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The Mister has gone home to get wood for the fire

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11402) • United Kingdom 9 May

We arrived at the pub, ready to see a new band playing tonight. Oh my goodness, it's so cold. The Mister has gone home to get some wood to tend a real fire. We like to be cosy. What are your plans for tonight ?

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“Msisi” Tree Variety and “Neem” Tree Variety seem to have same growth

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 11 Apr

These are indigenous trees in our country. Having observed them grow, I think they have the same growth rate. They are also preferred by most carpenters because they are softwood and easy to work upon. They are unlike Eucalyptus...

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Tending the fire ….its The Misters job …..

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11402) • United Kingdom 7 Mar

So, we went to our local pub tonight ….as we do on a Saturday night ….the band was good, we didn’t think that we had seen them before. As usual The Mister took his bag of freshly cut wood. His job is to tend the fire. He is well...

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Memories From My Childhood ~ An Uncle Fred Find

celticeagle @celticeagle (189915) • Boise, Idaho 29 Nov

When I was a young girl and living at my grandparent's place, I remember helping unload my uncle Fred's truck many times when he had gotten lumber bits from the sawmill for my grandparent's burning stove in the winter months. But...

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In fossil parks many old wood are preserved

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 2 Jun 25

From the remains of wood which are thousands or more years old a lot of information can be extracted about the past. In fossil parks these woods are preserved. Some of them were in existence millions of years...

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We did a good deed today

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382259) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Mar 25

We are house-sitting on a property next to our old house so we have a few friends in the district. One lost her husband back in April and has been managing her acreage on her own since. She was saying she’d have to buy wood for...

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Where Did Real Wood Go?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189915) • Boise, Idaho 7 Dec 24

I can remember several pieces of furniture I had 40 years ago that I no longer have. I wish I did. When my grandmother passed away my mom was selling the old furniture to pay the taxes on the place. One piece was a beautiful tiger...

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I Like It

May Day @HaruLoid (1592) • Philippines 5 Jul 24

So it's Saturday today here. Yesterday night, I went with my partner to her foster home. We slept there overnight. Its been so long since I last had an overnight sleep at her foster home, but no matter long has that been, it...

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Would you fix this? Or just leave it

Melanie Marie @Melanie_Marie (2448) • St. Clair, Michigan 25 May 24

Hi friends, I don’t know how this happened to one of the bridges. It just goes over a creek, so it’s not like anyone or anything (like an animal) would fall through and drown. Could possibly be storm damage. I could either nail...

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The Unicorn Farm

celticeagle @celticeagle (189915) • Boise, Idaho 4 Oct 23

I love unicorns. I came upon this story on PBS and wanted to share it: In Bonner County, in northern Idaho, there is a very unique house. It was built by Joseph Henry Wythe who was a student of Bruce Gont. Gont was associated...

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Another day of earning our keep

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382259) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Sep 23

We’re house-sitting on a farm in the south-west of Western Australia. Today, we took the four-wheel drive up a steep hill into another paddock to get some offcuts of wood for the lounge fire. There are a number of sheep and...

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Uh, oh. It leaked

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169489) • United States 4 Aug 23

Over the years Bob has had different products he demonstrated and tried to sell. He put a container/kit on my wooden desk some time back. I guess some of the lids were loose. I have decided I have too much furniture and was...

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Jay Needed to Return Lumber to Menards

Kharla Jolly @kobesbuddy (78833) • East Tawas, Michigan 28 Jul 23

Jay bought an order of wood from Menards, that he no longer needs. Back it went, to their lumberyard returns. A friend Phillip, helped him load this extra lumber yesterday. I asked my husband why this wood was in the back of his...

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Termite problem half way done

lady Di @lady1993 (27221) • Philippines 3 Jul 23

We started to see termites in our house like 3 months back but we tried to solve it ourselves... big mistake It ate through some door frames now. We called professionals and after almost 2 months no termites can be...

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Adventures in wood harvesting

laser_vision @laser_vision (129) • United States 30 Jun 23

“I have a jackhammer, could get that done real easy.” The voice, coming from behind the fence, could have produced a startle reflex, but not really. Instead, I slowly stood up from what I had been sawing, a large, perhaps...

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Does a neem wood comb really works?.

Icydoll @Icydoll (36713) • India 14 Apr 23

I always used a plastic comb and never showed interest in using a wooden comb . I don't feel comfortable using a wooden comb. Its not easy to clean it . I have tried using a wooden comb bought by my dad few days back.it is not...

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Preparing the fire place for cold weather coming up!

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 17 Aug 22

So today, I did clean some but next time it is going to be the finishing touch! Our cat " Leah " Loves to nap and sleep on the wood pile by the fireplace. Now the thing to do is to be sure that she can still have a special...

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Work with your hands!

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 10 Aug 22

A subject that is always handy! You guys know that when you create things with your hands, it makes you feel accomplished, it makes you feel good about yourself! We can treat it as a hobby or just art ! You can work with "...

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It was hot in the kitchen

nyku @soymex (1111) • Bucharest, Romania 5 Jan 22

When the evening comes and it is no longer hot outside , in the house , it gets cold and I have to heat the kitchen ! I bought a wood-burning stove in the fall. At first I thought it would not live up to my expectations . Now,...

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In hotel Hilltop in Sri Lanka there is excellent woodwork.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 27 Jul 21

Sri Lanka is very famous for use of wood. Woodwork is found in many constructions. Travellers find the woodwork and tables chairs made out of one piece of wood in Hilltop restaurant in Kandy in Sri Lanka very innovative.

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