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[mapsedge]

Actually avoided a sunburn this weekend, and not by sitting on my ass in front of the electronics for forty-eight hours. Most of the work I needed to do was in the backyard, which is shaded in the morning and afternoon - the hottest hours of the day I worked inside or ran errands. Got the hobbit door mostly done: pictures are available here:

http://www.seamlyne.com/personal/house/hobbit_door1.jpg

and here:

http://www.seamlyne.com/personal/house/hobbit_door2.jpg

Still needs hardware, but the thought is there. Today, I start a new project at work, some programming stuff I've never tried before; the challenge will make it interesting.

Good start to the week.

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[eacole72.livejournal.com]

Does the hobbit door lead anywhere?

[billthetailor.livejournal.com]

Nope! It doesn't even open.* M and I have talked about putting hinges and a handle on it, and having an artist friend of ours paint a scene on the boards behind it; that'd be fun I think.

The idea of placing a plaster garden gnome on the stop step was forwarded and rejected, just to save everyone the trouble of asking.

* My neighbor is two folding chairs, a tablecloth, and a box of plastic spoons shy of a picnic; the fence is there to block the neighboring property off. We have hopes of one day buying that lot and tearing everything down to expand Northward, but in the meantime, the fence is, and remains, a barrier.

[hurricanedeck.livejournal.com]

That is just too cute. I'm sure your kids love it!

[billthetailor.livejournal.com]

Yes'm, K couldn't wait to climb the stairs - had to threaten her to keep her off until I got them secured.

[purpledumbass.livejournal.com]

So if you're WANTING to get more of that sunburn, you're welcome to come over and do MY yardwork, too... :)

Great lookin' door though. I love the whole idea...

[billthetailor.livejournal.com]

M's aunt put a fence on the street side of her garden, and put an old door (fullsize, with glass panes) in the center, with a mailbox, a flower box on the front...very cute. That sort of served as the inspiration. That, and the old steps left from the previous deck.