tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post3411716454417356322..comments2024-03-29T10:10:40.315-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Everything old is new again. And blue.Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-89989609177411789332020-09-09T11:38:33.617-05:002020-09-09T11:38:33.617-05:00That's great.That's great.Mike H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07290493249379909587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-85922177237998045712020-09-05T11:21:53.522-05:002020-09-05T11:21:53.522-05:00Blue borders on the other one, white in the middle...Blue borders on the other one, white in the middle...with four six-pointed stars near the corners. A tribute to the flag of the City of Chicago. I fly one (along with the pennant-shaped Ohio flag that looks like a yachting burgee) from my garage. My neighbor (who came from Kentucky) thought it was an Israeli flag.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-42720558196869084032020-09-04T15:06:38.826-05:002020-09-04T15:06:38.826-05:00now, if the border was white, you could say you we...now, if the border was white, you could say you were riffing on the Israeli flag, and if someone objected to that, you could say"okay, Greek then".pgwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804745965409667786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-44964943040883969892020-09-03T16:17:18.676-05:002020-09-03T16:17:18.676-05:00Nice work, NS!Nice work, NS!Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265121591041114100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-82237903646149136312020-09-03T15:10:13.952-05:002020-09-03T15:10:13.952-05:00Lovely work. Now sit. Lovely work. Now sit. Janet Dahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13893300024540358819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-73813520150078085182020-09-03T14:13:55.307-05:002020-09-03T14:13:55.307-05:00I think it may look so bright because it is next t...I think it may look so bright because it is next to the other one. Fix that one to match and they'll be nice. Your patience and attention to detail are better than mine.J. Pabsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566801024154623288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-87156214068883685322020-09-03T12:02:06.990-05:002020-09-03T12:02:06.990-05:00Nice work, the chair and the column.
Trying to app...Nice work, the chair and the column.<br />Trying to appreciate my good fortune while so much is falling apart around me. Not easy. Distractions help.<br />Survivor’ s guilt?Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16679840606511726447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-21498648628211049452020-09-03T11:50:20.359-05:002020-09-03T11:50:20.359-05:00"those chairs sure are re-painted. No denying..."those chairs sure are re-painted. No denying that."<br /><br />Uh, that's what I noticed, right off the bat, when I saw the photo. The one on the right looks a lot better than the one on the left; had you not raised the question, it would have never occurred to the likes of me that the blue is too bright.<br /><br />Personally, not to be argumentative, I don't like the idea of reversing the colors and having them not match. That would probably cut down on the brightness, though.<br /><br />And, if it's not too cheeky for me to say so, here's the payoff for your patience with some of FME's less appreciative comments! : ) Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-63845561021165344512020-09-03T11:24:38.174-05:002020-09-03T11:24:38.174-05:00We've never bought new outdoor furniture...not...We've never bought new outdoor furniture...not once in 28 years. It's amazing what people throw away. We shlep it home and my wife does what you did. Some of it has been painted blue...I remember two blue Adirondack chairs we had, and we had a couple of metal motel chairs like yours, that also became blue.<br /> <br />Love seats, benches, patio chairs, bamboo couches...we've scored some amazing finds over the years. Sometimes we'll even take home stuff, spiff it up, and donate it to the Habitat ReStore, where it usually sells pretty quickly. Yes, it gets restored, and goes to the ReStore...couldn't resist. <br /><br />We kept the wooden patio table with the metal legs, though. Probably Forties or Fifties. Looks soooo nice with our Cinzano umbrella. Painted it a nice shade of blue...to match our siding. Old furniture was built to last forever, and goes better with our pre-WWII blue bungalow than the new and the shiny ever would. We vastly prefer our "nostalgic" decor to the schlock of today. <br /><br />There's a Yiddish word I use to describe us..."schnorrers"...which literally means "moochers" or "beggars"...but it can alson mean somebody who acquires something for nothing (legally or otherwise) and puts it to good use. I've been a schnorrer all my life. I furnished entire apartments, in college and as a young adult, through the fine art of schnorring. If it raised an eyebrow or two, I never cared. Some people even thought it was pretty cool.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-87286936602483094472020-09-03T09:53:14.474-05:002020-09-03T09:53:14.474-05:00In the U.P. some people paint their houses bright ...In the U.P. some people paint their houses bright blue so they can locate the house in a blizzard. Think of your chairs as a beacon. Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-62900564999121254982020-09-03T09:09:45.449-05:002020-09-03T09:09:45.449-05:00The new chair looks great, and don't let anyon...The new chair looks great, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-31597133355185364582020-09-03T08:38:06.599-05:002020-09-03T08:38:06.599-05:00We talked about doing that ...We talked about doing that ...Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-78450022355633084962020-09-03T08:30:31.620-05:002020-09-03T08:30:31.620-05:00Well I like it! Maybe for fun you could reverse th...Well I like it! Maybe for fun you could reverse the placement of the two colors on the second chair. Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-60008258513074561132020-09-03T08:18:24.802-05:002020-09-03T08:18:24.802-05:00As a person who put a roof over the families head ...As a person who put a roof over the families head and a couple boys through private school and college partly by restoring furniture let me say : well done!FMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-87621847547957792872020-09-03T08:17:56.834-05:002020-09-03T08:17:56.834-05:00Much better than brand new.
johnMuch better than brand new.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215684866966011198noreply@blogger.com