Well......not quite, but our materials may be near to other people who are famous!
Every now and again we'll have one of those really interesting phone calls, a designer, museum or theatre company wanting to create something a bit different using our materials. In the past we've supplied advice and all sorts of materials to be used by the West End and Covent Garden Theatres, snazzy London restaurants and even on the catwalk. We once supplied some basketmaking cane for a scene in "The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin" TV programme, (the poor long suffering wife of Reggie was trying to save money by restoring some chairs in one episode.)
Well today it was a film company that phoned, but not just any film company, the makers of the new Bond movie. Yes, our materials will be used on the set of the new movie. Oh well I thought it was exciting anyway........ at least it's a kind of brush with fame - about the closest we'll ever get, (thankfully)!
So a word of the week for a change.
Deluded - To mislead the mind or judgment, to mock or frustrate hopes and aims.
Just about sums it up I think!
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Thursday, 19 January 2012
Thursday, 21 July 2011
What a week.
It's been very busy on lots of fronts, so a quick catch up.
Last weekend there was a wedding......one of our eldest sons best friends married his lovely lady at a super hotel overlooking the sea from the cliffs around Bournemouth. Our son was the best man, he looked so dapper in his tails! The bride looked ever so scrumptious in a beautiful beaded ivory silk dress. It was so lovely to be there, most of our sons friends have been around us since they were small boys so it was like walking into a room full of family, there was a lot of laughter and reminiscing.
But it was tainted. Our son also lost his job. It is unfinished business, so I can't say anything here yet. He is fine now, in fact extremely relieved and happy to leave a company where a few individuals have been somewhat desultory and disingenuous, (not necessarily my favourite words)
He's already filling his time messing about with his new toy, (a car of course) and we are sure that when he finds his new position, it will be with a company that appreciates his inate people skills and direct honesty. In the meantime, I'm sure I can find him something creative to do!
Mother in Law's house is also on the market, so finally we have an end to the long journeys, endless decorating and cleaning of the last year, yippee!
We've just been plodding on trying to clear the pile of work, mainly rush seated chairs - we are winning the battle now I think, at least there is less to do than has already been done.
So a word or two of the week, (as I haven't done one for ages).
Desultory - lacking consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful.
Vindictive - characterised by spite or rancour, English law of damages - in excess of the compensation due to the plaintiff and imposed in punishment of the defendant.
Last weekend there was a wedding......one of our eldest sons best friends married his lovely lady at a super hotel overlooking the sea from the cliffs around Bournemouth. Our son was the best man, he looked so dapper in his tails! The bride looked ever so scrumptious in a beautiful beaded ivory silk dress. It was so lovely to be there, most of our sons friends have been around us since they were small boys so it was like walking into a room full of family, there was a lot of laughter and reminiscing.
But it was tainted. Our son also lost his job. It is unfinished business, so I can't say anything here yet. He is fine now, in fact extremely relieved and happy to leave a company where a few individuals have been somewhat desultory and disingenuous, (not necessarily my favourite words)
He's already filling his time messing about with his new toy, (a car of course) and we are sure that when he finds his new position, it will be with a company that appreciates his inate people skills and direct honesty. In the meantime, I'm sure I can find him something creative to do!
Mother in Law's house is also on the market, so finally we have an end to the long journeys, endless decorating and cleaning of the last year, yippee!
We've just been plodding on trying to clear the pile of work, mainly rush seated chairs - we are winning the battle now I think, at least there is less to do than has already been done.
So a word or two of the week, (as I haven't done one for ages).
Desultory - lacking consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful.
Vindictive - characterised by spite or rancour, English law of damages - in excess of the compensation due to the plaintiff and imposed in punishment of the defendant.
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Eye halve a spelling chequer!
A bit of fun, not quite a word or wisdom of the week but very nearly... I found this amongst some papers this weekend whilst we were cleaning and tidying at mother in laws house, (again!).
Eye halve a spelling chequer
Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.
