tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65650108721166351162024-03-13T05:07:12.863-04:00hope & salvagelooking silverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05125924499748198039noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565010872116635116.post-35328354784983163242018-04-23T22:15:00.000-04:002018-04-23T22:15:20.801-04:00"I've fallen and I can't get up"If I'd have known that the morning was going to start off with a face plant in my front yard I wouldn't have gotten out of bed. But, I could hear the garbage trucks raising a ruckus and wanted my Maryland crab shells to be part of their load. We have two monster garbage bins, one for refuse and one for recycling. I was only concerned about the one with the smelly contents, the one the raccoons crave. While at the curb my peripheral vision caught some debris that would bother my conscience to leave. It is all stuff I would not purchase; a Virginia Slim cigarette box, Rally wrappers, and the contents of someone's ashtray. As I reached to grab the last of the detritus my cane went sideways, my knee buckled and body-weight shifted. I was going DOWN. I saw it coming and my only thought was, DON'T LAND ON YOUR KNEES.<br />
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Where are all the people with the video phones? I would have loved to see a replay. My ankles were muddy and scraped. My shoes were off and I'm sure I mooned <i>someone</i>. I felt certain that during our next snowfall my green sweater would stick out enough that someone would check it out. But help arrived sooner than that. A lady was driving by going to work and saw me pitch forward/sideways, put on her blinkers and came to my rescue. She had to be a caregiver somewhere. You could tell by the way she announced herself. "I saw you fall. How can I help you get up?" She was willing to pull, push, get behind, sidearm, whatever I was comfortable with. I considered rolling over to a tree and using it to right myself, but that would be the time a school bus or Royalton cop would cruise by and this late in the game I do not want to be registering for anything the rest of my life.<br />
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The general public takes walking for granted, takes kneeling for granted. I, on the other hand, thank my God whenever I can even bend an appendage. I'm sure a tutorial on standing from a prostrate position is get on your knees and rise up. No CAN Do.<br />
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My personal job list just got a whole lot shorter. NO taking trash to the curb. NO picking up garbage in the yard.<br />
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After several tries my angel rescuer got me on my feet. She even walked me to my door and finished picking up the trash in the yard. Thank you Diane wherever you are!<br />
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I'm still standing...<br />
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A short note to explain why my posts have been absent. It's not like I've been held captive or had a real job. Time fills human spaces whether accounted for or not.<br />
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This past year, in preparing for my 50th high school reunion, I got involved as though the event was a runaway train that only I could stop. I started by being part of a committee to find people. Women are harder to trace as we have this habit of changing our names. Out of a class of 215 at an all girls academy (now defunct) I could not find 3, and one was a foreign exchange student that only lived among us her senior year. The building is now home to a co-ed Catholic high school that my two oldest children attended.<br />
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In finding the lost I found that the lost (deceased) were causing an uneasy stir in me. It was one thing to rekindle set aside friendships, even fledgling ones, knowing that there was still time to further develop, but I was drawn to remembering the girls who were prematurely plucked from our roster. Hold that thought...<br />
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Big parties have swags; the Oscars this year gave away trips to Greece and Hawaii, diamond necklaces, DNA testing kits, gum rejuvenation appointments and more. My brother-in-law's Jack's (he's the "J") of JSB BASEBALL (the "Best Senior Baseball Tournament in the Country") which is held every October in Pirate City, Florida. Their swags include bats, ball bags, coolers, robes and more; plus they are guided by former MLB greats.<br />
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Our Nazareth Academy swags were minor in comparison. Our little group handcrafted small drawstring bags out of used tee shirts with our names sewed on from mixed t-shirt lettering.<br />
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Inside, were small folk art house Christmas Tree ornaments that we handmade out of scrap wood. Some had foliage made from glue, paint and sawdust. Others had silver coated cardboard painted to resemble corrugated metal. When we wanted a rusty roof, cinnamon and salt provided that. Not shown are the small eyes and hemp hangers.<br />
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Also included were bars of handmade basil and lavender soaps. These were the actual hard cut and cured made by a classmate and her daughter, not the pour and melts. Another classmate made and donated handcrafted gift cards.<br />
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During the little house making project it evolved that we would make larger Memorial Houses that would represent each of our classmates who had died (25 at the time, and one was a last minute). Each would show their interests, education and careers.<br />
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The Standard Oil railroad car (house) was made in memory of one of our ladies who as a young girl came over from Ireland, married, became a social worker and accidental social activist while stopping an oil company's rail car leaking benzene through neighborhoods.</div>
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One of our classmates formerly worked for the CIA. This "house" is representative of the stadium at Progressive Field where the Cleveland Indians games are played. Her jobs were used as advertising on the field. This view is of the dugout. She watched the games on TV. We Mod Podged this TV to a block of wood, attached rabbit ears and had an unplugged cord attached as she is no longer watching from the "cheap" seats. </div>
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One of our most memorable characters owned a pizza place and styled hair since high school. She was forever in trouble with the nuns for her rolled skirt and teased hair. When a pencil was put to her scalp and could not be lifted without tangling she was led by Sr. Baptista to the lavatory by her tresses and hairdo rinsed out in the sink. We all laughed to her re-telling of the story at our 25th. The hairdo remained the same until we graduated, but the punishment was not repeated. Culprit on left below.</div>
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During the planning of the Memorial Houses it was also decided that we would affix a card to each with a graduation photo and also the most recent photo we could acquire along with a short bio. Still feeling incomplete, we further developed a video dedication slideshow that we set to music and used during our memorial service at our former school the morning of the reunion. As each skill was needed someone rose from the ranks with technical ability and willingness. The event was a JOY.</div>
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This is only a portion of my missing life. I have continued to paint, get kids off of school buses, make daily meals as though my scores of children were still under roof, contributed to school projects, attended my Girl Scout meetings, prayer groups and waged a non-stop campaign against capetbagging wildlife that has plagued my residence since the developer (10 or so houses down) has de-nuded their homes in anticipation of building 37 new, unnecessary McMansions on what is clearly a flood plain. It is time to be BAAACK. </div>
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Stephen King said in Shawshank, "Get busy living, or get busy dying." I'm doing a little of both. I read probably 2 books a day. Always, an audio tape is playing, plus whatever intrigues me, mostly mysteries, are scattered throughout the house. Right now, I have borrowed 28 books from the library and 32 are on hold. I just finished The Girl in Cabin 10, and am currently in the middle of The Girl in the Ice, and The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning. The first two are set in Norway and the 3rd writer is an 81 year old author from Sweden who has written a book on saying goodbye to unnecessary things and down sizing your life. Not long ago I read a difficult-to-follow book called Charming Billy written by one of my favorite Irish American authors, Alice McDermott. She writes lyrically and my favorite quote in her description on finding that living with less can be joyful is; "He had always had a tremendous capacity for accommodation and contentment, whether alone with a newspaper, or at a dinner table filled with friends and family. I supposed his mother had taught him not to expect much from life and so it was easy enough for him to see each day as an endless parade of unexpected pleasures. She said it as a caution against excess, but my father said it with a kind of amazed gratitude; enough was as good as a feast."</div>
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So, on with the feast. Back to painting and posting. Back to family story telling and animal battles. I'm learning from my Irish, Swedish and Norwegian ancestors on streamlining my life, but right now I'm going to climb onto my sawhorse and get my power tools down. Lots to get busy living about until it's time for my Memorial House.</div>
