y'all deserve a post....and i promise to give one as soon as things calm down.  right now, the best i can do is unload some iphone pics.  we are officially in our new home and wake up everyday extremely thankful for it.  thank you so much for all of your sweet comments on instagram.  i will do a real post soon (promise).  here are some answers to your questions: the pendents over the island are circa lighting, the lantern is regina andrews, and the table is oly.   i'm really excited b/c my dad is going to come here next week and help with some fun projects.  he built a barn door for our playroom and a swing bed for our porch.  i can't wait to see them (and paint them...he does the wood work but the rest is for me to do).  i'm putting him to work while he's here....he is going to tile our kitchen backsplash and wallpaper my powder room.  i am so grateful to have such a talented dad.  he's a lifesaver...
i hope y'all have a wonderful weekend!!  i'm off to unpack boxes.....

brake drums, fast wife, buco and a 39

 I spent the day riding Jim's 39 around.  It is really a nice bike.  It was 50 degrees out today with a cold wind.   MY ears felt like they were going to fall off after each ride, but it was worth it.   We have another blue and white 39 to do and a green one as well.   I think that this is my all time favorite tank panel layout of the pre war years. 

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 Our friend Haley from North Carolina sent us a flash drive with a bunch of photos of Brittney racing in Wauseon. I cant wait to see her race again.  She really did a good job this summer and got comfortable with her bike.  

 I have been putting springers for different bikes together.  This was a tough one,  I will post pics of the others in the next post

I got a small batch of primaries ready.  We were running low on them.  ITs one of those consumable parts.  every bike needs one.

 Here are the ones that got powdercoated.

 HEre are a bunch of brake drums with new sprockets on them.  This is so much damn work.   I still have to put in the missing dowel pins in a few of them, but the hard work is mostly over.

 My dad bought these sweet saddle bags for his 40 el that hes been piecing together for 14 years.  They are old buco ones.  I am not really sure what era they are from.  Do any of you guys have literature for them?

 eagle on the flap

 Greg, even packed them with paper towels!  Thanks greg, we just used the last one of a roll by the sink. 

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Nice stamp!