tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78714192174584667662024-03-13T08:35:06.673-07:00Deco-morphosisP A S S I O N - F O R - D E S I G NDeco-morphosishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04546905368222911099noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871419217458466766.post-2082049010274645082022-02-19T09:10:00.000-08:002022-02-19T09:10:04.303-08:00THE GLASS COLLECTOR: Indoor Gardening<span style="font-family: helvetica;">For several years now, I've been noticing the abundance of vintage glassware on the treasure trove shelves of Charity Shops. I'm normally drawn in by the lure of secondhand books and multi-million dollar movies on DVD to be had for as little as 5 for a £1. There's something very naughty about watching a blockbuster that cost 40 million to make for just 20p. Yesteryear's glassware is often overlooked, but if you take the time to explore, there are still pieces with plenty of sparkle. But what do you do with it? One use I've found for the plethora of inexpensive cut and pressed glass fruit bowls that for decades adorned the center of various tables and sideboards, is to use them as planters</span>.
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<span style="font-family: helvetica;">I guess you could say it all started with the purchase of the vase below. I knew instantly when buying it (for the princely sum of £1) that it was old with its very obvious Art Deco design. A bit of research online told me that it was called 'Greta,' designed and produced by the German glass manufacturer Walther & Sohne in 1934. Perhaps a poor man's Lalique as it was mass produced in a range of colours, but it is still and unusual, attractive vase. These exchange hands today from anything between £25 - £75. </span>
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<span style="font-family: helvetica;">I haven't been able to trace this one below, maybe it is modern, but it is of similar manufacture to the 'Greta' - pressed glass, part frosted. Squat and with a very wide neck, it is perfect for hyacinths and other bulbs.
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<span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have several others in the works (mainly bowls) in the Summerhouse, planted with an assortment of seasonal bulbs (Blue, Dutch Irises, White Allium neapolitanums, Snowdrops, etc. The idea is to have a selection of table centrepieces to be rotated as they grow & bloom by season. Much more ECO friendly than cut flowers, the beauty of it (apart from the attractive, inexpensive glassware) is not having to watch it being devoured by slugs and snails. Please note that some plants are toxic (Lilies, especially) so always check before planting indoors if you have pets.
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Deco-morphosishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04546905368222911099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871419217458466766.post-14088436911641481902020-09-23T09:29:00.000-07:002020-09-23T09:29:36.539-07:00GARDEN: The Summerhouse Path & Plant Update<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica;">After spending July up a ladder giving the pergola a fresh coat of paint, the following six weeks in August & September were busy putting in the path from the end of the patio to around the Summerhouse.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlslPrYlrgX98huN3DBmSKX6xnaClR07-g9zwnLwhNKp4qqmRJdYUSzD6lKTX1fjMxNXe1IzGEReScUWGaD5XcrQKryLWNhnc01i1lC8cDb1TaqCyDZO20fU0xK1Zt_Yl5slcYobNDBI0/s777/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="583" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlslPrYlrgX98huN3DBmSKX6xnaClR07-g9zwnLwhNKp4qqmRJdYUSzD6lKTX1fjMxNXe1IzGEReScUWGaD5XcrQKryLWNhnc01i1lC8cDb1TaqCyDZO20fU0xK1Zt_Yl5slcYobNDBI0/w300-h400/001.jpg" title="Rubble trouble" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Smashing out the humps</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9DrTLvpGXZTgsOMl5farq_ZJa8fJS4u3J6QsrGXiub8jziC-1ndDFVm4X8wjhP-geRIX8KmO7fAt1oGBNn4ORqkFStCmgJL2UF59YN4Oc-GMIx6n1bCiHIu4zy1_E5KR7S1EokDzVQI/s777/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="583" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9DrTLvpGXZTgsOMl5farq_ZJa8fJS4u3J6QsrGXiub8jziC-1ndDFVm4X8wjhP-geRIX8KmO7fAt1oGBNn4ORqkFStCmgJL2UF59YN4Oc-GMIx6n1bCiHIu4zy1_E5KR7S1EokDzVQI/w300-h400/002.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Rubble Trouble</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The raised areas of the old path were pulverised and reused as </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span data-dobid="hdw">aggregate for the sub-base of the new path.</span></span> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Luckily, I had previously bought the sandstone
slabs (300 x 300), a few years before, so once lockdown was lifted it
