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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 23, 2007
12:33 PM Post #3527449
| I was about to explode a couple of months ago! My DH just kept bringing home one pile of junk and another. Then a friend gave him a pile of debris from a remodeling project!!! I was going crazy,cause this stuff was just getting to be too much behind his workshop! I begged him to either get rid of it or Please do something with it!
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 23, 2007
12:35 PM Post #3527457
| He sorted out some really good lumber and found some thick pieces that had pretty grains in them. 
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 23, 2007
12:38 PM Post #3527469
| So now we are set to go to our first farmers and Crafts Persons Market this week end!
I think he did a really beautiful job!
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Seedtosser1
Glenview, IL
May 23, 2007
12:39 PM Post #3527470
| Eufaula,
I feel for you! My DH always bring home stuff too..to do something with.
NOW-I am doing something with it-Lumber pieces I am recycling into little houses for my gardens and started making birdhouses...So I am anxious to see the OH MY. What did he make out of the "Junk"?
Judy |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 23, 2007
12:40 PM Post #3527474
| some more! 
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Seedtosser1
Glenview, IL
May 23, 2007
12:42 PM Post #3527481
| Eufaula,
WOW-OH MY! as I was posting you did too- I love what he did with all that and wish you much success in selling them.
Judy |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 23, 2007
12:42 PM Post #3527483
| A close up of his"country Cottage painted benches" 
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Raggedyann
Lawrenceville, GA
(Zone 7b)
May 23, 2007
12:46 PM Post #3527494
| Is there anything that ya'll can't make? LOL I love them! Especially the two toned wood.
Where is the craft show? We have a church picnic.
Did you make it to the Roundup? |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 23, 2007
12:51 PM Post #3527512
| Heyyyyy Raggedy! Whoops , the Farmers Market is on the 26th here in Eatonton, Highway 44 and Harmony Road, it will be from 7 to 1 , Saturday morning!
Awwww, No , I didnt make the swap! I was at my moms , I drove them to their Dr. App.! |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 23, 2007
12:54 PM Post #3527523
| You know I was just thinking! ( lol!!!) We need a forum on local gardening and craft meets in our areas! It could include gatherings and reunions too! |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
May 24, 2007
09:16 AM Post #3530357
| Very nice!
Oh my gosh, Euf, you should see my hubby's piles.
It would make you appreciate yours even more, LOL.
We're talking serious piles. Heaps. Mounds. And to
think we have land behind us with trees, why can't he
put the stuff behind the trees? No, he has to put it smack
in the middle of what could be the back yard.
Sigh. |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
May 24, 2007
09:27 AM Post #3530388
| Guess I'll fess up..have piles of my own as well...I enjoyed doing primitive projects..did some planter chairs/ planter stand and potting benches...thought photo's on my system would show them, but, not..so I'll look for them and post..might give you some ideas also.. |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
May 24, 2007
09:35 AM Post #3530405
| Oh, Betty, piles are a good thing, but not ours. LOL.
Several summers, I spent hauling crap to the back woods
on the golf cart. I even tied things to the golf cart and
dragged them down the side road, gravel and all. Lo and
behold, hubby dragged home more stuff.
(falling on floor crying) |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 24, 2007
09:44 AM Post #3530423
| THANK Heavens!!!!! I was beginning to think My DH was having a serious ,Call Dr. Phil Problem!!!!LOL!!!
Judy ,Susan , Wuvie and Betty, You just dont know!!!! I was being Very selective on the Photo! He has so much stuff and Such , that I threatned to leave , until it was cleared ,cleaned and sorted! Dont get me wrong, Im a collector too, but I use my reusables and often! Im forever making something! He brings home stuff and then cant find it 'cause its buried under something new hes brought home! He is Always saying its good Stuff and Im going to make something when I get the time! Well, this past 2 weeks he got the time and did a fantastic job! Hmmmmm, Now if I could get him to start on those Kitchen Cabinets, the bathroom floor,the dip under the washer,..the..., You All Understand!!!!!! |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
May 24, 2007
04:08 PM Post #3531812
| (((GROUP HUG))))
My sister in law did leave. While I think she has a great guy who
does much, my hubby's piles are piddly compared to his. I had never
seen so much stuff in my life. Sis reports he just buys it at auctions
and never sells anything, so he isn't into the profit aspect, but he
doesn't use the stuff, either. She's left him before and she'll leave
him again. But one day he may tell her not to come back. :-o
Any of you have an auto salvage in your area? Namely your home area?
Like the back yard?
Yep. Just when I convince the guys to hide the cars, trucks, boats and more
in the back woods, they drag some heap of junk up front because they are
'going to fix it up' or 'going to get it running'. Ugh! Last summer it was the
"Cool, let's fix up this Camaro." Yeah, there it sits. Next to the dead truck,
near the "Ain't never gonna work ice cream truck" near the "Ex brother in
law's dead rice burner" which is by the windowless dead box van to the
right of the dead lawnmower and the dead motorcycle without a seat.
Then there are motors and things. I'm not talking about valid pieces of
machinery, folks. After an engine block sat in the grass for years on end,
I told hubby I was going to move it and plant flowers in it. He gasped "Oh,
no, that engine block is worth a lot of money, you'll ruin it!"
Umm. How so, compared to it being left in the elements for the past 13 years
or so??
I've even threatened to call one of those guys who want to come and haul
off your stuff free of charge. Hubby claims it is a bait and switch type thing,
they show up, say it will cost you money because it is a lot of work, then they
get mad if you don't want to pay them. I say, hey, if you want to pull up in a big
truck and take the crap free of charge, fine.
Honestly, I'm sure some of the stuff can be used, recycled, fashioned into
something or even sold in flea markets, but it's like fabric. Women love fabric
and many (yes, I confess) have oodles of it and two sewing machines. But
I'm never going to make squat with it, so out it goes.
I've reached a point in my life where I just want to sack up all this meaningless
crud and have space to breathe. Wish hubby would do the same.
:-)
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denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
May 24, 2007
06:03 PM Post #3532139
| Im sitting here ROTFLMAO... This could be my house but im the one finding things for hubby to drag home ... He calls it Junk I call it Good Stuff ...
But for 17 years I did trash to treasure Crafts and paied my bills & raised my kids .(before I met My Hubby).
Now I dont have to kids are grown ... & DH lets me have what I want .. It must be in the Blood ...LOl
Cheryl |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 25, 2007
03:57 AM Post #3533517
| Oh My Heavens , We have started a mutual admiration society here! Group hugs and sympathy tears all around!
I have been through the back yard auto junk yard thing too, Wuvie! Thank Heavens My DH and I have only been married for 8 years and have no Sons to blame the problems on! DH came into the marriage with 4 truckloads of what he called " Good Stuff" and a 1939 Plymouth Truck! ...Oooooh Ahhhhhhh Wow Weeeee!!!!! Now this truck was in such gooooooood condition that we had to haul it from North Carolina to Georgia onthe back of a specially rented U-Haul It trailer , Hooked to the back of a Specially Rented U-Haul it Truck , that had to carry all his "special Stuff"! ( Get the Drift now?) Needless to say nothing was left in N.C., It all came with us to Georgia! then it just grew!!!! finally after the truck sitting in our back yard behind the Work Shop for almost 5 years , just rusting away ( we want even talk about that argument) He met a new friend that had the same love of ole rusted junkie falling apart trucks. After many months of debating and worrying and deciding ( and fingernail biting on my part) he decided to sell it to him! I nearly fell out with disbelief!
So now instead of Car parts and engines and such, He now is very selective. We only have to push aside paths through piles of old wooden doors ,shelving,screens,chairs, parts of old worn out restaurant booths , and other such "Wonderful Stuff"!!! ooooohhhh. I'm Soooooo luckeeeeeee!!!!
All Kidding aside though , He does do wonderful work with the wood. I just wish he could keep up with the growing horde, and throw away the scraps! |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 25, 2007
06:37 AM Post #3533601
| Okay he got me again!!!! Heres one made from Old Cedar scraps, a tree that needed to be removed, so he brought home the left overs and made a Bench! 
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 25, 2007
06:39 AM Post #3533604
| Hmmmmm... I might keep this one!!!! 
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pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
May 25, 2007
07:11 AM Post #3533638
| Love that bench!! |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 25, 2007
07:23 AM Post #3533654
| Good morning Pepper23, and thanks! He really outdid himself with this one! I love it too! |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
May 25, 2007
09:19 AM Post #3533975
| LOL Euf, are our hubbies brothers?
When I met hubby, he still 'lived' in the house he once
owned with his ex. Suffice it to say neither was into tidy.
After we worked on the house enough to sell it, we moved
to the country. My mouth is still dragging the ground after
what hubby did.
Behind his little workshop was a good little patch of land.
THAT pile was hidden by the workshop from the view of
the backyard. The man actually hauled all that crap to our
new house. Yep. I'm SO not kidding.
Styrofoam ducks missing their heads, all chained together
on a broken, rusty chain. Wait, that's not garbage, those are
my hunting ducks!
Just one example.
I'll confess, there was a time I thought that if I just throw one or
two things into the trash each week, he would never notice. Yeah,
when I'm 86 it will be gone. Pfft. After a grand argument years ago
I convinced him that a car belonged in the garage, not a heap of
crap covered with a raggedy tarp.
If I ever get brave, I'll take a picture of
the piles in the woods, but only if someone else is willing to
do the same. LOL
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CountryGardens
Lewisville, MN
(Zone 4a)
May 25, 2007
09:27 AM Post #3533999
| A fellow at our market last year had picnic tables, chairs & other things he made. He planned on coming for 4 or 5 weeks. After 3 weeks his inventory was gone!
Bernie |
renatelynne
Boerne, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 25, 2007
10:02 AM Post #3534122
| I LOVE that bench... I know I would buy it if I came there. |
Seedtosser1
Glenview, IL
May 25, 2007
10:33 AM Post #3534240
| Wuvie,
How so very funny-NOT, but the way you tell it I just got to laugh!
My DH keeps hauling stuff home too-it always i am going to fix it or we could use that for something. Why do i need another microwave? Personally i don't use the one we have! He is always looking for something to fix-a light, a chair, of course it's all when he's got time to do it. Anyting around the house needs a fix doesn't get fixed until he needs it.
hahaha-Once I said if you don't get this fixed I am going to call a real Handyman and I am not going to care how much it costs. After much manly grunting as to all the reasons it wasn't done-he stomped off and fixed what ever it was(that is just how small and stupid it was) Time finished was like all 20 minutes...And TOOLS! lets just not even go there.
Seriously i think it is really just a guy thing! My little guy is always fixing things-He started at age 5 when he took apart his brand new remte control car, a drum set, several radio's-this list grows-Oh man, now I need some coffee just to keep the energy going!
Betty-For some reason i have the feeling that your "Piles" are in some sort of neat and orderly fashion. Our or i mean DH piles alittle hear a little there and everywhere. what a mess, and now that i think about it why on earth do We need to have old bikes for Extra parts? We always end up buying the part cause oh geeze can't find or get to that old bike.
All I can do is shake my head tsk tsk-
Eaufaula! What a beautiful new cedar bench-I am with you it's a keeper, I'ld take it off your hands but i am afraid I'ld have to wait 5 years to pick it up! I hope you get to enjoy that piece-You go girl keep him busy. Awsom creations.
Judy |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
May 25, 2007
12:43 PM Post #3534672
| Just thought I'd post some very primitive pieces that only take minutes to put together..might go with his benches at sales... 
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Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
May 25, 2007
12:44 PM Post #3534676
| opps..wrong photo..
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Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
May 25, 2007
12:44 PM Post #3534679
| my apologies...not marked properly..have patients..please..lol 
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Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
May 25, 2007
12:45 PM Post #3534683
| another style 
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Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
May 25, 2007
12:47 PM Post #3534697
| maybe this one..if not..I give up... 
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Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
May 25, 2007
12:50 PM Post #3534707
| Question to ask..if you post and it's not correct..is there a way of deleting it????
Wanted to show you the potting bench. I made...made them, gave them and some I sold..
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Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
May 25, 2007
12:53 PM Post #3534719
| One more...also, check out bird feeder I made and painted..I must not have nailed it properly...every morning the squirrel and I have a challenge..he throws to top off and I put it back on..tonight it's glue and nails... 
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 25, 2007
01:13 PM Post #3534789
| Betty I believe the first picture was a Freudian Slip!!!! Who wouldnt have wanted everyone to see that gorgeous Lilac and garden, thanks for the slip up!!!!!
