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`` he smells quite nice , '' i shouted back , making bis giggle .

i have no choice and i know it .

the girl with the angry blue eyes had completely disarmed me .

this timo kolly accoptod .

i hear the door open and the tap-tap-tap of more heeled shoes on the bathroom floor .

i picked up my fork and knife and looked at it as mandy served ian and adalynn .

but still , this felt like too much .

Editorial | Microsoft's recent demonstrations of WS-Federation and Liberty Alliance's responses show that their approaches to federated identity are very similar. In fact, as Digital Identity World editor Phil Becker comments: "It's a shame that the demos of WS-Federation being put forth don't really show why the protocol is different from Liberty Alliance in any significant way." Mr. Becker goes on to explain the primary differentiation between them: "The battle shaping up between the WS-* protocol stack and the Liberty & SAML specifications is one primarily of a use-case driven specification vs. an architectural approach. One gets you out of the blocks fast to solve known problems (which is why you can buy SAML and Liberty-enabled software today.) The other intends to create a framework in which both known and as yet unknown problems can be solved to create a better, more flexible long term solution." While the merits of these respective approaches can be argued, the larger picture is often lost in this debate. What does Internet-scale identity infrastructure actually require? Does the current "federated identity" paradigm, regardless of whether it is WS-* or Liberty Alliance, actually meet these requirements? Advertisement Internet-scale identity infrastructure has four key requirements that all remain outside the scope of either the WS-* or Liberty Alliance approach: 1) True user-controlled identity. In the WS/LA paradigm, personal identity only exists in the context of institutions. The very concept of "federation" is that two or more institutions link their identifiers for you in order to enable automatic data sharing. Liberty Alliance calls these institutions "Identity Providers", largely because they are responsible for the identifiers assigned in this process. Due to the obvious privacy concerns, both WS-Fed and LA are careful to support pseudononymous identifiers, and to provide the opportunity for users to control account linkages. But none of this addresses the core issue of user’s control of their own identity. What's missing in this worldview is the idea of individuals as their own first class "identity providers" with sovereignty and control of data equal to that of institutions. In an alternative approach, individuals would be able to choose their own digital identifiers, open their own data sharing accounts with "data brokers", choose the data sharing federations they wanted to join, and be directly in control of when, where, and how their data is shared. This model of user-controlled data sharing has many parallels with banking. Data brokers are analogous to banks: they exist to serve the customer, and might make a profit by offering services to assist customers in data sharing and linking transactions (single sign-on, auto-fill, dynamic address books and calendars, filtering, etc.) Data sharing federations might be expected to operate like Visa and Mastercard: they exist to facilitate trusted data sharing between data brokers operating all over the world. 2) Portability. In the WS/LA paradigm, there is no such thing as identity portability. Users don't control their own identifiers, since the entire federation infrastructure is designed to only share data between institutions. In a user-controlled identity paradigm, users control their own identifiers and data and can port them between brokers just as domain names can be ported among DNS registrars today. As with wireless phone number portability, such a change would not affect any existing data sharing relationships because the identifiers follow the customer, not the broker. 3) Peer-to-peer data sharing. In the WS/LA model, data sharing agreements are all made between institutions. These institutions can and do give users opt-in control over the sharing of their data. But the options for whom to share with and under what terms are all set only by the institutions, not by the users. It's like having a credit card that only works at one mall. In a world of user-controlled identity, data sharing is done using an open peer-to-peer protocol just like the Internet (TCP/IP) or the Web (HTTP). Anyone can form data sharing relationships with anyone else under any terms they both agree to. Matters will get much simpler, of course, with the formation of data sharing federations that standardize common data sharing agreements, much as credit card associations did for the banking industry in the 1960s. The result will be more like Visa or Mastercard: automated user-controlled data sharing "everywhere you want to be." 4) Community-based data sharing dictionaries. The WS/LA protocols rely on published XML schemas to define all of the profile attributes that can be shared. These are "extensible" by federated identity service providers, but only at the level of classic XML schema extensions. This will simply never work in the real world. We already live in a global world of peer-to-peer data sharing between individuals and institutions of all types. Imposing a limited set of data sharing schemas would be like a dictionary publisher trying to dictate the English language. Real-world dictionaries operate the other way around: they record the rich and varied vocabulary constantly evolving from the cultures which are using it. A dynamic peer-to-peer data sharing protocol enables the same approach. It can solve the n-to-n problem of mapping "what I call it to what you call it" by allowing everyone in the community to contribute to and map from a shared dictionary of "what the community calls it." Most importantly, being dynamic, the map can keep evolving as the community does. The Third Path to Internet Identity If these are truly the requirements for Internet-scale identity infrastructure, then a third approach is needed. Although much less visible than WS-* or Liberty Alliance, a group of companies and individuals have been working on this at OASIS. Starting with the problem of universal portable identifiers, they produced the XRI (Extensible Resource Identifier) specification in January. They are now working on the XDI (XRI Data Interchange) specification for dynamic, peer-to-peer data sharing, linking, and synchronization, expected to be ready in the fall. XRI/XDI is already capturing the attention of non-profit communities and open source developers. The first public demonstration of XRI/XDI identity infrastructure will be shown at the Planetwork Conference June 5/6 in San Francisco. Sponsored by the Identity Commons federation, participating communities include Planetwork, Blue Oxen, GoLightly, and NeoSociety, with data brokering services provided by 2idi. Although only an early alpha, it shows that a user-controlled identity infrastructure is possible and already in play. The next step is the opening of global registry services for personal XRIs, called "e-names", that will provide the first way to share an address on the Web with no fear of spam or other privacy violations. Only time will tell which of these paths will be successful. WS-* is backed by the two largest software companies in the world, and Liberty Alliance by a coalition of the world's most powerful consumer brands. Compared to these, XRI/XDI is a pure grassroots effort. But if the Internet and the Web has taught us anything, it’s that adoption prefers the level playing field of open, peer-to-peer protocols in which everyone is a first-class citizen. This is doubly true for identity and data sharing protocols, where the issue at hand is who gets to define who we are.