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This September our graduating Class of 1967, Nazareth Academy, Parma Heights, Ohio will hold our 50th High School Reunion. Not all of us will be there. Out of a class of 215 students, 24 are silent. How is it that we are here and they are not? One of the focuses of the gathering is a memorial service for our deceased classmates the morning of the reunion. Paralleling that, our school is...no more. What was built as a girls only academy in the fifties, was bought out by an inner city co-ed high school looking to move to the suburbs with its healthy alumnae base. No question, Holy Name is a good school. My two oldest children went there, but circumstances change and the youngest five learned to thrive in the local pond.<br />
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For those of you expecting a furniture refinishing bonanza after my 9 month hiatus, this is not that post. Not that my hands have been idle; just my camera and my blog. Soon.<br />
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This post is a base for our memorial event. We are forming an Ad Hoc Choir to sing one song in remembrance of them during a slideshow of graduation pictures, and later photos. Because of distance we will not be able to hold regular rehearsals like a normal choir. I compare this to a Handel's Messiah Sing. Everyone will learn their own parts and come together for the song. Attached is a version of Dvorak's Largo from his New World Symphony. The lyrics and melody of Lori True's adaptation and arrangement is entitled, Quietly, Peacefully. This rendition is sung by the St. Ambrose Choir with Judy East on vocals and Tom Bonnezzi accompanying. Our interpretation will be more uptempo. There is no room in our budget for Kleenex. The sheet music is on order and will be distributed as requested. Others, who learn best by repetition, keep this recording near-by the shower.<br />
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I haven't changed a bit!<br />
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In my mind, by building up the base, framing the box, adding a crown and attaching some hinges I believe I am staring at the makings of a mini British phone booth. I never really built a cabinet before. I can embellish a ready-built, but to create something from scratch that has style and substance? This was not going to be your father's "Oldsmobuick."<br />
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After building a 2x4 base and attaching the old wood box (once used for firewood), I started cladding it with trim wood and lattice to make it look more substantial and give it surface when it was time to mount the door. My only expenses were 2 hinges and a magnet closure. About $6.00.<br />
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The only real challenge was how to build a believable arch that gave the illusion of a British phone box. I considered papier-mache` or chicken wiring a frame and applying fiberglass. That was a for sure "no", as "I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' fiberglass." I ended up making a half circle with my potato salad bowl (I knew in high school a compass was never going to be useful in my life) and dug around in my "pail o' metal parts" for some semi matching "L" brackets.<br />
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After dampening some scrap Habitat wood that I bent, I brad nailed it with my Ryobi Air Strike. After using my "go-to" hole filler, Bondo, it was ready for sanding and an undercoat of my favorite brown paint....a quart of $2.00 HD OOOPS paint (already on hand). An elf must keep filling that can up because it never empties.<br />
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People keep asking if this will become a Tardis? I say, "Them's that owns it, gets to name it." The new owner is keeping it "RED". <i>WHO</i> is the new owner? Not a doctor, that's who.<br />
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*A VMW is a VW with a BMW emblem. looking silverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05125924499748198039noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565010872116635116.post-62759691322468314422016-08-24T14:30:00.002-04:002016-08-29T02:03:02.594-04:00The Nationality Box<br />
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Well, Grandson Liam just graduated from high
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We are a melting pot of nationalities in our family, so I started off with the most of what he is. British. He made a visit to his Nana and Grandad in Liverpool this June. As you can see it is not to scale and slivers of wood cut on angles are a cautionary tale while using a compound mitre saw. I can see how a thinking person would consider safety glasses and clamps to be a wise option. #*@^&+#</div>
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Ireland came next as an easy choice and our family's most celebrated country. For decades we've attended the parade together, and even named one of our characters after its patron saint. I made about a hundred flag pins for all to wear any time of year. If people stop and ask about them I dig through my purse or give them the one off of my green sweater.<br />
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The next choice was obvious, the German flag, BUT.... I was listening to a book on tape called <i>The Lilac Girls</i> as I worked on it. It is a fictionalized story of true events about the young Polish girls that were held captive at Ravensbruck during the Holocaust. The Reich would surgically implant all manner of rusty, disease ridden objects into these girls legs without antibiotics, and let them fester until their "project" was completed. These "rabbits" as they were referred to, ended up crippled, and/or killed at the shooting wall. I had already painted the yellow, red and black on the lath-boards and attached them to the box's opposite end.<br />
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I was conflicted. While modern day Germany does not resemble Germany during WWII, I could not say the book did not have an impact on me. The German flag had to go.<br />
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The day the order was issued to eradicate the surviving "rabbits", The Swedish Red Cross, notified through secret letters written in urine, descended on the camp and loaded the girls into their truck and to safety. The girls later made their way to the United States for corrective surgery and counseling.<br />
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Happily, we are also Swedish! [Symbolically, I cut through the horizontal line of the German flag and added the vertical board to create the Swedish flag in blue and yellow.]<br />
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Which brings us to the GREATEST COUNTRY, the United States of America, that our ancestors, at tremendous sacrifices, chose to raise families and make this land our home. Our greatness is in our legacy, our children, who learn from their histories and make us proud.</div>
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PS [Disclaimer: No endorsement has been made in regards to the nation's highest office. Because of the <i>un-relatability</i> to any of the candidates' mettle, I <i>may</i> have to, on the day of election, resort to a stiff drink, and Eeny Meeny, Miney, Mo].</div>
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People don't have large families any-more (except us), so why they would need a house larger than 7 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, with marble sinks and claw-foot tubs, a dumb-waiter, several formal rooms and a library, an oak paneled office, crystal chandeliers, a sweeping 3 story staircase and balcony, a mammoth kitchen with a butler's pantry, and wrap around sitting porches, was foreign to me. [In defense of the builder; he contacted several architectural salvage places who wanted <i>him</i> to pay for the removal of items that they in turn would sell for profit (?)]<br />
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I had only an afternoon in 87 degree temperature to salvage as much as I could, get it down 3 flights of stairs and into my van. While limping. From a meniscus tear. If I had a good video camera the scene could have made a great <i>Survivor </i>audition tape.<br />
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Among the items I salvaged were about a hundred board feet of wide, yellow pine baseboard and door trim, oak paneling, leaded windows, old brass hardware, hand built cabinets, curving handrails, and a mother-lode of plaster lath boards. People that are on game shows like Supermarket Grab would certainly question my strategy in choosing the items I did. I could almost hear ghost voices screaming, "head for the meat aisle". But I was only one, tired, charred, overheated woman, sans the proper tools that would make this adventure profitable.<br />
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In the end, I used a razor-blade to cut a continuous bias roping out of an old t-shirt, and tied all the lath into a bundle and lowered it down the center opening of the staircase. Even though the stairs would be in splinters in two days, I would not be the one to mar them by rolling it down. I collapsed in my van seat and poured sun heated water over my head and shirt and turned on my air-conditioning praying for an hour's worth of freon.<br />
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My body was too wounded to return for a final run the next day. I had to savor<br />
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This is about the 6th table I've redone with this symmetry. I hesitated to buy it although it is specifically what I went to the Craigslist ad house for. There were toddlers in saggy diapers and I hoped that the funds would go for some replacements.</div>