Now the furniture is beautiful and I just love it!!! Would you mind if I show DH , so he can get a couple of really good ideas goin'??? |
renatelynne
Boerne, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 25, 2007
01:19 PM Post #3534820
| Betty,
Did you make those leaf things yourself? They are cool. |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 25, 2007
01:29 PM Post #3534863
| Arent they though!!!! |
robolady
Tyler, TX
May 25, 2007
08:10 PM Post #3536191
| Great stuff, love it. Let us know how you do. |
lizrainey
San Mateo, CA
(Zone 9b)
May 25, 2007
09:55 PM Post #3536609
| eufala and wuvie,
omg two days later im still laughing you two are the greatest!!! lol
liz |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
May 25, 2007
09:59 PM Post #3536634
| those are great!!!! |
gingerlily
Paxton, FL
(Zone 8a)
June 03, 2007
10:18 PM Post #3571697
| We both drag home junk we're gonna use and rarely seem to get to it. Been trying to actually put some of it to use lately. Some of those graniteware pots and old metal buckets that have rusted holes in the bottom are finally becoming flower pots this week. Oh but there's lots more junk to get through. I did finally use one of the two table bottoms he brought home from somebody's garbage. I found a round smoked piece of glass while cleaning up where a friend moved a free trailer from. So when DH got to griping about those things being in the way (remember, he brought them home), Alah! I thought!Glass on table legs (three curved legs that meet in middle) sitting on my measly small deck with neat two tiered brass basket with flowers planted in it (yardsale find, just had to add the stem) and potted plants all around, with two comfy chairs so we can sit and enjoy.
Oh!!! There's so much more to do. So many things to make, and I love getting ideas from you guys! It helps to know there are more like us out there, with piles of junk we're gonna do something with. YES!! Our place may look like white trash, but I don't feel like it. |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 04, 2007
04:21 PM Post #3574630
| Hey Guys, Here is a picture of some of DH's art work! He calls it mixed media 3-D art!
He paints with acrylics on wood , a nice background. then he creates a building with wood that he actually cuts out piece by piece with a pocket knife! We he finishes it looks like a painted picture then you see the raised buildings ! It kinda catches you off guard , because it is so unique and unexpected!
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 04, 2007
04:26 PM Post #3574651
| heres another 
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 04, 2007
04:34 PM Post #3574677
| His painting is pretty Primitive and is considered "Outsider" art! But he loves painting and carving, and many other crafts! Here he is carving a cane handle! 
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 04, 2007
04:36 PM Post #3574683
| He carved this rabbit from an old cedar limb! 
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 04, 2007
04:42 PM Post #3574708
| Now back to the funny Stuff! Here he is , very unique himself and talented! So why the heck cant a grown talented man find a realistic and orderly way to keep his wood working supplies and tools more organized??
Here we go back out to his shop or as I call it the Danger zone!
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 04, 2007
04:48 PM Post #3574736
| As you saw in the previous pic, ...Yes the everlovin' cans of half empty,..( er 'scuse me) the half Full, cans of paint! Mop handles, broken pieces of latticework, and of course the broken glass door. this forum is TRASH to treasure right???
now in this picture we look to the right and find Old wooden easles and of course the Tool box. .. and another assortment of good usable stuff!
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 04, 2007
04:53 PM Post #3574757
| ...and to the left! Ahhhhhh! IF this doesnt give you the willys , I promise the next picture will!
Oh did I mention , if you need a tire , wheel,Hubcap, Mh DH has one !
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 04, 2007
04:57 PM Post #3574773
| Uh Huh , That , my Dears is a path... Oh how considerate! 
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 04, 2007
05:00 PM Post #3574801
| So all of that stuff for wood working and crafting surrounds his wokshop, that contains his silver smithing table,where he creates silver and turquoise jewelry! 
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 04, 2007
05:02 PM Post #3574820
| like this! Who da Figgered!!!!
My PackRat is an ARTeest!
The End!!!!
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Raggedyann
Lawrenceville, GA
(Zone 7b)
June 04, 2007
06:25 PM Post #3575133
| Girlfriend, you aiiiiiin't riiiiiightttt!!! LOL Don't you wanna come over and see "my husband's garage?" I keep telling him it's a fire hazard, that we need a clear path through the jungle of junk. Let's see... there's an old recliner in there, baby crib that hasn't been used in years, a desk, an old timey child's school desk, an old typewriter table, I could go on and on. He is the dumpster diver. One mans' trash should be left in the trash!!!
My dad is ten times worse. His 'carport' has old milk crates, soda bottles, sinks and fixtures. I remember my mom complaining that it looked like Sanford's junk yard. I keep telling him he should put a sign out front that says "Salvage" and maybe he would make some $$! LOL
But no, I was never attracted to a neat freak, so here I am! At least your hubby uses his stuff and actually makes something. This stuff has been sitting here for awhile! I wonder what they say about us when we aren't around?
School is out and every week I am going to freecycle stuff little by little, that way he won't miss it! Shhhhhh!!!! Especially when the munchkin goes to grammas. There won't be anybody to tell on me! HAhahahah!!! |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
June 04, 2007
07:43 PM Post #3575364
| Now come on, I bough 16'x4'w of fencing to make an arbour for vines only to find out I purchased the wrong kind..$50.00 down the drain, and now, looking at your photo's I see 2 rolls of the kind I need just sitting pretty...how I'd love to see those in my yard...
An then the easels...how lovely, I would take one and with an old tree branch or the sort would put it in my garden, take an old picture window frame and set it on the easle while making a little attachment to the frame to grow flowers...make it a live flower painting on an easle..can't you just see it...
before I lose this post I'll post and look at photo's again.. |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
June 04, 2007
07:44 PM Post #3575372
| In another post I see the top of a wire holder...how lovely to put mosaic on it and make a garden table... |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
June 04, 2007
07:47 PM Post #3575382
| Deep on the left side of the junk pile I see old windows...I would love to use them as base for the sides of my deck..hanging as works of art...I have so much left over stained glass that I would make a design in eash pane using glass adhesive...would'nt it make a wonderful screen...
Oh, MAY I PLEASE come and visit your junk piles... |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 05, 2007
12:02 AM Post #3576574
| WoW Eufaula,
Your husband makes beautiful jewelry!!!
I've enjoyed everyone's stories and can totally relate. I have one of those areas outside from my husband too. Every now and then he has a "period" and does a bit of hauling stuff to the road for big trash. He's a carpenter and brings home a lot of materials that he just knows we'll put to use. There are several doors on the side of my house, and a perfectly good Maytag dishwasher that I hope to someday have in my kitchen. My dishwasher went out 2 years ago. We are about to remodel the kitchen (so he told me 2 years ago) and that is why I've done without.
I can't complain though because I"m a dumpster diver myself. And not only that, I'm a collector of stuff from the thrift stores. The house is filled with stuff! I sold on ebay for a while, so had an excuse for some of it. Some I've given to my daughter who still has a store on ebay.
I love taking photos in my back yard of my plants. I have to keep in mind that I don't want that (as my mother used to call an unsightly area) "God-awful" area in my photos.
Janet
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WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
June 05, 2007
09:49 AM Post #3577912
| Oh, Janet, I can relate.
When trying to photograph certain sections of the garden, we lower
the camera so as not to show the neighbor's piles, which is all you see.
I'll give my hubby credit, at least his piles are hard to see when the
greenery fills in for the summer, LOL. Just when we thought we could
have a nice picture of this year's garden, the neighbors built a metal
garage to live in, and moved it back on their property. Hubby promptly
planted hedges, and is hoping for quick growth.
Betty, you are so creative! I've seen many pix on other threads and you
do so much!
Raggedy, I hear you, too. I often tell hubby when the phone rings, it must
be Sanford calling to get his stuff back.
Euf, ah, but you are lucky that your hubby does something with his junk, LOL.
And very nice, I might add. Two thumbs up for his outside art, I truly believe
that is true art, as it comes from one's imagination. Very creative!
I would not mind the piles if they were in the woods, or if my hub actually used
the stuff, but there is so much that is never going to be used.
I do confess, I have my eye on two rusty old box springs (which we found
buried in the ground, of all things, when trying to plant Hibiscus syriacus along
the fence) and entertained the thought of making some sort of wreath out of
them. They do look neat, all coiled up in nice little circles. But alas, another
project, another day. At least the box springs are in the woods. Whew!
KM |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 05, 2007
12:18 PM Post #3578507
| Oh man ! You guys are Wonderful! You make me want to sneak up behind DH with a great big Kiss , Instead of a baseball Bat!!!!! LOL!
And YES!!!!! Open invatation to everyone... Please come to visit and take anything youd like !
Betty, Thank you for the wonderful ideas ! I See a Window wall Developing as we speak! Ive also toyed with the thought of Mosaics too! We have a wonderful resale shop where I can get beautiful colorful old dishes to break up , for about a penny apiece!!!! Whoooeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!
Now to be very Honest and Open! My DH said I had to show you my Junky, no more room, storage/craft room! He said I could NOT clean and arrange it first! So Hee goes!!!! BRRRRRRWAHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 05, 2007
12:20 PM Post #3578511
| This is supposed to be my beading area!!!! 
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Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
June 05, 2007
02:17 PM Post #3578880
| You've made my day...laughing out loud for sure...that will teach you from telling on him...right?
Tell him when he starts cleaning his, you'll start organizing yours!
Good luck to both of you.. |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
June 05, 2007
08:52 PM Post #3580257
| Wuvie, a great hedge is pink honeysuckle. We have it planted between our roses of sharon and they are already 3-4 ft tall and only a few years old. I think we got it from Burgess. It's growing so well my dad thinks he might have to get rid of a few ros earlier than planned so they can continue to grow. |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
June 05, 2007
09:03 PM Post #3580312
| Pepper, that would be a good idea, but here comes the mean in me.
We don't want anything attractive over there, nothing they can benefit
from, LOL. Aren't we terrible?
As much as I would love a flowering hedge, we don't want them to
gain pleasantries from our hard work. If we could afford it, an eight
foot ugly gray concrete wall would go up.
I suppose we could put up the wall but then plant pretties on our side, LOL.
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pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
June 05, 2007
09:05 PM Post #3580325
| Put a wooden fence up on that side and plant to your heart's content on your side. Then you don't have to look at them. lol |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
June 05, 2007
09:18 PM Post #3580377
| Oh, Pepper, I wish we could. But the fence would be, oh, gosh, HUGE!
Our property has one of those "Oh, alright, we'll let you drive to your house
on our land" things because the people up behind us built their house without an
access road. Now that we've given them permission to drive on the road,
the neighbors next door think it's alright for them to do the same now
that they have moved into the building in their back yard.
Long story short, we would have to build a fence the entire length of the
property, which is, long.
Hey, what if we just pile hubby's junk up to make a fence?
Bwa ha ha ha!
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pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
June 05, 2007
09:21 PM Post #3580392
| Actually that would be a great idea!! LOL. Very unique and pratical. Start dragging it over there. If I was closer I would help you. LOL |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 06, 2007
09:51 AM Post #3581916
| Now Now Girls!!!! Wuvie are you sure youlive in Ok. I think we have the same neighbors!!!!
I just planted an ugly fast growing hedge, if I let it grow it should reach a highth of about 6 ft in a year! Geez, I forgot the name of the stuff, you know that old fashioned tiny leaved hedge with the purple berries! |
Seedtosser1
Glenview, IL
June 06, 2007
10:40 AM Post #3582130
| Eaufaula-
I am having a good laugh, this morning. You two sure got a messy race going on. Mind if I show my DH when he complains on my craft table.
...and hey I would love to see some of your craft, Did you say beadwork??
Come on give us a peak. I am Awed at your DH's work-Just beautiful. Gotta say too-With all the mess who cares? With his and your talent do I dare say bring on the junk...LOL Do you take shipments? ahhahhaha
Hey Betty, I love your idea about the Living Art Easle, Will look forward to seeing that piece some where in your beautiful garden.
This thread sure is fun and inspiring.
Judy |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 06, 2007
11:21 AM Post #3582313
| Hey Seedtosser! Yep I bead , paint,sew,carve, on and on! Im a true crafting Nut! I posted on other forums some of my work but I'd be happy to show a couple here!
first here is a bad photo of an album cover , I painted for a friend!
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 06, 2007
11:24 AM Post #3582319
| me and a painting for another friend 
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 06, 2007
11:29 AM Post #3582335
| Some bead work pouches 
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 06, 2007
11:33 AM Post #3582364
| This is one of 35 polymer clay pendants I made for a Native American Wedding 
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 06, 2007
11:34 AM Post #3582382
| A Mural 
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 06, 2007
11:39 AM Post #3582394
| My Cherokee Tear dress
With all the things we do, can you believe that we are both out of work!!!!! We make do on SS , and selling our Trash to treasures!
We are very lucky that we both love to craft and can sell something once in a while!
