In memory of Diane

Posted on by Ian C.

Today I received the sad news that a wonderful friend and MINI owner, Diane, has passed away. Diane had been fighting cancer for some years, and while it appeared that she was winning when we saw her last year, in the end you can never win 😦

Before Diane’s struggle, she regularly attended MINI events, driving hundreds of miles from her home in Maine to attend events as far away as New York! Here are some pictures from events that both she and I attended …

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(obituary can be found here)

[Years later], prompted by a Facebook post from Diane’s family, I put together this short video sequence of photos of her and her MINI …

MINI Boom

Posted on by Ian C.

Heading to the North Shore Mall for lunch this past weekend, we noticed a JLG electric boom lift vehicle parked (the mall is doing a lot of construction!) … this vehicle is one of the machines equipped with my company‘s control systems, and there happened to be a nice parking space right next to it, so I had to take pictures!

As you can see, the vehicle is even smaller than a MINI – although it has a higher reach 🙂
And the MINI goes faster (maximum boom vehicle speed is about 3mph, limited by our controls!)

Apple Picking Sunday

Posted on by Ian C.

Today turned out to be a beautiful, if cool, weather day – a great day for meeting MINI friends for a drive to an orchard!

We ended up with seven MINIs, just the right number for a fun back roads drive through some lovely scenery, to George Hill Orchard:

Lots to do at the orchard, including hay rides, a maze, petting zoo, food – and even, if you feel like it, apple picking!

A great day – thanks, Sheena!

Previous years here: 2006, 2007