Northern weather

[E7]

I took the kid out for a nice walk through the woods. We collected a lot of ash bark. Big sheets of it. Gonna try to make Easter baskets out of it.

You still have ash trees? All mine in PA are long dead now.

Ash borers, another scourge from China, as I recall.

Healey's post from March 17th this year. Little did we know how prophetic it was.

[E7]

As for weather, frost warnings, and cold and windy circa 11Pm. Snow fine as frog's hair when I went to the mailbox this PM. Put on yer long Johns tonight!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Had the fireplace going last night and may again tonight!

[healey36]

Tropical storm Bertha should dump some rain on us Virginia/Maryland over the next 2-3 days. Two tropicals in the books for 2020, and it's not even June yet.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Tropical storm Bertha should dump some rain on us Virginia/Maryland over the next 2-3 days. Two tropicals in the books for 2020, and it's not even June yet.

Yes; get outside today and enjoy some sun and dry weather while it's available!

[healey36]

What, and not sit here glued to MTJ all day?

Staining the picnic table today, one of my least favorite tasks.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

What, and not sit here glued to MTJ all day?

Staining the picnic table today, one of my least favorite tasks.

Well, I confess I'm in the home office working on editing articles - got a little 5-part 6k word bit here and another one arrived last night. Got 94 manuscripts under review for my other publication. But, was out in the garage painting on one end the temp work table and stripping the finish off a machinist's tool box that I got from Sarge. Was going to put it to work in my shop, but my better 1/2 was eyeing up for a jewelry box...... Ok, but I'm not filling it!

Might split a little wood just for the exercise, too!

[healey36]

Interesting...I have a tool-box from Sarge as well. Still debating whether to blast it down to bare paint and refinish it, or just enjoy the patina left by the original owner.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Interesting...I have a tool-box from Sarge as well. Still debating whether to blast it down to bare paint and refinish it, or just enjoy the patina left by the original owner.

Apparently we were both "victims" of his purge, Mine needed some help; I was stripping 2 brass gons, was set up, and just kept going. Got a Stickley style chair to strip next in the queue that will also need reupholstering.....good projects in the garage!

[robert.]

Makes me think Mother Nature is trying. Trying to help bucks County’s elite not travel to the shore. Roll out a few tropical storms and say. “ i tried to keep you home”

[healey36]

Interesting...I have a tool-box from Sarge as well. Still debating whether to blast it down to bare paint and refinish it, or just enjoy the patina left by the original owner.

Apparently we were both "victims" of his purge, Mine needed some help; I was stripping 2 brass gons, was set up, and just kept going. Got a Stickley style chair to strip next in the queue that will also need reupholstering.....good projects in the garage!

Stickley...you do have some nice projects lined up.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Interesting...I have a tool-box from Sarge as well. Still debating whether to blast it down to bare paint and refinish it, or just enjoy the patina left by the original owner.

Apparently we were both "victims" of his purge, Mine needed some help; I was stripping 2 brass gons, was set up, and just kept going. Got a Stickley style chair to strip next in the queue that will also need reupholstering.....good projects in the garage!

Stickley...you do have some nice projects lined up.

Stickley style - not actual Stickley. I passed on the last piece of signed Stickley last fall - no room for more furniture here and I got a nay from SWMBO'd.

After I get that done there's a walnut dropleaf table that's been out in my garage for waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many years. Got it from my Great Uncle's estate - it was out in the butchering shed. It's seen some hard use with a cleaver, but the square peg assembly was such that I thought it migt be worth trying to save. I got part way into it and hard 2nd thoughts. Will have to make a few bits for the leaf supports and I do have a set of the proper hinges for such a table in the shop.

[healey36]

Refurbishing furniture has zen-like quality about it. The problem is there's a lot of it around and nobody under 50 years of age wants it.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Refurbishing furniture has zen-like quality about it. The problem is there's a lot of it around and nobody under 50 years of age wants it.

Generally true, but there has been some increase in interest as there is this thing called quality that has become appreciated.

Rain, rain, and rain.........so a good day to keep working on this project.

[healey36]

Refurbishing furniture has zen-like quality about it. The problem is there's a lot of it around and nobody under 50 years of age wants it.

Generally true, but there has been some increase in interest as there is this thing called quality that has become appreciated.

Rain, rain, and rain.........so a good day to keep working on this project.

All the exterior doors in this place have swelled up to the point I doubt I'll be able to get out (or in) soon. Should get some thunderstorms this afternoon as a front pushes this mess north and east of us, then some cooler/dryer days. Just in time to cut the grass...again.