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gingerlily
Paxton, FL
(Zone 8a)
June 06, 2007
02:25 PM Post #3582983
| Eufaula, Go rip out that hedge right now! Find something else or you'll regret it later. That awful thing takes over the world. Birds drop the seeds everywhere and they come up by the zillions under the hedge. You pull them up and break the roots, and twice as many come up the next year. We have been battling that hedge for years. Your only hope is to prune it before it makes seed. |
lizrainey
San Mateo, CA
(Zone 9b)
June 06, 2007
10:50 PM Post #3585039
| eufaula,
omg i cant tell you how much i appreciate all the pics lol
your hubby is quite the crafter turquoise peices were beautiful
liz
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WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
June 07, 2007
08:48 AM Post #3586033
| Gingerlily, what kind of hedge is this? It sounds like just what we need, LOL.
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Seedtosser1
Glenview, IL
June 07, 2007
10:21 AM Post #3586312
| Eufaula,
OMG- You are very talanted! I love your clay doll, very esquiset.(sp way wrong, sorry) Very Pretty Tear dress, Reminds me of a Ribbon dress, Tried making a Ribbon shirt once, but never finished. I also, enjoy bead work, My sister taught me how and for a while went crazy beading everything-Never took pictures tho never thought too. LOL until recently
The extent of my Beading these days is making Christmas stock ornaments-Usually never sell my stuff, always givien as gifts but...
these stockings I made for a fundraiser (sold for $10 a piece)- I love making them been for about 15 yrs now. And you can see just how neat and tidy my work table is-hahaha Not.
Anyway Your paintings are stunning, My favorite is the Cottage nestled in the woods, How peaceful. The artist in family is my 14 year old.
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Seedtosser1
Glenview, IL
June 07, 2007
10:26 AM Post #3586332
| Here are the newest ones I made as gifts after NY's Added garland. 
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 07, 2007
10:31 AM Post #3586351
| Good morning all! Thanks for the sweet compliments and to you Ginger lily,thanks for the warning! Yep it can be pretty invasive! I think its called Chinese hedge! I grew up with it here! When I was a child everyone used it as a hedge! Now you can only find it in the woods or where an older farm house used to be! I usually do keep it trimmed very well! But I know too that it grows fast! That is why I went into the woods to get it! Im not to worried about where it is , on the 300 ft dirt driveway, separating our property line from the neighbors! We have a terrible time keeping them and the dogs home! LOL!!!
( makes me sound like a nasty person ,doesnt it)
On our side Im growing beautiful Azaleas and dogwood ! then there line and ours meet and its a mess so Im trying a hedge then I will plant Confederate Roses and Cherokee running roses on the fence! Oh well enough of the gardening plans on this forum I guess!
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 07, 2007
10:37 AM Post #3586379
| Seedtosser, Your stockings are soooooo cute! There is nothing wrong girl with your beading talents at all!
As for my Tear Dress, That was the first. Then since I also needed a Ribbon Skirt and Blouse I tried that to! Trying to get all the right regalia to represent and Honor my Natches /Muskogee and Cherokee heritage, was hard to do! Im now trying to gather as much info as I can on Proper Buckskin regalia, ( almost impossible for southeastern band women)! |
Seedtosser1
Glenview, IL
June 07, 2007
11:25 AM Post #3586565
| Eufaula,
Mii Gwetch! (TY) I am a member of the LDF Band Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. Grew up off Rez my whole life. It has been hard for me too to learn the ways. I am though little by little. So I wish you much success-I am sure with your talents it comes almost natural.
I do a little bit of sketching but I can only copy what I see. enclosed is one of my faves that I think came out well. I did it with a Flair ink pen. But it seems I have to be in the right spirit to even do that, So when the sketching creativity comes on I just do it.
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WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
June 07, 2007
11:50 AM Post #3586671
| I just love it when you all share pictures.
Such wonderful pix, great projects! |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
June 07, 2007
01:05 PM Post #3586946
| Thank you for sharing your heritage with us..incredible workmanship... |
IRIS
Greenville, SC
(Zone 7a)
June 07, 2007
06:17 PM Post #3588073
| I enjoyed everyones stories and photo's, But, Must add eufaula, That to say all the crafts you and DH do are awsome would be an understatement!! Very impressive!! The benches, The jewlrery, The pictures, Everything!! I'm curious (if you don't mind me asking to about what amount you usually sell these items for?) If you'd rather not say or what prefere to D-mail me on it, I'd understand, I'm just so very impressed with the items that you both make! |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 07, 2007
07:27 PM Post #3588294
| Thank You Iris! We have both crafted all our lives! My Hubby has made and sold jewelry for ove 40 years but not at a money making rate! He just loves doing it and has never really pushed his work into any market! WE decided since we are both retired ( Hes Old , Im tired) that we needed to get busy and see if we could sell our things for real. So it has been a long row to hoe and finding outlets even harder!
Our items are very reasonable,we just havent found a set market for them for steady income! Its hard for crafters,especially ones that do it for the love and have no money to begin with!!!!
I would be happy to D-mail you! |
bedouin
Fort Lauderdale, FL
(Zone 10b)
June 08, 2007
02:03 AM Post #3589908
| I've thoroughly enjoyed reading the posts! I fully understand the DH's 'fixations'. Mine isn't into trash to treasures, but boats! Sitting in DD's yard up north, (not enough room here for it), hanging from the garage roof, sitting on the driveway with a beautiful cover over it...unusable, (almost 2 years of renovation and the gas tak suddenly started leaking, so thats another 4-6 months of the 'Ornament' being unusable) another one in the water (love that one) and dear god, over came a styrafoam 'float' the other day together with a huge pile of 'chain' (look what I've just bought from someone leaving Florida..., isnt it great, now I'll be able to add more chain to the anchors and use the float to set the anchors for the hurricanes)..., paddled with one paddle to get it home! ('You do understand that I HAVE to HAVE this since I HAVE to mend the dock damaged from the last hurricane and I can't use the dingy as the mussles will tear the sides of it...and I dont want to use the one hanging in the garage as the sides will get scratched')!! and so it goes...
To top it off I have an outhouse 'laundry' in the garage, which is pretty typical of the OLD Florida houses. At my age, I'd have thought I was far beyond this stuff. So I went on 'strike' some time ago and refused to do any laundry (105+ degrees in the garage in the summer) Not only an outhouse laundry, but its only 5x5' and to get there (a horrible corner) I have to carry the laundry and dance my way between bicycles & tools, buckets, fibreglass & teak bits and pieces which stand on end very dangerously! ...Now DH is an ace with Oxyclean!
Started going on strike about the kitchen now, so things are heating up. Drawings are now completed for an extension so we'll see where all this goes!
Beautiful crafts - So much talent!! I love the paintings! I've been haunting the thrift shops collecting wire 'baskets', small though they are, to use for my Vanda orchids so they can 'hang' from trees with their roots dangling in the air. I've collected so many glass/ceramic vases & tea candle containers from the thrift sotres that I'm overflowing...Have to pass some of them to my DH for her flower arrangement classes! They make beautiful mini vases. I wonder if she will thank me and take them to the nearest thrift store as soon as I leave! :)
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 08, 2007
08:53 AM Post #3590368
| OH MY, Bedouin, tooooooooooofunnnnnnnny!!! LOL!!!!!
You are one of the family now!!!!! Please more stories and more pictures! I for one would love to see your orchids and their homes!
Oh yes! Did any one say "Boat ornament"???????? Hows this one? My chickens now have decided to use it a nest box! ( left here by my Dad when he moved ,cause he and Mom didnt have room at the new house!!!!!! Now how do I say NO ... to my Dad???? (sigh!)
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 08, 2007
09:13 AM Post #3590413
| I do believe we are ALL related!
I am laughing bigtime at the last 2 posts because I have a boat ornament also.
This is the view from my driveway. Thank heavens for the trees along my driveway or the whole world could see this.
Janet
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 08, 2007
09:13 AM Post #3590417
| The sticker hasn't been renewed on this boat since 2004. Sometime between then and now, the axle broke on the trailer. No wheels on the trailer. Hubby keeps on telling me that there's nothing wrong with this boat. It's a horrible eyesore to me. 
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gingerlily
Paxton, FL
(Zone 8a)
June 08, 2007
09:57 AM Post #3590575
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I keep thinking I want a tiny jon boat to plant flowers in. See, you guys just have some really huge planters. Get with it girls and fill them up!
WUVIE, I do believe that hedge came from China many years ago. My mother (I guess, or someone before her) planted some around the farmhouse where I grew up in LA (that's lower Alabama). That was probably back in the 50's or before. Problem is, they were not kept pruned and now the woods are full of them, every fence row is lined with them, they are everywhere in the deep south. If they would stay basically where they were planted it might be okay, like making a blind, but the seeds are dropped everywhere by the birds. When you see a little one coming up in your flower bed, pull it immediately, don't wait. I would be happy to eradicate them from the face of the earth. I do have to say though that the bees like the blooms and they kinda smell good. I still don't want them though. I own the old farmhouse property now and some years ago we hired a guy to bulldoze one area where they were so thick you couldn't walk through it. If you really think you want some, I can send you some little ones, I pull them up in my own back yard all the time.
seedtosser, your Flair pen sketch is beautiful, and Eufaula are those acrylic paintings or watercolor? You guys are so talented to be able to sketch and paint. I'm crafty but not an artist like that.
eufaula, have you and DH considered doing art and craft shows? DH and I did that for 20 years and probably still would be if his health had not deterioated. We eeked out a living making white oak baskets, dough bowls, lye soap, cornshuck dolls and storytelling.
If you do it for fun, I think it would be a lot easier than when you depend on it for your livelihood (sp?).
Was out of pocket yesterday, so I got longwinded getting caught up with you all. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 08, 2007
10:05 AM Post #3590625
| I've threatened to do that several times over the past few months. In April, Connie and I went to San Antonio to visit our mother. While there we went to a nursery and there was an old red canoe (got one of THOSE in camoflauge on the other side of the house). It was filled with all kinds of beautiful flowers.
I don't see that boat going anywhere unless we freecycle it. I could paint it and plant it, but do I REALLY want it? Nope. I want a boat that BOATS!!!
Janet |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
June 08, 2007
10:25 AM Post #3590720
| Hot dog, we have a boat ornament, too!
Gotta share a funny story, by the way.
Hubby just HAD to have a sailboat / windsail / whatever that thing is. So he paid $375.00, brought it home and stuck it in the back yard. He insisted that I keep the tags up to date, which I did for years until I rebelled. We've had it for, umm, thirteen years and it has never so much as been opened. It was not even new when he bought it, it's junk! That money is so down the drain.
It took years before I managed to drag it to the back without too much backtalk. Love the hub, but he's a big guy. Even though he's losing weight (has lost 40 pounds so far this year) he's never going to set foot on that sail thing.
Now back to the boat ornament. Yep, there it is in all it's glory. He takes the cover off it, talks a big story about fixing it, and then it sits there collecting rain. So I put the cover BACK on it and he gripes. Get that, would you? I'm covering it up to 'enhance' the look of this thing in our back yard, protecting the boat in the process, and he complains? This cover on / off squabble has been going on for years now.
Last year he spent who knows how much more with a new propeller, a new this, a new that, all new wood and hinges for the cubbies, and then it just sat in the rain, the snow.
He has a doctor's appointment this morning, and will be gone for hours, so guess what? The cover is going BACK ON! And when he gets home, he might just be facing a request to put the thing further back on the property, drag it to the auction or fix it and float it.
Here is the lovely boat featuring a huge pile of "I'm going to split this wood" in the background.
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WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
June 08, 2007
10:31 AM Post #3590743
| As you stroll through the back yard, this is the first sight of beauty.
This is a very old truck which still sort of runs, he is welcome to keep
it since he's had it so long, but not in the back yard, please. Drive it
once a week or something, move it, relocate it.
The frame thing has evolved from "Going to be a building for storage"
to "A big chicken house" to "A building to sell things from" to "The frame
for a greenhouse" and more. And yet there it sits looking lovely.
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WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
June 08, 2007
10:35 AM Post #3590765
| Oh, now this is museum quality stuff, folks.
Step right up and have a gander at this masterpiece, a collection
of giant poke weed, a light blue truck and a white truck just filled
to the brim with pieces of broken wall heaters we never owned, a
gallery of barrels, tires, dead bicycles and so much more. If we're
lucky, we may find a few snakes and rats in the mess. Uh, I mean
in all it's glory.
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 08, 2007
10:40 AM Post #3590788
| LOve lOvE LOVE it! ( weeping eyes,tears, toooo hilarious)!!!!!!
Why is it??? You try to make a better looking environment,around your own Home and cover, fix or bury existing bad decisions, and there is always a Certain Someone, that just has to complain that it was the best thing on earth, and WE (I) have a problem NOT them?? ( AAAArrrrrrGGGGGGGGhhhhhhhhh!!! again) |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
June 08, 2007
10:41 AM Post #3590794
| Careful, everyone, no need to push, there's plenty for
all to see!