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<i>[Let me just say right here that the spell check program I am using contradicts my every other word choice. It wants me to spell neighbor as neighbour, savor as savour, color as colour. I fully expected it to encourage the use of nappies instead of diapers which it did not recognize at all. Perhaps it is the Canadian version.]</i></div>
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This wishing well is in process. I don't know what to do with it. It would be useful for a wedding or event, but seems over-large as to occupy a spot on a gift table. Even with the added wood lath, it is not improved.</div>
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Update on our tiny niece Josie, who was born 3 years ago this August weighing 1# 9oz., and 8.5" long. Holding her here is brother, Luke.</div>
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And, NOW, Miss Josie is the rugged, poster girl for a healthy child. We are shouting out and celebrating all of our answered prayers! Josie is Meredith's niece.</div>
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I've loaded up on books on tape from the library. My saws are sharpened and batteries plugged in. Tomorrow starts my marathon "get back on the horse" mode. See you next week.<br />
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hope&salvagelooking silverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05125924499748198039noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565010872116635116.post-28479508695155222016-05-25T22:54:00.004-04:002016-05-26T21:42:28.417-04:00Blessings out the wazooThis past year has been pretty eventful-families moving back home, 4 babies were born, new careers started and others in limbo, and 2 off to college. The only place I've blogged is in my mind. It is finally time to plant some words and paste some pictures of where we've been and where we're headed.<br />
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The most joyous revelation has been the addition of our little peeps. A year ago Little Master Zayden entered the picture with his blue, blue eyes. <br />
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Miss Lucy followed with blue eyes and dimples.<br />
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Then, the Presidential family added a Brown-eyed-girl, Miss McKinley.<br />
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This Mother's Day, 6 weeks early, Miss Lauren Grace appeared. When she opens her eyes we'll know which camp she's in. </div>
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I was never a star-mathlete, but in the last 5 years we've upped our grandchildren number by 10. Not 10 in all, 10 more. All are treasured and welcomed. I think for a while, we are going to rest on our Laurens!<br />
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A few days after Christmas, our good friend and Lucy's Grandpa John, left us suddenly to join her <i>other</i> Grandpa Howard on <b><i>Grandchild-Skywatch </i></b>duty. He is missed here terribly. </div>
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Our Tommy just finished his first year in Ohio at the company store of education, Tri C, where <b><i>all of us</i></b> started our college. Thank God for community colleges everywhere that allow us to get our feet wet in higher learning and not break the bank.</div>
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Liam just prom-ed with Gina, and in a few months is off to Ashland University with a soccer scholarship. I still remember his October game where it snowed buckets (hopeandsalvage <i>And the boys played on</i>)</div>
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All of the other grandkids are excelling in their school-work and sport interests. Will show them in their spotlight as events occur.</div>
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Had to include this photo of Miss Kate, who in honor of her new cousin, dressed as President McKinley for a class narration. Those aren't woolybear caterpillars, they are yarn eyebrows.</div>
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[Disclosure: All of these photos are STOLEN from relatives cameras and FB posts. My newish non-flip phone takes crappy pictures (sorry, K&C) and I don't have a hook-up to download from Bethy's old camera, so have to use what is available/purloined]</div>
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Amidst the move-ins and move-outs I have done some furniture repurposing. I don't get how the dictionary does not recognize "repurposing" as a word yet. Here are a few samples....</div>
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My friend Ken found this little carved mirror on a curb and passed it on to me. It now looks like this. This photo was taken by my cell phone and I told you the resolution was crappy. The best camera I ever had was a Samsung so when I chose a phone I thought it would have the same resolution. BUT nooooo.</div>
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Initially looking at this Ken-find bench one would question..."Okay, dump or backyard potting bench?" </div>
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After a little TLC it found its way to my kitchen. You just have to remember NOT to sit on the edge. It has a teeter-totter effect. </div>
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My friend Mike discovered this piece in a hoarder's house. The top door was warped it had a musty smell to it. I first gave it a Clorox shower with a scrub brush and then sanded and cinnamonized the drawers. A coat of poly finished off the interior. I exposed some of the hidden color for a more industrial look.<br />
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This is my brother Brian. In several states he is known as Byron. That is his birth name, and that is what I have always called him. Oh, and Uncle B, Uncle Bonneran, (not Uncle Buck). He is my 10 year younger. When a person is described as generous and would give you the shirt off their backs-this is a person that would give you his entire outfit AND pocket money to buy new underwear. He might ask that you find him a fig leaf until he gets himself a blanket though. His birthday is May 27th. He will be.....I'm not telling you that-then you will know how old I am. Have a great day B. [When he fishes, he even gives them back their life.]</div>
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G'daughter Rachel chose the colors and helped me paint this colorful piece. It now lodges in her bedroom full of Arizona clothes. Wait til we get a real temperature drop and some folks are going to have to go <i>clothes shopping</i>.</div>
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Downstairs it came for a re-do. This only shows the subtle difference, but <i>that same girl</i> stripped this piece and restored it.<i> By herself. </i></div>
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Mike gave me this old oak dresser that was left behind in another house he was working on. I refinished the top and drawer fronts and painted the rest of it a dark linen color that was a combination of Oop's colors. There were not enough matching handles so I went through my stash and miss-matched for an eclectic look.</div>
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This next one was a fun piece. If you remember last year I took apart a curb-find oak dresser and was going to use it for firewood but my daughter stopped me.</div>
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I cut the top off the dresser and it became the new vanity for Craigslist friend Gina. We headed down to ReStore and found these old radiator parts and I fashioned them into THIS. I got some angle iron from HD and added a lower shelf of old pine flooring.</div>
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Gina's dad mounted a vessel sink on top for an industrial look. Here are a couple of finished pics.</div>
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Lastly, this little ragged piece was begging to return to whatever decade it dropped in from.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">Alas, Tommy needed a hanging cabinet to keep his manscaping equipment in so I re-fashioned it. I cut off the top and bottom and snagged a bamboo side to use as a top for it. I still hope to add some black pipe with elbows underneath for a towel hanger. Thanks Ken for the many surprises you always send my way.</span></div>
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My most favorite and dreaded amusement park ride as a kid was the Tilt-a-Whirl. I was thrilled at the prospect of riding on it, yet wanted to throw up at the same time. It gave me a headache and threw me off kilter. Such is my world at present; exciting yet roaring out of control. If only I had a corn dog.</div>
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Several months ago, a friend called and wanted to surprise her daughter with a <b>Marilyn Monroe dresser </b>for her birthday. A thousand online dresser views later via Craigslist and E-BAY, thrift store hunts, and a shout-outs to friends, this came the closest to my specifications. The top drawer on most dressers is the smallest. But, Marilyn's head required at least 9 1/2 inches. I could cut off her stubby polished toes but <i>could not</i> slice her face. I wanted no separations between the drawers and settled on this vintage piece from a Cleveland thrift store.<br />
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After refinishing the wood parts that I wanted to preserve, and painting the shell black [shows up gray until lacquered] I was ready to tackle applying the poster.</div>
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For the first one I chose my go-to first aid logo which I wrapped around so it would look good from any angle. Check back in a few weeks to see what the other becomes.<br />
