Wow. It’s October 3rd already. Where did the summer go? What happened, and why didn’t I get all the things done I thought would be childs play back in April?
To review, as shown above, I got the roadster (sort of) finished, and drove it. A LOT. And fixed it a little, but mostly, drove it.
We went camping. A LOT, 8 weeks all told, including a great 2 week trip in northern Michigan the past couple of weeks. It was great to be away.
We explored lots of new (to us) wineries, brewpubs and distilleries. Here we are, with Kim’s sister Julie and her husband Ken, at “Glass Creek” Wines in Hastings, right in our backyard. GREAT Michigan red wines, a nice surprise!
We went to a couple of cool car shows. Here at Gilmore Car Museum at the “Relix Riot”, being chauffeured by my grandson Milo. Time well spent.
Spent more quality time with Milo, still at Relix Riot, here with his dad’s wagon. They surprised us by showing up!
Oh, I did get the wagon painted, and a new exhaust system after it blew out one of the original 10 year old mufflers on the way to Port Crescent. For more camping.
Changed the wheels and tires on the ’34, and managed to keep them from falling off. Which puts a kink in a romantic evening cruise…
Went to world premier movies and skyped with Hollywood elite. Originally from Flint. As part of the crowd, but, hey, it counts.
Bought lift tickets and rolled down a ski hill on a wheeled cart. Doing that again!
Saw beautiful sunsets and mastered the art of being in two places at once. That’s me, left, and right.
Got marooned on a deserted island with our best friends, and was rescued in time to go to a dance.
Got a cat.
Did manage to (almost) get the T’bird painted. I did get it blocked, primed, and blocked again, now, one more coat, more sanding, then I think it’s possible I can get at least the dash and door jambs painted. Or not, doesn’t really matter.
So, that’s where summer goes. It seems like it’ll never get here in February, but before you know it, it’s October, and winter is closing in again. The seasons fly, but they’re full of fun, family, and friends, and that’s the most important part of the whole year.
Stay tuned, there’s more to come, it’s early, and it’ll be summer again before we know it!
Finally, I got varnish on the interior of the Spartan! Two coats on the forward 1/3rd, and one coat everywhere else. The cabinet doors, drawers, and all the other little parts also have two coats. I got two coats on the part of the interior, shown above, because I put the second coat on while the first coat was still a bit “tacky”. You can see the break at the piece of trim over the counter top. Everything beyond that is just one coat, and is visibly duller than the forward panels. Now, sand everything with 220, then another two coats, and I can start putting this thing back together.
We’ve had two wonderful weekends camping with the Tin Can Tourist this spring. Last weekend in Muskegon MI at Hoffmaster State park on Lake Michigan, and the third weekend in May in Milford at Camp Dearborn. We’ve been using the little Tini-Home canned ham trailer, it’s cozy and comfortable, but I’m anxious to get the Spartan done so we can stretch out a bit.
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