Next we have a splendid vision of an antique van complete
with a swimming pool ladder, box freezer with a lovely patina
(I'm thinking rust) a lawnmower engine, perhaps? Pipes from
an old trampoline and so much more.
Lovely, just lovely. No need to move all this, if he did, we might
catch a glimpse of a deer and her babies in the spring. Who on
earth would want to see that when we could sit on the deck we
don't have to see all the metal wares?
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WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
June 08, 2007
10:43 AM Post #3590801
| I knew some would enjoy a closer shot of the chest
freezer, otherwise you would miss beholding the rest
of the jewels:
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WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
June 08, 2007
10:47 AM Post #3590816
| Hope no one is tired of the view yet, we have so much more to
offer!
A lovely vehicle to the left we never owned, don't have the
title for and never will. Family member thought it would be best
if we cared for this fine treasure since we have such a wonderful
location for a museum.
The truck body, oh my, couldn't let that one go to the junk pile, so
it was hauled home on a flat bed trailer. Ta-da! Now I ask you, who
would not want such a fine piece in their back property for all to see?
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 08, 2007
10:49 AM Post #3590826
| Okay... You have the pool ladder... but I have the Pool!!!
The 3ft. surround anyway! Hey it keeps the rabbits out of the garden !!!!
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WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
June 08, 2007
10:52 AM Post #3590840
| One last shot, though we have so many more to share.
This, my friends, is not a pile of steel rods which could
be welded together (with the welder he owns) and bent
with the pipe bender (with the bender he owns) then
fashioned into a frame for a greenhouse / hoophouse.
No siree, Bob, this is genuine gettin' rusty stuff, my friends.
Just stuff. We would not want to decrease the value of it
by making something useful when it could sit around gathering
interest, shock and awe.
Alas, from the road you do not get to enjoy such beauty, so anyone
wishing for a closer view, just come on over and we'll stroll through
what would otherwise be a beautiful curving walkway through the
pecan trees, past the creek, and near the site where the deer frollick.
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 08, 2007
10:53 AM Post #3590846
| This is a better view of our salad patch! Tomatoes in Pots , and Peach tree volunteers from the compost pile!!! Now is this a picture for Better homes and Gardens or WHAT!!! 
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 08, 2007
11:00 AM Post #3590877
| Now.. On to the treasure chest section!!!
We wanted to retire gracefully and frugally! We thought going on the road and doing the craft fair and artisans fetivals would be the thing for us!!! We toyed with the thought of selling one of our vehicles and getting a down payment on a travel trailer or Small motor Home!!!! DH says I know just the thing!!!!! Ill be back later!!!!
Later came ... and all I can say is ...He thought a trade for a neighbors old camper would be great and WE could fix er up and go on the road!!!!!
THIS IS NOT What I had in mind!!!!!!
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WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
June 08, 2007
11:06 AM Post #3590908
| Oh, Euf, yes, yes, we have one of those, too!
Ours is dead now. One tax return was blown on such a
grand mirage in the yard, then we had to pay two hundred
something to have the dead thing dragged back home when
it died on the road during hubby's hunting trip.
Then he spent over a hundred on some cracked block repair
and it has been sitting again for seven months. So what does he
do last week? He bought a two dollar metal hinge for the cabinet
above the sink in the motor home.
Umm. Can someone help figure THAT one out? |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 08, 2007
11:06 AM Post #3590910
| Wow! My Goodness you all have some views! HAHAHAHAHA Interesting, to say the least! I'd be keeping back though due to my fear of snakes.
Wuvie, I have to ask... is that COPPER pipe??? (Salivating as I dream of having such a pile of copper pipes!) |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 08, 2007
11:08 AM Post #3590919
| You Know this thread has become sooooo much fun!!!!!
How many times have each of us run outside with the digital in hand to get another funny picture??????
Hey we dont just sit here!!! Computer nerds ...ABSLUTELY not!!!!! We are Photographers!!!! And we get our excersize too!!!!LOL!!!!! |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
June 08, 2007
11:18 AM Post #3590970
| Euf, I had to contain my excitement at seeing your travel
home, I resisted taking a picture of ours because the weeds
are so high, I would fear something in there waiting to get me.
Not to mention the three wheel dead golf cart filled with crap
he dragged home from an auction. Guess it would be a shame
to leave it empty, or fix it for use.
Cough.
Now I do own up to one such pile, but mine is nice and neat.
Wine bottles. But again, it is a neat pile that no one can see
from the road. ;-)
Unique, only do I wish it was copper. It is handy, but
I don't know what it is made from. It is heavy and heavy
duty at that. I've used it for many things such as hose
guides that aren't going anywhere. LOL. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 08, 2007
11:21 AM Post #3590980
| When you walk through my back gate... and meander through the big tools, 2 sets of 4 tires for ATV and VAN, and a half a dozen doors, brought home from work (he's a carpenter) because they were too good to throw in the dumpster... you see this sight. The little building houses all of the leftover lumber and trim from 5 years as a carpenter. The stuff too big to go inside, must be stacked against the front. Though it would look better around the side (there's 5 ft. between the building and the neighbor's fence), it would be too hard to get out, several years later, whenever that one board was needed.
There is an ugly table set up. piled with junk, that is supposed to be used for working. Lordy, if I only had a GIANT curtain to cover this up!
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 08, 2007
11:24 AM Post #3590990
| HAHAHA Euf, While you typed, that I was out there getting photos. Too funny!
Here is a closer look at that hideous table. OH, by the way, that cardboard box, that is about 20 ft. long, contains soffit material, that a friend brought over,(leftover from one of HIS jobs) because he knew we had white vinyl siding. It's been there for a couple of months now and is a bugger for me to mow around.
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 08, 2007
11:28 AM Post #3591002
| I really shouldn't complain. To be fair to him, here is my "nursery". Yes, this is MY mess. The deer was found on the side of the road by ME. I need to do something to make him stable and get rid of the lights that probably don't even work. There are planters of all shapes and sizes out there. At least I pick up things that are decorative! HAHAHAHA 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 08, 2007
11:30 AM Post #3591014
| The glass bricks that he brought home from another job, I hope to use in my front landscaping. The ponds too. The juice bottles have been collected over the past few months. I'm hoping to use them to take up excess room in the pond forms, rather than waste good soil. 
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WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
June 08, 2007
11:33 AM Post #3591024
| Oh, Un! I would take that deer off your hands!
I would strip the lights off and cover him with something
that would adhere to his body, making him a living shrub.
Too cool! |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 08, 2007
11:45 AM Post #3591075
| I'm sure you all saw Connie's thread about making the deer topiary. http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/720140/
Last weekend was the first time ever that she and I went garage saling together. She normally has cars to tint on the weekends, but her appointment didn't show up, so we went. It was so much fun shopping with her. We always have a great time when we shop together and find really cool things.
We were just driving around town, with no real destination. Connie said something like "deer butt" and I turned my head quickly and saw him. My legs were shaking so badly, I thought she'd never get her truck turned around in time to go pick him up. He was definitely the excitement of the day.
I do have plans to strip the lights and make a topiary from him. He's got a willow body over a basic form. He'll need some work done to make him where he stand upright without wobbling. All in all, I think he'll make a fine addition to my yard once he's planted. :-)
If I ever get tired of him, I'll be happy to ship him to you Wuvie. :-)
Janet |
Kimberlianne
Nahunta, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 08, 2007
01:38 PM Post #3591472
| Hi there Karen, everyone else!
Ya'll just wait till I take some pics of "TORA-BORA" in our back yard! Yep, hubby keeps saying "We got to haul some trash to the dump" BUT it hasn't been done yet. That was Last Spring!!!!!! Oh, yes, we too have a boat out back BUT we do use it WHEN the river isn't dried up!! Oh and not to grip too much, but we don't have ANY grass in the back yard either! I am going to work on that this summer. |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 08, 2007
04:41 PM Post #3592118
| Oh Man!!!! Iwish we were all closer to one another!!! LOOk at all those goodies ( and not so Much goodies) I saw several things I could use and then I saw the glass bricks, ahhhhhhhhhhhh (weak KNees) ...even a Homer Simpson moment!!!!!! What I could do with those!
Nope it just wouldnt do!!!!! We couldnt live next to each other cause all we would do is exchange junk!!!!! Then it would be new junk ... and then it would have to stay a while ... and then...( I sound like I belong in Band Camp) LOL!!!! |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 08, 2007
04:54 PM Post #3592160
| Every time I bring up using those glass bricks in the scheme of the front landscaping, hubby says, that is so 60's!
He did put one section of them under the steps of our deck. There are lights behind them and it looks really nice.
One day several months ago, Connie and I worked our butts off on the area where they currently are. Connie dug and dug until the area was level. We used big column {leftovers from one of his jobs (think waybigo PVC looking columns about 2 ft. tall)} with a 2 X 10 to place them on. I had planned on planting those pond forms into a "salad bowl" of sorts. First thing hubby says when he comes home is, do you think there will be enough sun there for vegetables? The whole idea behind the project was that there would be something nice to look at in that spot as you enter the gate. Unfortunately, that is also the parking space for the mower. I could have found another place for the mower, but gave up on the project because of his negativity.
So I've been looking for some place else to use those glass bricks. I have a whole bunch of colored rope lights that I bought on sale after Christmas several years ago. I think they'd be beautiful it up at night. I would like to have them "framed" in cedar and mounted where the little fence is in the front yard.
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sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
June 08, 2007
05:33 PM Post #3592302
| unique...looks beautiful:) |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 08, 2007
06:08 PM Post #3592404
| Thanks, but it hasn't happened yet. (sigh) |
sticks_n_stones
Crosbyton, TX
(Zone 7a)
June 08, 2007
06:16 PM Post #3592432
| isn't that a photo of your home? ...it is lovely:) |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 08, 2007
06:54 PM Post #3592548
| Yes, that is my home, thank you for your kind words. We've enjoyed living here since 1989.
The work (written on that last photo) hasn't been done yet. That is what I have planned. What will actually HAPPEN, well... I guess we'll see. I have lot sof tropicals in my back yard that can be moved to the spot under the mimosa tree. There is a lot of dappled sunlight there, but also some pretty intense sunlight at certain times of the day.
The cactus and succulents in the lower left of the photo is a section of my backyard that I made this year. The front yard gets pretty much full sunlight all day long. That's why I planned on moving all of the C & S to the front. 90% of them are already in pots. There are big slabs of slate under them now and that will get moved as well.
The tree that was removed a few years ago was a monster. It was rotted through to the center of the tree, leaving a big gaping hole there around the stump. That's what needs to be taken care of before I put any plants out there. I could move some of the succulents, but knowing my hubby and his axe and his general habits of tossing stuff around when he's working, I'd feel better to start out with a clean slate. Once the stump has been removed, I'll fill the hole with something (not sure yet just what) and then cover the whole sheebang with black plastic and the slabs of slate, leaving space between them for aloe and bromeliads.
Once we get things rolling, I'll be taking more photos and will post them.
Janet |
lizrainey
San Mateo, CA
(Zone 9b)
June 08, 2007
08:37 PM Post #3592832
| wuvie,
omg your the best i had the worst day, i havent laughed so much
i know i thought that was copper pipe too! i was going to take that off your hands lol
liz
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IRIS
Greenville, SC
(Zone 7a)
June 09, 2007
12:20 AM Post #3593769
| Eufaula, Sorry for the late response here, Been trying to rototill, pick-axe, pipe-axe and everything else to make a planting bed here, I'm actually starting to think about some dynimite!! That might work!! So been resting when I get the chance! Anyways, Really do love the items you both make, And Thankyou for the response. Your right about finding an outlet for selling, It's not easy out there ! It's really too bad, As a lot of the items that are made through the love of crafting are sooo much better then those made with all intentions of profit and many don't take into consideration all the time and work ( And with certain people) The talent and tradition of certain items! I really hope that sometime along the line, You find a good outlet for your crafts because they really are very nice!!!
To all, Great stories and photos!!!! Many are just too funny, Look forward to more!! |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 09, 2007
06:03 AM Post #3594003
| hey all
just a quick message! I totaled a lower disk in my back, working the garden! cant sit to type, so I will be in bed for a little while! love ya'll and see you soon.. I hope!!!
E.
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 09, 2007
08:28 AM Post #3594246
| Oh my Lord! How terrible. We'll definitely be keeping you in our prayers here. Please check in with us, if you can to let us know how you are.
