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Frida still, Frida later

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Frida.  she  may be with Us   here for awhile

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I had to let go of what i was doing Inside my Self and do what needs to be done.  I set the window up on a sheet that covered the bathroom mirror, that covers the bathroom sink and put the strips of tape.  Then i painted.  Painted the Premium Primer that is said to block heavy stains for fewer topcoats.  

hmmmm.

but i did it.

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and brought in wood that had been saturated by SNOW,  setting it on end in  hopes it would dry easier.   Enough for just tomorrow morning.  Tomorrow is a work away day and before i go,  i will need to see to the Goats.  When i arrive back home,  i can see how much of the Snow has melted on the wood.  No way to know.  No way to know what it means,  snow melting,  …?   Does it mean the wood is too wet to burn?   I don't know.  I'll find out.

 

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14 responses to “Frida still, Frida later”

  1. linda morris Avatar
    linda morris

    doesnt look too wet to me grace and probably pretty dry inside ?
    start with nice small pieces, you should be fine. xo linda

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  2. Yvette Avatar
    Yvette

    dogs don’t want to walk……??? too wet
    nuffies in dutch ( prudisch?) no wet muddy paws so early in the morning
    but they long for snow
    the wood wet? no more than rain i think since it’s not for weeks on top of it

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  3. patriciaspangler47@gmail.com Avatar
    patriciaspangler47@gmail.com

    i’m glad to see this wood, Grace. because every time you mention splitting it, i find myself again acknowledging the wonder of you. i know there are a lot of women here who are probably also splitting their own wood. i am not one of them. but i had that experience for 15 years and so i have a handle for understanding the work of it all. and what it means. so elemental. to be so directly involved with fire and the heat necessary to sustain life. to be Able to do this is also a wonder and a gift and i don’t say that lightly.
    this window looks good. very good. and as i study it i’m remembering something that just happened. i took that tape off a similar project and some of the paint came off with it. so i scored the other panes with a razor before i removed the tape and that solved the problem. i have a feeling i’m preaching to the choir–but just in case.
    sending warmth your way

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  4. Michelle in NYC Avatar
    Michelle in NYC

    When you come back look in your email because I sent you a film I just watched. Stay warm! Make chili!

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  5. jude Avatar
    jude

    it’ll burn if you have some coals already going. hard to start a fire with damp wood. but snow doesn’t really penetrate much if you brush it off before bringing it in and letting it melt.

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  6. Mo Crow Avatar
    Mo Crow

    Hi Grace, one thing I have learned over the years is a good premium primer really does make a difference, one top coat is often all that’s needed, when we moved in here 6 years ago the bathroom was black with mold, took out one pane of glass to allow airflow filled all the holes with expandafoam and gap filler, did one coat of good primer and then one top coat and it has held up well for 6 years.
    Hope the wood burned fine and you are warm!

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  7. Liz Avatar
    Liz

    Soups and stews … warmth from the inside out

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  8. grace Avatar
    grace

    i’m not sure. Will Just Go

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  9. grace Avatar
    grace

    dogs. Dogs wild with snow and being their crazy selves Out there
    and the snow wood well, it is what it is and i figure out how
    to Go

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  10. grace Avatar
    grace

    Dear You…i have a wood spliter too. a haudrolic thing that i was given some time ago. i love to SPLIT! BANG! the wood…to look and
    guess where to whack it with the AXE. I use the splitter when things are too ify. But inbetween, i put myself to the wood. Electricity,
    the pull of it from the Splitter and then also, that constant question of What if?
    So both. Both.

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  11. grace Avatar
    grace

    maybe tomorrow. Today was too Full.

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  12. grace Avatar
    grace

    usually i drape a very large Tarp on the pile. This time, too
    much and i forgot. I won’t forget again.

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  13. grace Avatar
    grace

    these are windows from Alz B’s son. For her home in Socorro. He gets only the state of the art stuff. So i don’t worry. I just Go.

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  14. grace Avatar
    grace

    Everything today for lentil soup. I am looking forward to tomorrow
    when i can put it in the pot

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