Eye strike a quay and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
It's rare lea ever wrong.
Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
It's letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.
Attributed to Jerrold H. Zar in 1992 by Wikipedia.
I ran this through Bloggers own spellchecker and guess what? The only words highlighted as misspelled were Bloggers, Zar and Wikipedia!
Eye halve a spelling chequer
Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.
Eye strike a quay and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
It's rare lea ever wrong.
Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
It's letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.
Attributed to Jerrold H. Zar in 1992 by Wikipedia.
I ran this through Bloggers own spellchecker and guess what? The only words highlighted as misspelled were Bloggers, Zar and Wikipedia!
Thursday, 2 June 2011
Wishbones and Tricorns
Wishbones, or Mr Wegner's "Y" chairs, all eight of them.
But these will be very special when they're restored, the owner is going to have them re-woven in black Danish cord and as the chairs are early oak versions, they have beautiful golden colour, what a contrast that will make!
Meanwhile another unusual piece.
A three legged rush chair. The workshop is full to bursting at the moment, but I am looking forward to working on this one. Which leads me on to the.....
Word of the Week.
Excoriate - scrape layers off. (something we'll be doing a lot of)
Wisdom of the Week.
"If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing - you're right." - Henry Ford
But these will be very special when they're restored, the owner is going to have them re-woven in black Danish cord and as the chairs are early oak versions, they have beautiful golden colour, what a contrast that will make!
Meanwhile another unusual piece.
A three legged rush chair. The workshop is full to bursting at the moment, but I am looking forward to working on this one. Which leads me on to the.....
Word of the Week.
Excoriate - scrape layers off. (something we'll be doing a lot of)
Wisdom of the Week.
"If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing - you're right." - Henry Ford
Thursday, 19 May 2011
Footstool frames
All week, frame after frame has gone through the restoration process - feels like I've done millions of them! Stripping, re-gluing, re-finishing and we've still got the seats to weave yet. But it is satisfying to look around the workshop now......
Piles of frames everywhere! The soda blasting of the American rocking chair was only partly successful, so I will have to persevere with that one another time. Meanwhile, talking of perseverance............
Word of the Week:
Assiduous -constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; attentive.
It's been a good week here for "assiduous".
Wisdom of the Week:
"I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labour of the industrious" - Thomas Jefferson 3rd US President!
And he said that over 200 years ago, so what's changed.......?
Piles of frames everywhere! The soda blasting of the American rocking chair was only partly successful, so I will have to persevere with that one another time. Meanwhile, talking of perseverance............
Word of the Week:
Assiduous -constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; attentive.
It's been a good week here for "assiduous".
Wisdom of the Week:
"I think we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labour of the industrious" - Thomas Jefferson 3rd US President!
And he said that over 200 years ago, so what's changed.......?
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
Getting the weave wrong
We've been sorting things out........never a good plan, but it's surprising what you find. As we're getting ready to have a mass soda blasting session, we have trawled through our bits and pieces to see what will and what won't blast. Lo and behold, we came across this pair of chairs:
Nothing wrong with them you may say, until you look more closely:
The weaving is all wrong! The seat on the right looks okay, it is a six way weave but when you look closer....
The diagonals have been woven under when they should be over and vice versa which makes the lines wiggly instead of straight and will also lead to the cane cutting against itself when you sit on the seat. And the seat on the left:
Known as Gypsy weave, named after the travelling weavers who most commonly used it. Still a six way weave, but basically getting it wrong....albeit consistently to form a regular pattern! Which leads me on to this weeks word and wisdom.
Word of the Week:
Assonance - resemblance of sounds, partial agreement or correspondence. (or as Julie Walters said in the film "Educating Rita" - "getting the rhyme wrong")
Wisdom of the Week:
"I am easily satisfied with the very best" - Winston Churchill.
Yes, indeed I am!
Nothing wrong with them you may say, until you look more closely:
The weaving is all wrong! The seat on the right looks okay, it is a six way weave but when you look closer....