Janet |
bedouin
Fort Lauderdale, FL
(Zone 10b)
June 11, 2007
09:54 PM Post #3604287
| Eufaula, thats awful about your back. Certainly had my fill of hauling a pot while using my back muscles incorrectly and ending up incapacitated, so my deepest sympathies to you. Get well soon.
Would you believe I found my DH at the computer early one morning last week looking at a very specific eBay site...Yes, bet you guessed what he was looking at...BOATS...hardly had my eyes open, no coffee, not functioning well yet...but functioning well enough to recognize boats when I see them...internet or on the water! Squawked enough to thoroughly wake myself! What a start to a beautiful morning!!!! He reassured me 'he was just looking'! Wanted me to take a look as well, but I marched on...coffee was very important at that point!
A pic of the Vanda Orchids in their wire baskets, hanging from a Jacranda tree. The tree has yet to bloom! Please note: 'The Ornament' is sitting in the background!!!
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WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
June 11, 2007
10:18 PM Post #3604381
| Oh, Euf, I am so sorry to hear of your back, do rest and get
well soon! ((HUG))
Bed, oh my gosh, that is it, our hubbies ARE related.
Five days ago he dragged all sorts of beer making supplies out
of the storage room, then left them in the living room for three of those
days. I moved them to the bedroom for two days and today had enough
and put them back. Let's see how long it takes before he says something.
;-) |
Seedtosser1
Glenview, IL
June 11, 2007
10:35 PM Post #3604447
| Eufaula-So sorry to hear of your back injury- Praying you get healthy pretty quick.
judy |
maidentheshade
Beaumont, TX
June 11, 2007
11:18 PM Post #3604614
| Hahahahaha ! These stories are wonderful ! Now don't y'all feel better exposing all those messes? I have two outside area's I am ashamed of. One I am working on currently...nearly finished with in fact on the greenhouse side. I am bound and determined to finish by the end of the summer and it will be lovely and usable. The other is behind the shop. An eight foot by nearly 30 foot waste of real estate. My renter helped me a couple years ago haul all the X's crap left back there (Air conditioning condensing unit carcases and coils) to the road. We had it all cleaned up and organized and could find whatever I needed, but the hurricane dropped a huge limb back there on top of all my neatly organized lumber pile then the vines took over so I can't even see much less get to all that nice lumber. Out of sight thank Goodness, behind the shop. I'll try to get a picture tomorrow. LOL UniQue's hubby ventured back there the other day after a huge pipe bender I knew was back there left by my X. Poor man was eaten alive from bugs, but he found it!
Daddy was a pack rat. I remember Mom was always so worried Daddy would do that to their yard. He towed home an extra wrecked Ford courier just like the one he already had for "parts". |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 12, 2007
12:05 AM Post #3604883
| I remember that little Ford Courier and the spare truck out back.
Connie, I can't think of a better time to post this photo of Daddy in Old Ugly. All of our vehicles had names that Daddy gave them.
Old Ugly was a 1958 school bus that had been parked at the church for many many years. I think he paid either $25 or maybe as much as $50 for it. It had grafitti all over it and Mom told him if he wanted it, he's have to paint it before he brought it home. Fortunately, Daddy was friends with the owner of the paint and body shop. And Daddy was an Ace Mechanic! He could fix just about anything with a rubber band and a paper clip. (Who needs duck tape?!)
Not long after getting the bus, he found out about a 1975 (the year was 1976, if I remember right) Argosi travel trailer that had gone head over end. The insurance company sold it to Daddy for $1500. He gutted it and put the stainless stove and stainless fridge, the AC unit, the Showers, and a whole lot of other really modern stuff into that old bus. Oh, and he sold the frame of the trailer for $500. He was retired USAF at the time and spent that year working on the bus. He did the majority of it at the Service Station he owned though because I remember it was quite a while before Old Ugly was brought to the house.
I graduated in 1977, and that summer, Mom and Daddy drove that old bus to Virginia and then on to see Niagra Falls. The only thing wrong with the bus was that the windshield wipers didn't work. When the arrived back in Texas, after a couple of weeks, I was told that it rained a cupfull on the windshield and they had no problems at all.
So you see, Connie and I come by our packrattiness, quite naturally. :-)
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BriarRose74
Moon Twp, PA
(Zone 6a)
August 06, 2007
10:45 PM Post #3826860
| I have enjoyed your posts immensely! Thanks for the laughs; glad I found this today! ~ Suzi :) |
msrobin
Caneyville, KY
(Zone 6b)
August 07, 2007
07:17 AM Post #3827626
| OMG, I better go ahead and get my privacy hedge planted...I can see now where our junk pile is headed! LOL |
Brender
Topsham, ME
(Zone 5a)
August 07, 2007
11:39 AM Post #3828471
| I've been lurking but saw this thread and HAD to post... I thought I was alone with the husband/pile-o-junk combo...OMG! It helps to know there are others. |
roadrunner
Hereford, AZ
(Zone 8a)
August 07, 2007
05:54 PM Post #3829780
| OH MY...I just saw this today...(browsing instead of working)...It is like looking next door at my son in law's area...we lovingly refer to as Ken's Depot!!
I can relate to ALL these pictures...rebar...that shed of WUVIE'S, boats (2)...and here in the desert!!...old sliding patio doors..no glass...also the glass bricks...frame from a 14 X 70 mobile home (gonna be a back porch some day...yeah...all kinds of usless lumber...and much other usless "stuff".
Jo. |
jab91864
Northern Michigan, MI
(Zone 5a)
August 08, 2007
08:09 AM Post #3831696
| Eufaula
I noticed someone mentioned buckskin... here is a rather poor pic of a buckskin pullover I made years ago. I wear it when I ride my bike and it's held up great through a LOT of bad weather let me tell ya !!! I use to have fox tails on the shoulders but right now I have pig tails on my helmet and they sort of clashed so ...
The buckskin gets a lot of attention, more when I had the foxtails on it. People would ask me about it all the time...lol
Like I said not a great pic. I left the bottom hem natural cuz I like that look better and fringed the sleeves etc.
Loved the pics of the artwork and junk to treasure!!!!!
Julie 
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jab91864
Northern Michigan, MI
(Zone 5a)
August 08, 2007
08:11 AM Post #3831701
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
August 09, 2007
04:32 PM Post #3837359
| I'm still laughing over this thread!!!!! I just got enough gumption to tell DH about it and show it too him! He took it like a champ! Got a few Chuckles out of him any way!
I m so glad I have soooooo many friends that understand my plight! LOL!!!
Maybe we ought to form a some sort of therapy group!
Julie girl , you are my hero!!!! I was once a Motorcycle Mama too , a hundred years ago! Now Im thinking about it again! I want to be the oldest Harley Granny on the road! Publishers Clearing House , SEND me the money!!!!!!
Heres a photo of the old buckskin , that needs reworking! It will now fit a Broomstick!!!
I will either need to sell it after rework and some added beading and shell work, or find some tiny little girl that needs to make her own. The skins are in great shape.
I really need a new dress and soon! I too will have fox tails and deer toes on my Elder regalia! No Harley to ride though, ( Sigh!) |
jab91864
Northern Michigan, MI
(Zone 5a)
August 09, 2007
05:11 PM Post #3837484
| I originally went with fox tails and elk teeth along with tiny bells to decorate my hide. But being in the wind, as you know, can be unforgiving...lol. Teeth don't hold up well to that kind of pressure and the bells were beatin the heck out of me!!
I had never even SAT on a bike when I bought my first one (this is my 3rd bike). It was just something I always wanted to do. Now I really can't imagine life without one... I plan to be a triker in my elder years...lol.
I don't see the pic ?? I know some of the ones I posted several days ago ended up disappearing from another thread. I think the gremlins are workin at Dave's right now...lol.
If you get the chance to get a bike you definitely should. As you know it's great therapy for what ails ya. I've got a very stressful life but being in the wind just seems to re-focus me as it pulls my troubles away. You just feel as if you're out there and part of nature, it's all so up close as you travel through it. I'm fortunate that I live in a rural area, I fear I wouldn't love it as much as I do if I had to ride in the city with the constant start and stop type traffic.
Although I confess there are days I swear I hear my name on the wind and just want to disappear into the horizon and never look back... it can be tempting !!
Julie |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
August 09, 2007
05:51 PM Post #3837599
| I have checked in on this post periodically, and really enjoyed it. Glad there are others in the group who have "issues" like mine!
When my FIL died about 6 years ago, we filled a 40-cu-yard dumpster TWICE with the "unimproved treasures" he had collected in his yard. Since then DH has gotten better about the quality of his acquisitions.
Did someone say "boat"? We have had up to THREE floating contraptions in our side yard. But one finally found another home, and one went up onto the roof so I couldn't see it. I hear it when the wind blows, tho'... The big one is in the side yard on a rusted trailer with 2 flat tires. But I made him hang a brown tarp from the side of it, so all the WONDERFUL stuff shoved under it isn't visible looking out the bedroom window.
Of course, in fairness, there are also in the side yard 4 trash barrels for compost, 4 more for soil, mulch, etc., and one more for fancy gravel...but those are MINE!~~ |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
August 09, 2007
06:35 PM Post #3837760
| Julie , Im famous for sending photos into La la land! Lets try it again!!!!!
I know a lot of our "treasures" will probably wind up as trash, but we do try to make do with what we have to work with! But I wish the trash pile would get bigger and treasure a whole lot larger!
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jab91864
Northern Michigan, MI
(Zone 5a)
August 09, 2007
09:13 PM Post #3838333
| I love the fringe !!!! You'll have to post pics if and when you decide to do beadwork on it.
Julie |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
May 02, 2008
05:28 PM Post #4897802
| Wuvie, with the price of scrap metal what it is now in our area, an old car can be SCRAPPED as metal for $200 or more, easily. THAT is why locally I will see "I'll haul away your junk for free!" LOL |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
May 02, 2008
08:38 PM Post #4898681
| Oh, how I wish. Hubby is very uncooperative in parting with his junk,
uh, I mean treasures. |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
May 02, 2008
10:03 PM Post #4899056
| I sure enjoyed reading this thread. I guess DH are the same all over. Ugly old boat in driveway that he is going to get sea worthy, don't know what year. Back yard full of junk, not mine. I did get a raised bed going with veggies and starting on a small flower area. Wish I had wide open spaces, but then you can imagine how much more junk we would have. The canopy he put up for a potting shed for me is full of junk and weeds too. Now I know I'm not alone with this problem. Makes it worse is all my neighbors have such nice yards. |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
May 02, 2008
10:31 PM Post #4899157
| Mine yard would be worse but we own the home and rent the lot. The park manager is a BEAR if he doesn't like the way you are keeping the place and gets well... bear-like! Knowing he will chew me out keeps me moving on my projects so they don't take as long. I can't afford to procastinate!! I gently remind the DH to get his car fixing stuff cleaned up or we'll "be in trouble again". |
bedouin
Fort Lauderdale, FL
(Zone 10b)
May 02, 2008
11:41 PM Post #4899434
| Nice to see this thread active again.
Remember the boat in the driveway, forever breaking down and forever being worked on. A year ago I mentioned this. Its still around. Occasionally worked on. Nice cover is still intact though!!!...
Still on laundry strike...so DH is now an expert when it comes to Oxyclean!!!! :) New construction being done will solve the laundry problem, finally.
Imapigeon and Samigal, glad I'm not the only one with... hmmm... boat issues!
Can you imagine the astonishment of the construction workers when they end their day, leaving sawdust, nails, scrap woodm etc scattered hither and yon and when they arrive the next morning the place is swept, piles of wood neatly stacked, dumpster a little more loaded up, plywood relaid once again over the builders sand to form a walkway for me, so I dont have to wade through the sand to get inside the house. I dont know why they keep moving some my pieces away each day... I think they must roll their eyes when I bring out the strong boat salvage magnet, swinging from its attached rope. I traverse the working area, sand area, woodpile area, dumped sand area, picking up nails and scrap metal! What can I say... I've collected untold buckets of the stuff already!
Oh by the way, this is a new one for me. We have land crabs & giant guana's have inundated the south Fl area. A couple of pics of these monsters. The first one: 2 enormous holes appeared within the last 2 weeks in the sandy walk area! The ruler shows the size and the dowel shows the depth of the holes. The second one is of large Iguanas we have seen in our travels on the water. The Iguanas poop all over the dock and leave stains when one TRIES to wash it off. They are vegetarians and LOVE hibiscus shrubs. Well...last night someone finally said enough...and did a couple of them in. I'll not post these photos though! Maybe our gardens will have a little rest period from these horrors now! Irresponsible pet owners have caused a huge problem in FL with letting these things loose, and with few natural predators, they have taken over at the expense of the natural wildlife.
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bedouin
Fort Lauderdale, FL
(Zone 10b)
May 02, 2008
11:42 PM Post #4899440
| Iguana...Can you believe the size of this thing! 
