Happy Easter Vacuum Gathering

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To celebrate Easter and Holy Week as well as my husband’s birthday, I had a mini-meet with a few friends and vacuum collectors to celebrate. Since I actually own a camera as well as a cell phone, I took pictures. Please enjoy. No Hoover hoods were harmed nor turned upside down all weekend.

Adam brought his wonderful Kirby 514.

 

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I know how to bake. No dry cookies or cakes that taste like sawdust. My husband loves a particular chocolate and almond cake from Julia Childs cookbook “mastering the art of French cooking”, which I have.

 

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It came out perfectly, exactly like Julia would’ve made

 

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There is no baking powder used in the cake, just beaten egg whites. It is a moist, delicate, rich, dense chocolate cake. The frosting is made of only butter and chocolate. With a tiny splash of espresso to bring out the chocolate flavor. There’s not one bite left.

 

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Robert brought his model G, and I helped him rebuild the motor. We took it apart down two screws.

 

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Back together, almost silent running.

 

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Look at that beautiful brush roll

 

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Adam loves the way Robert’s machine runs

 

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Better than any Rainbow, the CleanMAX does the dusting and cleaning before dinner.

 

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Sweeping the sofa before making the iced tea.

 

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Look what was waiting for me at the store. My husband‘s father, my most wonderful father-in-law, found this for me and brought it for our Easter celebration. My collection is now complete.

 

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Bill Kirby with Adam’s Kirby.

 

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Bill and Adam with the Kirby

 

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What a wonderful dinner. Happy Easter everyone. Grilled chicken with a chipotle barbecue sauce, Mexican street corn, Italian pasta salad, delicious coleslaw, homemade yeast rolls (baking is my specialty) along with cake and coffee.

 

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Easter morning breakfast. Making waffles, with Betty’s recipe.

 

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Belgian blueberry waffles

 

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Chow down. And now to run more vintage vacuums.

 

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Tom,

I should have an extra Betty Feezor biography if you want it.
I had an older customer who lived in France for a time and went to same church as the Childs.Julia and her husband both worked for OSS (pre CIA).Her well to do father sent them a Buick convertible after WWII that they drove over much of Europe.Julia had a very interesting life even before she could make the perfect omelet.
Jimmy
423-268-4841

 

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Thank you Jimmie. I would love to have the biography of Betty. Hans introduced me to her Wonderful recipes. She makes the best spaghetti sauce I’ve ever had.