The diagonals have been woven under when they should be over and vice versa which makes the lines wiggly instead of straight and will also lead to the cane cutting against itself when you sit on the seat. And the seat on the left:
Known as Gypsy weave, named after the travelling weavers who most commonly used it. Still a six way weave, but basically getting it wrong....albeit consistently to form a regular pattern! Which leads me on to this weeks word and wisdom.
Word of the Week:
Assonance - resemblance of sounds, partial agreement or correspondence. (or as Julie Walters said in the film "Educating Rita" - "getting the rhyme wrong")
Wisdom of the Week:
"I am easily satisfied with the very best" - Winston Churchill.
Yes, indeed I am!
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
A propitious weekend
Half way through the two bank holiday weekends already, hope you're all having a good time. Much to our surprise we were invited to an Antiques fair on Monday, it was organised by a friend of ours that we have known for a long time, she has run fairs in this area for over 20 years. We took along some bits and pieces and two chair seats to work on, it turned out to be a good plan, we achieved a lot!
I guess I worked for about 4 hours, but I'm really pleased to have got this far along with the weaving of this stool. My other half also managed to weave all four stages of another chair seat and he started the diagonals, fantastic!! A lot of folks were interested in what we were doing, a couple of them sat down in front of us and watched for ages - so a good day all round.
And.....as it's Wednesday.......
This weeks word and wisdom:
Propitious - Auspicious; presenting favourable conditions; disposed to bestow favours
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow" - Albert Einstein
Yes, it was a propitious weekend.
I guess I worked for about 4 hours, but I'm really pleased to have got this far along with the weaving of this stool. My other half also managed to weave all four stages of another chair seat and he started the diagonals, fantastic!! A lot of folks were interested in what we were doing, a couple of them sat down in front of us and watched for ages - so a good day all round.
And.....as it's Wednesday.......
This weeks word and wisdom:
Propitious - Auspicious; presenting favourable conditions; disposed to bestow favours
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow" - Albert Einstein
Yes, it was a propitious weekend.
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Word & Wisdom of the Week
Okay, okay, I'm sorry Tom I missed out last weeks word! So this week two for the price of one:
Indefatigable:
Indefatigable:
Incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring...........(I wish.....)
Pertinacious:
Holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute......(it helps sometimes.....)
Wisdom of the week:
"The road to success is always under construction" - Lily Tomlin
Absolutely agree with that!
Wednesday, 6 April 2011
Word & Wisdom of the Week
Friday, 1 April 2011
Word & Wisdom of the Week
Word of the week:
Contrafibularities:
Obviously from contra - against - and fibula, the smaller of the two bones in the lower leg. Means "pulling one's leg"
Wisdom of the week:
You know why I'm pulling your leg? Because I can't touch it from where I am. - Gene Simmons
It's not Wednesday, have a great April 1st.....................!
Contrafibularities:
Obviously from contra - against - and fibula, the smaller of the two bones in the lower leg. Means "pulling one's leg"
Wisdom of the week:
You know why I'm pulling your leg? Because I can't touch it from where I am. - Gene Simmons
It's not Wednesday, have a great April 1st.....................!
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Word & Wisdom of the Week
Word of the week:
Woebegone
Depressed, troubled; crestfallen.
Wisdom of the week:
When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?" - Sydney J. Harris
Now there's a thought.
Woebegone
Depressed, troubled; crestfallen.
Wisdom of the week:
When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?" - Sydney J. Harris
Now there's a thought.
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
Word & Wisdom of the Week
This weeks word is:
Cataclysmic
From the Greek kataklysmos, to 'wash down' (kluzein "wash" and kata "down")
A word being used far to often this week...............
Wisdom of the week:
"There are times when the creations of man can have a more cataclysmic effect than those of nature" - This is a quote by me........made this morning whilst watching the telly.
Cataclysmic
From the Greek kataklysmos, to 'wash down' (kluzein "wash" and kata "down")
A word being used far to often this week...............