was off to the builder's merchant to get sand and cement.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KYnZAhviuTUfYvR63fXujizHvrpl5CRbVuHxZ7WhVxqvrUz5omu5y5_1k_eXZc2zz1Ayfg9KvXGTak2fLCl-JhxLlOw4zIu5cHDo1qZOfCbeR1qNrQ1hVAKTCjPzzlBUX4mirUyQM00/s778/003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="778" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4KYnZAhviuTUfYvR63fXujizHvrpl5CRbVuHxZ7WhVxqvrUz5omu5y5_1k_eXZc2zz1Ayfg9KvXGTak2fLCl-JhxLlOw4zIu5cHDo1qZOfCbeR1qNrQ1hVAKTCjPzzlBUX4mirUyQM00/w400-h300/003.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hop-scotch<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I didn't want a particularly wide path as I wanted to maintain the area around the apple tree as large as possible for lawn. Cats like to eat grass to help with the digestion of hair they ingest while cleaning themselves, and I took out the grass to put in the patio... There is a distinct rake to the path for the rain flow to drain into the grass area.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQ9KEK90v3o386De74odZ6KW6M7rvU4ShUUdi21zYCQIhfuzrqachrLO03YVfeXydXxvf-2qeIECrjG3SryT1A1dd2hqz_1b-7ND3G2Iqma17ZaAQ5avDIR5xYuOwfZDS3kfSkuLIAdI/s900/004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQ9KEK90v3o386De74odZ6KW6M7rvU4ShUUdi21zYCQIhfuzrqachrLO03YVfeXydXxvf-2qeIECrjG3SryT1A1dd2hqz_1b-7ND3G2Iqma17ZaAQ5avDIR5xYuOwfZDS3kfSkuLIAdI/w266-h400/004.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A month later<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I'm really pleased with the finished result. The advantage of hard landscaping your garden with paths and patio areas is you no longer have to trudge through wet grass or mud whenever it rains.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKbP7BuFqBXv00biS9F2GFK5_OrbSEo1TUi5_rtTzJbq9RWTJdvBjbOHJuVEvspmBDvcBSV09wwcleg9jH8N8-TP4aHjpATy6gc7ssP1yqJdH8xO_q5NHuclJHB37dQH7wjcNl1MovzQ/s900/005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKbP7BuFqBXv00biS9F2GFK5_OrbSEo1TUi5_rtTzJbq9RWTJdvBjbOHJuVEvspmBDvcBSV09wwcleg9jH8N8-TP4aHjpATy6gc7ssP1yqJdH8xO_q5NHuclJHB37dQH7wjcNl1MovzQ/w400-h266/005.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Grass will be greener on this side<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The remaining area has been levelled and sown with grass seed. Unfortunately the neighbourhood cats, of which there are many, are under the belief that I've made a communal toilet for them, so poop patrol has become a regular occurance.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEfQGzgfTch9O_TACHxIfWN0xAwxt5JPreLbfFR-0EOzfLWoLessbpEf_eljq-oq_y2nGsoIJEZ5En6XMh7WH9ClV9xVJcquLYfEX_fM1vKrO7ckruwaOKl_z6-EYdbGlo3rW7Wr1g84/s900/007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEfQGzgfTch9O_TACHxIfWN0xAwxt5JPreLbfFR-0EOzfLWoLessbpEf_eljq-oq_y2nGsoIJEZ5En6XMh7WH9ClV9xVJcquLYfEX_fM1vKrO7ckruwaOKl_z6-EYdbGlo3rW7Wr1g84/w400-h266/007.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost Zen like<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There is also a long narrow, around 18 inches, wooden plant bed (not shown) to go alongside the trellis as I wanted another vegetable bed to grow more french beans.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMeJrqxMrSfdkQ-y5QTybxHE9YHlLR6Klmu-AhWhc-F7bpk6zH35KoQh1is_A_A5cq1caZ5CdkZCBGY433QKl83tnXmUIvNtaTYlUNOWPtNnie9WEN7qZ3WtnbiBv5I8__5pGvlUrvF4/s900/008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMeJrqxMrSfdkQ-y5QTybxHE9YHlLR6Klmu-AhWhc-F7bpk6zH35KoQh1is_A_A5cq1caZ5CdkZCBGY433QKl83tnXmUIvNtaTYlUNOWPtNnie9WEN7qZ3WtnbiBv5I8__5pGvlUrvF4/w400-h266/008.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from inside the Summerhouse<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXYxTZxEl_iTzJgMl-gr314m4bigligp2A7rt4ZkPoH8P7aIbwwavI1J7V9bkJXP0gJtRtmcPteK_Wb8r_yegPMh-RoCsxHfWnt3qem1f3nmgGjiT2gjbwKMSLnUgGw30BgeUnVExBXk/s777/009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="583" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEXYxTZxEl_iTzJgMl-gr314m4bigligp2A7rt4ZkPoH8P7aIbwwavI1J7V9bkJXP0gJtRtmcPteK_Wb8r_yegPMh-RoCsxHfWnt3qem1f3nmgGjiT2gjbwKMSLnUgGw30BgeUnVExBXk/w300-h400/009.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where's my grass?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></span></p><p><u><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Plant Update</span></span></u></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The French Dwarf Beans were a success and very easy to grow. Unfortunately with only five plants there wasn't much of a harvest but did get to eat homegrown beans three times. Next year, I shall aim for around 20-30 plants to maximise the yield.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The other plants have come along nicely but starting earlier next year is really a priority as these are still either too small or not ripe. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmaGE725ZMbD0Db8Y_ebmuRlyiEkqiMCQje5546UvdOQPqCQzFMAdH7QXfe7lDd7Jp7dfKcrA1tBeBjL4hNvVoDgXsIohCqU_C5wL__Opf1R4TCpgMCbqn1rNA_RB5vyOzE1SyuUmVuY/s777/010+French+Beans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="583" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmaGE725ZMbD0Db8Y_ebmuRlyiEkqiMCQje5546UvdOQPqCQzFMAdH7QXfe7lDd7Jp7dfKcrA1tBeBjL4hNvVoDgXsIohCqU_C5wL__Opf1R4TCpgMCbqn1rNA_RB5vyOzE1SyuUmVuY/w300-h400/010+French+Beans.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the pickings<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzyDlQCRu1O04TH-ODTz4UadcjUaLqk4dkDFtlrN-zlUNbZr6WcerWtIbPBcJalonFHK4XfKa0DslxhU0-bgGZDAO_FEBQCby5gWD4KmQLfOPPT-xsWeXIOV1jgk2qL6IjRpG5VxOwxn0/s777/011+Bell+Peppers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="583" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzyDlQCRu1O04TH-ODTz4UadcjUaLqk4dkDFtlrN-zlUNbZr6WcerWtIbPBcJalonFHK4XfKa0DslxhU0-bgGZDAO_FEBQCby5gWD4KmQLfOPPT-xsWeXIOV1jgk2qL6IjRpG5VxOwxn0/w300-h400/011+Bell+Peppers.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bell Pepper</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje89_Hr0ktaLvQDcJ8bYLYG8Ukh7v0JVit3C4PgC2EYRnmvWk3g7BHWxqmnUJp_JzbTLtVhVGJnQdwT6DQoHZHPmNC1_w6cRxodq1yjPSlxVyWpa98yfY6wYTD4WXT7lbjTvknHwo-tbo/s900/012+Chilli-Peppers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje89_Hr0ktaLvQDcJ8bYLYG8Ukh7v0JVit3C4PgC2EYRnmvWk3g7BHWxqmnUJp_JzbTLtVhVGJnQdwT6DQoHZHPmNC1_w6cRxodq1yjPSlxVyWpa98yfY6wYTD4WXT7lbjTvknHwo-tbo/w400-h266/012+Chilli-Peppers.