de 1969, se presentan en el Feria de Barcelona, Sector del Automóvil, los MINI 1000-E y S( Standard ).
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Curiosamente en España, el MINI 850 fue el último modelo en salir, concretamente fue en febrero de 1970 y con un precio de 80.000 pesetas.
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En diciembre de 1973, AUTHI, presenta el modelo MINI COOPER 1.300.
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El 9 de octubre de 1974, acontece un suceso lamentable, es el grave incendio de la factoría, al parecer suceso totalmente fortuito y que ocasiona pérdidas por valor de 500 millones de pesetas, y deja en el paro a 1.700 empleados.
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Se intenta salvar a AUTHI, creando un Consorcio entre SEAT, CITROEN Y RENAULT, pero no fue posible llegar a un acuerdo.
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Finalmente el Gobierno insta al INI para que vía SEAT se haga cargo de la fábrica de LANDABEN. En mayo de 1975, dejan de fabricar restando como única actividad la comercialización de las unidades del stock. Los coches de AUTHI, están presentes en las listas de precios hasta 1976.
En julio de 1975 se llegó a un acuerdo entre BLMC y SEAT y el precio pagado fue al parecer de 1.250 millones de pesetas. LANDABEN pasa a ser controlada por SEAT, cambiando el equipo gestor e iniciando la fabricación del SEAT –124 (Febrero de 1976)."
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Fuente: www.clubminicooper.com/Historia_Authi.htm
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authi
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....
olha que coisinha mais linda que minha irmã fez de biscuit, ficou tão fofo!
O flickr da minha irmã:
W643RND - Alexander-bodied Dennis Trident 2. New to Stagecoach Manchester as 17643 in June 2000.
Seen here in the Magic Bus livery at Piccadilly Gardens on Saturday 26th November 2011, advertising the Mini Max breakfast cereal from Kellogs (hence the title)
A batch of minis ordered by a gal celebrating the completion of her thesis. The request: more fruity than chocolate and "I like the color blue."
These are from (back to front):
You Were Mint for Me
Vanilla Lovers
I Want (Cotton)Candy
California Dreaming
La Vie en Rose
Strawberry Berry Berry Good
Congratulations on this sweet day!
My favourite limited edition Mini, in the nicer of the two colour options, and a real special rather than a sticker and a sunroof on a base car. Sadly this one is very unoriginal, the roof should be tan, the wheels are wrong-the original alloys were lovely, the arch extentions are too big, the list goes on, but at least it's still here..
Ruthie is wearing Mini Molly's skirt, a Kripplebush shirt and the first sweater I knitted for Mini Molly's Hawaiian Hula outfit along with a felt beret that I made.
Aujourd'hui c'est dimanche alors on en profite alors , à vous tous : SANTE
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Today is Sunday so take the opportunity and to all of you: CHEERS
Photographed using the Kodak EasyLoad 35 KE60, and Superia 200.
Taken at Kalorama Vintage Car rally.
I saw another mini very similar to this a few weeks back in the same car park, so I'm assuming they're owned by the same person.
Vehicle make AUSTIN
Date of first registration 01 January 1989
Year of manufacture 1989
Cylinder capacity (cc) 998cc
CO₂Emissions Not available
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Tax not due
Vehicle colour WHITE
It's a shame my phone's camera is no good in the dark.
My 320d is at last getting its new headlight today. This is the loan car - a new Mini Cooper. Pin-sharp handling, engine a considerable improvement over the old model, seats grippy and comfy, rest of interior a bit kitsch. Enormous fun - but I shall be happy to have my own car back.
A metà degli anni cinquanta la neonata BMC aveva l'esigenza, alla luce della Crisi del Canale di Suez del 1956 che aveva portato aumenti sensibili nei prezzi dei carburanti, di realizzare una vettura da città, piccola ed economica, ma in grado di trasportare almeno 4 persone. Leonard Lord, timoniere della BMC, affidò il compito all'ingegnere d'origine greca Alec Issigonis. Issigonis fece un capolavoro: grazie alla disposizione anteriore trasversale del motore, al cambio montato sotto il motore (con coppa dell'olio unica) e alla trazione anteriore, la vettura, lunga appena 303 centimetri, poteva ospitare (con discreto spazio) 4 persone. La carrozzeria era a 2 volumi con 2 porte.
Altri elementi di modernità erano forniti dalle sospensioni a ruote indipendenti con elementi elastici in gomma (al posto delle molle), dalle ruote da 10 pollici (per limitare l'invasività nell'abitacolo dei parafanghi) e dallo sportello del vano bagagli (in sé angusto e occupato, per 1/4, dal serbatoio del carburante) ribaltabile verso il basso (come anche la targa, che era sempre visibile) per trasportare colli ingombranti.
Il motore era un classico A-Series (dotato di un albero a camme laterale), con cilindrata ridotta a 848cc, alimentazione a carburatore e potenza di 34 cv. Per farlo entrare nel piccolo vano, Issigonis aveva dovuto spostare il radiatore sul lato sinistro del motore.
Per contenere i costi di produzione le cerniere delle porte e le saldature (mascherate dai gocciolatoi) erano a vista.
La vetturetta debuttò il 26 Agosto del 1959, con marchi Austin e Morris. Sia l'Austin Seven che la Morris Mini Minor (questi i nomi commerciali) erano disponibili negli allestimenti standard e De Luxe.
La Mini s'affermò piuttosto lentamente, per via dell'originalità estetica e di qualche problema qualitativo iniziale. Pian piano divenne però uno straordinario successo e il pubblico ne apprezzò anche altre doti sorprendenti: la straordinaria agilità (sembrava un kart) e l'eccezionale tenuta di strada.
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