In between raindrops and watching the Olympics, we managed to donate some books for the AAUW book sale coming up the first weekend in March (where we will probably spend money on books), stopped by our usual local eyeglass place and tried on some frames and gathered a bunch of Moss Motoring Challenge points. I also installed and uninstalled a pneumatic hood lift on the Miata, but that is a whole ‘nother post.
The first glasses shown are made out of something called TR-90 and they weigh next to nothing. Also they are close to what I wanted two years ago because they have blue temple pieces, but instead of clear face pieces, these are gray translucent. The second one is a wild card like those clear frames I so wanted a couple years ago, I like the idea of round frames, but I’m not sure if I love the way they look. I am going to get another set of 5 from Warby Parker and will probably include a couple rounder ones in there too.
This year’s Motoring Change has spots for 5 “clever” Vanity License Plates and they have waved the “your car must be in the photo rule” for it. So we opted to laminate another catalog cover and keep it in the Mini. This paid off on Saturday morning when we were dropping off those boxes of books. We knew this was a personalized plate by the look, but we were not sure what it meant, until we saw the accompanying bumper sticker.
Sunday we were in the Miata, so we included it in our second Vanity Plate, which was instantly understandable because of the car it was attached to. The bare trees were our third and last Sign of Winter and I hope to recreate that shot for each of the other three seasons, flowering in spring, green leaves in summer and reddish-brown for fall.
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- These things are made out of sort sort of lightweight polymer so they are practically indestructible which makes them perfect for a myopic superhero such as myself.
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- Trying on some round style glasses.
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- Clever Vanity Plates 01 – CHAUTQA: Don’t break your head trying to figure out what this one means. Neither one of us knew what the aim of the plate was until we noticed the bumper sticker: Chautauqua Bats – Chautauqua Bird, Tree and Garden Club (2/10/18)
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- Signs of Winter 03 – Bare Trees: Inspired by fellow Challenger David Forvendel. This is a small dogwood tree right outside our garage. In winter it is as bare as all of the other oaks and hickory trees in our yard. (2/11/18)
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- Clever Vanity Plates 02 – SCRIPPY: This is the 2nd Mini Cooper Clubman that the pharmacy has used for deliveries. They drove the the first into the ground just driving around Aiken bringing YOU your prescription to you instead of you having to go get it. (2/11/18)
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- Historic Landmarks 01 – Graniteville Mill: This building and the mill building to the right are part of the Graniteville National Historic District. The maker reads: “This mill, the largest textile mill in antebellum S.C., was chartered in 1845 and opened in 1847. It was founded by William Gregg (1800-1867), a Virginia native and advocate of industrial development who chose this site for its proximity to waterpower, granite deposits, and the S.C. Railroad. The company provided housing, a school, a store, and land for churches, creating a model mill village. Unlike most early textile mills, it was adequately funded.” (2/11/18)