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This dresser came to my house in early May. Kathleen was hoping to pick up some tips on distressing and refinishing it <i>herself</i> to become the vanity for her bathroom. Well, it became a fixture in several rooms in my house until this week. She developed some pretty severe shoulder problems and could not work on it past day one. </div>
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This mid century dresser was a gift from friend Traci. Originally I did not have much hope for restoring this piece. It smelled musty and had some veneer problems. Besides, it was HEAVY. When I finally took it apart I understood why. Really good furniture have dust boards between the drawers and this had it in spades. Plus, the bottom drawer was lined with cedar and had a hinged lift up panel for storing sweaters and such.</div>
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Before working on it I suggested this dresser to about 10 people. All declined. Just like The Little Red Hen, I decided to keep it for myself as <i>my</i> dressers were given up in the <i>relative relocation.</i></div>
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I love the color of this little Ombre` chest. Ken found it and I thought it would be more interesting minus the top drawer (which is in my studio filled with little Oop's paint). I lined the shelf with luan and the drawers with a Chinese wallpaper. (Sorry no before picture)</div>
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These chairs were painted white and a gift from Cindy who/whom I met on Craigslist. She wanted to buy a chair I had posted. In the end, I traded the chair for these 2 which I ended up painting and upholstering for my niece Meredith. Cindy also gave me two paint sprayers. I was definitely the winner.</div>
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Her father called me later and entrusted me with the restoration of his childhood chair. He gifted it to her for her birthday. </div>
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The table now graces Bethy's guest room as a side table.</div>
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Lots has happened in the interim, new babies were born and some are still in the queue, lost family members were found and welcomed into the fold, and, six family members have filled the long empty rooms of this house. Activity abounds 'round the clock. Someday, if you find me sleeping in my van in your driveway, this will clue you in as to why. My "walkin's still not workin", my hands still need a hot dishpan full of suds in the morning to start bending, but my heart is full and my spirit is looking forward to whatever comes my way. [At a slower speed please, God]<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">still salvaged</span>looking silverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05125924499748198039noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565010872116635116.post-84561737928898512792014-09-01T21:51:00.003-04:002014-09-02T07:48:31.312-04:00Paint minus the "t"<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**Spoiler alert**</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This post contains graphic descriptions of things <i><b>unrelated </b></i>to anything involving wood construction or painting. It does pertain to rebuilding in the ortho-integumentary sense. According to Wikipedia, the knee joint, joins the thigh and the leg on two separate articulations, one being between the femur and the tibia, and the other between the femur and the patella. It is the largest joint in the human body. Some males might disagree, but they are not party to this post. Wiki further states that the knee joint is "vulnerable to both acute injury and the development of osteoarthritis." So, so true.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've known some physical pain in my life. I'm sure others have known greater, and I defer to that. I have never been struck by a train, fallen from an airplane, had a heart attack or a stroke, or crashed a motorcycle with my face. I have however, had 4 impacted wisdom teeth (each with 5 roots) pulled at a single sitting. "Tooth hurty." I've given birth to 5 of my 7 children without anesthesia, the last being an eleven-plus pounder, in 2 pushes. "Child's play." At 7 months pregnant with my 4th child, I stepped onto a ladder at 2nd floor level that became airborne, and landed on my head and spine. "Two months of mental illness and a healthy nine-plus pounder (three pushes)." I tore my medial collateral as the anchor in a tug of war. "Three months in a leg immobilizer..." I had a swath of BC removed and the 6 week daily radiating of that quadrant. "The cure was worse than the disease...think seared raw steak."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">THEN, I had 3 knee injuries in less than a year that left me barely able to walk. "Think crawling on broken glass." The MRI showed, end stage osteoarthritis and macerated meniscus. "That is equivalent to chewing a piece of meat, and its texture just before you swallow." During that time, I've said "Oh my Jesus" more than a thousand times a day. Not every doctor softens to crying and begging for a new joint. And NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knee replacement surgery is not for the faint of heart. Nor for the weak kneed, or people addicted to easy times. It is the DEVIL. My daughter, Bethany described me afterwards as "Doing<b> Awesome</b>". I rather think of it as "<b>Some</b> kind of<b> Shock and Awe</b>." It's brutal! After 28 days, I was waiting for the bad times to get better, but oxy and its kin only provide <i>so much relief</i>.</span></div>
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looking silverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05125924499748198039noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565010872116635116.post-63144401496642351522014-06-30T14:23:00.000-04:002014-06-30T21:06:03.094-04:00My green phase.......I've been doctoring a lot lately. Not by choice. It seems all my professional people have retired or are on medical leave, so they have advised that I break in new people. Not being a "doctor" person, I find this off-putting. Their fingers click away as though I'm telling them something different than the volumes that went before them. My mantra is always the same...fix my broken knees! Enough about that.<br />
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A coffee table and two end tables transformed in a custom mix of grey and green tones. I bartered work on these for some old college lockers. More on those in a few weeks. They require some major carpentry and that part of me is on hiatus.</div>
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I painted an undercoat of a diluted Van Dyke Brown and put a wood conditioner on top so that the stain would spread evenly. The richness reminds me of a mahogany. </div>
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This table reminds me of the old poem, The Touch of the Master's Hand, by Myra Brooks Welch, wherein an auctioneer can barely get three dollars for a dusty old scarred violin, until a man enters from the back of the room and plays as the angels might.The instrument then is auctioned for several thousand dollars. It ends with....</div>
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<i>"And many a man with life out of tune, and battered and scarred with sin, is auctioned cheap to the thoughtless crowd, much like the old violin. A "mess of pottage", a glass of wine; a game - and he travels on. "He is going once", and "going twice", He's "going, and almost gone." But the Master comes, and the foolish crowd, never can quite understand, the worth of a soul and the change that's wrought, by the touch of the Master's hand." </i></div>
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My friend Michelle also had this desk from her husband's family that she painted white and stuck in the garage. She was hoping I could turn it into a kitchen island. I removed the feet thinking I could put them back on the new base, but they were not wide enough for the casters.[The blue base cart I'm working off of is something Alisa found on a curb.]</div>
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This desk has marvelous detail. It reminded me of art deco or a 1940's movie markee.</div>
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This is upside down. My friends, Lynn and Tom, had a 9 FOOT plywood board that I cut a new base off of and screwed on movable 4" locking casters. I jigged the edges to make a plateau effect.</div>
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Note the back is finished also, so it can present anywhere. It rolls like a dream. The casters may have come off of a hospital or a morgue gurney.</div>
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This color is called Lemon Smoke and was given to me by friend, Lisa. I wish you could truly suck in the flavor of this color. My borrowed camera went back to its owner for a fishing trip to Gloucester, Mass. The menfolk from Ohio catch eatable fish-unlike the Arizona "catch-and-releasers".</div>
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I will give you a few days to chew on this and then tell about my trip to "West, By God". It is full of elves, fairies, angels, Samaritans, paint, cows, fish, gum, tires, rain, movies, prayers, games, but no cell towers.</div>
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<br />looking silverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05125924499748198039noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565010872116635116.post-8506633714609682522014-06-06T22:53:00.005-04:002014-06-07T10:50:10.297-04:00Plan BThere is nothing quite like being invited to stay at someone's house to attend Max and Blair's wedding shower and then messing the house up. Badly. I have this problem with always being busy. I thought I could relax, but no, It seems I can't. Fortunately, the shower was at Blair's Family House, which had <i>no</i> mess.<br />
