MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS 2023
12-23-23, 12:29 PM
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MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS 2023
Well it's almost here and my family and I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday to all....Wishing all, good health and prosperity.
Our Best to you and your families, Ben, Rebecca and Jade
Christmas 2023
Our Best to you and your families, Ben, Rebecca and Jade
Christmas 2023
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Same to you, buddy. 
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12-23-23, 12:47 PM
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all as well!
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Ben,
Best wishes to your family from here in wet and foggy Bloomington, IN. And happy holidays to all the BF members. Smiles, MH
Best wishes to your family from here in wet and foggy Bloomington, IN. And happy holidays to all the BF members. Smiles, MH
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12-23-23, 06:29 PM
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Merry Christmas , Feliz Navidad , Joyeux Noel and Boun Natale to all my BF Buddies !
12-23-23, 08:43 PM
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When I was 13 my father decided that he would be a Scrooge, child support did not arrive in December. And only half in January. I had some savings, but that went to food and such.
no Christmas that year, I placed a scroll on our apartment front door, Bah! To all this Humbug. Actually made my Mom feel better. When my paternal grandmother scolded my father that his son was buying the food for his children, the payments were caught up.
Christmas is an elastic thing.
no Christmas that year, I placed a scroll on our apartment front door, Bah! To all this Humbug. Actually made my Mom feel better. When my paternal grandmother scolded my father that his son was buying the food for his children, the payments were caught up.
Christmas is an elastic thing.
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12-24-23, 07:35 AM
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All to Christmas Merry!
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12-24-23, 07:48 AM
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12-24-23, 08:21 AM
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From the Schwinnbikes.com website:
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the town
Not a bike wheel was turning, not uphill nor down
Kids’ helmets were hung by the bike rack with care
In hopes that Saint Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of training wheels danced in their heads;
And mamma and I back from our crisp nightly cruise,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s snooze.
When out on the street there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the curtains and blinds up in a dash.
The moon in the sky and bike lights on the snow
Gave the luster of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes did appear,
But a shiny red bike, and more cycles all near,
With a little old rider, so jolly and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than runners, his cycles they came
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:
“Now, Coston! Now, Marshall! Now Huron and Mikko!
On, Sting-Ray! On, Fastback! On Koen and EVO!
To the top of the trail! To the end of the road!
Now ride away! Ride away to each humble abode!”
With the spinning of wheels and the excitement sky-high,
The bikes just took off and then started to fly,
So onto the house-top the cycles they flew,
With full baskets of toys, and Saint Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The humming and whirring of each pedal swoop.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney, St. Nick came with a bound.
He was dressed in fine gear, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.
A bag full of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a traveler opening his pack.
His eyes – how they twinkled! His dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
A mighty fine cookie he held tight in his teeth,
While the lights on his helmet lit up like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, this good cycling elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
He filled all the panniers; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his bike, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he rode into the night,
“Happy cycling to all, and to all a good bike!”
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the town
Not a bike wheel was turning, not uphill nor down
Kids’ helmets were hung by the bike rack with care
In hopes that Saint Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of training wheels danced in their heads;
And mamma and I back from our crisp nightly cruise,
Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s snooze.
When out on the street there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the curtains and blinds up in a dash.
The moon in the sky and bike lights on the snow
Gave the luster of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes did appear,
But a shiny red bike, and more cycles all near,
With a little old rider, so jolly and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than runners, his cycles they came
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:
“Now, Coston! Now, Marshall! Now Huron and Mikko!
On, Sting-Ray! On, Fastback! On Koen and EVO!
To the top of the trail! To the end of the road!
Now ride away! Ride away to each humble abode!”
With the spinning of wheels and the excitement sky-high,
The bikes just took off and then started to fly,
So onto the house-top the cycles they flew,
With full baskets of toys, and Saint Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The humming and whirring of each pedal swoop.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney, St. Nick came with a bound.
He was dressed in fine gear, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.
A bag full of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a traveler opening his pack.
His eyes – how they twinkled! His dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
A mighty fine cookie he held tight in his teeth,
While the lights on his helmet lit up like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, this good cycling elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
He filled all the panniers; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his bike, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he rode into the night,
“Happy cycling to all, and to all a good bike!”
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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12-24-23, 10:14 AM
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Best wishes to you all from North Bend
Merry Christmas to you all from North Bend by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr
Merry Christmas to you all from North Bend by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr
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From the (slightly demented) Le Grade HQ and our family to all of yours, Merry Christmas and safe happy holidays!
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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Merry Christmas to you all , from the antipodes !
Have a pleasant festive season .
Pic attached is a native tree , the Pohutukawa which is madly flowering now . Very Christmassy !
Have a pleasant festive season .
Pic attached is a native tree , the Pohutukawa which is madly flowering now . Very Christmassy !
12-24-23, 06:41 PM
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same to you guys. see ya on the flip side!
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