run and hyde

ani's video is up. not bad for a 3hour shoot



:)

more showboat action

a friend took this the other night at showboat....

thanks james

:)

it's that time again folks!

it's showboat time!!!
about a month later than usual and after a few false starts, show boat was finally up and running. the orginisers well....lets just say i think there are way too many of them and they can't seem to make a decision. so now showboat's on a tues...which isn't as good for most people.

anyway...it was a great night. i made a little picnic and me and the boys headed down to kits beach early and hung out with the dogs...and i danced.

:)

more frankie...

the largest shim sham in central park



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chilling at the skate park

it was such a nice evening last night, we decided to go to the skatepark. i took the vespa down in order to get some practice while they skated.

like father...like son...


jason thought it might be a good idea to test out the vespa in the park. ok....it's not really an off road vehicle


:)

memorial to frankie

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/23/nyregion/23lindy.html?_r=5



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more victoria day in victoria

if you look closely you can see jason on the vespa and me on the jazz


mike and ani goofing around...


starting off on the massive sunday run


crazy light scooter


george's bmw


cool side car


all lined up ready to go on the causeway




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crazy fun victoria day weekend in victoria! :)

jason and i did actually make it all the way to victoria and back on the vespa and the jazz for a fun filled weekend at the victoria 25th anniversary rally

here's some pics to prove it...
scooters line up on the ferry to victoria


jason checking out the scoots at the surf motel


some of my favorite bikes of the rally...














there was craziness at every turn....
mike, sean, sugar bear and the scoots in front of soprano's a local karioke bar.


sugar bear practicing a long standing tradition among some seattle scooter guys...


there were about 150 scooters of all shapes and sizes there...here they are parked along the inner harbor causeway. i had to take two shots to get them all in...




my rearview mirror at a stop light during one of the rides...


both ani and jason won raffle prizes...




now it is time for some sleep.....zzzzzzz
:)

a good night sleep...

i finally found a bed frame i like and that would actually fit in our room. it's a teak mid century like most of my stuff

and here it is...


it also goes nicely with my dresser which i picked up in antiques row a few months back. funny thing is the guy i bought the bed from had the very same dresser for sale...but his one still had it's key. anyway the guy told me to take the key so i did...and it fits!


charlie approves...


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working on the scoot....

jason and i have been frantically trying to get are scooters running for the victoria day rally (in victoria). today ani and her friend sean came over to adjust the clutch...turns out i need a new one. tonight we change the oil then hope the new clutch i ordered comes in on time!!

next on to jason's lambretta

jason working on my vespa90....


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what's on the menu?

we've been spoiled with a week of incredible dinners...first toad in the hole...and now this....


the lobster arrived this morning at about 9am...still alive from nova scotia...courtesy of mum and dad. i didn't know what to do with them when it arrived so i put the whole box in the fridge. that seemed to work bc the little buggers were still moving when we popped them in the boiling water this evening.

....and they were yummy....thanks mum and dad!!

wonder what will have tomorrow night...maybe grilled cheese sandwiches.

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last night's dinner

last night jason and i managed to pull off a pretty decent toad in the hole....mum's recipe...thanks mum. i'd make it again.

yuummmm...


:)

this is why will miss frankie

here's an awesome example of frankie's spirit....lindyfest 2008



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RIP Frankie Manning

frankie manning...the grandfather of lindyhop and the inventor of the very first arial move at the savoy ballroom, died early this morning, just a month shy of his big 95th birthday bash. he was a huge inspiration to all lindyhoppers including myself and will be sadly missed

http://www.frankiemanning.com/bio.php

my favorite memorys with frankie was always storytime....
http://domesticallydisabled-cantbe.blogspot.com/search?q=frankie

we love you frankie...may you be dancing forever in the stars....

:)

the ani kyd blues experience

tonight ani was playing with her new band at chopper's dinner. they have a blues jam every sunday night now. it had a pretty good turn out for a cold and rainy sunday, partly b/c of a nice little blurb and pic in the georgia straight.


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happy birthday wade and danielle

yesterday night was wade and danielle's annual birthday bash at boneta. this year was a big one for wade....big 4 0!! way to go wade!

wade, his sister and friend sara. i had to put this pic up b/c wade is smiling. he never smiles in photos...


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what's in a dream...?

the other night i had a dream....or a nightmare...not sure which.

i've been off work for almost 2 weeks and i'm still having stress dreams about it. in this one i dreamt that i went back to work because i needed to pick up dog shit! seriously...that what i dreamt!! that's gotta mean something....

:)

happy easter!

it was a full day today starting with the easter bunny visit.

then after a great breaky of eggs and chocolate we braved the rain and headed to the antique car easter parade. i usually find easter parades pretty lame...but the idea of having a bunch of old cars ride by was a good one for sure.

a 1929 fire engine lead the parade with the easter bunny. apparently new westminster used this truck up until 1960... unbelievable!!


line up of cars on columbia st






before the parade started we entertained ourselves drinking our london fog lattes and watching cars being towed off of columbia st. it looks like someone messed up and didn't put up the event signs. they were hauling away car ofter car. not sure there allowed to do that....hmmm....


this was my favorite car of the day, and vauxhal victor


later in the day we went on a nice walk by city hall and fed the ducks and squirrels then headed home for an awesome lamb dinner :):)


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i'm free!!!!

today was the last day for me on supernatural season 4!!! it's a beautiful day :):):)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM :)

i was looking threw my photos tonight with jason and the kids....we were looking for a nice picture to put up in celebration of mum's birthday.

we came across this one and owen thought i should put it up....so sorry mum....i'm blaming this on a 6yr old's sense of humour


hope it was a wonderful day!!!

:)