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chilli Peppers<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The vine tomatoes, sown from seeds of a shop bought tomato, have been interesting, however I won't be growing these next year. My neighbour has a tomato which is only a foot high and each plant is crammed with fruit - at least 50 tomatoes per bush. I shall be planting from those.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMybGzpwI8yDb9vbs8SBRZjluiM3FfotG9xqjOqSSCKAcaBpmsWtTVwP6dogic_88VvfmQJDr84gittuKq7QC_TBjHXgIpe_jtAs196ia6d5T4EhcXXqB917dPu6FbYTd0IEl2bvOCShA/s900/013+Tomato-Line-Up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMybGzpwI8yDb9vbs8SBRZjluiM3FfotG9xqjOqSSCKAcaBpmsWtTVwP6dogic_88VvfmQJDr84gittuKq7QC_TBjHXgIpe_jtAs196ia6d5T4EhcXXqB917dPu6FbYTd0IEl2bvOCShA/w400-h266/013+Tomato-Line-Up.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The line of vine...<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lNGCSTIwT-LrlpQVxPhwc_dmgwW8RkKd44rR0n_BisW0kFtzoNv1rtIWnadrN5YjG30zmMUU8lz_xjHDw8e8FsJlUY6nZ7fXzAiZyiT0vn5AzrUzUn1NJUszVZMMWuohmFKYY_KjDBk/s900/014+Tomato-Line-Up2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lNGCSTIwT-LrlpQVxPhwc_dmgwW8RkKd44rR0n_BisW0kFtzoNv1rtIWnadrN5YjG30zmMUU8lz_xjHDw8e8FsJlUY6nZ7fXzAiZyiT0vn5AzrUzUn1NJUszVZMMWuohmFKYY_KjDBk/w400-h266/014+Tomato-Line-Up2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">tomatoes<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sadly they are still green but one has finally turned red, or maybe it's just bashful...</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0_gsZ4aSZS6xfGBtcSymz3g3U-4jZp9tn0qbEwNcHLmCy5k2S5oJmchot5wTK2IYPQuXlvudlraCgFxucVq9XdBZ1GbN_KW4NRr_IMXIPS2KB2DXuJINN2JZvnWSthh75TQHq0WnheA/s900/015+Ripe+Tomatoes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0_gsZ4aSZS6xfGBtcSymz3g3U-4jZp9tn0qbEwNcHLmCy5k2S5oJmchot5wTK2IYPQuXlvudlraCgFxucVq9XdBZ1GbN_KW4NRr_IMXIPS2KB2DXuJINN2JZvnWSthh75TQHq0WnheA/w400-h266/015+Ripe+Tomatoes.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fried green tomatoes?<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Last but not least, the pear tree which is now in its fourth year is proving its worth. Thank you, Maria :)<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSUmm18Ei3G0U1sAwtAcVo6VB1eASyauWz4-xHlsnGAZf9r75_xahfJ_3ix58EWYaXVCOLoFKtv0Y5DzzU3kw0WTRixwEPJrKF73TJva9nG2dXYMxL1Tejjz5r8s8z_8pnXGubNeYfcI/s900/016+Pears.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSUmm18Ei3G0U1sAwtAcVo6VB1eASyauWz4-xHlsnGAZf9r75_xahfJ_3ix58EWYaXVCOLoFKtv0Y5DzzU3kw0WTRixwEPJrKF73TJva9nG2dXYMxL1Tejjz5r8s8z_8pnXGubNeYfcI/w266-h400/016+Pears.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Lovely Pear<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p>Deco-morphosishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04546905368222911099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871419217458466766.post-56791132505135332762020-07-05T10:51:00.001-07:002020-07-05T10:51:12.182-07:00GARDEN: The Growing Update<br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't say I haven't enjoyed my time during lockdown and the opportunity to spend so much time in the garden: May is always the most colourful month as this is when the garden explodes with blooms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's always plenty to do (as well as chill out with a book & a glass of wine, or alfresco BBQ). But this year so far, has been about having the time to sit down with the gardening books and learn a little about growing vegetables from seed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This area by the side of the Summerhouse has been designated as a vegetable bed. It is a nice sunny spot and sheltered from winds. I have still to lay the paving slabs from the patio to the Summerhouse, leaving a grassy spot around the apple tree.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bamboo canes make an excellent deterrant from the neighbourhood cats seeing it as one huge litter tray until it is planted.</span><br />
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I have potted up 8 x vine tomato plants with bamboo cane pyramids to grow up. The rest of the seedlings were swapped with my next door neighbour for Chilli pepper plants. I hope I didn't plant them too late.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought this was a very interesting tip from a gardening book: Tomatoes are prone to whitefly. Paint a board or cane bright yellow and then smear it with vaseline. The whiteflies are attracted to the yellow and will become stuck in the grease. I will be trying this. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sadly I only have five of these plants but will be planting many more next year. These are fast workers and if you look closely you'll see that they already have small beans!</span><br />
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The bed as it is at the moment, the vine tomatoes are on the left but once I have finished the painting of the pergola, I'll probably move them out onto the patio so they have more space. There are also three bell peppers in pots, dotted among the bean plants. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What better way to spend the time during the Covid 19 lockdown than trying your hand at growing a few vegetables. This is a first for me as I've never had the time before, or was always too rushed to remember things like watering and plant nurture. Now, for multiple reasons, seems as good a time as ever.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To adapt the Summerhouse with this in mind, I decided to put up a plant shelf as somewhere for seedlings to grow as well as for my cactus and succulent collection. This was made out of surplus timber that was lying around, which is also a great way of using up materials. Larger plants can always be stood on the floor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having managed to procure some Dwarf French Beans in this time of seed scarcity, I was surprised to see them germinate so quickly. In all, about seven days and the first is breaking through the soil.