faithfulFrank
He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose....
Location: Batavia, N.Y.
Joined: Jan 20, 2004
Points: 1067
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Poll: So what are YOUR summer home projects??
Original Message Jul 18, 2005 9:03 am |
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So, everyone here knows that summer is time to fix stuff, build stuff, remodel stuff, etc,etc. What is YOUR summer project?? What is on YOUR "honeydew" list....... I'm currently taking all tools, ladders, etc, off the walls of my garage, priming and painting the drywall, and reorganizing everything that gets hung up. My garage is about 28 x 40 feet, so it is a bit of a job. I know I should have done this when we first built, I hate seeing drywall unprimed just slowly turning brown, but i just did not do it when I should have. Now it will be nicely painted, curtians on the windows, and everything hung up just right. It's a great place to have grad parties, etc, when the weather is questionable. This should be done this week, then moving on to the next project............ So, what is YOUR project(s)????? Frank D.
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MissSnowshoveler
If you don't have free speech, what do you have?
Location: NS
Joined: Feb 5, 2005
Points: 706
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Re: Poll: So what are YOUR summer home projects??
Reply #2 Jul 18, 2005 1:41 pm |
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Summer projects? Chris and I (mostly Chris) have lots to do. Let's start with some hardscaping (rock walls), creating flower gardens and seeing what grows where the best. Put in a veggie garden this year and have seen deer the last few mornings - but the garden is still standing. There's lots of things to do through the wooded area - little paths to make for the tractor (Chris is starting to get tired of getting stuck in the mud, he wants to improve what paths he has now) and thinning the softwood out so the hardwood can grow and the ground can get some greenery covering it. Where he's previously thinned there are many ferns growing Those are some of the outside projects that we have going on. Inside I'm hand sewing curtains for the spare room, after I get some more money saved up I'm going to make new curtains for the living room. I'd also like to make the matching cushion covers with the left over material to go on the bed. I have the master bedroom curtains already made, so now I have the cushion covers to make for that room. They're not really summer projects, but I choose to do them in the summer. Then there will be fire wood on the horizon to cut, split, and put inside. So we're having a busy summer and lovin' every minute of it. Sherri
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buttlint
Joined: Oct 14, 2002
Points: 791
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Re: Poll: So what are YOUR summer home projects??
Reply #3 Jul 18, 2005 6:52 pm |
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Mrs. Buttlint insists that I get my butt out into my shop and make her a motorcycle out of this mess. It is a 1954 BSA Bantam that I bought in 1971. (Holy crap! 34 years ago! ) Back when I was an impulsive young man, that partied far more than I do today, I bought out the remains of a motorcycle dealership that went belly up. One of the conditions that I had too meet as I dumped the contents of an 18' U-haul into her front room (Back porch, attic, laundry room, etc.) was that Mrs. Lint get her pick of the litter. She went for the runt of course. The one that needed the most work. The one that need the most parts. The "cute" one. A promise is a promise. So for over 3 decades I been scrounging parts at swap meets, the internet, old peoples garages, anywhere that may have something that I need. I finally got enough stuff together too get a start on this thing, this summer. (Check those garages for me guys.) I am working on all of the mechanical stuff now. I hope too get the plating done this winter. Paint should be next spring or summer. But after 34 years....cut me some slack on time schedules.
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robmints
Joined: May 13, 2003
Points: 4691
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Re: Poll: So what are YOUR summer home projects??
Reply #4 Jul 18, 2005 8:08 pm |
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What is YOUR summer project?? What is on YOUR "honeydew" list.......
Which summer Frank? This summer I am hard at work thinking about the stuff that is half done from last summer. Lint, While i was busy thinking last night i saw a show about some old motorcycles. British I maybe. The first commercial bike to use the engine as the frame. Between 50 and 100 grand, restored.
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Dave___in___CT
Deliberate often... ...decide once...
Location: West-Central Connecticut
Joined: Sep 17, 2002
Points: 3159
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Re: Poll: So what are YOUR summer home projects??
Reply #6 Jul 18, 2005 8:13 pm |
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Summer projects... Not much this year... try to keep up with mowing and improving my ~3 acre lot in VT... planted a few apple trees and a dozen raspberry bushes there... and finishing touches and grass seeding a re-furbished 40' x 100' ole' fence line with 3 tons or rocks removed and stockpiled... Attend the veggie garden at home... I save indoor projects for cold wether... Dave...
Whether you think you can or you can't... you're right.Henry Ford BCS Tractor & snowblower
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