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[thanate]

They are putting up shingles (on the back) and tar paper (on the front) as I type! After three weeks and two hurricanes since the old roof & the back siding came off, this is pretty darn exciting.

Unfortunately, it turns out that the *other* gourd plant that was growing up the front fence got kicked in by somebody-- possibly the guys who delivered the shingles & siding on Friday. All the rain has made the stem bases particularly unhappy, although this one actually reaches the ground, both at the broken base and on two side branches, so there's a slight chance that it'll mange to re-root and save a little something. Phoey.

The basement is mostly stabilized, and what I should be doing this morning is writing, now that I've plundered wikipedia for Marie de France plot summaries and have a vague idea of where I'm going next. Instead, I've done laundry, begun cleaning off my desk (also very useful!) and drooled over ikea cabinets. I want something glass-fronted to house my dolls, both the resins and the small assortment of ethnic dolls that I put away in boxes a little over a decade ago so that they wouldn't get dusty while no one was looking at them. So far, I'm leaning towards this, and trying to figure out how I could possibly justify getting the mini version as well... pint glasses, perhaps? Anyway, I'd want a look at the adjustment possibilities for the shelves before buying it, as two long intervals and a bunch of short ones are probably what I'll need. And then of course there's this lovely thing, which is entirely not useful for dolls, but would make a fantastic fernery & curio cabinet for rocks & teacups & things. But it is probably best not to get too carried away.

I trust that I will have pictures of the lovely new roof tonight!

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[heuchera.livejournal.com]

We have the Hemnes non-door bookcases and really like them, but the adjustment of shelf height is limited. The holes for the shelf pegs are not all up and down the case. They come in threes, approximately evenly spaced around the fixed center shelf. If you want I can measure the spacing when I get home. I suppose it is possible that there are more holes on this version, but I suspect they are the same cabinet, just with doors.

[thanate.livejournal.com]

I think we'll want to make a trek to Ikea at some point anyway, so I'll look at them in person and decide... if nothing else, I'm perfectly capable of taping a stop on a drill bit & drilling my own holes, though this may end in slightly tippy shelves. I'm not convinced that a lot of the ethnic dolls would mind much.

[funnylori.livejournal.com]

I like the Hemnes line, and want the cabinet with the two bottom drawers. They do look small for dolls, but maybe with chares and lounging pillows it would be ok?

Huzzah for roof and tar paper! I hope the plants make it.

[thanate.livejournal.com]

I was looking at that one, too, but I can't think of a reason to justify it, and grauwulf keeps saying things about having space instead of more furniture.

[funnylori.livejournal.com]

I hear that. But protection and a dedicated place to display your dolls would be cool too.

I swear I can spell chairs.