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Somewhat as an experiment, I scooped some seeds out of one of the more expensive variety of vine tomatoes, dried them on a paper towel and then sowed them a few days later. I am absolutely overjoyed to see so much activity in such short time. To date, I have around a dozen seedlings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Due to the explosion of vine tomatoes seedlings, my next venture were the seeds of an almost spent Bell Pepper that was lurking in the fridge. I'd read that the more riper the pepper the better chances of success. I am still waiting to see if they germinate, and if they do prove fruitful it goes to show that you need not look any further than your kitchen to find things to grow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My trusted companion, the Pepper kitty, didn't seem so impressed. I think she would have preferred if I'd invested my time and energy in chickens.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>Deco-morphosishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04546905368222911099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871419217458466766.post-16118396998926018202019-09-22T08:22:00.000-07:002019-09-22T08:22:54.239-07:00GARDEN: The Garden Summerhouse Project ~ Part 6 ~ Finishing<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Partially open</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A year later, and the Summerhouse is finished - well almost, as the path still needs to be paved and the outside area, landscaped, levelled and grassed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the design. A shed or cabin would have been too dark inside as the light mainly comes in from the side. This perfect solution of part greenhouse, part shed, is ideal as a studio. The shelves were made from salvage wood & inexpensive IKEA wood brackets. In order not to drill into, or put any pressure on the timber structure a rail has been mounted across the back wall and everything is hung there on butcher's hooks. The lighting, a combination of a work pendant light and festoons, are all solar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Best of all, the bifold doors open out fully so you can still experience the garden, the fresh air, the birdsong, the sunshine, and the mosquito bites. The great outdoors.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Half greenhouse, half shed</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The succulents & cacti love it!</span></td></tr>
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<br />Deco-morphosishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04546905368222911099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871419217458466766.post-9112853031642928832018-09-30T13:56:00.001-07:002018-09-30T13:56:51.020-07:00GARDEN: The Garden Summerhouse Project ~ Part 5 ~ The Build<br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As outside projects go, this one was frustrating. What should have been a straight forward two day build stretched out into several weeks due to the bank holiday showers and then the general change in weather. Ironic, after the excellent and consistent sunny summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These pictures were taken over several weeks as the summerhouse went up in stages:-</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Three part floor.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The foundation was pre-made in three parts that just needed to be joined.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Up it goes</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next stage was screwing the panels to the floor and to each other. The panels are made of Redwood tongue & groove. The windows are made from Liteglaze acrylic sheet which is 8 times stronger than glass and is covered with protective covering which can be peeled off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All that lifting, crouching, bending, holding was quite strenuous on the back so out came the inversion table. You hook your ankles to it and flip yourself over until you are hanging like a bat. It releases all the tension in your <span class="ILfuVd">vertebrae of the spine.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="ILfuVd">The apex is now up and if you look closely you'll see that the bi-fold doors are hung but pinned back. A main part of the attraction to this particular summerhouse design was the front opens out and lets in a lot of air and light. I very much wanted to retain the fact of being outdoors. It's also not very clear in the photograph but the front sides panels are also transparent. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On goes the roof and roofing felt.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="ILfuVd">The plywood roof at only 9mm felt a bit flimsy, but did suprisingly manage to take my weight (with the use of addition support) in order for me to felt the roof.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="ILfuVd">An industrial camera tri-pod stacked with wood was also used to support the roof while I was on it.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shutting up shop</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="ILfuVd">This is the finish build before painting, with the bi-fold doors closed. The white dots are wood filler on the knots and some of the indents made with the nail gun during construction.