En sinds een aantal weken zit er op mijn schutting een luidruchtige
pimpelmees, hij is druk bezig om een vrouwtje aan te trekken, om bij hem in te
trekken in zijn riante vrijstaande vogelwoning. Vorige week is hem dat uiteindelijk
gelukt, na veel kabaal op de schutting, en het
echtpaar pimpelmezen was al druk bezig om hun woning om te toveren in
een knusse warme kraamkamer. Ik zie ze nu en dan ondanks de kou gewoon buiten naar
voedsel zoeken, maar ik denk dat ze beter even kunnen wachten anders krijgen
hun pasgeborenen niet genoeg en vers eten……tja, de natuur houd je niet tegen hè?!
And for a number of weeks now, a very noisy blue tit has
been sitting on my fence, he is busy attracting a female for moving in with him in his
spacious detached (bird) house. Last week he finally succeeded, after a lot of noise on the fence, and the just
married couple of blue tits were already busy converting their home into a cozy
warm nursery. Despite the cold I see them now and than just looking outside for
food, but I think they better should wait a while, otherwise their newborns
will not get enough of fresh food... well, Mother nature won't stop you, right?!
Heb ik dan niets anders gedaan dan vrachten sneeuw
wegscheppen en dubbel genieten van alle kinderen die hier buitenspelen in
karrevrachten sneeuw?
Ja hoor, ik ben begonnen met het maken van traditionele rode estrikken (vloertegels), die in de jaren ’50 op de
keldervloer van de boerderij lagen. Het was even zoeken naar een geschikte
restant van MDF, gelukkig had ik nog iets en is het wel te dik, maar pluspunt
hiervan is dat de kelder van de boerderij dan wèl een stevig fundament krijgt
;).
Did I do nothing else but just shovel loads of snow and
enjoy double the fun of all the children playing outside in cartloads of snow?
Yes I did, I started making red screeds(?) (earth red floor colored traditional tiles)
that were on the basement floor of the farmhouse in the 50s. It took some
searching for a piece of suitable leftover MDF, luckily I still had something,
it is too thick, but the plus of this is that the cellar of the farmhouse does
get a solid foundation ;).
Ik maak de keldertegels van passe-partout karton van 1,5 mm
dik, die ik beschilderd heb, met gebruik van een make-up sponsje, in een mooie warme kleur
roodbruin (acrylverf). Ik gebruik 3 verschillende tinten roodbruine acrylverf
en ik werk snel met behulp van de techniek “nat-in-nat” op het karton.
Tussendoor schuur ik de vloer, na goed drogen, geregeld op met ultra fijn
schuurpapier maar druk ik NIET op, eigenlijk is het meer vederzacht “aaien”.
Na een aantal keren schilderen en schuren, heb ik de vloer afgewerkt met crème
was voor krijtverf.
I make the basement tiles from 1.5 mm thick passe-partout
cardboard, on which I painted, using a make-up sponge, several layers in a nice
warm color reddish brown (acrylic paint). On this passe-partout board I paint
in 3 different shades of reddish brown of acrylic paint and I work quickly by using the technique
of “wet-in-wet”. In between, I regularly sand the floor with ultra fine
sandpaper but do NOT press on it, in fact it is just feathery soft “stroking”.
After painting and sanding afew times, I finished the floor with cream wax for chalk
paint.
Maar door de vele sneeuw buiten in combinatie met de fel schijnende
zon, die nu ‘ultra fel daglicht’ naar binnen reflecteert, waardoor de tegels
een bloedrode kleur krijgen, die in het echt absoluut NIET te zien is :O. Op bovenstaande
foto komt de roodbruine aardkleur het dichts bij die hoe de kleur eigenlijk is.
Nu komt het proces van tegeltjes snijden van 20 x 20 mm, dus ik heb de komende
tijd weer wat te doen.
Voor wie nog gaat schaatsen of sleetjes rijden: let op de Corona
maatregelen en de veiligheid. Let goed op want het ijs is niet overal dik/sterk
genoeg, maar desondanks: veel sneeuw- en schaatsplezier!!
Blijf veilig, zorg goed voor elkaar!
Ik heb nog steeds problemen met mijn lezerslijst op het
dashboard van mijn blog (ik krijg geen updates van nieuwe blogberichten). Dus
ik hoop dat ik bij elk van jullie laatste berichten een reactie heb
achtergelaten…?
Dank voor jullie fijne reacties, een heel fijn weekeinde
toegewenst!
But because of sooo much snow outside, in combination with
the bright shining sun, which is now reflecting indoors the ‘ultra bright daylight’, giving
the tiles a blood red color, which is absolutely NOT so at all in RL :O. In the
photo above, the reddish brown earth color comes closest to what the color
actually look like in RL. Now comes the process of cutting tiles of 20 x 20 mm,
so I have something to do for the coming days.
Stay safe, take care for each other!
I still have problems with my readers list (no updates of
new blog messages) on my Blogger dashboard. So, I hope I was able to leave for
each of your last blog messages a comment…?
Thank you for your kind comments, have a nice weekend!
