tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.comments2024-02-02T05:50:48.506+00:00Dalton Houseburygardenershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07930807695134677074noreply@blogger.comBlogger1570125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-39898773174448056962021-07-31T17:30:28.308+01:002021-07-31T17:30:28.308+01:00Apologies, I have only just seen your comment. If...Apologies, I have only just seen your comment. If it is not too late for you I have seen the bookcovers on Jennifers of Walsall site. https://www.jennifersofwalsall.co.uk good luck<br /><br />burygardenershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930807695134677074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-3769661939020017652021-05-31T07:51:20.507+01:002021-05-31T07:51:20.507+01:00I am still hoping to find a way to order the MiniM...I am still hoping to find a way to order the MiniMundus miniature book cover kits, especially # 19370 and 19360. Any help you can provide will be fully appreciated!<br />Jerry<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160844285952872243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-28194103462556385532020-11-14T13:57:23.249+00:002020-11-14T13:57:23.249+00:00Dear Anna, Thank you so much for still ploughing ...Dear Anna, Thank you so much for still ploughing through my mini ponderings. As you can see I am on some sort of 'break' from actually doing anything on the house. Very strange how I seem to come to an end with my projects before I am actually there. Normally I don't mind too much as I am ready to sell and move on to the next build but this was destined to be my last so it really needs to be finished not just abandoned. Hope I find the finishing magic sometime. Meanwhile I am always so happy to hear from anyone who finds me now and then. Thank you so much for leaving a message. Mburygardenershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930807695134677074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-88655353351434783882020-11-14T11:44:38.821+00:002020-11-14T11:44:38.821+00:00Dear Marilyn - I truly have no idea how I missed s...Dear Marilyn - I truly have no idea how I missed so many of your posts! I am now frantically trying to catch up while (trying not to) being tempted to a 'million' purchases from your fabulous links.<br />Your WWII rations list just highlights that we really have no idea just how spoilt for choice we really are. In some ways, I think (and hope) that what is happening, might put a few things back into perspective. Any-who - what awesome tiny treasures. I do hope, and am quite sure, you will get those wee electrical bits and bobs glued into place just fine.<br />Stay well and safe,<br />Anna X Anna https://www.blogger.com/profile/02942756202056729563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-71503631486010908272020-05-02T11:32:59.298+01:002020-05-02T11:32:59.298+01:00How kind, thank you. I am actually on week seven ...How kind, thank you. I am actually on week seven of the same cough but so much better and did actually get tested a couple of days ago and (obviously by now) I don't have the virus. So life goes on here living between our house and our garden as it will for many folk who are a bit too 'vulnerable' to be out in the infected world. Thank you again for the good wishes though - we can't get too may of those. I hope you and yours are doing OK mentally and physically. Marilynburygardenershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930807695134677074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-18327778426360352982020-05-02T11:19:25.762+01:002020-05-02T11:19:25.762+01:00Feel better soon!!!!Feel better soon!!!!MaryFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02507347923712459651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-85618275429824965332020-04-09T16:26:47.504+01:002020-04-09T16:26:47.504+01:00Yes, we used to watch that series too. Even what ...Yes, we used to watch that series too. Even what you saw there was a bit of a sugar-coated version of being in a city that was hammered by bombing was like and to endure that for six years must have been nigh on unbearable. We are so spoilt which, of course, is just what my mom's generation wanted for us. They didn't want us to lack for anything they they had done. It is the sheer world wide complex infrastructure and its fragility (as you say) that is unnerving for us right now. Can not imagine a world if it implodes in a major way.<br />I do feel happier amongst my mini chums - they do seem such a good lot of people - not a mean bone among them.burygardenershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930807695134677074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-67449981985705581532020-04-09T02:51:56.209+01:002020-04-09T02:51:56.209+01:00Not long ago I watched a British program about a f...Not long ago I watched a British program about a family of 4 who were asked to live in a pre-war era row house; dressing, eating, gardening, buying rationed groceries and learning to live without any mod cons for (I think an entire year) just as you say your mother did. <br />After the novelty wore off, they moaned and groaned about how awful it was and how much they missed doing the things that they couldn't do; like washing their hair without soap or hot water, and having to put up the blackout curtains/ boards after sundown or when the air raid alarms sounded. They also were required to build a shelter in their backyard by themselves and grow their own produce which they really struggled with. <br />There's so much that we take for granted in our current age of privilege and entitlement and if nothing else, this CV epidemic has made many of us rethink our lifestyles and learn how to be thankful! The entire economic system has been