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="ILfuVd">There is still a great deal of work to be done with installing door handles & locks, the guttering, roof facias, and several coats of paint to protect it from the elements during winter. More to follow in the next few weeks.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="ILfuVd"> </span></span><span class="ILfuVd"> </span>Deco-morphosishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04546905368222911099noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871419217458466766.post-80030747923127810472018-08-23T13:44:00.000-07:002018-09-30T13:57:46.899-07:00GARDEN: The Garden Summerhouse Project ~ Part 4 ~ The Big Day<br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Today is the big day that the Summerhouse was delivered.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After 18 months of planning; cutting a shed; moving a shed; mixing countless bags of sand and cement to concrete a sub base; then buying another shed; the replacing and repairing the boundarys; and finally laying slabs to level the foundation, we finally got there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Recapping in pictures what has been going on:-</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The second shed in situ between the trees.</span></td></tr>
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Using the slabs to level the base. Note the rebar mesh that was against the fence has now been sandwiched between to keep it all together. The foundation dimensions were 16 feet across by 12 feet deep. Things were made a lot easier with the hire of a concrete mixer and the luck of having good weather so the job was completed in about three days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A little bit of tree surgery was required as the three birches have a tendency to shed a fair amount of leaf fall (see first picture). I can already foresee the sweeping of the Summerhouse roof happening at the end of every Autumn. While I was tempting to have the trees chopped down, the other alternative was to lessen the load by removing as many branches as possible. It was also with the intention of sweeping any debris to the side to decompose, that earth trenches were left at either side.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally ready to build.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I still have a few plans: I have several boxes of white tiles from the previous owner in the shed that could be smashed up to make a Barcelona-like broken tile mosaic trim for the front of the base. The Summerhouse has partial glass sides so I'd like to reposition that large trellis panel and plant and train a honeysuckle so that there is something nice to look out on instead of the fence panels.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the next few days the Summerhouse will go up. Watch this space!</span> </span>Deco-morphosishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04546905368222911099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871419217458466766.post-84367913831727747872017-11-26T11:09:00.002-08:002017-11-26T11:09:49.240-08:00GARDEN: The Garden Shed Project ~ Part 3<br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What a disgrace! I seem to forget that I have a blog to update! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So continuing from May to October, this is what went on... like a DIY telenovela. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chopped up shed in situ - Mid May</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My recollection of this summer past is one of making endless buckets of concrete as the sub-floor foundation was poured in sections over many dry weekends. While is why it took so long because the English summer is generally unpredictable. Since the ground was relatively uneven, some parts were 8 inches thick while others around 4 inches. However, it was a great opportunity to smash up and throw in all the discarded broken bricks, slabs, rubble, stones and any other aggregate I could get my hands on...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Replacing a fence panel - Sept</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall the space across is around 20ft approx and a depth of around 9ft. I've left around 1.5ft of earth on the sides and back for leaf decomposition; falling leaves from the silver birches; as well as rain run off - it was to drain somewhere.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Patchwork of concrete</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what we have now is a rough sub-floor. The next step will be to lay down the metal rebar mesh which is to the right side, against the fence of the first photo, and sandwich it between paving slabs. It will be during the laying of the slabs that the floor will be levelled. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finished sub-floor</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Basic grey utility slabs waiting until next summer to be laid as there just wasn't enough time this year. If you look closely at the picture above you'll see the Pepper Kitty surveying the space between two birches. That's about 4ft wide but we'll come back to that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since the Summerhouse will sit a few feet in front of the shed and trees, it did get me thinking about the space between the trees. Why not put a second shed for additional storage in there? It won't be possible after the Summerhouse is built so enter shed number two...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not a toilet! Shed #2 - Oct</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After measuring the space, it was decided that a 4ft x 3ft Sentry style shed could be crammed in there...just. