… still looks great, especially when clean 🙂
My MINI …
Rhode Island
I spent the day in Rhode Island!Yes, you can spend a whole day in that small state 🙂
New MINI dealership InSkip MINI held their “Motor Tober” event today, so I visited to see what it was like …Â InSkip is at least twice the size of MINI of Peabody or Herb Chambers MINI – but it was very strange to walk in to a MINI dealership and not be greeted by anyone … admittedly I know most people at both my “local” dealerships, but there was no receptionist at InSkip, no Motoring Advisor said “hi” … maybe it’s different on a non-event day?
However, I was greeted by MINI friends Pete, Keith, Sheena and Ron, who had also decided to drop by InSkip before heading over to the main Rhode Island event of the day …Â So we drove in “convoy” across Rhode Island (which didn’t take long), to Pat & Angela’s home:
Pat, you might remember, was seriously injured earlier this year, and is finally back home after months of hospitalisation and physical therapy, to a rebuilt house now suitable for his wheelchair bound life. And just like week, he and his long time lady Angela got married – so today’s visit was a combination “Welcome Home Pat” and “Congratulations” day, with an ENORMOUS amount of food! Pat & Angela had many friends visit today, both from the MINI community and others … everyone had a great (and filling!) time, chatting, eating, and playing a game of “pass the baby”!
Many thanks Pat & Angela for inviting me to join you in your celebrations – and best wishes Pat for continued improvement in your health. Thanks too to MINI friends Pete, Sheena, Brian, Keith, Jock, John, Rick and Laurie … it’s great to have suich friends!
Sun, Apples and Sundaes
Unlike last years Apple Picking Sundae drive, this year we were super-blessed with blue skies, sun and temperatures above 70! It was a brilliant day weather-wise and scenery-wise, with Fall foliage near peak; the company of many friendly MINI owners – and Margaret – made the day better still!
Like last year, we all met at PapaRazzi on route 2, an easy-to-find point from which to begin driving great back roads in the area:
On the road, we enjoyed many Fall foliage lined roads – much quieter too once I pulled past Keith’s MINI and followed Sheena 😉
When we arrived at George’s Hill Orchards, we parked all the MINIs and then headed off to various entertainments …Â Margaret & I headed up to the top of the hill with Jock & Hannah, making a bee-line for lunch. Unfortunately bees (well, wasps actually) headed there too – we had to eat indoors instead of enjoying the weather, but that’s better than sharing with wasps! After lunch though, the view from the top of the hill was worth enjoying:
We then strolled back down through the orchards (with many apples sadly fallen due to recent hail), and visited the “Petting Zoo” – the goats especially were very friendly and keen to be petted, to Margarets great pleasure:
And in the distance, hiding in the trees …
Then it was time to call everyone back, ready for the next destination … but first, more pictures:
And the next destination was Colonial Candies, with DIY ice cream sundaes (at least, you get to apply your own toppings); and after ice cream, loads of sweets available to choose from too 🙂
What a great way to spend a “bonus” October day! Thanks Sheena, Margaret, and everyone, for making today such fun!