Wisdom of the week:
"There are times when the creations of man can have a more cataclysmic effect than those of nature" - This is a quote by me........made this morning whilst watching the telly.
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Word & Wisdom of the Week
Word of the week:
Larrikin
Originated in the "Black Country" dialect found in the area near Birmingham, where 'larrikin' originally meant 'tongue', thus someone who was outspoken. Commonly used in Australia/N. Zealand to describe a person who disregards conventions, a hooligan!
Wisdom of the week:
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel" - Maya Angelou.
Larrikin
Originated in the "Black Country" dialect found in the area near Birmingham, where 'larrikin' originally meant 'tongue', thus someone who was outspoken. Commonly used in Australia/N. Zealand to describe a person who disregards conventions, a hooligan!
Wisdom of the week:
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel" - Maya Angelou.
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
A photo to go with the word of the week
This photo was one of a few sent to me last week by Willie, a fellow cat lover and blogger.
A pusillanimous puppy! Thank you Willie.
A pusillanimous puppy! Thank you Willie.
Word & Wisdom of the Week
Word of the week:
Pusillanimous
Pusillanimous
Lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
Wisdom of the week:
"Some people have so much respect for their superiors they have none left for themselves." - Peter McArthur.
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Word & Wisdom of the Week
Word of the week:
Erudite
Characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly
(Ha - so it's not the two part glue then.....!)
Wisdom of the week:
"Wise men speak because they have something to say,
Fools because they have to say something." - Plato Greek Philosopher
I'll shut up now.
Erudite
Characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly
(Ha - so it's not the two part glue then.....!)
Wisdom of the week:
"Wise men speak because they have something to say,
Fools because they have to say something." - Plato Greek Philosopher
I'll shut up now.
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
Word & Wisdom of the Week
Word of the week:
Circumspect
Watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent.
Feeling like that a lot lately!
Wisdom(s) of the week:
A wise old owl sat on an oak,
The more he saw the less he spoke,
The less he spoke the more he heard,
Why aren't we like that wise old bird?" - Author unknown
"Remember, people will judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You may have a heart of gold - but so does a hard boiled egg." - Author unknown
Okay, two this week - liked them both and couldn't make my mind up.
Wednesday, 9 February 2011
Word & Wisdom of the Week
Word of the week:
Prestidigitation:
From French: quick-fingeredness, from Latin praestigiae feats of juggling, tricks, probably influenced by French preste nimble, and Latin digitus.
Wisdom of the week:
The magician and the politician have much in common: they both have to draw our attention away from what they are really doing" - Ben Okri
Sad, but probably true....
Prestidigitation:
From French: quick-fingeredness, from Latin praestigiae feats of juggling, tricks, probably influenced by French preste nimble, and Latin digitus.
Wisdom of the week:
The magician and the politician have much in common: they both have to draw our attention away from what they are really doing" - Ben Okri
Sad, but probably true....
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Word and Wisdom of the Week
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Word & Wisdom of the Week
Word of the week:
Grimalkin
An old or evil-looking female cat. The term stems from "grey" (the color) plus "malkin", an archaic term for a cat. Scottish legend makes reference to the grimalkin as a faery cat which dwells in the highlands and it was also the name Nostradamus gave to his cat.
We've got an old "Grimalkin" she's 18 and her real name is Sybil!
Wisdom of the Week:
Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will p** on your computer - Bruce Graham
Sorry, had to change a word there, but very funny, very funny indeed - and so true...........
Grimalkin
An old or evil-looking female cat. The term stems from "grey" (the color) plus "malkin", an archaic term for a cat. Scottish legend makes reference to the grimalkin as a faery cat which dwells in the highlands and it was also the name Nostradamus gave to his cat.
We've got an old "Grimalkin" she's 18 and her real name is Sybil!
Wisdom of the Week:
Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will p** on your computer - Bruce Graham
Sorry, had to change a word there, but very funny, very funny indeed - and so true...........
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