shown to be quite fragile and it makes one fully appreciate how delicately balanced everything is on everything else. <br />Having said that, I have to say that being able to continue refining your dollhouse with such GORGEOUS new products is VERY EXCITING but I bet that in the future, your sockets, and electronics will remind you of this pandemic period of time, whenever you stop and look at them! elizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-37250790276147038452020-04-07T09:44:40.056+01:002020-04-07T09:44:40.056+01:00Thanks Irene you understand the fabric hunt dilemm...Thanks Irene you understand the fabric hunt dilemma. Thank heavens for Maria. I need to stop faffing round all the finishing up things I have left and focus on something and get it done burygardenershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930807695134677074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-9937094656891475192020-04-07T09:41:50.084+01:002020-04-07T09:41:50.084+01:00Ah Jodi, you have a good soul and I am sure you do...<br />Ah Jodi, you have a good soul and I am sure you don't have little stampy fits because your world is suddenly slightly imperfect. I gave myself a good talking to and feel better for it. Even the sun is shining today and I got to sit in the garden for a while. Mother Nature isn't self-isolating... there she is stretching and yawning and waking up. It is all we need ..... oh and a cup of tea and maybe a mini or two.burygardenershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930807695134677074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-24546960643260849082020-04-06T19:15:26.046+01:002020-04-06T19:15:26.046+01:00Lots of lovelies there Marilyn and I'm very im...Lots of lovelies there Marilyn and I'm very impressed by your lamp. You must be so pleased you got your fabric order - a nice selection there. Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182285759059917550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-54705221980811209912020-04-05T17:38:49.716+01:002020-04-05T17:38:49.716+01:00Thanks Alayne. Apologies for being preachy I am s...Thanks Alayne. Apologies for being preachy I am sure most of my mini chums aren't as petulant or as ungrateful as me. It did pull me up short and I continued my day counting blessings and not grumbling. Stay well and happy. Marilynburygardenershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930807695134677074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-31134829134987351802020-04-05T16:55:36.045+01:002020-04-05T16:55:36.045+01:00A great lot of new goodies! Yippee! I'm excite...A great lot of new goodies! Yippee! I'm excited to see the curtains and to see the new accessories at home!<br />I love hearing stories of what people have had to endure and compare them to how life is for us today. The reason our fathers and grandfathers fought in wars back then was so that we could have better lives and enjoy the freedoms that we are privileged to enjoy today. Imagine how upset they would be if they knew it only made us selfish and spoiled. Stories like these remind us to set our thoughts in gratitude every day. You are so wonderful to share this with us and remind us all that gratitude is a choice we can all make each day. Often our first thoughts are not so genial and it is our job to correct ourselves. :O)Jodi Hipplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-89759045851882436162020-04-05T15:18:21.800+01:002020-04-05T15:18:21.800+01:00Right now life is somewhat inconvenient...gosh...w...Right now life is somewhat inconvenient...gosh...we have to stay in the homes we have worked hard to acquire and entertain ourselves with hobbies, exercise, and the internet. You are right we have it so very easy compared to what our parents, grandparents and great-grandparents experienced during wartime. Thank you for reminding us all of that fact! Nice shopping items for your miniature projects...Cheers, AlayneScrapbookingButterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04218199313356283513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-1180457851113519902020-03-28T15:44:09.418+00:002020-03-28T15:44:09.418+00:00Thank you Ann. Yes, not sure this is an answer to...Thank you Ann. Yes, not sure this is an answer to cutting such thin strips at a perfect forty-five yet folk who make frames must do it???? Decided to make some with straight across joints and hope the paint covers it. Strange times right now indeed. Like you we are in lock-down and haven't left our house (and garden) in two weeks. So far I have managed to get food delivered for a week at a time so that is the only thing coming into our home from 'the outside' and I can't see a way round that. Hard not seeing family other than facetime especially our four year old grandson that we moved to Scotland to be near. Hey ho. We are luckier than many, many other people who must be having terrible struggles with this stay-home world. burygardenershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930807695134677074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-7920915406997253372020-03-28T15:38:41.249+00:002020-03-28T15:38:41.249+00:00Thanks Shannon. Glad you agree that tiddly frames...Thanks Shannon. Glad you agree that tiddly frames are a pain - nice to know I am not just useless. Still hacking but determined we will get through this with good grace and not whinge.... well not too much.burygardenershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930807695134677074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-75652507009429746322020-03-26T23:11:24.787+00:002020-03-26T23:11:24.787+00:00First, I need to add you to my reading list on my ...First, I need to add you to my reading list on my blog so that I don't miss any of your posts. Next. Mitering is a pain. I purchased