she 's doing the best she can . ''

the massive side of the freighter rumbled past .

I am Attorney John Murrin with over 40 years of experience representing clients. Murrin Law Firm investigates bad investments, (also called unsuitable investments), and bad brokers or the salespeople who sell them. If you have lost money in a bad investment and want to find out if you can get your money back or feel that you may have a claim against your broker, call us. We can advise you of your possible rights of recovery in a FINRA arbitration or through many other methods or funds available to compensate wronged investors. We are currently investigating the activities of John C. Maccoll, a participant in the financial industry engaged in selling investments. We are interested in speaking with individuals about their experience with this person. Information from SEC litigation release No 24230/August 9, 2018 relates to a charge against John C. Maccoll of defrauding his brokerage customers out of nearly 4 million dollars in a long-running investment scam: According to the SEC’s complaint, John C. Maccoll, who was affiliated with the Birmingham, Michigan branch of a nationwide registered broker dealer and investment adviser, used high pressure sales tactics to solicit at least 15 of his retail brokerage customers to invest in what he described as a highly-sought-after private fund investment. Most of the injured customers were elderly and retired and invested through their retirement accounts. Maccoll told his customers that the purported fund investment would allow them to diversify their portfolios and that they would receive annual investment returns as high as 20%. He also assured them that this investment would give them investment growth potential that was better than the growth they received in their brokerage accounts. As alleged in the complaint, Maccoll’s statements to his customers were false – he did not invest the customers’ money but stole it for his own personal use. In total, the customers invested nearly $4 million in the fraudulent scheme. To conceal the scheme, Maccoll allegedly instructed his customers not to tell others about the purported fund investment, provided some of his customers with fake account statements reflecting fictitious returns, and paid over $400,000 in Ponzi-like payments to certain of the customers to keep the scheme alive. He was working for UBS Financial Services Inc. until March 2018. He has been permanently barred from FINRA and the industry since then when he failed to respond to FINRA request for information. In the broker check there are many customer complaints. Most of the complaints were settled. If you were a victim of John C. Maccoll, call our office. Murrin Law Firm, at 800-ACCIDENT (222-4336), helps people get their money back through multifaceted methods including looking into liability of individuals, their brokerage firms and through associated companies. Sometimes, if appropriate, there are other methods to access government and or other agencies and programs that might help a client get their money back. These include FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority), CSF (Client Security Funds), SIPC (Securities Investors Protection Corporation) and CFCF (Corporate Fraud Compensation Funds). We can also help in determining whether government reparations might be available through legislative bodies including state legislatures and Congress for purposes of compensating victims of investment losses. We may even assist in putting together materials for government prosecutors to consider criminal and/or Securities and Exchange Commission (S.E.C.) actions. We can help you fight to get your investment monies back. Contact a law firm who has made a career out of getting money back for investors. If you have concerns about any investment or Financial Services, please contact the Murrin Law firm at 800-ACCIDENT (222-4336) for a free evaluation of your case. We also have extensive experience working with large groups of investors who have lost money in the same scheme or endeavor. If you are part of a group of investors wronged by the same investment scheme, it may be desirable to band together for economies of scale, and other reasons. Please do not hesitate to call and discuss your matter at any time. Our service and assistance starts with a call. No question is too basic for us to try to answer. Calls are free and so are case evaluations. We often work on a contingency basis, meaning that we only charge attorney fees to investors if we obtain a recovery. Call Murrin Law Firm for help in recovering the loss of your hard-earned money. Murrin law firm is a private firm and not affiliated with any government or law enforcement agency. The information in this blog is believed correct, but should be checked through independent sources, and is just the opinion of this blog writer, John Murrin or Murrin Law Firm staff.

