A Grand Old Girl: Lucy

In December 2008 I introduced you to Lucy.  Lucy is Jayne's trusty 22 year old 'van' with about 230,000 k on the clock.  I use the term in quotes because she is not what would be called a van in the UK because she has windows all round and rear seats.  I have no idea what she would be called in the US.  Anyway she usually transports us to our croquet tournaments because she is the only vehicle we have which will carry us all and our gear.   I occasionally use one of the family's larger vehicles but that's not always convenient.  In any case we love Lucy.  It was Lucy that Jayne and I went to Thames in last weekend.  These photos, however, were taken in Whakatane.  This is a tribute to a grand old lady.

 

She's beginning to lose some aerodynamic qualities due to her fascinating growths.

I thought CJ might like them.

Lucy

Lucy is Jayne's van which is our usual mode of transport to Croquet Tournaments. What a girl. Well, in fact, she's hardly a girl these days but, boy, has she aged well.

Dora The Explorer

I mentioned at some time that I was going to Dannevirke in Dora. Well now is the time to introduce you to Dora. Dora is a 1998 Ford Explorer 4 litre 4 wheel drive towing machine. Her role in life used to be to tow a boat. Now she's a family mover. Part of the fleet which comprises The Handbag, Dora and Shrek. You will be introduced to Shrek later. But why, you ask, should the Explorer be called Dora apart from the obvious reason that they rhyme. Well the answer lies in New Zealand Children's Television where Dora is a pre-school cartoon character. I think, however, that she's actually created in California but, well, what's new there then?

Dora's alphabet:

A is for Aliens B is for Boots C is for Crocodile D is for Dora E is for Explorer Stars F is for Frog G is for Grumpy Troll H is for Hide I is for Isa J is for Jump K is for Kitten L is for Little Star M is for Map N is for Noisy Snake O is for Owl P is for Presents Q is for Quiet R is for Robot S is for Swiper T is for Tip toe U is for Unicorn V is for Violin W is for Wizzle X is for Xylophone Y is for Yo-yo Z is for Zip

Thought you'd like to know that.