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« Reply #150 on Jan 28, 2011, 9:43pm »

The ceiling of Mr. Kimby's cousin's Craftsman style home.

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« Reply #151 on Jan 29, 2011, 1:46pm »

Beautifully put together ceiling beams Kimby! He has my admiration on a job well done

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« Reply #152 on Jan 29, 2011, 4:20pm »

The home is actually an old one, in Milwaukee. The craftsman is probably long dead.

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« Reply #153 on Jan 30, 2011, 4:54pm »

The 'Lodge' we stayed at in Hastings...

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« Reply #154 on Feb 10, 2011, 8:34pm »

A nutcracker I bought as a gift in an antique shop yesterday. The proprietors tell me it was made in Austria in the early 1900's. I'll buy Austria, as that is stamped on the handle, but wonder how old it really is. It is no longer functional, as has been broken and reglued, but has a certain charm, don't you think?

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« Reply #155 on Feb 10, 2011, 8:53pm »

It's absolutely adorable. I can see why you were drawn to it. It could be your house tomte.

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« Reply #156 on Feb 10, 2011, 9:00pm »

Alas, it is not for our house. It is a gift for Mr. Kimby's cousin, who is helping us to furnish the new lake cottage. His lovely wife collects monkeys.

BTW, I'd never heard of a tomte, but am familiar with "brownies" who do good things around houses.

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« Reply #157 on Feb 14, 2011, 7:01pm »

He really is very cute isn't he?...

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« Reply #158 on Feb 28, 2011, 9:34pm »

Interestingly, I could find nothing about "monkey nutcrackers from Austria" online, but when Mr. Kimby Googled it, he found a picture that he said looked "exactly like our monkey, and they even have OUR rug!"

Yup, this Any Port thread came up as a search result!

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« Reply #159 on Feb 28, 2011, 10:05pm »

We are specialized in monkey nutcrackers from Austria. Google is wise.

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Re: Wood
« Reply #160 on Mar 10, 2011, 6:22pm »

Taken on last visit to the lake cottage - LR ceiling and stairway are going in. We begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

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« Reply #161 on Mar 10, 2011, 6:25pm »

Interesting decoration on top of the newel post. Is it permanent?

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« Reply #162 on Mar 10, 2011, 6:28pm »

Absolutely beautiful Kimby! It is remarkable how much your lake cottage is like our lake house, same ceiling except our wood is done in pine, but gosh, looks so similar. Guess we share the same type of life.
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P.S. our house is 40 years old though therfore, we have spent the last 12 years updating in into this century. I am sure you cannot wait for the end as do we.

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« Reply #163 on Mar 10, 2011, 6:45pm »

Mar 10, 2011, 6:25pm, onlymark wrote:

Interesting decoration on top of the newel post. Is it permanent?

Should I have removed the rocks before shooting the photo?

I think the carpenter was weighting down the wood caps that had been glued in place.

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« Reply #164 on Mar 10, 2011, 7:21pm »

Good reason then.
I was worried you'd have a thought like when you put your keys down and can't find them, a sort of "I know I had that concrete block a minute ago. Now where the hell did I put it."

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« Reply #165 on Mar 21, 2011, 6:37pm »

Those blocks of stone did give me grief when I decided the glue was dried and took them outside where they belong. I slipped on ice outside the door (no eavestroughs yet) and fell hard on my bum which now has a large technicolor bruise gracing the left cheek!

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« Reply #166 on Mar 21, 2011, 6:56pm »

Kimby, hie thee to the health food store and buy some homeopathic arnica gel now.

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« Reply #167 on Mar 21, 2011, 6:57pm »

Ouch Kimby! :-/

Hoping you heal quickly.
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Re: Wood
« Reply #168 on Mar 21, 2011, 7:06pm »

Speaking of renovation injuries, my husband was finishing up the painting in our kitchen this past Friday. He was replacing the light fixture and when he stepped down from the chair and reached back around (not turning his feet) and grabbed the chair to place it back at the table, he pulled some muscles in his back, ouch! His father came by with a tube of Voltaren Emugel and I used it on his back all weekend and it really helped him.

Maybe give it a try a try Kimby, it may help with the inflamation of the bruise.

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Re: Wood
« Reply #169 on Mar 22, 2011, 6:50pm »

Thanks for the advice, but I have no pain. Just a colorful "tattoo" on my "cheek".

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Re: Wood
« Reply #170 on Apr 29, 2011, 5:41pm »

We're really pleased with how the cabinets turned out:
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It's "quarter-sawn" oak.

The floor is NOT wood, however. It's a strip-vinyl made to look like oak. For a lake cottage we wanted something really durable.

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