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bad Photoshopped mock up</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the moment the second shed is sitting in the middle of the floor until I can concrete and level the area between the trees but that's going to have to wait until next year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>Deco-morphosishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04546905368222911099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871419217458466766.post-88101815916713417872017-05-14T15:16:00.001-07:002017-05-14T15:16:35.862-07:00GARDEN: The Garden Shed Project ~ Part 2<br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The new pimped up and painted shed now looks like this:-</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After removing the concrete corrugated roof it was time to push & shove it into position.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you look past the junk; old shelving, wood fencing,and other rubbish, you can see that there is now a nice large space to put in the Summerhouse. The depth of the mini shed was determined by the silver birch on the right - leaving a walkway behind the Summerhouse to store pots and accommodate the compost bin, between trees.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Using all the broken paving, bricks and other bits of stone as ballast, a foundation can be poured - like the one on the right. Once that is done the whole thing can be levelled even by laying basic concrete paving slabs. You can buy these from most builders merchants for less than £3 for square foot and a half coverage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The little outhouse is now ready to store the lawn mower, garden tools, plant food, paint cans, and any other unsightly stuff.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Finishing touches</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> And hopefully by the end of Summer there will be one of these...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span>Deco-morphosishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04546905368222911099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871419217458466766.post-46410564598121561222017-04-26T15:29:00.003-07:002017-04-26T15:45:46.069-07:00GARDEN: The Garden Shed Project ~ Part 1<div>
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Spring arrived early this year and it is great to be pottering
around the garden in April in weather that we'd normally get in May. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
bigger picture for this Summer's garden project involves the dream of a
big Summerhouse stretched across the back, providing additional space
as a workshop, studio or just a super shed that can be filled with
accumulated junk.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But before that can even happen a few things need to
be moved around - like the existing shed.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The shed as it was</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The
plan is to magic it to a size that sits in the far corner between the
line of Silver Birches that flank the boundary. Surprisingly, when
clearing out the back area I discovered
that there was already foundation of sorts buried under 6 inches of
dirt; the built up of falling leaves from the trees, decomposing over
the years and making excellent compost.</span> </span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The designated shed space & old paving</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Poured concrete foundation</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Like a
magic trick, the shed was sawn in half and put back together again.</span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Look closely and you can see the saw</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can see the new concrete base behind the shed</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The back panel is moved forward</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The
discarded timber recycled to cover the old windows and replace any
split slats.</span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Windows gone</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The new mini-shed still needs finishing but is beginning to resemble an old fashioned
outhouse! My trusted assistant, Pepper Kitty checks to see that the neighbours aren't watching...</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">View from the back</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The base now needs to be sawn and the shed finished with corners, repainted, etc. Without the roof it should be a two man lift to get it into its new position... to come in part 2.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For me one of Seville's gem's is the Palace of the Countess Lebrija. If
you like houses and interiors you'll find this one tucked away in the
historic city center on the Calle Cuna. The Palace was built in the
16th century but remodeled in the 19th century and is mainly noted today for its impressive Roman mosaic
floors. The late Countess Regla Manjón Mergelina who acquired the
property in 1901 was really passionate about historical artifacts and
bought the mosaics from archaeological sites, where they were installed
between 1901 to 1914. A real labour of love and commitment She was also
an avid collector of busts, art objects, etc which are displayed
throughout. The spectacular Mudéjar style patio and brightly tiled rooms
are really something else as you can seen from the photographs below.