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I had picked up a 50 cent Oops cream colored paint in a little pint version and painted the top and the leaves. Next, I sanded again, tacked, and used a special walnut version of MW over the entire table and rubbed it dry. [See the seam on the end cap? That is where I pieced the replacement veneer]</div>
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I filled it with all sorts of rescue remedies, mostly for Max's sports injuries. While at the outdoor wedding shower, a guest got stung by a bee. The kit's Benedryl was put to good use immediately.</div>
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Since his two hospital stays, he has improved rapidly and miraculously. He is this moment jetting to Finland and Denmark with his family for his Dad's work conference and family vacation. Thank you all for your prayers.</div>
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My young, grandson, who turned 1 in October, was diagnosed a week ago with Kawasaki's Disease. After a 5-day temperature of 105 degrees, and tentative diagnosis of Roseola, the doctors at Nationwide Children's Hospital, gave Pete and Angie a new axis to spin their world on. Adam came home from the hospital yesterday for the second time, after receiving 2 transfusions of ivig. KD is an autoimmune, orphan disease of unknown origin that has good recovery if caught early. Some of the complications are heart disease and arthritis. Adam was the picture of health on Easter.<br />
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His joints were swollen and he could not walk. A rash covered his whole body and his lips were cracked and blood red. His eyes were pink. And his skin kept peeling. Every 15 minutes they gowned and checked his vitals. Adam the Terror was missing...<br />
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At the same time, a family member was in a toxic situation, and rescued by a sibling a thousand miles away. <i>Deus ex Machina,</i> stepped in, and with tough love, removed the obstacle of the "<i>not so good street</i>" and tossed the life ring. Still a work in progress, but at least now there is a horizon!<br />
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These things, and other serious matters, consumed my mind and my heart this past week,<i> not</i> the rescuing of furniture. However, <i>"today is the day, my mountain is waiting" ...</i><br />
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My computer, (which contains all my staging photos),<i> has its idiosyncrasies</i> and chooses to work (<i>or not</i>) at will. Serendipity prevailed and today is a working day! Here is a look at the before of my antique, upcycled, file cabinet before the start of the competition<br />
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My first trip was to Habitat for Humanity's ReStore for supplies. I found a large oak drawer marked $10 with a 25% reduction on everything in the store. Checking the receipt later I noticed that instead of $7.50, they only charged me .75. [Will have to ante` up on my next trip.] The drawer tipped sideways would be the crux of my base. I had gotten some industrial casters for $6. each from a salvage guy on Craigslist. A friend had given me an old wooden lawnmower box, that I knew would be perfect for making the lower storage box, and the rest of which I planned to use to cover the exterior of the pieces, interspersed with lath boards, which have become sort of a signature for me. Total expenses for this project was less than $25.00.<br />
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I started laying out my lath boards and tried not to cut until I was certain, as there is a scarcity of them in the Cleveland area right now.</div>
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Son Ryan helped me attach the casters. Always dry spin before attaching to see if there is enough space to spin freely. I used old yellow pine molding from a tear-out I found on Craigslist, on W. 78th, to trim out the openings</div>
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I used Bondo to patch holes from drawer dividers before painting interior with leftovers of an Oops paint.</div>
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Minwax is one hundred years old this year, and the company refers to "quality craftsmanship" in the advertising of their products. Although I've had some issues with their "high build" urethane, overall, I can depend on their product, and they are quick to rectify any problems. Well, "quick-ish". </div>
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UPDATE: I TRIED to enter this piece in the Minwax competition, however, they never posted it to their site for judging. So, I add to my observations about Minwax, "dependable-ish".</div>
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Originally, I had intended to go with a glossy red and a fancy script for a coffee cart, BUT, I don't drink coffee, therefore do not feel I should promote it. The turquoise-y color fell into place as it was the color that the lath boards had been painted some 90 years ago.</div>
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I'm pretty pleased with the outcome. Many hours passed listening to books on tape, while I measured and painted away. I've found that visiting dogs <i>can</i> adjust to the constant whine of a compound miter saw and <strike>like</strike> tolerate it. </div>
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Bethany helped me stage the cart for possible uses. It was hard <i>not</i> to get a glare on the microwave glass. The shadows on the side were inescapable. Well, you would know why if you saw the room. Think <i>clown car.</i></div>
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It spins like a top and is extremely versatile. I made it modular so the top could be removable. I fit the shanks into small grooves so that it just lifts off. </div>
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The above is only a furniture reveal. My <i>real</i> revelation is that I was blessed with the very best family in the world. My children and their spouses are the best parents I could ever dream of. No Mother's or Father's Day tribute could adequately elaborate all the lengths they go to for their offspring and each other. We all took turns sharing* little "Big Sister Emilia" age 2+ during this emergency (*as well as the in-laws). </div>
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Here is a sneak peak of supplies for each of our projects. The finished results will be revealed in one week. We were allowed to use whatever materials we could find and adapt to our designs.<br />
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hope&salvagelooking silverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05125924499748198039noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565010872116635116.post-960582074851435332014-04-17T17:48:00.002-04:002014-04-17T22:45:45.642-04:00Oh, the Places You'll go...Dr. Seuss of course was a masterful writer of thought, entertainment, and wisdom. What I consider one of his best books is "Oh, the Places You'll Go". It is an awesome book to give a graduate, or a kid, or an adult in a quandary.<br />
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I recovered a swivel stool today. Not the way I had planned to, but instead of stopping when I had already taken it apart, I put it back together, in a lesser way than I intended. But, it's okay, because I was on a prickle-y perch...a slump...a waiting place...and I wanted to be on my way.<br />
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Last Summer, I bought this stool at one of my 4 favorite shopping places. Not <i>ReStore</i>, or <i>Salvation Army</i>, or <i>Ken's Garage</i>, but <i>Craigslist</i>. For $12.00. The ad said the guy lived in Eastlake, which is a pretty far piece to go to buy a stool, unless you were getting it for free, or had a trip in that direction. I emailed and asked if he were heading toward Cleveland anytime soon, and he said yes, that he would be going to the casino that night. He offered to bring the stool if I would pull up in front and do the exchange. It felt like a clandestine meet, but "that's how I roll." I described my vehicle and when he saw me pulling up with my window down, he hollered, "Hey lady, wanna buy a stool?" I smiled broadly, handed him a ten and 2 ones, and said "Thanks," as he shoved it though the open window and took off. That was pretty trusting of the guy, because if I had not shown, he would have had to walk way the heck back to his vehicle and put it back, before meeting up with his group.<br />
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I love this stool. I use it all the time. It comes with me to my scout meetings, my kid's houses, and I drag it to my sister's house in Maryland. It feels like a wheel chair with no arms. I love that it was made in the USA. I did not like the fact that the seat cover was less than perfect. A little shabby even.<br />
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Most times, I would just throw a pillow case over it and pretend it was a slip cover. Today was the day I intended to fix it. Buuuttt. I did not have enough fabric to do the welting. I hate taking short-cuts on what a completed image should be. Oh well, just for me, not for family, or a client. Good enough. Without a partner, <i>Alone </i>.I did not have enough strength to pull it as tight as I wanted to staple gun, so it is a little cock-eyed, but I was optimistic it would work just fine. I wasn't going to wait for Another Chance. My mind maker-upper had made up her mind.<br />
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I threw together some sugar cookies for the grand kids that are heading south for Easter, in exchange for letting me watch their pooch. "Brownie" got groomed yesterday and Grant said he looked "Littler". Grant then did not want a haircut of his own because he did not want to end up shorter!</div>