the door swung open , and there he was , standing before me in dark jeans and a green t-shirt that brought out the color of his eyes .

someone 's finally thought to get the freighter bay turrets online , and the hull 's now being hammered .

`` it was my hope . ''

also he had a bike , but his was very smaller than mine and it was best , because it had two additional wheels that prevented him from falling .

meanwhile , the new parliament was consisted of a significant number of past royalists , who have gained enough popularity to gain the seat only by making allusions to the time of order and prosperity when father was ruling .

beneath the sink in his bathroom were asssorted shampoos and a new bar of soap , and she set those out as well .

at some point one of the girls - rachel kash , truth be known - gives erica an open palmed smack right across the kisser .

oddly , veltan and zelana were accompanying them to the dining-room .

they saw no hulking behemoth capable of the enormous sound they had heard .

jesus christ , you were fourteen and your parents should 've told them to f**k off .

he halted a few paces from me , his yellow eyes firing , brown fur sprouting along his forearms .

`` i saw you from the woods a half mile away . ''

there were carts used in the kitchens that would do for moving them , and plenty of disinfecting liquids .

besides , i read that they 've been dating for a while but have kept it secret .

one problem with enhancing his vision was that he temporarily lost the ability to see close up-so it was n't odd that he had n't noticed the koloss patrol surrounding his aspens .

she was a woman now , still growing used to her woman 's body and all of its strange quirks .

he 'd just have to be careful not to lose any vital organs in the process .

he pointed at a guy in shiny silver britches .

`` i do n't think they can do anything to stop the challenge now . ''

theyd need equipment to get it out .

for the first time , i saw fear in his eyes .

they had barred my door with kore and my children within and set fire to my home .

`` how in the hell did we get into this dead-end conversation ? ''

he looks like total shit , and i 'm guessing it 's because he misses you . ''

`` i 'm sorry for not telling you .

he did n't even want her to leave his house .

most members of the net treat me with a reverence i do not feel is warranted . ''

then he was alone with the prey that he 'd sought for the last six months .

