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Monday, April 30, 2012

Gil Elvgren...Pinup Spotlight

Gil Elvgren is one of, if not the most important and influential pinup artists of all time. Best known for his work with Brown and Bigelow publishing company, his art and the woman he portrayed defines pinup to many still today. He is by far my favorite!!!








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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Think Pink

One of the most popular color in the 50s for woman was Powder Pink. It gave the feeling of innocent, delicate and feminine. I love this color and would love a PINK life : )



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Monday, April 23, 2012

Know Your Man's Motorcycle: Hardtailing your Softtail?

One of my most popular posts would have to be the 
Know Your Man's Motor...
It seemed to be something that was helpful to many. We recently bought a 1952 panhead and my mom used her skills from the post to identify the motor : ) 

Based on that I am going to do a monthly post for Know Your Man's Motorcycle -This month is it a Hardtail or Softail?

First off, knowing what this is even talking about will help. Hardtail and Softail are referring to rear suspension on the motorcycle.

-A HARDTAIL has NO REAR suspension, it is also known as rigid. The frame and rear section on this motorcycle are all one piece.

-A SOFTAIL has REAR suspension, it is also known as a swing-arm bike. The frame and rear section on this motorcycle is two pieces, that pivot to absorb shock from riding.
Notice tail section laying down near rear not connected  
 -SOFTTAIL SIDE NOTE-
**All SOFTAILS are SWING ARM BIKES...BUT not all SWING ARMS are SOFTTAIL**


-Softtails you CANNOT see the shocks, but you can see a pivot point (hinge) centered in-between the rear wheel and transmission -         
SOFTAIL - NO SHOCKS
No Shocks
See Pivot bolt - Left lower corner 
-Swing Arms you CAN see the shocks-

 Shocks

So can you explain what hardtailing a softtail is?
 It is when you take off the swing arm portion and weld on a hardtail section that will not pivot anymore. The bike will now be rigid.
Weld-On Hardtail


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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

The Den - FINISHED

Our Den and Study are finally done!!! This house was made for me, the built in shelves and cabinets and layout of the main area is just perfect. Here it is - after 3 months!!








New MID CENTURY MOD SECTIONAL- I.O. METRO!





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Monday, April 16, 2012

Larry, Larry, Larry!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my best friend...you're the best babe!
Thank you for everything you do, but most of all making me SMILE everyday!
I LOVE YOU!!
Hope this year is the best yet!!








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