02-22-2013, 06:14 PM | #23746 |
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Good Luck Betty and pdurrant!
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02-22-2013, 06:56 PM | #23747 |
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I've built walls,
A fortress deep and mighty, That none may penetrate. I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain. It's laughter and it's loving I disdain. I am a rock, I am an island. ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIxz5uOGB2k ) Good morning, all. Today's the day to build walls... or re-build them. Off to the home center to buy paper to cover the inside shoji. We're going to re-cover six interior walls today... I have these visions of Lucy and Ethel hanging wallpaper... Not a pretty sight... Oh well... It's gotta get done. So first things first, 'Prince of Wales' tea and some bacon and eggs. Then some computer play, then maybe a little reading, then... ANYTHING that I can think of to put off doing the shoji!!!!!! Stitchawl |
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02-23-2013, 03:06 AM | #23748 | |
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02-23-2013, 03:43 AM | #23749 | |
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Late afternoon cup of East India Company's 'Keemun Downey Bud.' And trying to not think of what we did to the poor shoji... (remembering the scene from 'Oklahoma' 'Poor Judd is Dead...' ) Stitchawl |
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02-23-2013, 05:24 AM | #23750 |
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I picked up a few words from Shogun and for once didn't have to google a Japanese word in Stitchawl's post
Tell us when you get the job, Paul. Then we'll celebrate with virtual beer (or Coke Zero if you want). Seems like everyone has new things! New condo for cromag's parents, land for Iri and her bf, Stitchawl's about to move to new place too. I'm sure you'll find some funny things while packing, Betty |
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02-23-2013, 06:24 AM | #23752 |
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Elderflower cordial in my glass mmm..
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Today we were really papering the 'fusuma.' These are used for the interior sliding walls between rooms and as doors to the cabinet where one is 'supposed' to store bedding during the day (unless one is as lazy as we are, and just close off the bedroom during the day...) Fusuma are solid panels, and it's a bit more difficult to get the paper to lay smoothly. And because of the patterns, more difficult to get it all straight and lined up correctly. We have three fusuma between the living room and the dinning room, two between the living room and the bed room, two between the bed room and the hall, and three covering the bed room bedding closet. Fortunately, only six of them need recovering, three of them on both sides. If I was smart, I'd hire someone to do it. If my wife was smart, she'd let me hire someone to do it. LUCY!!!!!!! Stitchawl |
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Good luck Grand Mouse, Betty and Stitchawl in your various endeavors.
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02-23-2013, 09:28 AM | #23755 |
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Yikes! So much happening. Good luck everyone!
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Stitchawl - what is the reason for paper still being used? Especially, when it is so cold in winter? |
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A mug of hot tea on a wet, chilly day.
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Whew, the past couple of days have been crazy! I spend two days baking non stop, to get everything ready for a friend's baby shower! Everything worked out, and it's all out the door. So now it's time to relax! Finally! Nothing in my cup right now, but I'm having spaghetti (also finally, it's 22:45 ) |
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02-23-2013, 08:33 PM | #23759 | |
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Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee-dee
It gives me a thrill To wake up in the morning to the mockingbird's trill Tra-la-la, twiddly-dee-dee There's peace and goodwill You're welcome as the flowers on Mockin' Bird Hill When the sun in the morning Peeps over the hill, And kisses the roses 'round my windowsill Then my heart fills with gladness When I hear the trill Of the birds in the treetops on Mockin' Bird Hill ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekjFjTBSGNw ) Good morning, everyone! A pleasant Sunday morning with Twinings "English Breakfast" tea in my cup. I haven't had this company's EB tea in a while so I picked up a tin on sale the other day. Not bad... but only half the flavor of Taylors or Ahmad. Just not a 'robust' cup of tea! Back to work on the fusuma today. We'd like to get everything done in the house so the estate agent can begin bringing buyers around. I guess this is going to mean that I have to pick up my toys every day... bummer... Right now my computer desk/workbench is covered with bits of leather lacing, colored string, clay, little bottle of paint, electronic parts, wooden beads, two pocket knives, etc., etc., etc. Quote:
These days people are using kerosene or electric room heaters or 'electric rugs' (like electric blankets except you sit on top of them.) So paper walls aren't there to keep the heat in, only for traditional decorative reasons. And they really ARE pretty! But INDOOR sliding walls are more often solid doors with a paper covering for decoration. Like wallpaper but with individual designs. It's much too easy to put your fingers through a paper door that is used often, especially if you are between 3 yrs and 9 yrs old and running around! The 'fusuma' is a solid sliding door that doesn't get finger holes in it! But it does get a bit grubby after a few years, so the paper covering needs to be re-newed. So I guess you could say that the use of paper walls today is more for tradition and aesthetics than necessity. Electric heat is replacing kerosene and charcoal, but those two are still in wide spread use. The 'real' question should be; 'why do the Japanese favor 'sliding doors' rather than what we are more used to in the west?' Stitchawl |
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because they are a more efficient use of space! one of the last install jobs I did was a new microsoft building and all of the offices had sliding doors
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