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Oh, the Places You'll Go!<br />
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Congratulations!<br />
Today is your day.<br />
You're off to Great Places!<br />
You're off and away!<br />
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You have brains in your head.<br />
You have feet in your shoes<br />
You can steer yourself<br />
any direction you choose.<br />
You're on your own. And you know what you know.<br />
And You are the guy who'll decide where to go.<br />
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You'll look up and down streets. Look 'em over with care.<br />
About some you will say, "I don't choose to go there."<br />
With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet,<br />
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And you may not find any<br />
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In that case, of course,<br />
you'll head straight out of town.<br />
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It's opener there<br />
in the wide open air.<br />
<br />
Out there things can happen<br />
and frequently do<br />
to people as brainy and footsy as you.<br />
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And when things start to happen,<br />
Don't worry. Don't stew.<br />
Just go right along.<br />
You'll start happening too.<br />
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OH! THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!<br />
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You'll be on your way up!<br />
You'll be seeing great sights!<br />
You'll join the high fliers<br />
who soar to high heights. <br />
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You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed.<br />
You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead.<br />
Wherever you fly, you'll be the best of the best.<br />
Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.<br />
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Except when you don't<br />
Because, sometimes, you won't.<br />
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I'm sorry to say so<br />
but, sadly, it's true<br />
and Hang-ups<br />
can happen to you.<br />
<br />
You can get all hung up<br />
in a prickle-y perch.<br />
And your gang will fly on.<br />
You'll be left in a Lurch.<br />
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You'll come down from the Lurch<br />
with an unpleasant bump.<br />
And the chances are, then,<br />
that you'll be in a Slump.<br />
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And when you're in a Slump,<br />
you're not in for much fun.<br />
Un-slumping yourself<br />
is not easily done.<br />
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You will come to a place where the streets are not marked.<br />
Some windows are lighted. But mostly they're darked.<br />
A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin!<br />
Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?<br />
How much can you lose? How much can you win?<br />
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And, IF you go in, should you turn left or right...<br />
or right-and-three-quarters? Or, maybe, not quite?<br />
Or go around back and sneak in from behind?<br />
Simple it's not, I'm afraid you will find,<br />
for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.<br />
<br />
You can get so confused<br />
that you'll start in to race<br />
down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace<br />
and grind on for miles across weird-ish wild space,<br />
headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.<br />
The Waiting Place...<br />
<br />
...for people just waiting.<br />
Waiting for a train to go<br />
or a bus to come, or a plane to go<br />
or the mail to come, or the rain to go<br />
or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow<br />
or waiting around for a Yes or a No<br />
or waiting for their hair to grow<br />
Everyone is just waiting.<br />
<br />
Waiting for the fish to bite<br />
or waiting for wind to fly a kite<br />
or waiting around for Friday night<br />
or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake<br />
or a pot to boil, or a Better Break<br />
or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants<br />
or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.<br />
Everyone is just waiting.<br />
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NO!<br />
That's not for you!<br />
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Somehow you'll escape<br />
all that waiting and staying<br />
You'll find the bright places<br />
where Boom Bands are playing.<br />
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With banner flip-flapping,<br />
once more you'll ride high!<br />
Ready for anything under the sky.<br />
Ready because you're that kind of a guy!<br />
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Oh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done!<br />
There are points to be scored, there are games to be won.<br />
And the magical things you can do with that ball<br />
will make you the winning-est winner of all.<br />
Fame! You'll be famous as famous can be,<br />
with the whole wide world watching you win on TV.<br />
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Except when they don't<br />
Because, sometimes, they won't.<br />
<br />
I'm afraid that some times<br />
you'll play lonely games too.<br />
Games you can't win<br />
'cause you'll play against you.<br />
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All Alone!<br />
Whether you like it or not,<br />
Alone will be something<br />
you'll be quite a lot.<br />
<br />
And when you're alone, there's a very good chance<br />
you'll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.<br />
There are some, down the road between hither and yon,<br />
that can scare you so much you won't want to go on.<br />
<br />
But on you will go<br />
though the weather be foul<br />
On you will go<br />
though your enemies prowl<br />
On you will go<br />
though the Hakken-Kraks howl<br />
Onward up many<br />
a frightening creek,<br />
though your arms may get sore<br />
and your sneakers may leak.<br />
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On and on you will hike<br />
and I know you'll hike far<br />
and face up to your problems<br />
whatever they are.<br />
<br />
You'll get mixed up, of course,<br />
as you already know.<br />
You'll get mixed up<br />
with many strange birds as you go.<br />
So be sure when you step.<br />
Step with care and great tact<br />
and remember that Life's<br />
a Great Balancing Act.<br />
Just never forget to be dexterous and deft.<br />
And never mix up your right foot with you left.<br />
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And will you succeed?<br />
Yes! You will, indeed!<br />
(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)<br />
<br />
KID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!<br />
<br />
So...<br />
be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray<br />
or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea,<br />
you're off to Great Places!<br />
Today is your day!<br />
Your mountain is waiting.<br />
So...get on your way!<br />
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As ever,<br />
Un-slumped La Verne<br />
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Side story: Last summer, Ken alerted me to a desk at the end of his street, so naturally, I had to make a trip back to get it. While loading it into the van I could see that in one of the drawers there was a baggie and inside, a post-it note that read, "Evil Desk". A normal person would take a step back and say, "Whoa, these people have back story information that this is an EVIL DESK", and unload their vehicle on the spot. I, however, am trusting of the universe. This desk has never harmed me, and aside from planning to hit it with a hammer, abrade it with a sander, pummel it with an electric drill, I mean it no harm.<br />
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I came to learn that the desk did indeed have evil tendencies. My fingers were bloodied while trying to remove ancient flat head screws. This story goes on... Every time I encountered the piece, it was to my detriment. Finally, in deciding to saw it up for firewood, my faithful Ryobi had bounce-backs never seen before. Some of it was used for firewood, portions left for the refuse hauler, and the parts that were recycled into salvage pieces; caused me grief. Warning: If you ever meet an 'evil desk', <i>walk on by</i>.<br />
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Andrew started the gluing and clamping process months ago, and then it was abandoned again. When <i>"Not His Real Name Bob" </i>cleaned out the garage, I was mortified seeing it out there, half started, in my newly reclaimed space. It screamed, <i>"PROCRASTINATOR"</i>! It was time.<br />
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This is not an original photo, but close to it. I misplaced the side pieces, so I had to fabricate new ones and drill out for the dowel holes. Bummer with no guide.<br />
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<i>Stopping for a commercial.</i> I made German pretzels on Saturday for Bethy's World Friendship program and they were delicious. Just a gratuitous look. I changed out a cup of regular flour with whole grain so they were a bit healthier. Just out of the oven, you would have thought you were in Bravaria. </div>
