Phil Hill

Phil Hill
Originally uploaded by pbraun
I can’t help but to post this picture in honor of Phil Hill, who passed away today. He was the first American Formula One World Drivers Champion. He earned that title in 1961 while driving for Ferrari. He won the 24 hours of Le Mans three times, the 12 hours of [...]

Mini Moke

 
I want one. These are Mini variants, and one model I never owned, so, it’s time. Would be perfect for tooling around St. James Plantation, North Carolina. A nice 1293 S motor, and I’ll be heading to the race track on the weekends! It’s a bit of a dilema when and which moke to acquire. [...]

Jamon Iberico

Jamon Iberico
Originally uploaded by pbraun
Thanks to Ignacio of Meigas restaurant, Norwalk, the best Spanish restaurant in the USA, on the cover of Wine Spectator, I was able to bring this fantastic Pata Negra Jamon Iberico to our gathering.
Here, my brother in law Cliff does the honors, with great pleasure, as you can see!

Pennsylvania butterfly

Pennsylvania butterfly
Originally uploaded by pbraun
My sister Julie cultivates a wonderful vegie and flower garden each year, with Buddlea bushes and Zinnias that attract a plethora of butterflies.

Family gathering

Family gathering 2007
Originally uploaded by pbraun
It’s August, and my older sister Lisa, with her husband Mike, is coming from Melbourne, Florida up to the North Country, and staying with my younger sister Julie, at her home in Mohnton, PA, just outside of Reading.
We’re going tonight, spending the day tomorrow with the group. Always nice to catch [...]

1959 Sting Ray

1959 Sting Ray
Originally uploaded by pbraun
It was way exciting to see this fabulous, early prototype Corvette Sting Ray, built in 1959 driving around the Meadow Brook Concours show field.
There were lots of incredible, historically significant automobiles present there last Sunday. The newest was probably the B.A.T. 11, fresh off a ship from Italy, making it’s [...]