Tuesday Through My Window: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Tuesday through my window I am watching Aunt Ruth working with "O" on their ever enduring project,"The Buffy Porsen."

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One year ago I found this book on how to build a Buffy Porsen, for the last year these two have been working on their car. Now that the weather is cooler, it's time to pull her out again and work on the steering and brakes.

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As a very small boy, "O" loved the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. This car immediately caught his eye because of his love for this very magical motor car. Ours is magical too but in a very different way.

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It's a wonderful feeling when someone believes in your dream and helps you to create it. Aunt Ruth has mentored "O" through every step and has taught him how to use every single tool in her kit. Especially the ones with electricity and loud motors.

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By mid-day, they've decided to live dangerously and not put in brakes at all ,due to the width of the car. Next they work on the steering. Until the steering wheel is completed he will just have to steer with the rope. It very much resembles the reins of a horse. I wonder if this is what Henry Ford was referring to when he wanted to create the horseless carriage?

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To get it all started he runs along just like Fred Flinstone.

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And then off he goes steering all the time with his car reins.

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Oh I'll just stop all of this explaining…..here have a look at my 28 second video.

Joining in the Tuesday tradition of Swedish House, in the words of Julie

"TUESDAY THROUGH…THE WINDOW
ANY WINDOW
In your home, your shed, your school, your place of work, your favourite shop, your journey…
Wherever you are…Inside or Outside…
Share your view of the world!"
Please go and see who else is playing . Will I see you there?

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7 responses to “Tuesday Through My Window: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”

  1. How wonderful! Amazing! Kye and I have just watched your video, we loved it:)
    xo

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  2. WOW this soo wonderful! Im having so much funw atching that video!! So inspiring. Have a lovely merry happy day and love to you!

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  3. The boys and I watched the video (they love coming to your blog to see what your kiddos are up to), and they LOVED this. What a very creative son you have.

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  4. smiling from ear to ear. My girls are gonna love this. And maybe I have to show Alex, too, so he can make one with them! What lucky people, O and Aunt Ruth are, to have each other.

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  5. We love it too Valarie, O and Aunt Ruth rock! (I just bought Jack the book for Christmas….can’t wait for him to have a go) xx

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  6. Wonderful stuff. How cool is Aunt Ruth – and your boy. I love to see things like this. And I just love your gift tag idea – a fantastic way to celebrate your family.
    Thank you for visiting me – you ask what is crofting? it is not easy to explain, and i do plan to do a blog post about it, but it is turning out a bit like doing a university essay ๐Ÿ™‚ In a nutshell – big landowners still own most of the land here, but the indigineous crofters have a right of tenure on their historic portion of land. You can sell your tenure, which is how we came to be crofters, and we still have to pay an annual rent to the landowner – only a nominal sum. Crofts are small – ranging from 1 acre to 40 acres, so more like smallholding really. Sorry for the ramble. xx

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  7. Hellooo Valarie
    FINALLY…I can get to enjoy all these wonderful views…
    How cool is your Aunt RUTH?
    I must remember to show the boys this post, I did checkout the book on Amazon and ebay… and idea for a Christmas pressie from big Sis
    Please tell your son that vehicle is Grymt!
    Thank you for sharing TUESDAY THROUGH…THE WINDOW
    LOVE PEACE enJOY
    Julie
    x

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