It was opened to the public in 1999, and unlike the Alcázar, it's the
homely touches that bring it alive. Sadly we couldn't see the upper
floors as the tour wasn't scheduled until the afternoon, but every space that we did see was spectacular.</span><br />
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possibility with our tiler about tiling the side of the bath. It was
for purely aesthetic reasons. I've always loved this look but wondered
about the practicality of it: What if you spring a leak and need to
access the pipework ten years down the line? It's unlikely you'd be able
to get the same tiles again if you had to smash it out... There was
also the little question about boxing the pipes (which the tiler hated
doing) so it was all left that we would box the pipes, decide on the
bath panel and get back to him... Then three years passed in plaster
dust, paint fumes, laying floors, building cabinets, block paving and a
lot of digging and planting outside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">During that time it was always at the back of my mind to work out a way of doing it. I'm hoping this is a solution of sorts </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The
bath panel has been cut from moisture resistant plasterboard, which
unlike hardboard won't expand/contract under temperature. </span></div>
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has been cut into three divisions which mirror the existing grout lines
on the wall. This makes removal much lighter and less cumbersome.</span></div>
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panel is attached to the bath cradle with the use of magnets. These are
heavy duty cabinet catches with a 6kg pull. I've used three of them to
hold each panel. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Strong nylon line acts as a
safety line should the magnets fail. This prevents the panels from
smashing on the floor should they ever fall out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After tiling each section should be able to be removed by scraping away the grout and pulled with a suction cup lifter.</span></div>
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Deco-morphosishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04546905368222911099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871419217458466766.post-79532283168679296442015-12-13T06:32:00.000-08:002015-12-13T06:32:50.749-08:00THE PARAKEETS OF SOUTH LONDON<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It may seem strange to glance out of your window on a mid December day and find your apple tree visited by four hungry feral rose ringed parakeets, but not to those living in South London. </span><br />
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<br />Deco-morphosishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04546905368222911099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871419217458466766.post-83508878758264571532015-11-04T14:21:00.000-08:002015-11-04T14:21:08.460-08:00COURTYARD: A YEAR LATER<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">OK! So my blog is like the Twilight Zone where a whole year disappears! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Needless to say work has continued regardless of the lack of blog entries. So I thought I'd pick up from where I'd left off... Spot the difference!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The uneven red paint on the brickwork from the previous owner has now been replaced by Sandtex Ultra Smooth Masonry paint in Plymouth Grey which blends almost seamlessly with the concrete grey block paving. There is a path down the center which still needs to be resurfaced but that will be a job for next summer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Spotted Laurels are excellent plants for shadey corners. I also have my experiment in propagated bamboo transferred from the main garden - most of which died but then started to grow again. There is also a pot of Osteospermum which is partially hidden by the conifer in the black pot.</span><br />
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<br />Deco-morphosishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04546905368222911099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871419217458466766.post-19521726750011098482014-09-23T20:23:00.000-07:002014-09-23T20:24:29.439-07:00A VISIT TO DECOREX 2014<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We were lucky enough to have a friend arrange for us a visit Decorex this year. It was awesome. Decorex is one of the annual trade shows for interior designers and the range of luxury products on display was spectacular: everything from opulent fabrics & textiles to dazzling lighting to bespoke furniture to original hardware. A great inspirational afternoon.</span><br />
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<br />Deco-morphosishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04546905368222911099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871419217458466766.post-10229259990984769482014-09-07T13:52:00.000-07:002014-09-08T00:38:33.829-07:00LIVING ROOM: THE ALCOVE PROJECT COMPLETED<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In addition to the alcove units at either side, another six door cabinet was built below the TV to house my hundreds of DVDs and 360 of them are now hidden away. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There is still some finishing that needs to be done as the skirting boards still need to be attached around the room. I'm just so happy that I now have a library for all my books.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bookshelf speakers with the HiFi concealed in one of the alcove cabinets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A couple more jobs to do in there as I would like a gallery picture ledge on the wall opposite the TV, and at the end of September a large mirror arrives to be hung above the three seater sofa, but more on that later...</span><br />
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<br />Deco-morphosishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04546905368222911099noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871419217458466766.post-62307764074749958162014-04-30T13:12:00.001-07:002014-04-30T13:12:04.949-07:00LOWER HALLWAY: THE STRANGE ONE ABOUT THE WALLPAPERRecently, I keep coming across the same wallpaper in different parts of
London: a barber’s shop in Blackheath Village; a bar in Shoreditch; through a
window of a top floor flat in London Bridge… It is something that I
wouldn't normally notice except that every time I see it, I think to
myself, ‘Wow! That pattern is really striking’. I’ve taken all these uncanny
occurrences as an omen that this wallpaper is the one that I want for
my next project: the entrance hallway.<br />
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After a bit of online research, the enigmatic wallpaper has been
identified as Hick’s Hexagon by famed 1960s designer, David Hicks. The
black & gold geometry looks very exotic and sensual. Recently
re-issued by Cole & Sons, which might explain why I keep seeing it
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So my entrance hallway is more miniscule than vestibule but it does have one recessed wall that currently has the electric meter and consumer unit and a radiator. With a little love, creativity and carpentry, it could be something...<br />
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Hick's Hexagon wallpaper available from Cole & Sons <br />