Let's connect via the social media icons above, or better still subscribe by email and never miss a post! Email Address: Add your email! Join 202 other followers La Maison du Sacre Coeur Hi, I'm a SAHM who's moved to France with my husband and two daughters. My blog focuses on our family life & decorating our 18th century village house here. I'm scouring brocantes to find furniture to revive as well as little special somethings for our home. I love DIY and craft - sewing, painting, whatever. If any of these things interest you I'd love for you to stay and wander through the site - especially if you want to tell me what you think! God bless, Andrea View Full Profile → Translate here… Category: Hallway Entryway Part 2; Under the Stairs Having finished tongue and grooving the two walls near the back door I added a panel to lengthen the under stair so they ran parallel to the other side…. The panel is the side of the armoire that the mirrored door in the kitchen came from. You’ll notice the wood block underneath; this was left in the garage by the previous owner. I’ve used others that were there in the will be kitchen. As the side of the armoire had a detailed piece that I didn’t want to lose and it didn’t quite reach the top the block served to raise it up to fill the gap. Well, almost. I just marked on the wood the lowest point where it needed to meet the stairs and the highest. I cut along the line I drew between the two with my jigsaw. As there was a wood strut where the stair panel ended I glued the two together and clamped them tight. I carried on gluing tongue and groove to the brick wall under the stairs. I have another armoire door (don’t ask 😖) and I thought I could make a cupboard under the stairs using this. It’s incredibly heavy. As I heaved it down the stairs the weight made me think about how to support it. Although I have heavy duty hinges I thought it would be a good idea to add a few rollers to the bottom too, just to be sure. I measured the door and it came to just below the back of one of the stair treads. There’s an additional piece of wood that runs along the stair as it descends that juts out slightly. I ran two lengths of wood horizontally beneath that in line with where the door will stand. I finished tongue and grooving the back and side of the space. As I finished that days work I took a length of wood and glued it so it ran parallel to the base of the door. The wheels that needed to be screwed in where too wide to attach without doing this. In the morning I attached the pole for the hangers along with the wheels and the hinges on the door. I used the same technique for the hinges as when I did the shutters in the will be kitchen. The mirrored door was a little too narrow so I added a panel to the side of the cupboard. I left this part of the project at this stage to continue with the doorway. However, having found a bargain Henry II buffet, I used a lovely detailed piece from that to finish off the door. You can see in the above picture that I’d originally painted the surrounding area white, but not the door. I wasn’t sure at that stage if I wanted to have it all white and thought a contrast might look nice. But I decided that painting all the section would help to unify the whole area in the end. This hasn’t got its fin coat yet, but you get the idea. There’s lots more work to do, I’ll add another update soon. Posted on December 10, 2021 December 10, 2021 Categories Decorating and DIY, Hallway, Home Organisation, Living in France, Our Home, UncategorizedTags Brocante, Decorating, DIY, English country, Hallway, Living in France, Recycling, shabby chic, under the stairs cupboard, Upcycling, woodLeave a comment on Entryway Part 2; Under the Stairs Entryway Part 3; Lights and Other Extras Work is still going on under the stairs and at the back of the hallway. As the back door is the only one in the house that’s not double glazed retaining heat is a big consideration. So I adapted this curtain to keep the cold air out and the warm air in. You’d be amazed at the cold chill you’re hit with when you draw the curtain back in the morning. Speaking of tiebacks, I got these from ebay.fr. They’re meant to go either side of the window, but with the door being right next to the wall one tie back wouldn’t work. So by doubling them up like this they work. It had been too long, so I took the end off and sewed it as a trim on the top, adding this lovely lace. That and the dog draught excluder make an enormous difference. The painting is one I found at a brocante a long time ago. I think the slightly battered frame and her wistful expression suit the area. The area needed light, as the one that had been there was tucked under the stairs behind the new cupboard. I bought some beautiful, crystal chandelier wall lights from the same brocante, but there wasn’t a power outlet on the wall. This is my solution, so this is my solution. Now, I’m not an electrician, so please don’t take anything I’m about to say as professional advice. I bought a lamp, electrical cord. It had an integrated light switch and a plug on one end. I attached this to the wall light and