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Author Archives: chbecksvoort
June 2018
Summer is here! It was hot, hazy and humid today, and will be for the next few days. Everything is in full bloom, roses, peonies, and of course my favorite combo, lemon day lilies and Siberian irises.And the garden is … Continue reading
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Tagged Big trees & Beer, black locust, Build a Shaker Lap Desk, chandelier, garden, ginko, standing desk, stick switch
May 2018
May in Maine is always welcomed, and something to look forward to. The last of the dirty snow piles are gone, and the first flowers appear. White trillium put on a nice show this year. I have a section of … Continue reading
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Tagged chandeliers, Haystack, maple table, maples, plasma cutter, Shaker bench, Shaker village, Spring in Maine, steel drip cups., storing wood, weather vanes, wide cherry
April 2018
April is usually pretty drab; not spring yet, but not winter anymore, either. There are still piles of dirty snow here and there in shady corners. But spring is definitely on the way. Snowdrops, spring snowflakes, and crocuses are out … Continue reading
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Tagged attaching table tops, FWW Live, maple, sideboard, Spring in Maine, wood movement
March 2018
At my age, I should be slowing down, but it’s just not happening. Instead of fewer things to do, there always seem to be more. This month was no exception. First off, it was a real snowy March. We had … Continue reading
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February 2018
Yet another month has slipped away, much too fast. Probably because we’re 2 or 3 days short in February. In any event, we’ve started the freeze-thaw cycle early. Maple sap buckets are out, the sap run dependent on freezing nights … Continue reading
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January 2018
Like a fresh coating of snow, the new year always holds endless possibilities. January was quite a mix of weather, from extreme cold, to snow, rain, ice, and more snow.The garden shed in the early morning, just before sunrise. Along … Continue reading
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Tagged bookcase, building a corner cupboard, corner cupboard, green tape, Shaker knobs, Winter in Maine
December 2017
Again, the last month of the years. My sixth year of shop blogs, having missed only three months in all that time. I try to keep up to date. Like every year, it’s had its ups and downs. We lost … Continue reading
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