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Next, is not a commercial, but a Public Service Announcement. I used my friend, Ed's jig saw to cut the bench seat because my Ryobi cordless saw's battery died and so did the back-up (although I keep them plugged in religiously-especially during Holy Week), and my jigsaw has a really dull blade (from cutting through nails). My point is....the Craftsman Professional is made for a giant's hand. No way even a regular craftsman could hold this baby with one hand. And there is no quick shut-off. The yellow button takes some doing to turn off. Safety! [It would be a preferred tool to have in hand at a home invasion though] Although I am not a segregationist, I believe women should have their own designed tools. The grip should have the same torque, but be designed for a smaller hand. And the heft should be substantial, but not the weight of a pot bellied pig. We have toted our children, and others' all over kingdom come, because that is what we do. Our 'recreational' pursuits should not have us competing with Goliath to create a piece of art while saving the planet. Just sayin'.</div>
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Ok, back to the bench. ( I may have ADHD). Next, I painted it a creamy chalk-ish paint I created using leftovers from other projects. On these small projects I like to use a chip brush. It is easier to wield, and clean up between coats. Love my little garden scoot. It's like having an un-human assistant.</div>
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I am rather proud of this view. I have been weaning this room in preparation for an Easter gathering of about half of the troops. The <i>ones</i> that aren't traveling or residing planets away.</div>
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I glazed the entire piece and added a stain in all the groves to accentuate the carvings, followed by a matte poly.<br />
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Foam is pretty expensive unless you can get it at 50-60% off. Luckily, I had some in my sewing room. [Who's kidding who/whom? We used to call it the Library, but the last time someone took a book out of that room, it was 2009, and it was the "P" World Book Encyclopedia.] I always add some quilt batting to the top of the foam for a softer seat. It also overlaps the crease at the top all around. A little spray adhesive keeps it from moving while stapling fabric.</div>
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I seriously dislike the feel of burlap. It may be all the rage, but comfort has to count for something. Burlap is <i>itchy</i>. On your face, your legs, your butt. My eyes hurt <i>just looking</i> at burlap. Why use it? This has the <i>look </i>of burlap, but is soft as a baby's rear.</div>
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I have been frugal my entire life. Since birth, circumstances meant hand-me-downs, always sharing, no waste, making things from scratch, reusing, scavenging, making do.... One can embrace that life and call it <i>grace</i>, or ever after have the feeling they have been deprived. </div>
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Raising the kids after my husband died, when it came time for a clothes shopping trip, two rules were always in place. In order to purchase something, it had to: 1) fit two or more people. 2) everyone got their own underwear. I called it "Nurturing through deprivation." (Of necessity)</div>
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This bench is no different. The paints used were given to me, as was the bench. The tools were gifts or loaned. Materials all came from 'stash on hand'. Cost to produce, under a penny. Gratification in saving a broken bench from the landfill? Unimaginable.</div>
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<br />looking silverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05125924499748198039noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565010872116635116.post-12759550091190691342014-04-10T17:10:00.002-04:002014-04-14T11:12:21.152-04:00Bringing the "A" Game and Filing it under AnticipationLast Wednesday, I invited Kathy from The Salvaged Boutique, over for lunch and to visit what I call my jungle, and she would call a "pickin' room". She and her sister, Karen, recently started a blog and have successfully been featured on Apartment Therapy and Roadkill Rescue. <i>And they are just out of the gate!</i><br />
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The front of each file section is machine stamped Berloy (Berger Manufacturing Company, Canton, Ohio), and the year is 1918. Berger is the forerunner of LTV Steel and Republic Steel. I googled the steel transfer file, and it is advertised as being, "<i>Electrically welded, strong and rigid, lifelong durability, solid sides, dust proof, vermin proof, rat proof, fire resisting, inexpensive, economical, baked olive finish".</i></div>
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The Salvaged Boutique sisters featured me in their post the other day in a most amazing tribute. Check out their blog here.<br />
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The competition has hardly any rules. (Read: None) We have one month to up-cycle our piece into a stunning new creation. We can add, cut away, or otherwise re-create the piece into an entirely different function. There is no actual prize, just bragging rights. I CAN'T WAIT! It reminds me of the old Heinz Ketchup commercial. A N T I C I P A T I O N!<br />
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hope&salvagelooking silverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05125924499748198039noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565010872116635116.post-73263460150003320892014-04-08T10:48:00.004-04:002014-04-12T22:20:21.927-04:00"That's how we roll."I am big on miracles. When I see'um, I call'em. This weekend a miracle took place in my garage. While I wish there had been a 'before' picture, I can't help but love the 'after'. L O N G time friend and neighbor, Bob MacKay (not his real name), son Jake, friend, Tom Deubel, and son Tommy, came over and with the strength of Iron-men, took on the herculean task of rearranging my <strike>garage</strike> discarded furniture warehouse. People can attest when asked in a poll, where would you rather <b><i>not</i></b> be: A) A sinkhole in Cleveland. B) In a cornfield after a tornado. C) A snake pit with venomous vipers. D) La Verne's garage. Everyone would pick "D". There were no paths, and now there are 4. In the past, when I tried to get beadboard down from the attic, wooden porch pillars periled my person (so much for alliteration). The big items are now up on casters. The chairs are hung from the rafters. The flat wood is stacked on metro carts. And, the trim wood is divided by type in back stalls. If it were not for my achy-breaky knees, I would believe I was in heaven.<br />
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To see this all in the driveway, one could not imagine its re-entry back into the garage (DFW). Executive decisions were made by Bob (again, not his real name) on what was <i>"NOT"</i> going back in. So be it.<br />
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I asked them to each pick out any pieces they wanted and I would restore it for them. When they declined, I was not sure it was because the items to choose from, were less than stellar, or they did not want to pick something that would otherwise be sold or bartered.<br />
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This kind of outreach is a lesson in humility for me. These are tasks I used to take on at a whim, but am now at the mercy of others. The afternoon was at the highest entertainment level, watching fathers and sons working together, and sometimes (<i>often?</i>) butting heads. <i>[It may be hard to relinquish that sons can have as many good ideas as their parents.] </i>We stopped mid-day for Italian Sunday dinner at the folks house, with home-made wine, chicken parmigiana, pasta and great company-the staple of that family for decades. Mangia! Mangia!.<br />
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I am greatly indebted to all of you, and when trying to thank them, their reply was...."That's how we roll."<br />
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"Vorrei dire qualcosa di simile come"<br />
"Thank you from the bottom of my heart"<br />
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La Verne<br />
hope&salvagelooking silverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05125924499748198039noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565010872116635116.post-47873693109303086292014-03-29T15:04:00.002-04:002014-05-27T22:40:55.573-04:00RCA VintnerA couple of weeks back a man came to look at my pallet wood dresser. Dan wanted to use it as a wine cabinet. No way it was going to work. The part where I re-worked the missing drawer was not high enough to stack or lay bottles down. And the piece was too tall. I gave him a tour of my <strike> garage</strike> used furniture warehouse. In one of my trips over to my friend, Ken's house, I picked up an old, vintage, probably 1940's television set that might be just the ticket. It looked like this....<br />
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Dan wanted a shelf put in the lower section that formerly was just a grid with fabric that held speakers. And, he wanted it cut wider than the top. The tough part was that the front of the cabinet was rounded so any trim I added, I would have to score the back of and bend, or salvage from the cut-off pieces. Nightmareville. I literally dreamed of this piece every night.</div>
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I gingerly removed the mitered casing around the screen area (and it was intact) to strip and re-use. My carpenter abilities are greatly lacking, even with the new saw Peter and Andrew got me for Christmas. Seriously, that was the greatest present I would <i>never</i> buy myself. I use it a hundred times a day.</div>
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Still looking like "what was she thinking!" I added screen trim along the bottom to give it more character.</div>
