The pedimented mantel in the hall comes from Ardgillan in County Dublin and is made of Kilkenny marble. Combined with the arms of the Gorges family of County Meath, set within, it provides a focal point in the hall and a fine setting for the fire that burns continuously through the winter months.
In an Irish House, 1988
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~ Textures | Patterns | Designs ~
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All done -
The pic above was posted here on 9/30 and this is the pile of slabs cut for winter firewood, along with a trailer full.
The finished stack is 10 feel long by 6 feet high and am I ever glad that’s over with. Glad too that I got it inside because it’s supposed to rain off and on for a week around here. Happy Hump Day
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November!
For the time being, Wednesdays are going to be firewood cutting day (also chemistry post-lab worksheets day just shoot me). Today when my husband and I got to the top of the ridge up turn the truck around the sun was lighting up the tiniest of snow flurries drifting in the air. Surprise!
There are enough trees standing dead or fallen in this little patch of woods to give a year's-worth of firewood. There will also be plenty of deadwood of varying sizes left on the ground for the bugs and fungi! If D gets the truck backed into the bank just right, I can step from the ground onto the tailgate easily, even carrying a heavy piece of wood. That makes loading the truck substantially easier.
Although her mouth is no doubt still sore, Lady enjoyed the time in the woods. Blep!
We'll cut this one up someday, but in the meantime it's almost sculptural.
And that stump - there HAS to be a way I can sell off neat things like that locally. Now that my husband has (not entirely voluntarily) retired, I'm sorta motivated to find more ways to sell odd things. We still have hordes of Things of my late father's that should be sold off.
Heavy. That was heavy. Now it has to be UNloaded, and some of it split.
Note the happy dog:
Arthritis means he has to be picked up and helped into the truck and out of it again. But he's SUCH a good boy . . I try not to leave him behind at the house unless I really have to.
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