A simply drawn animated movie from 2009 based on J.R. Ackerly’s memoir from the fifties “My Dog Tulip”. Here is the author and narrator of the story driving Tulip, an alsatian, and his sister Nancy in his combination. Christopher Plummer narrates (he’s nominated for his supporting role as Hal, Ewan McGregor’s characters father in Beginners); Lynn Redgrave is the sister. (her last role before her death in 2009 – she was nominated for an Academy Award in ’66 for the title role of Georgy Girl)

Nominated for Best Actor, here’s wor Geordie Clooney enjoying his Bonnie.

Passing a dedicated owner of this late model Triumph Speedmaster, my father couldn’t help hi’self and ask to sit on it and pose. Looking the part in his leather jacket the ‘bee-loud’ colour scheme certainly looks spiffy. The owner continued his care and attention as Robin moved along. The owner should splash a puddle of oil on the ground under the bike for a little authentic brit-iron character!

The Bonnie is nearing springtime riding completion: tank installed, a bit o’ gasoline, kicked ‘er over and after a few coughs and splutters she roars to life. A little rough after a winter lay-up but a heartbeat nonetheless! Some fine tuning and engine tuning then the jobs a gud un… Only problem was over tightening a new oil pressure switch and cracked its threaded insert in the timing cover “damn, damn and blast it!”