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Yes, this is my dining room. Don't even think of calling Adult Protective Services on me, I have toooools, and I can fake using them! Every piece had to be glued, clamped and screwed. Because I had so few good clamps, I could only do one side at a time and then wait for it to cure. I ended up buying a bunch of cheap, plastic clamps from the big box, to speed up the process. Mistake, they ended up snapping and flying around the room. Right out of an <i>I Love Lucy</i> episode. Between drying time, I rolled in my computer chair from project to project, sanding, painting, glazing, drawing, <i>napping</i>, (who put that it in there?)</div>
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Some areas that were rotted out, I replaced the wood. In other areas, I used my go-to, Bondo (for cars). It dries quick and hard as a rock. The <i>secret</i> is to putty knife it as smooth as possible.</div>
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The planking beadboard panels are much easier to work with than the pre-painted sheet, and I just used what I had on hand, a bulk ReStore purchase when I didn't have a notion of what I would use them for. Score!</div>
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I don't ever remember turning a project over and over, so much, to work on every angle. Here is a view of the framing out the bottom cut-out. I scored the back of the trim with a jigsaw so that it would bend. Every time, I expected to hear, "SNAP".</div>
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This photo cannot accurately reflect the true color, which is exquisite. Later, I sanded, glazed and poly'd it. I knew that by adding the polyurethane, instead of waxing it, it would give it the yellowish hue he wanted, to appear more green. By now I had no ____ing energy. [supply your own verb]</div>
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This view shows that pallet wood flooring I used for the bottom shelf and how the edges look trimmed out.</div>
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Now, it's taking on some character. Sometimes, I get up in the middle of the night and go look at it. It reminds me of an antique Chevy truck. Awesome.</div>
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These old tools are just weighing down the edges of the top so I can judge whether there is too much or not enough color. I had to apply a color to the top as all the acetone in the world was not removing some industrial glue that held the old veneer on.</div>
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I felt as though I were 'wrastling' an alligator trying to get this top on. I need to invent something that vacuum packs a piece until the glue dries. Hold it here to clamp, it moves. Clamp there, and it snaps. Drill there and oops....</div>
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The knobs were damaged before I took them off. Someone had hot-glued them on and the number dial was split. I used a combination of Gorilla glue, wood glue, hot glue, finger nail polish and polyurethane to re-attach, so be forewarned about trying to change the channel. I pointed it to the No.4 for "D" and that is permanent. While I was cleaning (sleep walking in) my garage this morning,, I found another front section of one of the knobs and was able to pry/gouge/dig out the old glue and reattach. It makes the piece more symmetrical.<br />
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The first, is a small bedside table<i> my friend Ken</i> gave me. He should be my brother-he takes that good care of me. Naturally, I was on another planet when I should have taken the Before picture. So this is the During photo. [See in the left hand corner the little garden scoot? It is amazing how handy that thing is for entertaining kids, hauling groceries, moving furniture...]<br />
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This square table came to me by way of my friend, Debbie. It immediately screamed UNION JACK. I hadn't done a square one, only rectangular ones and dresser fronts. I think now I can do them in my sleep. There is a definite pattern, not just haphazard stripes. It is a combination of the Cross of St. Patrick, the Cross of St. Andrew and the Cross of St. George. </div>
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I have been dog sitting a Chiweenie (chihuahua/dachshund) for the past two weeks. If you knew me, you would not ask me to watch your canine. Ever. Other than that early experience, and a two week period when the neighbors gave us a Cock-a-poo in the '70's (involved mayonnaise, throwing up in the car, and scratching a Cadillac), I have no experience with animals. Give me a child, a sick adult, or a dying grandmother, and I will sign on for a lifetime; give me something that barks, craps on my carpet, or wakes me at 5:15 to go potty, and I will say, "you have the wrong girl". I don't do stairs, (but I did 8 times a day). I don't shop, (but when she chewed through her harness, I went to 3 stores to find a new one. She slipped out of that, so I finally braided some t-shirt cords into a collar). I change diapers, (but when something purposely rolls in shit and requires a bath-the remnants should not look like I shaved a gorilla). It was supposed to be a one week commitment, but turned into two. I was anxious to see her go. She was anxious to leave. The End.<br />
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<br />looking silverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05125924499748198039noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565010872116635116.post-13334880054845720212014-03-14T22:11:00.002-04:002014-05-27T22:45:32.852-04:00Quilting with woodOne of my all time passions from my "past" life has been quilting. There was no Ten Step withdrawal program for it, but I was definitely a "fabri-holic". I could not pass a fabric store without stopping in. My van made frequent trips out of my way to go to JoAnn and Minnesota Fabrics. I made pilgrimages to Amish country and only left the dry goods stores when darkness fell and I could no longer see in the light-less buildings. But as fingers and knees fail, and I can no longer get on the floor to baste the top to the batting, and other interests take over. I feel the loss.<br />
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Enter woodworking. For the past year, I have been "doing over" furniture. Mostly repairing and painting. Some stripping and refinishing, but that is less in vogue. My friend, Ken, gave me a small bedside table a few months ago. It had a cracked top that I thought I could mend, but it had other plans and when I glued and clamped it, warped badly. Scrap the plans I originally had for it (saving for a future project), but the old passion stirred and I decided to quilt with wood.<br />
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I had painted and cut up a lot of my plaster lath boards for a beach look on a piece I was working on for one of my daughter's friends; but the idea was nixed, and I was left with what a jeweler might consider junk, if they had smashed a large diamond to smithereens. [Picture teary eye'd me] I do like lemonade, so I resurrected those pieces and started to fit them into a puzzle the size of the table top. [Helpful hint: Don't ever fit the pieces to the actual 'under-board' you will use, because no matter how many pictures are taken, something is lost in the transfer.] As I wood glued the bottom board, I always wait for it to get a bit 'tacky' before placing the wood pieces, so they don't shift. This leaves little actual working time. Field conditions prevailed and I quickly cut and pieced so that I would not have to re-do the entire top. I'm pretty happy with the results.</div>
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The night stand itself turned out pretty nice. I just used an OOP's paint I had and lightly distressed. All the materials I used in this project were on hand. The table was gifted to me, the lath boards Bethany and I gathered in the rain from a house in Cleveland, even the Minwax Poly Acrylic was sent as a replacement for product failure. Oh, I paid .50 for the OOP's paint.</div>
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I am linking up with <i>Miss Mustard Seed's Furniture Friday</i>, <i>Stephanie Lynn's Under the Table and Dreaming, and Beyond the Picket Fence, </i>in which Becky featured in the March 27, 2014 post<i>.</i> </div>
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<br />looking silverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05125924499748198039noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6565010872116635116.post-29619253704454268652014-03-07T20:27:00.001-05:002014-03-07T22:31:56.494-05:00Put a little spice in your lifeMy friend Kat called the other day. She is running out of room in her kitchen cupboards and wondered if I had a spice rack in my stash. "Not per se, but I have shelves that may work as a spice rack." She and Stevan were on their way to the neighborhood, so I scrambled into the garage looking for it. <i>One day, I will write a post just on the contents of my garage.</i> I remembered that my friend Ken had found a dated 3 board shelf on his curb travels and gifted me with it. Initially, it was plain, unpainted pine.<br />
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The purpose of the lath board was to 'gate' the spices. My go to glaze on this project was Howard Restore a Finish, and finished with Minwax' s Wipe on Poly. No sense waxing as this cabinet will take a lot of abuse.</div>
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It's Friday, no crabs to put it on, but it tastes okay in tuna fish also. </div>
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Total cost of the recycled shelf into a spice rack project was $1.27. But the contribution of friends? Priceless!</div>
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La Verne</div>
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hope&salvage</div>
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