COLD DARK ROOM

[Lyn W]

Good morning/afternoon all,
I had a much better night's sleep last night using all sorts of recommended techniques and I'm not sure which one worked or if I was just cream crackered, but something helped.
(translation - cream crackered = rhyming slang for knackered = worn out )
There's a heavy frost this morning, but it's dry and sunny.
I'm going to make a start on prepping the woodwork in my bathroom ready for painting.
It shouldn't take long and I'm hoping to get it all finished by this evening.
Have a good Wednesday!

 

[Maro2Bear]

Good morning/afternoon all,
I had a much better night's sleep last night using all sorts of recommended techniques and I'm not sure which one worked or if I was just cream crackered, but something helped.
(translation - cream crackered = rhyming slang for knackered = worn out )
There's a heavy frost this morning, but it's dry and sunny.
I'm going to make a start on prepping the woodwork in my bathroom ready for painting.
It shouldn't take long and I'm hoping to get it all finished by this evening.
Have a good Wednesday!

Good news on the snooze ????

Another cold start here & still below freezing @27F.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Sunny & bright, but (still) below freezing. We’re having a stretch of abnormally cold freezing weather. Last year, hardly any really cold days. We managed to tame back & prune much of our Crepe Myrtles that were damaged from the snowstorm.

We first trimmed off the easy thin bits & then tackled the main trunks.

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Quick update. Thought I would see if I could make a wee Christmas tree from my new found bounty.


And we have turned Crepe Myrtle into a Christmas tree

 

[Warren]

Quick update. Thought I would see if I could make a wee Christmas tree from my new found bounty.


And we have turned Crepe Myrtle into a Christmas tree
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When you showed your down tree, I was thinging that could be some good turning wood. I turn wood also, just not as often as I used too, always seeing down tree and thinking about some of that wood could be good for turning. Looks good, nice job!

 

[Cathie G]

Personally . . .I think you could have planted either in front or back, and it would be wonderful. Both are beautiful tree.

Yes. I love dogwood. I've never had a Crapemyrtle but from the description I'm pretty sure I'll love that too. My city is called the city of trees.

 

[MenagerieGrl]

Yes. I love dogwood. I've never had a Crapemyrtle but from the description I'm pretty sure I'll love that too. My city is called the city of trees.

I love it, City of Tree's, must be beautiful....(Imagining ?)

 

[Cathie G]

Quick update. Thought I would see if I could make a wee Christmas tree from my new found bounty.


And we have turned Crepe Myrtle into a Christmas tree
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That's gorgeous. Is it unfinished? Because it's a beautiful color of wood. How do you keep the wood from drying out and cracking when you turn them so quickly after harvest? Or is it because of the time of year and it's already pretty dry??

 

[Cathie G]

I love it, City of Tree's, must be beautiful....(Imagining ?)

What I thought was pretty cool was when I found there are ginkgo biloba trees all over our downtown area. I was studying herbs at the time. That's an herb supposedly good for your memory.?

 

[Cathie G]

Good news on the snooze ????

Another cold start here & still below freezing @27F.

I can't believe that you are farther south and still frozen. One day we have that but the next is in the 40's, 50's, and even 60's. It's like being on a roller coaster. Whee.... snow maybe by Sunday.

 

[Maro2Bear]

That's gorgeous. Is it unfinished? Because it's a beautiful color of wood. How do you keep the wood from drying out and cracking when you turn them so quickly after harvest? Or is it because of the time of year and it's already pretty dry??

Yes, that pix is “hot off the lathe” (no finishing, yet)). Green wood like this is very prone to cracking, and why wood that you purchase for most projects is kiln dried. Regardless of season - the wood is still green.

 

[Cathie G]

Yes, that pix is “hot off the lathe” (no finishing, yet)). Green wood like this is very prone to cracking, and why wood that you purchase for most projects is kiln dried. Regardless of season - the wood is still green.

Yes, that pix is “hot off the lathe” (no finishing, yet)). Green wood like this is very prone to cracking, and why wood that you purchase for most projects is kiln dried. Regardless of season - the wood is still green.

What do you do to stop that? And I do understand kiln dried and such. I was just wondering how you stop the "checking" in green wood. It seems like YOU must do something to do that. Or why bother to turn it? A problem I have with basket weaving is also the shrinking if I do it with green wood. It's heck waiting on dried wood and limbs ?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Hello, folks.
It's been a year since my incident with Adam. And as disappointed as I am with him, I'd be lying if I said I didn't still care about him.
Has anyone heard from him since LAST Christmas? (2020)
If not, I'm going to try to contact him.
I'm sure I'm not the only one that's concerned.
Thanks.
Ed

 

[Maggie3fan]

 

[MenagerieGrl]

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Wow, you did a great Job with the snow...

 

[Chefdenoel10]

Hello, folks.
It's been a year since my incident with Adam. And as disappointed as I am with him, I'd be lying if I said I didn't still care about him.
Has anyone heard from him since LAST Christmas? (2020)
If not, I'm going to try to contact him.
I'm sure I'm not the only one that's concerned.
Thanks.
Ed

I tried sending him a Christmas card.
I was wondering about him too.
I hope he is in hiding from COVID?
Hopefully he will pop up outta nowhere as he usually does..?
Maybe the “snow leopard” ? GOT HIM??
OR ARMADILLO??? ?????

 

[Chefdenoel10]

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What the…????
Who????….
What!!?!?!????…..
Where???……????
HOW COOOOOL IS THAT!!!!!
Is this your family??
Holy cowabunga!!!!!
That is AWESOME!!!!!! ?

 

[Maggie3fan]

 

[Maggie3fan]

It's a photo sent to me on FB...

 

[Maro2Bear]

What I thought was pretty cool was when I found there are ginkgo biloba trees all over our downtown area. I was studying herbs at the time. That's an herb supposedly good for your memory.?

Yes, it’s a pretty popular tree for municipalities & developments plant. Our streets are lined with them as are the SAM’s club & WalMart parking lots. I rarely see a chunk laying down, recently there was one at our Sams club, but the store hauled it away before i could back to it. ?

 

[Maro2Bear]

It's a photo sent to me on FB...

Thought so…….that took a lot of time!