Ilona
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We're getting some very chilly temperatures here too. It was 24 degrees Fahrenheit when I left my house this morning. And apparently we're supposed to get snow Monday or Tuesday. That could change. Its Texas. The weather is always changing.
But your grandson playing in the snow looks like he's having a blast. And your Buddha statue reminds me of Keli and her bird bath. Lots of snow up where she is.
I love your tile! Those colors are just gorgeous. Can't wait to see more. Stay warm and safe!
Seeing your adorable grandson playing in the snow is so lovely. Here it's summer again for the last few days but the forecast is cold and rainy next week. It's so interesting to watch the tits couple making their nest.
The combination of red paints on the board looks great.
Keep safe!
Hugs, Drora
En las noticias salen imágenes de las nevadas , pero viendo tu jardín y tu termómetro me hago perfectamente a la idea; así que tu nieto será su primera nevada habrá disfrutado mucho.
Espero tu segundo paso de tus baldosas. Cuídate y buen fin de semana disfrutando de la nieve. Besos
Chez moi c'est le deuxième épisode neigeux, la couche de neige est moins épaisse que lors du premier épisode. IL fait très froid moins 14° le matin et moins 4° l'après-midi. Les balades en forêt sont géniales. J'adore marcher dans la neige.
Il faut nourrir les oiseaux qui ne cessent pas de manger ;) C'est un plaisir de les voir "dévorer" les boules de graisse, les fruits et les graines.
Le sol de la ferme a une joli couleur !
Prends soin de toi ! Bises.
The floor of your farmhouse will be great, I love the colour. Here too we had snow and very low temperatures. It snowed onWednesday and there is still snow in the garden and some parts of the pavements are still icy. Well, it's winter...
Geneviève
Beautiful photos with whitewashed landscape, but how cold! Your grandson has a lot of fun in the snow. Here too it is cold, but snow only in the surroundings.
The floor of your farmhouse will be wonderful.
Este invierno ha sido bastante peculiar. Los paisajes que nos enseñas son muy bonitos y la diversión para los niños genial. Pero espero que las heladas no duren mucho porque si esto ocurre se hace imposible salir fuera de casa.
A pesar de la luz, el color del suelo queda muy bien.
Por fin os hace invierno con nieve! Será una bendición para la tierra después de tanta sequía, aunque sea incómodo caminar, pero los niños y jóvenes disfrutarán jugando como tu pequeño nieto al que se le ve muy feliz!
Tienes trabajo por delante con las losetas del suelo, aunque no se vea bien el tono en la fotografía, se adivina y una vez colocado lucirá mucho mejor!
Besos.
I know snow can be tiring and inconvenient but for short periods is so fun and beautiful. Coming from a tropical country, I didn´t grow up with snow around and my only chance was when I lived in England, there were no huge amounts of snow, just some to make us happy and excited when it fell. However, I have to say that I fell a couple of times because of icy grounds and had a horrific experience going down a hill on a sleigh!! Nevertheless I miss it!!
Your floor is looking promising and it will keep you busy which I guess is a good thing. Take care.
If I wasn't so late I would have shouted: "Quick, go out... save the little monk!!! Hurry up!!!" *smile* Well, let's hope he enjoyed his special blanket of that da*n cold white stuff as much as your darling grandson. No surprise he had a lot of fun in the snow... it's paradise for kids. In our local tv news they showed a man lately who put 3 normal sleighs in a row, tied his shetland pony in front of this and off he went went with his two kids behind him and the pony in full galop. Looked nice... and like a lot of fun... while for me it is *spooky organ music* dating my snow shovel. And worst of all... after recovering from last week's heavy snow and frost it started to snow again this afternoon... and it goes on and on and on... *sob*
So good you also showed something with colors... ;O) You've achieved a fantastic result with your method and I'm looking forward to see the tiled floor. Happy cutting btw! *broadgrin*
Hugs
Birgit
Hello dear friend,
It has been much too long since my last visit, and have missed seeing your creations.
The snow!!! Makes me cold just to see it, but your grandson seems to enjoy.
The floor of your farm house is going to be great...
blessings,
Penny
I know it is cold, but isn't snow just the most magical thing? The world goes quiet when it is covered in a snow blanket and the reflection of light is so beautiful.
Light on the other hand when it comes to photographing and showing true colour on the computer screen on the other hand is near impossible. I am quite certain the floor will be truly fabulous.
Stay well and safe, dear Ilona.
Anna x
The snow looks like fun, Ilona, but only when viewed from indoors. Ha, having never experienced snow I'm quite curious about it and determined that I will like it but if it becomes a mess and you have to shovel it up I might change my mind.
Your floor looks just right. I remember from my childhood that people used to have concrete (screed is the word for smooth concrete) floors that they polished with red Cobra wax. It was a special mixture that one only used on the steps outside and for some things like storerooms. I haven't seen it in the shops for years, I'm sure no one uses it anymore.
I'm happy that we seem to be able to see one another's blogs at least.
Keep warm over there and have fun working on your farmhouse.
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