Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Chipped Paint

I really don't think this door needs a coat of paint yet, but there are places that are crying out for help around the old homestead. Over the last few weeks, I have obliged, and the work continues. Where are Tom and Huck when I need them? One side of the house is complete. One to go. The garage needs some stain too. That's set for the fall. Some jobs I can't do or prefer not to participate in, like seal coating the driveway and taking the big tree down. These chores will fall into the hands of others. During the summer, I have started moving some wood into the woodshed out back, but the job's half done. I think the ant in Aesop's tale, "The Ant and the Grasshopper" was really on to something. Stay busy in the fall and prepare your house for the winter climes, and you won't suffer the ill winds and harshness of winter. Experience, that great teacher, has taught me many things, especially living here in the Northeast. One being, they'll be plenty of time to 'play around' in the spring, summer and fall. Winter, up here, is no time for games... well, except for hockey and maybe Uncle Wiggily!
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  1. brattcatAugust 10, 2011 at 7:09 AM

    ...and board games played around the table.

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  2. PerthDailyPhotoAugust 10, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    'Uncle Wiggily'.. now I'm intrigued Birdman!!

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  3. OlivierAugust 10, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    en effet faire tous les travaux avant que le froid arrive.

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  4. Regina KAugust 10, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    I like these red doors. Yes a home takes lots of work to prepare it for the seasons. I can image the Northeast requires lots of maintenance and so does the midwest.

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  5. Tanya BreeseAugust 10, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    i think those doors are in great shape, love them! now being from southern california from birth to 34 years old, we didn't really understand what all this work was to get ready for winter till we moved to missouri (although not as harsh as your winters, but still!) and realized you really do have certain tasks to do to prepare for the next season! you lost me on uncle wiggily though ;)

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  6. Folkways Note BookAugust 10, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    Birdman -- My age is showing -- I played the board game Uncle Wiggily. As I think I remember it was about a rabbit? Nice doors! -- barbara

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  7. SharonAugust 10, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    All that work will have it's rewards!

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  8. cieldequimperAugust 10, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    Or as my grandfather would have said: always do today what you can do today and don't put it off until tomorrow.

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  9. LoisAugust 10, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    I haven't thought about Uncle Wiggily in years! Not much to do around here to prepare for winter. Hurricane season is a different story though.

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  10. Genie -- Paris and BeyondAugust 10, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    I had to think about Uncle Wiggily for a moment to remember... When we are stuck inside on a cold, rainy day and there is no work, we like jigsaw puzzles.

    Bises,
    Genie

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  11. TexWisGirlAugust 10, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    it makes a pretty pic!

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  12. MichelleAugust 10, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    I love chipped paint.

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  13. Betsy Banks AdamsAugust 10, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    Good Luck with all of your jobs... The hardest part of painting is that once you do one thing, then something else needs it... So---the job never ends.
    Betsy

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  14. JackAugust 10, 2011 at 10:47 PM

    I don't know, Birdman, that door could use some scraping and some paint . . .

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