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psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
May 02, 2008
11:44 PM Post #4899448
| NO! and I'm glad I'm too far North to get them to survive here! |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
May 03, 2008
01:05 AM Post #4899650
| I have a fit if I see a lizzard climbing up a wall. Couldn't handle all the critters. I had gophers years ago and they sure did damage to garden. Nothing like walking out in back and your foot falls into a gohper. Since I've lived here at present address I don't have that bother. |
bedouin
Fort Lauderdale, FL
(Zone 10b)
May 03, 2008
08:43 AM Post #4900394
| I wish these nightmares would just 'go away'! |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 03, 2008
12:26 PM Post #4901127
| Oh Lordy Lordy! I can remember as a child( Many Many moons ago) When we had no Idea what a Armadillo was, not here in Georgia anyway! Then I-95 came to be and the Armadillo Highway began. It seemed as if every "Possum on the half Shell", decided to relocate from Florida to Georgia. Now you tell me Iguanas might be next. Arrrrrrrrgh!! |
denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
May 04, 2008
08:38 AM Post #4904183
| Well I have to admit that most of the found treasures are mine ..DH didnt know anything about T2T till he met me ...lol so im still working on him
He will go with me on a find to lift and haul the stuff :)
Eufaula
"Possum on the half Shell",Don't ya love it ...LOL Being in Texas We see them all the time all over the road ...but the dogs keep them out of the yard ... now if I could get rid of the moles ..
so the dogs would stop digging up the yard ...
Cheryl |
maidentheshade
Beaumont, TX
May 04, 2008
08:56 PM Post #4906798
| Well, seeing this thread show back up in my watched list either inspired me ...or more likely shamed me. I have tackled the last unsightly mess this weekend ! I'm about 7 feet in thru all the vines and uncovered my treated lumber pile.
Hauled about 7 wagon loads of crap to the curb. Tires, a dead lawnmower, pool filter and ladder all entwined with what I figure must be Asiatic Jasmine. I dug up handfuls of the vine and chopped away until one item at a time was exposed.
The huge limb (way bigger than I anticipated, in fact it's the whole top two thirds of the tree) is still there kinda halfway propped up against the fence and crosses over all the back part so I can't go further until that huge bugger is gone. I have a chain saw but I'm skurrd to use it. :( The rest will be a breeze once that fallen tree is gone. No stuff/treasures back there to uncover...just vines.
I did make a dent in it tho and was able to park the wheel barrow and wagon back there and even hide the big ol' trash container and got all my lumber organized and up on cinder blocks.
Edited to space for Janet. :)
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 04, 2008
10:09 PM Post #4907206
| HAHAHA Love that edit Connie! I didn't even see it before hand though. Thanks for thinking of me. :-)
I saw your progress yesterday and am mighty proud of what you've accomplished thus far.
When Rick took down our trees after the hurricane, he did them in slices about 6-8 inches wide. I assume he did that so they wouldn't be so heavy to move. (But we all know what happens when folks start assuming things) You may need to do the same thing. At least you'll have the wagon & wheel barrow to haul them to the street with. You can cut and the girls can haul them away.
On second thought, I think if I were you, I'd be using the Stimulus check to get someone else to tackle that tree. It is HUGE, still!
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psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
May 04, 2008
10:11 PM Post #4907217
| WOW Maidentheshade you were going gang busters there! I'm in the middle of creating a mess unfortunately! I'm hoping it is worth it when I'm done! |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
May 04, 2008
10:12 PM Post #4907224
| Sometimes here you can advertise to give away the fire wood if the people will come and get it... maybe you can get some free labor that way? |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 05, 2008
12:58 PM Post #4909742
| Okay I wasnt going to go here , but I HAVE to get this off my chest and out into the open!
Well... My DH , wonderful artist and Packrat that he is , decided that He no longer wanted to be encumbered with a wife... so , I am now ,soon to be a single person again!
He decided to take everything that wasnt tied down or glued on...EVERYTHING that is but the trash and wood piles left in the yard! So after thirty days of the final decree of divorce, anything that was left behind is going to be sold or burned!!!!!! |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
May 05, 2008
01:20 PM Post #4909840
| I am so sorry, divorce is never a fun thing and if it's a "surprise" it's twice as painful. Please accept my warm hug and the assurance that things will get better.
Let me know if there is anything I can do, even if it's an understanding ear that you need. I divorced over 4 years ago and remarried less than 2 years ago. I well remember the pain. I have also facilitated divorced support and recovery classes. ~ Pat |
roadrunner
Hereford, AZ
(Zone 8a)
May 05, 2008
03:19 PM Post #4910329
| Lynn...As I said before:
TIME WOUNDS ALL HEELS!!
Hugs Jo |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 05, 2008
07:02 PM Post #4911277
| Oh my! Thank you all, but I'm just fine! Im to far over the hill to want to live with someone who is just not happy living with me! I will miss the crazy old Coot, but who needs an Unhappy old Coot!
Now I just have to figure out what to do with all the junk laying around! I'm an artist and crafts person at heart but for the life of me I cant figure out what to do with all this mess! Now if I was handy with a saw and a hammer and nails I'd be in luck, But what to do with all those bike ,lawnmower, weedeater, and what all else Pieces and parts????
HEY----YULP!!!!!!! PLEASE!
Hey there Jo! Yep...as I told you earlier...that ole Heel is goin' to miss this ole Sole! LOL!!!! |
mattsmom
Tomah, WI
May 05, 2008
07:05 PM Post #4911287
| I have followed this thread with delight. That is until the recent turn of events. I am so sorry about your marriage. My heart goes out to you. Keep your chin up & know that things will get better. Now I can joke about it saying, "That was the easiest 190 lbs. I've ever lost".(HIM) Thinking of you!
Becky |
bedouin
Fort Lauderdale, FL
(Zone 10b)
May 05, 2008
11:18 PM Post #4912599
| Eufaula, I'm sorry to hear your news. I sincerely believe its much healthier to live independently rather than live with someone with whom one is not happy. You have absolute control of your own experiences now; new adventures bringing curiosity, laughter and renewed friendships; completing things you'd put off for a long time, joining in social activities and even taking classes on subjects you've always wanted to learn about, be they new crafts, music enjoyment, gardening or bible study. My best wishes.
A bouquet for you.
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psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
May 06, 2008
12:12 AM Post #4912868
| The price of scrap metal in our area is pretty high right now. Maybe you can sell all the metal stuff & get some bucks! Call around and check prices, you might be pleasantly surprised at what you can get for that stuff. |
denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
May 06, 2008
08:23 AM Post #4913455
| Eufaula,
Sorry to hear about your life change 30s a long time...but change is good ...
we are here when you need to vent .. or for support
Cheryl |
Brender
Topsham, ME
(Zone 5a)
May 06, 2008
10:37 AM Post #4913946
| Eufaula,
Sorry to hear your news. How's that go?.. What doesn't kill us makes us stronger. Hopefully the "No pain, No gain" phrase also applies :-D Sending good thoughts your way.
Brender |
Brender
Topsham, ME
(Zone 5a)
May 07, 2008
09:41 AM Post #4918567
| Saw this and thought it might be an inspiration for some of your stuff you don't know what to do with just yet. Here's the link. A lot of cool stuff on here including Burning Man pictures.
http://www.celebratebig.com/roadside-attractions/
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Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
May 07, 2008
12:25 PM Post #4919357
| Eufaula, my heart goes out to you as well..been there/done that..married to a wonderful man 25 yrs. - went and died on me a few days later at 47..felt lonely, remarried, thought I had the best marriage in the world, step daughter worked on making it a challenge...sold my home on the water, put money into the farm, stupid enough to sign papers that I'd not go after 1/2, and why would I, he was a man of his word and his word was he'd make sure I was taken care of..went down eastin our motorhome, enjoyed every sec, got home on a Monday night and on Tuesday morning had a discussion with step daughter and within an hour dh was home asking me to leave..which I did..devastated, thinking tomorrow wasn't worth living...no home/no car and less than $30.00 in my pocket..now what..but within the month with support of family and friends I purchased a home, found a job, bought a new car, enjoy friendship of all...and, can come home, put my feet up, do whatever I wish to do, buy whatever makes me happy and voila..new life..
So my dear, will say prayers for you, but know what can be overwhelming today can make you smile tomorrow..as for friends, know that most here on DG are willing to support you along your 'new journey' ! If it's okay I will travel along with you, saying prayers and holding your hand... |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 07, 2008
01:28 PM Post #4919641
| You all make me feel so loved! I am doing fine though! the old Geezer just needed his ARTISTIC Space, and figured a good woman wasnt in the plan! ( not this old woman anyway!) Well Now I can concentrate on MY artistic abilities as well as peace of Mind!
My big plan and first step in getting All my Ducks in a row, is to get a job! A real job again, Shoot I worked for over 37 years, and the minute WE decided that an early semi-retirement would be great , He decided other wise!
My Prob. is that at my age the bigger companies consider me at 59 a liability and dont want to hire me for anything! But the thing is , He is 70 and the same companies tht I applied for He did too! Would you believe they called him in for interviews but NOT me! ( Of course he turned down the jobs by not even going to the interviews!) I cant even get a greeters position at Wally World right now!
Oh well... ( vent,.. vent..!) Shooot, Ill be fine and I WILL get a good job! I'll even have my employers wondering how they ever got along without Me! LOL!!!
As I said...Just Gotta get My ducks in a row... might have to Shoot some of 'em.. but that will make the row a whole lot shorter! |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
May 07, 2008
01:49 PM Post #4919730
| Do not under estimate yourself...I'm 60 and I have a better paying job now than I ever had..come on now..lots of times company prefer the older generation, don't have to have maternity leave etc. - we're dependable, so head up, get the adv. section out and off you go...you've a lot to offer if you were in the work force that long...and...maybe you can follow a dream...many put them aside..maybe it's time to resurrect it...
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Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
May 07, 2008
03:28 PM Post #4920155
| I'm in my "golden" years (what a laugh) and still have DH around, what would he do without me! No other woman would take such good care of him. LOL I better not tell him that. He just needs pushing to get any projects done and I'm getting good at that. |
denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
May 08, 2008
08:33 AM Post #4923141
| "I'm in my "golden" years (what a laugh) and still have DH around, what would he do without me! No other woman would take such good care of him. LOL I better not tell him that. He just needs pushing to get any projects done and I'm getting good at that."
Samigal
Are you married to my Husband ...LOL
But he takes really good care of me too.
I was a single Mom of 2 great kids for 17 years before I met him ... worked 3 jobs sometimes ...Now I just do what ever I want :) Its Great well worth the wait.
Cheryl |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
May 08, 2008
09:28 AM Post #4923360
| Yes Cheryl, waiting for the RIGHT man is certainly better than living with the WRONG man! I am so grateful for my husband and I'm grateful too for my Ex (grateful that HE IS my EX!) |
Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
May 08, 2008
12:51 PM Post #4924252
| psychw2, you are so funny... |
Doe41
(Audrey) Dyersburg, TN
(Zone 7a)
May 09, 2008
11:54 PM Post #4931404
| Eufaula, I'm a survivor of divorce, too, [I left him] I'm sooo much better off without him! Just keep your chin up! We're rootin' for you!
I'm new to this site, love it, love it, love it! I get so cxaught up in it I forget to eat, take meds, and go to bed! I've dabbled in plants for years, [I'm 70] and still have a lot to learn!
Doe41 |
roadrunner
Hereford, AZ
(Zone 8a)
May 10, 2008
01:26 AM Post #4931660
| Hi Doe...and a big WELCOME...This place is SOOO addictive!! But we don't want to be cured...so pull up a chair.
Where in Tn is Dyersburg? My son lives in Crossville and I love to visit there. Jo |
bedouin
Fort Lauderdale, FL
(Zone 10b)
May 10, 2008
01:49 AM Post #4931685
| De41, Welcome! Yes,I agree it IS 'addictive'! 70 is Young in this day and age!
Eufaula, This is a perfect time to climb to the top of the hill, look down and see which of the many roads you'd like to take on your next Life adventure! Eufaula, do something you've always dreamt of doing, but never found the time or opportunity! Something absolutely Outrageous that would bring fun and laughter, new friends and magnificant memories! Remember Erma Bombeck's quote about life?
'Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly procaiming...WOW...WHAT A RIDE!
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Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
May 10, 2008
07:46 AM Post #4932004
| Just reading these posts this morning and what came to mind, is something WE NEED TO BE RECYCLED as well, just think of the old 'us' and now what to be, what to be...come on girls let's recycle... |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 10, 2008
09:17 AM Post #4932293
| Hey There you wonderful Recyclable cuties! Oh I'm so much better than I was , believe me! As a Matter of fact , Other than finding a job tht will hire me, Ive found that I have so much more now than I ever thought possible.