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<br />Deco-morphosishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04546905368222911099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871419217458466766.post-43461488152819567062014-02-22T05:11:00.000-08:002014-02-22T05:11:50.747-08:00ALCOVE PROJECT # 4: DOORS & GETTING A HANDLE ON IT!<br />
The custom made doors for the alcove cabinets & the bookcase in my bedroom have arrived and are in the process of being painted up. They are beautiful and much better than anticipated with a lovely deep sculptural finish. Each unit has 4 doors so I have a dozen doors to paint over the next few weekends. <br />
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<a href="http://www.doors2size.co.uk/"> http://www.doors2size.co.uk/</a><br />
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I always enjoy shopping for hardware as it's the chance to seek out something special. I love these black & white bone handles which were my choice for my bedroom bookshelf cabinet.<br />
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Anthropologie at 158 Regents Street, London has a great selection of quirky and colourful cabinet knobs.<br />
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For the Living Room cabinets, these beautiful cut glass cubes were ordered from India via Ebay.<br />
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And as I prepare for a day of painting, my companion kitty, Pepper positions herself nearby for a spot of sun bathing!<br />
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<br />Deco-morphosishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04546905368222911099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871419217458466766.post-4139336883860894882014-02-02T18:04:00.000-08:002014-02-02T10:05:34.020-08:00FEBRUARY IN THE GARDEN OF ANXIETY<br />
It's unbelievable just how mild the temperatures are for this time of year! It can only mean the worse is still to come. Knowing in advance that the forecast for this weekend was dry and sunny, I thought it would be the right opportunity to do what I should have done in late Autumn: prepare the garden by covering up the garden furniture and protecting the palms with fleeces against frost and harsh weather.<br />
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The Japanese Maple has now lost all its leaves and the Sasa Palmata bamboo is looking a bit weathered but it is holding up well and will recoup its lush bouncy foliage in Spring.<br />
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Due to the exceptionally mild weather, I noticed that a lot of plants have started shooting early. Unfortunately it's not good if it does show.<br />
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They say in London you are never more than 6ft away from a rat. In the Garden of Anxiety, this old adage seems to be more true of foxes than rats. Often you can be pottering away outside and suddenly you become aware that one has been there all the time. Normally I don't mind them except when they start digging up my plants, which can be infuriating. <br />
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A day well spent in the garden and now I'm ready for any harsh weather that may come my way. It is also exciting to think that in a few months Spring will be here and the garden will become alive with growth and colour. I'm anxious to see what hapened to all those bulbs I planted in the autumn. <br />
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<br />Deco-morphosishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04546905368222911099noreply@blogger.com0London, UK51.508515 -0.1254871999999522851.192402 -0.77093419999995227 51.824628000000004 0.51995980000004771tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871419217458466766.post-9790281729042793292013-12-10T14:59:00.000-08:002013-12-10T14:59:34.653-08:00GARDEN OF ANXIETY GETS GATED<br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Finally, we got around to installing the sturdy new garden gate. Sadly, it's not a great time of year for outdoor photographs with the sky being a nice shade of December English grey, but here it is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's also interesting to contrast the after to the before to see how far it has come.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You'll see that the original gate was positioned in the right hand side and was a lot shorter and smaller. The right hand fencing was not replaced but was repainted in Cuprinol garden shades: <i>Willow</i> which was a good choice as so many neighbours have remarked that my garden plot is bigger than theirs - but it isn't. It just looks that way because the greyish green is not as constricting as a woody brown fence colour. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The new gate is triple braced, so unlike the trellis version that we built before, this one won't sag. I can see that next summer I will have to give the whole thing a fresh lick of paint to get a colour match.</span><br />
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<br />Deco-morphosishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04546905368222911099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871419217458466766.post-37329063416683508022013-12-07T14:08:00.000-08:002013-12-07T14:08:16.159-08:00KITTY TV AND SOME DVD FAVOURITES<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It has always amused me when I've observed the Pepper kitty momentarily watching TV. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Occasionally her interest has been held longer than usual if a wildlife special is on: She was particularly fascinated by <i>David Attenborough's Tiger - Spy in the Jungle</i>, which she got right into. A little cat who likes watching big cats. This made me wonder about programming - what if there was a channel specifically designed for kitties, broadcasting the types of shows that they might like to watch. Would they watch it? Could Kitty TV one day become a reality when there will be so many channels that everybody will be catered for?... </span><span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This little kitty would watch, as shown above. I found an ideal DVD for her seemed to be the rather dry looking '<i>Everyday British Birds</i>' which I picked up from a bargain bin for £1.99. Once I'd tapped the TV screen and announced 'Birdies! Birdies!' which is a word that she understands from watching them through the windows, she was spellbound by it. Which may prove with the right material your moggie could become a TV addict. I supposed now I'll have to allocate space for her own DVD collection. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There's not much depth to this unit around 10 inches. It's enough space for a layer of books with about 2 inches in front for a picture frame or slim ornament. I find a lot of the shop bought bookcases the depth is often too deep and there is a lot of wasted space. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of my favourite design books at the moment is AERO which documents the contemporary history, style and success of NY designer and store owner, Thomas O'Brien. His love of vintage 1920s & 30s style aethetics combined with a passion for collecting; sometimes renovating and refurbishing original items; and designing, resulted in his unique trademark homestyle called 'warm modernism' - which is sold in his home emporium store. </span> <br />
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