MINIsOnTop 2009 charity raffle

Posted on by Ian C.

This year, MINIsOnTop is supporting the Maine chapter of Make-A-Wish (also a 6.288% donation to the Mount Washington Observatory)

Happily, for the fifth year running, Herb Chambers MINI of Boston is able to support us by donating a one year lease of a MINI Cooper!

Specifications include:
Pepper White / Black roof MINI Cooper
Manual transmission
Premium package (includes sunroof, auto a/c, leather steering wheel with cruise & stereo controls)
Cold Weather package (includes heated front seats, heated mirrors, heated washer jets)
15″ wheels with all-season tires
Dynamic Stability Control (includes traction control & ABS)

Raffle tickets can be purchased at MINIsOnTop 2009 (June 26/27), or can be ordered by mail before the event – please download this order form, fill in and mail with check to MINIsOnTop, PO Box 617, Essex, MA 01929. Please include a stamped, addressed, envelope if you wish the ticket stubs mailed to you.

Tickets are also available by visiting Herb Chambers MINI of Boston.

The raffle draw will be held at MINIsOnTop, on June 27. Need not be present to win.

IMPORTANT: This is a one year (12 month) lease of a MINI Cooper, maximum 15,000 miles, sponsored by Herb Chambers MINI of Boston; does not include insurance, tax, title, or license fees. Winner must execute and terminate the lease at the Herb Chambers MINI of Boston location.

Work to home

Posted on by Ian C.

A drive I do every day, Essex to Gloucester along route 133 and 128; through Essex and in to Gloucester, the road is quiet, tree-lined, and quite pretty:


But route 128 is very different, two lanes each way and currently busy & backed up at commuter time, due to the bridge work; and over the bridge, a single narrow (by American standards) lane instead of two:

There’s some hope though … the bridge work was promised to cease for summer, so as not to inconvenience tourists (doesn’t matter about us locals, of course!), and it looks like they’re about to give us two (narrow) lanes – there’s very little equipment left now.

The bench

Posted on by Ian C.

One of my favourite things in the garden – I just love how it looks, with nature (Ivy & Lichen) slowly taking it over! Margaret wants me to discard it, or replace it with a bench that could actually be sat on, but I keep refusing!

In the same area of the garden, is one very happy & successful Hosta (that will get MUCH bigger as the year progresses); a few other Hostas that don’t grow so big, too …