I need to get my life back in order and get some kind of communication going that lets people know we( older, more reponsible , more organized ,and dedicated) Women are the ones that will be the better employee and or leaders in society! Whooeeee! Now does that sound political or What! ( Didnt mean to get on a Soap box, just came out!)
Now back on subject! I have been scavengering ( sp.) The left over mess, that Dear Ole Departed to parts unknown DH, left behind. Yuuuucky! I am just bewildered with what to do with most of it! I have been having a small but effective bonfire to rid of smaller bits and pieces of wood, paper,and "green" burnables. Until recently I was actually enjoying the task, because of the nightly relaxing meditation sitting by the fire.
Now we have a burn ban out and all burning has been stopped until Fall. So sad. Even in my rural area and way out back. Apparently , the cause of burn ban isn't due to fire hazard but air quality control! So now I have to call the Forestry service and request a permit each night, and hope to get one, which because of the State ban , will more than likely be denied.
So , Now I have the job of trying to ???? organize??? the mess. I have already seen the most Unhandsome heavy weight of a Rat lurking out there, deciding on how it wants to "organize" its new home! Looks as if I better get in gear and get busy!
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 10, 2008
09:26 AM Post #4932316
| This was my little fire pit area. Now I have to get some announcements out to the public about Metal pick up, trash pickup, usable wood pick up, and any other kind of pick up and discard I can think of! After , That is, I have stacked and Orgnized anything good or reusable on my part! ( Hmmmm, think there is any money to be gotten from this junk?) 
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katiebear
mulege
Mexico
May 10, 2008
09:32 AM Post #4932339
| You can post in the free section of craigslist.org or on freecycle.org.
If you know where the ex-DH is living you could hire someone to "return" it all to him.
katiebear |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 10, 2008
09:42 AM Post #4932377
| Haaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!! Luv it , just luuuuv it!!!! |
roadrunner
Hereford, AZ
(Zone 8a)
May 10, 2008
09:54 AM Post #4932416
| I like the idea of Freecycle...but don't post your address...and have them call for an appointment so that you are not deluged with some people (read Pack Rats) invading your yard. I love Freecycle. Jo |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 10, 2008
09:59 AM Post #4932431
| Ohhh Yes! I am a member of the Freecycle here! As soon as I contact some of my good " artsy-craftsy" Friends who could just possibly use some of the wood and knick knacks, Freecycle is going to be my Best friend! Thanks Jo! |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
May 10, 2008
12:09 PM Post #4932920
| Wow, Euf, I've been so busy lately, I've not been paying attention to the thread.
Divorce. Been there, done that twice. Not going there again.
Big hugs to you, and know that you have many friends here who will lend an
ear, give a hug, whatever you need. I'm sorry you are enduring this, but I also
know that you have a good head on your shoulders and you will be just fine,
in fact, you will likely come out a happier person, and happy is very healthy!
(((HUGS)))
Karen Marie
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Doe41
(Audrey) Dyersburg, TN
(Zone 7a)
May 10, 2008
01:26 PM Post #4933124
| Roadrunner, Dyersburg is a few miles from the Mississippi River and south east Missouri. A long way from Crossville! Not a really large town, very pretty! I've only lived here a few years, before I lived in Camden, and Waverly, middle Tenn. I'm not able to get out and sdig in the dirt, but I love reading about it!
Doe,[Audrey]
doe,
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Elena
Nashville, TN
(Zone 6b)
May 10, 2008
01:51 PM Post #4933193
| Hi Doe and Jo. Both sides of my family are from Covington which is also in West TN. (It used to be about an hour's drive from Memphis but probably doesn't take that long with the great highways that exist now.) I live in Middle TN now.
"Psst...any place in TN is WONDERFUL!" :>) |
roadrunner
Hereford, AZ
(Zone 8a)
May 10, 2008
06:00 PM Post #4933911
| Elena...good to see you my friend...and I too love TN...since my favorite son lives there (only son)...oldest daughter bought land near C'ville and thinks I'm going to move in about 3 years...not likely...as long as I can drive. Jo |
Elena
Nashville, TN
(Zone 6b)
May 10, 2008
07:18 PM Post #4934133
| You have two daughters there near you, right? So..am I hearing that one of them plans to leave Arizona and head this way. Maybe you could have two homes ( a summer and a winter one) like rich folks do and live in both places. Tee hee! |
2vernes
Blytheville, AR
(Zone 7a)
May 10, 2008
09:05 PM Post #4934489
| Hi Audrey (Doe), Welcome to Daves Garden. There are some great folks here and just full of information to help in any way. And this site is really habit forming. I live across the river from you in Blytheville, Ar. We go to Dyersburg occasionally to eat and shop and it is a nice town. Years ago, every spring, I would make my flower buying trip to Virgins Nursery in Dyersburg. It used to be a fantastic nursery but I haven't been in about 3 or 4 years. |
Elena
Nashville, TN
(Zone 6b)
May 10, 2008
10:06 PM Post #4934744
| Zvernes,
We will be headed your way in the fall on our way from Nashville to Mt. View, Arkansas. We go there with DG's Melody every year. Maybe you can meet us on our way through with a lunch pail and a cold glass of tea. (Just kidding!)
Do you happen to know a children's dentist there by the name of Charles Hall? Many years ago he worked on my teeth when he was a student at the dentistry school in Memphis. My hubby was in school at Memphis State and we were as poor as Job's turkey. I chose to have all my dental work done at the school and was lucky to have found a great student to do my work. Charles was a great dentist... even as a student. I have often wondered if he is still alive. |
2vernes
Blytheville, AR
(Zone 7a)
May 10, 2008
10:17 PM Post #4934797
| Elena, Just hollar when your get close and I'll have the lunch pail and sweet tea ready. No, I don't know anyone by that name. Mt. View is pretty country. DH is from Franklin, Ar. , close to Hardy. Laverne |
Elena
Nashville, TN
(Zone 6b)
May 10, 2008
11:36 PM Post #4935108
| That is the area that all of my maternal grandmother's folks came from in the early 1900's. When we are there I like to imagine her growing up there and I remember all the stories she used to tell about the area. It was always home in her heart even though she lived in TN. It was too hard to make a living there since they were farmers so they moved to a place that had better farming land when she was a teenager. She used to tell us that you could hear the sound of hoes hitting rocks all around in the spring when people were trying to plant the land.
Oh...and I will want my tea with sugar please but hubby will want lemon in his too. Would you mind making some tea cakes to go with the tea? |
roadrunner
Hereford, AZ
(Zone 8a)
May 11, 2008
01:21 AM Post #4935410
| Elena...I have told DD that I would live there 3 months in the spring and 3 months in the fall...but would be "outta there" with the first sign of snow!!...And no more humid summers for me either. Jo |
2vernes
Blytheville, AR
(Zone 7a)
May 11, 2008
01:56 AM Post #4935464
| Tea Cakes, sweet tea and lemon on the side comin up. |
Elena
Nashville, TN
(Zone 6b)
May 11, 2008
06:39 AM Post #4935633
| Let's see, Jo. You will be making two trips a year as I figure it. I like that idea. At least I will get to see you more than once a year that way.
Ya got a deal, Zvernes. You might just want to pack up a lunch for yourself and make that Mt. View trip with us this year. |
denimangle
Oakwood (Butler,TX), TX
(Zone 8b)
May 11, 2008
09:11 PM Post #4938652
| does anyone else think this thread need a new start ..its a 191 post long ..
Cheryl
still on the old dialup. |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
May 11, 2008
10:02 PM Post #4938867
| LOL...I am on dial-up, too. I have to click the link, then go to the
kitchen for a bit. Don'tcha hate dial up?
KM, who is not willing to pay fifty more bucks a month for high speed.
:-) |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
May 11, 2008
10:25 PM Post #4938953
| New thread for dial up friends: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/846756/ |
jester
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 14, 2008
02:41 PM Post #4950831
| I hope you kept the bench he made from Old Cedar scraps. That one is too beautiful to sell.
Bear
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Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
May 15, 2008
01:43 PM Post #4955614
| Hey Bear, No I do not have it. He gave it to me tokeep , and I was so proud of it! I came home one day to find it missing . He had sold it! so sad! |
jester
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 15, 2008
02:27 PM Post #4955768
| now he will have to make you another! At least he has the talent for it. I bet the next one is even better.
Bear
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digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
June 22, 2008
11:57 AM Post #5142483
| eufaula, don't sweat it , i'm on my fourth one and it gets easier each time. thats what mama said, also ,and she was on her sixth one. just think, no extra washing, don't have to cook when you don't want to, stay and shop instead of running home, stay up all night if you want to, live on the computer all day if it suits you , and the ,three last best things, don't have to answer any questions,and the 2nd best thing, don't have to be nice to his heathen kids and the last but best thing is, are you ready for this, any mess you have to clean up in the bathroom or any where else is your mess and not his. sister kisses to you, sally |
Bhavana34
Medford, NJ
June 22, 2008
01:49 PM Post #5142952
| I love furniture made from recycled wood. I have three pieces, a shelf unit, a small coffee type table, and a bench all made from cedar ripped off the sides of a beach house that my ex was remodeling.
Your stuff looks awesome! Cute little dog too... |
Brender
Topsham, ME
(Zone 5a)
June 24, 2008
11:34 AM Post #5152318
| Eufaula - How are you doing? I've been sending good thoughts your way :-)
Brender |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 24, 2008
09:56 PM Post #5155312
| Hey all you Sweeties! I'm here! Just not as often as I'd like yet. Been so busy trying to keep a part time job,that I was having to drive 40 miles to get to. I no longer have to do that now though. You have to read this!!!
After all this time and wondering how I was going to meet ends and bills and pay for the gas to do it, I was offered a job!!! Granted , another part time job, but right here, close to home! Yippeeee! I no longer have to travel, just 10 minutes and Im at work!
Now the good part! I was given the job of book keeper/Treasurer at our local Christian Outreach. ( You know Like a Goodwill Store) Now I am right in the middle of all the Trash and treasure you could ever hope for, wHoOpIeeeeeee DoOpiE!!!! I love my job and I hate to leave because I JUST HAVE to browse and see what all Has come into the store everyday!
Then The present Director called me into her office yesterday, and said she would be retiring very soon . She asked me if I would like to take over her position as Director , a full time position! ... Now Ask me if I believe in miracles!!! I am actually smiling with the happiest grin, I feel like I can do anything! I've truly been blessed!
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Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
June 24, 2008
10:35 PM Post #5155532
| Oh Eufaula, I'm so happy for you! God does work in mysterious ways. When we retired I was so worried we wouldn't be able to make a go of it because we would still have a large mortgage, but things started working out and although I don't have much to play with we aren't struggling like some. You have had several miracles coming your way. |
roadrunner
Hereford, AZ
(Zone 8a)
June 24, 2008
11:23 PM Post #5155769
| You Go Girl!!!
God is in the Heavens and all is right with the world.
Keep in touch. Jo
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katiebear
mulege
Mexico
June 25, 2008
12:43 AM Post #5156078
| Wow. That's wonderful. God must love you a lot. (So do we.)
katie |
Brender
Topsham, ME
(Zone 5a)
June 25, 2008
05:44 AM Post #5156405
| God rocks!! Thanks for your great news. :-D
Brender |
bugme
Barnesville, GA
(Zone 7b)
June 25, 2008
06:43 AM Post #5156508
| To all of you ladies that have contributed to this forum, I've spent the past hour reading/looking/laughing with all of you. Thank you for giving me something to spend my sleepless time on. Keep on with the recycling, crafting, etc. DH and I moved to the country 10 yrs ago and brought most of our "stuff" with us, renting a space for it, paying too much monthly, only to finally move it into a huge building he had erected for it. We could have paid for the bldg. considering how much we paid monthly to store it and now the bldg. is still full of useless "stuff" and is a dangerous place to walk. Have to laugh though at ourselves. I had to quit going to thrift stores and buying "stuff" cause it has to be dusted and requires too much space in the house.
Eufaula, you're a lovely lady and I wish you joy in life...looks like you've got a good start with a nice place to work. |
imapigeon
Gilroy (Sunset Z14), CA
(Zone 9a)
June 25, 2008
10:18 AM Post #5157255
| It's been a while since I checked this post (I've actually been spending my free time working on projects---what a concept...) and it took me a while to catch up.
Eufala, I was dismayed to read about your divorce, pleased that you were handling it so well with such a great sense of humor, and then DELIGHTED to hear you found a great job close to home with solid prospects of full-time employment. And on top of that, it's the ultimate T2T position---CONGRATS!