a hand-held mitering tool that isn't too expensive and works nicely for small lumber except that sometimes it crushes the wood instead of cutting it cleanly, especially if you cut close to the end of the piece. It is so hard to get good cuts unless you have regular miter box. I don't. I struggle. Finally. I am so sorry that you are sick. I cannot believe that you cannot get tested. Here it takes a doctor's note to get tested if one has been exposed. Still tests are in short supply. Right now we here in Colorado our Governor's ordered a Stay at Home order which means we can't leave our house except to go get food, prescription, or see the dr, or get pet food. My husband went out this morning to do exactly that. He picked up a few groceries, got horse feed, our one horse is on medication so he got that, and dog food. I've not left home since last week. The cases are rising. Right now in our county there are 107 cases. It is supposed to get worse here in the States. I'm 73 and diabetic, so I'll be staying home until --who knows when. Your mirror looks wonderful. Keep up the great work. annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668006270534204954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-17673508860071143962020-03-26T21:43:22.541+00:002020-03-26T21:43:22.541+00:00Lots of luck Kath. If you have those 'scissor... Lots of luck Kath. If you have those 'scissor' thingies you may find they tend to squish the wood as they cut....hopefully not. Then there is the challenge of getting the sides spot on length. Don't want to put you off you are more skilled and more patient than me. If you make lovely frames easily enjoy lots of self congratulations in addition to mine. Still doing joined up hacking but no further symptoms...long may it remain so. Stay safe and well. Mburygardenershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930807695134677074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-24080722806714125652020-03-26T21:30:34.683+00:002020-03-26T21:30:34.683+00:00Oh Kath I surely did. I rapidly got fed up of kno...Oh Kath I surely did. I rapidly got fed up of knocking over this and that working with the back wall so I smugly removed chair and plant and coffee table. I gloated at my smarts and immediately knocked over the tiniest tray of sand and pebbles you have ever seen. How the bits flew the length of the room too outside the house I haven't yet figured, other than my conviction that the universe and I are personally at war.burygardenershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930807695134677074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-69923418336485880402020-03-26T21:20:53.203+00:002020-03-26T21:20:53.203+00:00I love how you’ve done this Marilyn.it looks just ...I love how you’ve done this Marilyn.it looks just the part. As usual your OST so cheers me up. It was easy to imagine you cursing at knocking over your Buddha arrangement! xKath Cryerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113968650589409662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-42233995467794579732020-03-26T21:14:13.456+00:002020-03-26T21:14:13.456+00:00I too have some picture frame moulding skulking so...I too have some picture frame moulding skulking somewhere in the back of a cupboard! As it’s so difficult finding decent frames I always thought it can’t be that difficult to make my own but alas I’m still not any further on with having a go - maybe now whilst in this strange situation of being in isolation is the time to try. I’m not good with mitres either but recently bought a great tool from Julie Warren on Etsy. It’s really sharp and I’ve managed to cut skirting with it so it should work well on this. <br />Sorry to hear that you may have the virus. I really hope you don’t and that you continue to improve. The testing scenario is ridiculous but it’s all down to money in the end like most things. Message me anytime if you need a chat. Kath xKath Cryerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113968650589409662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-55208529511461313032020-03-24T21:41:43.516+00:002020-03-24T21:41:43.516+00:00Oh good..... it seems its not just me then. Don&#...Oh good..... it seems its not just me then. Don't really understand why I can't do something that seems so simple. Pah! Thanks Sheila. Marilynburygardenershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930807695134677074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-51434993274487058612020-03-24T21:39:18.600+00:002020-03-24T21:39:18.600+00:00Thank you Jodi. I am taking so long with and ther...Thank you Jodi. I am taking so long with and therefore so many visits to this project you will end up knowing it as well as your own. Marilyn burygardenershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930807695134677074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-52260538649850848752020-03-24T21:35:30.272+00:002020-03-24T21:35:30.272+00:00Thanks Alayne. The wood-filler is a much better i...Thanks Alayne. The wood-filler is a much better idea when working on an actual object.....I just sort of forgot . I thought of the wood and paint thing when filling gaps in coving etc when it was in place easier to shove in on the end of a brush. Thanks for being nice about the mirror looking OK in situ. We can get away with a multitude of sins in this game.burygardenershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930807695134677074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7413035007278755615.post-8093034805221190842020-03-24T21:27:59.576+00:002020-03-24T21:27:59.576+00:00Thank you Elizabeth, from you that means a lot. M...Thank you Elizabeth, from you that means a lot. Marilynburygardenershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930807695134677074noreply@blogger.com