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Bettypauze
Victoria Harbour, ON
(Zone 5b)
June 25, 2008
10:26 AM Post #5157296
| OMG..see we do get recycled..even at our age Eufala...a perfect job for you..went back and read some of our posts, we knew you could do it, and now you've landed the job of the century..how wondeful..
We'd better say a prayer of 'thanks'.. |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 25, 2008
07:07 PM Post #5159429
| Yes!! God is so good!
Now , Here is the thing I have decided to do. Since all you T2T's have been right with me , all the way, I'm going to share some exciting things with you!
I have proposed to our Thrift shop manager a few ideas on how to get some more traffic into our store. She is all for it. So here goes...
I am going to add a small space in one corner of the shop to show how to refurb some of our items. Each week (Hopefully) I will be decorating and or rebuilding items and taking their photos, before and after. Then we will offer them for sale!
I will post the photos here so you all can see the progress! I am really excited about this!
My first item will be a large wicker Chair and ottoman,... Sweet!
I will have photos tomorrow. ...Later Y'all
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roadrunner
Hereford, AZ
(Zone 8a)
June 25, 2008
07:09 PM Post #5159436
| You are going to be a very valuable asset to that store...we look forward to pictures. Jo |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
June 25, 2008
07:38 PM Post #5159560
| Oh ya!!! You are definately going to be generating some interest! Don't forget to post some pictures in craigslist too. I have gotten some work and I know others have made some great connections that way too, and its FREE!!!
You will be displaying the item for at LEAST a week before sale? I'd suggest LONGER, so more people can see it. |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
June 25, 2008
08:35 PM Post #5159818
| eufaula, your success, gives me goose bumps . i'm so proud of you , as i know everyone else is. me and everyone on this thread would love to meet you, and if i ever,( probably won't ever get down that way but,) if i do, i will make a point of searching out your shop so that i can see the lady ,and shake her hand ,that got it together in such a short time.my daddy had an old saying," you have two feet, stand on them". you've done that! i look back on life, and i wasn't always so smart.i bow to your gutsy attitude ! sally |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
June 25, 2008
08:40 PM Post #5159834
| "You have two feet, stand on them!" THAT is great! I love it!!! You are right Sally, Eufaula has certainly got it together in a hurry! |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
June 25, 2008
10:12 PM Post #5160276
| I'm so looking forward to Eufaula's talents in her new wonderful job. I'm almost excited as she is as turning trash into treasure for all the world to see. You would probably never have found this wonderful opportunity if HE didn't leave. Great courage to plow ahead like that. |
bugme
Barnesville, GA
(Zone 7b)
June 26, 2008
04:41 AM Post #5161288
| How often we hear this saying "when one door closes on you, another one opens" and it seems to be true. Your idea is so good. |
mattsmom
Tomah, WI
June 26, 2008
05:34 AM Post #5161319
| I am so excited for you! Best of luck. |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
June 26, 2008
04:42 PM Post #5164198
| Eufaula Pretty, sweet, smart and talented too. You will be a blessing anywhere you go. |
tcinmb
(Zone 8b)
June 26, 2008
10:17 PM Post #5165835
| After 29 years, I finally had enough. Had two kids so I stayed for the kids and the money. I made my break after the kids were of age. I already had a job. I just left-- the house and the gardens. The later was the hardest- but I made it on my own and I am just getting back into the dirt. I love it!! Never been happier. Do what I want and when. You go Eufaula!! |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
June 27, 2008
08:54 AM Post #5167364
| yep, you can't buy happiness, but you can find it if you go out and look for it . sally |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 29, 2008
10:20 AM Post #5177093
| HellooooOoooo! Here I am again, and with the first of my projects! Hmmm I might just have to buy this one myself!! LOL!!!
It is a wonderful outdoor Wicker Chair and ottoman, Really not bad a t all just a little scratched up and worn. Needs a little TLC and new covers for cushions! I will have to scour the Outreach for Fabric! 
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bugme
Barnesville, GA
(Zone 7b)
June 29, 2008
10:51 AM Post #5177224
| Amazing what some people will discard...perfectly good furniture that just needs a bit of sprucing up!! Either with wood stain or paint the whole thing. Great find. You can find great fabric in draperies. |
mattsmom
Tomah, WI
June 29, 2008
11:44 AM Post #5177471
| Wow! That is a find! You are very lucky to have first dibs on anything that comes in. |
roadrunner
Hereford, AZ
(Zone 8a)
June 29, 2008
11:54 AM Post #5177530
| WOW! Please do it in South west design...then ship to me!! LOL Just kidding...I couldn't afford the shipping charge.
It's a lovely piece...would it work to just rub some Old English into the wicker? Jo |
morknotmindy
San Manuel, AZ
(Zone 8b)
June 29, 2008
12:33 PM Post #5177735
| Eufaula, Looks like your ducks are all in a row and I don't think you had to shoot any!!! Isn't it amazing what we can do when we have to? Welcome to your new life. I call mine 'Second Wind". That's what I call my 'new' home. |
katiebear
mulege
Mexico
June 29, 2008
12:44 PM Post #5177792
| That is great. If you can find some fabric with a large floral print (think banana leaves) - I'm thinking of some that were used a lot for drapes in the 40's and 50's.
You are going to have so much fun!!!
I'm remembering a poem by Robert Frost that says, in part, "the life I live now is an extra life that I can waste as I please, on whom I please." You aren't obligated too anyone but yourself.
katie |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 29, 2008
03:30 PM Post #5178519
| Wow, What great ideas , Y'all! The Fabric would have to be an outdoor type or very washable, I was even thinking about maybe a heavy duty Terry Cloth. WE get all kinds of towels. The Fabric from drapery, Now thats a good idea too!
Jo , Old English , is a good idea! After a good sanding and cleaning. then I want to restain the arms and legs. You all are so full of good ideas thanks a bunch! |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
June 29, 2008
07:07 PM Post #5179282
| sand it? is it that plastic ,or wicker? |
Samigal
(Pegi) Norwalk, CA
(Zone 10b)
June 29, 2008
08:48 PM Post #5179692
| It definitely looks like wicker to me. |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
June 29, 2008
10:29 PM Post #5180196
| Gosh Eufaula, I thought I would be happy working the dump...You have a dream job. Best wishes in all you do.
Faye |
Surreybrit
Big Lake, MN
(Zone 4a)
June 30, 2008
02:41 PM Post #5183239
| Hi all, not that I am into making treasure from trash but as a newbie to DG I have wasted, or maybe I should say used, way too much time going through your new and old threads (haven't made it back to the beginning YET!)
The idea of using towels or even fabric, if from the store, would be a plus during a re-do demonstration, it could make the watchers think of other uses for items they would not necessarity be looking for.
More business in that way as well as from the demonstrations would mean more kudos for you Eufaula and anybody would be happy with more of those. |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
June 30, 2008
07:04 PM Post #5184379
| Yep Its the real deal, Wicker that is~ Actually Rattan is the right word , I Think. This chair is really in good shape .. the cushions just need a good cleaning. they have removable covers, so into the wash they went. But the problem came up and hit me in the nose!!!
Apparently , someone spilled something on the chair cushion and it went into the foam rubber. I think by the smell, Milk, Very very sour. Oh well I will just get another foam cushion from one of the reject chairs. ( Yes sad to say we have a lot of non fixer Uppers too)
Now My idea is to take the existing covers and duplicate the design in the rattan onto the covers. After, that is, I've done a little color enhancement with some Acrylic paint on the rattan! |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
June 30, 2008
07:23 PM Post #5184475
| if you guys decide to sell it ..., i'll make the trip down to pick it up,with or without repairs. i'm into wicker, bentwood ,and bamboo. d mail me. sally |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
July 05, 2008
08:35 AM Post #5206758
| Hi T And T Friends! Im so Sorry I havent been here but this past week was a real booger! The Big "D" is all over and done with now! Whewwwwww! Thats one disaster I NEVER want to go through again!
I am doing very well and am at peace within my heart now! So I can now get my life going again! Sooooo ... back on track with the Tand T Thread!
HEY Sally , Im going to dmail you right away, girlfriend! We have to talk!
Later Y'all! |
mattsmom
Tomah, WI
July 05, 2008
08:37 AM Post #5206769
| Eufaula, Glad THAT is behind you. Now is the time for you! Glad you're back! |
WUVIE
Hulbert, OK
(Zone 7a)
July 05, 2008
07:47 PM Post #5209456
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New thread to this post:
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/846756/
Psychw, thank you so much for the new link to this thread. I'm one of the
folks on dial-up, LOL.
Good to see you all here. Hope to see you on the new thread, I have a
surprise to share!
Karen Marie
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synda
Carrollton, OH
(Zone 6a)
October 19, 2008
10:19 PM Post #5692896
| Hi to all,I just started reading this post page and oh my,.!Now I'm really curious,how is Eufaula doing?Such a beautiful woman,if I lived closer I'd run right there and help her do whatever and give her a hug.There hasn't been anything posted from anyone since July.Right now my mom is 64 and is dying from a genetic heart problem (hypertrophic cardiomyapathy) and DG,-T&T,and plant and seed trade and a lot of other things on the Message Board are what keep me sane.I feel I've come to know so many people on here from just reading ,that I'm not alone.Which I feel like sometimes.I told my hubby once that it's sad when you're alone but it is deafening to the soul to be lonely when you're in a room full of people that act like this is a perfect world.Hearing others complain about there hubby's, kids,junk or pets,or showing new things to make when you are broke and have a lot of junk that you don't know what to do with other than hit your hubby over the head with it for bringing it home.Or the one thing I have done is take him outside,stand him in the yard and say: Now honey look at the place through a strangers eyes and what do you see.Sometimes I feel like we are the hillbilly's of the 21st century.We have lived here such a short time and good lord the stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!But now I've got him to wonder if i've lost my mind.I'm looking for old bowling balls and bike helments,and colored glass.And everytime I get a package with seeds or plants in the mail he just hands it to me and shakes his head.I say WHAT?? Or I'll just look at him and say just shut-up and get your shovel.Everyone here is a God send.Thank You All!
Here is my BEAUTIFUL MOMMA .This was taken 1/19/2008 at my brothers wedding reception.The last function that she has really been able to attend.She even had to leave that early because she started to get really sick.My son who turned 21 on 1/7 sat and cried at the reception because she (my mom) was to dizzy to even dance with him.Made my heart ache.But she's still here with us today and that is all that matters(is just one more day).
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dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
October 19, 2008
10:39 PM Post #5692971
| Hello Synda, so glad you posted. I'm so sorry about your pretty Mom. Yes, we are a loving, careing bunch of people that have a multitude of problems and we do count on one another for support. I am a big nut when it comes to bb's, helmets, broken bottles and anything else i can find to make something out of nothing. It is great throupy (sp?) Welcome, enjoy and feel free at any time to speak what's on your mind.
Faye=dahtzu |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
October 20, 2008
08:48 AM Post #5693934
| Sydna , come join us on the new thread , it's in the post just above yours . Oh, and Faye , i just posted pic of my room in progress on the updated thread .F 4 evr sally |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
October 20, 2008
10:08 PM Post #5697323
| Thank you my dear friend Sally! |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
October 28, 2008
06:53 PM Post #5727250
| Thanks Synda! Such Kind words indeed. Ive been so busy with new job and getting my new life back together that I have to let some things slide for a while! DG, had to be one of them, until I can find time to manage a few moments to sit and enjoy!
Im in and out just enough to catch up! Ole Sally Girl , keeps me posted most times!
Prayers for you and your Mom, Synda, ... and for all my wonderful Dger's.
Euffie |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
October 28, 2008
07:58 PM Post #5727448
| EUFFIE , darn , girl , you almost spelled it right , it's uffie .lol pronounce it ,oofie , love it . don't stay away so long sis we need extra prayers on here .sydna , we care for you and your mama. it has become a family of friends here , and everyone wants the best for you and your loved ones .more prayers coming your way . and euffie , for you and yours . yo bud ,sissy |
dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
December 17, 2008
11:07 PM Post #5903442
| Hello from Faye! Where and how are you Eufaula? Where and how are all of you who have responded to this thread? This friend wants to know.
Love to all. |
synda
Carrollton, OH
(Zone 6a)
December 18, 2008
01:20 AM Post #5903784
| Hi Faye,Been a while,how ya doing?
Hope everyone has a Wonderful Holiday Season.
Hugs,
Synda
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dahtzu
(Faye) Henderson, NC
(Zone 7b)
December 18, 2008
09:34 PM Post #5906475
| Thanks Synda, hope you will have a verry Merry Christmas. Keep in touch!
Faye |
digger9083
Dahlonega, GA
May 14, 2009
07:32 PM Post #6549430
| synda , lost you for awhile , How is Mama , haven't heard and hope things are smooth with you . hugs ,digger |