fixed the latter to the wall. Then I secured the cord to the wall and beams with cable clips. Finally I plugged it into an extension cable and clipped this to the beams length until it was plugged into a light socket. I’m going to disguise the cord in another of my winter proofing techniques later. Posted on November 21, 2021 December 11, 2021 Categories Decorating and DIY, DIY, Upcycling and Craft Projects and How Tos, Family Entrance, French and English Country Decor, Hallway, UncategorizedTags decor, Decorating, DIY, English country, french country, Hallway, Living in France, Period Decor, Recycling, shabby chic, Upcycling, wall lightsLeave a comment on Entryway Part 3; Lights and Other Extras Entryway Part 1; Tongue and Groove with Coat Hooks My husband went to put some peelings in the compost bin recently and found four little eyes staring out at him 🥰… Of course they came to live with us. They’re adorabubble. However, they bring to life the meaning of Phoebe’s lyrical genius… Don’t tell me that she’s not up there with Tolstoy for communicating the mysteries of redemptive suffering; not after I’ve lived with these babies. They’ve just had their first vaccinations and the desire to get them out and about to do their business has become imperative. However, our back door is predominantly glass. Where to place a cat flap? I’d bought one for our small dog to go in the will be kitchen, but living on a hill means that it’s very windy where we are. I’ve got an idea for how to counteract the wind howling through the flap, but it’s going to be a next year thing. Furthermore, the fact that we won’t be using the room next to the kitchen until it’s decorated and a form of heating is put in next year, means that we will need to keep the doors into that area closed throughout winter. That hindrance won’t be conducive to encouraging the little kitty cats to use outside as their litter tray. I’d already been thinking of ways to deal with the cold emanating from the glass door in the main part of the house. It made maintaining the heat in the hallway a challenge last year I can tell you. A draft excluder had gone some way to helping the situation, but it’s still a challenge. I’d been talking to my husband about how to solve it and suggested having another internal door, perhaps a front door, just after the one into the living room. At the moment that passage way cuts under the stairs into the current small kitchen. The reconfiguration would mean that we could treat this newly sectioned off area as a mini boot room / porch way. As we intend to use the current kitchen as a playroom when we transfer over this would have additional benefits. It would be a little area where coats, bags, shoes can be neatly put away as the children go in and out. I know. You’re laughing at my naivety aren’t you? Neatly put away 😏. The idea has been given a new lease of life with the cat situation. There may not be an opportunity for a cat flap in the current glass door, but surely I could have one in this more interior door and leave the glass one open during the day? It’s a start to a solution anyway. I’m still continuing with the will be kitchen where, surprise, surprise, I’m facing another, newly discovered challenge. Yet when that gets too much for me I’ve start work on this little area. As you can see the wall had already be stripped. There had been brown, carpeted walls here. Mmmm… There’s probably a logical reading for that to do with heat or something, but – as you can imagine – it created a very gloomy atmosphere. One day I got so fed up with it I started to wrench it from the walls. Even the bare walls was better, although I found a few nasty surprises underneath. I loved the look of the tongue and groove I’d used in the kitchen and decided I’d do it again in this little section. I bought just one pack of tongue and groove and cut in line with the door frame, gluing the pieces straight to the wall. When it got to the corner I didn’t cut a piece to fit, as I’d only bought the one pack and knew I’d only just cover the two walls I wanted to start with, so I finished it with some left over wood moulding and a 1/4 round. There was a gap between the lengths I’d cut and the underneath of the doorway (I don’t know why I ended them there 😣) ans I used various off cuts of wood mouldings to fill this gap, but also to extend the section up so when I had a plinth running around the area it could smoothly continue around in the section above the door. Here you can see I used a wood cornice topped off with a quarter round – extending under the door frame – a piece of beaded trim, the the plinth. None of these are perfect fits, but I intend to paint it white to ensure that it’s bright, so I can just smooth acrylic into the gaps. On the second wall I cut one length of tongue and groove to fit up to the door frame where I intended the plinth to take over. Then I started to use the cut offs to continue right up until the final length when I used another full piece. I did this because I wanted to use this panel somewhere (it’s the odd door left from the buffet I broke down whilst working on the will be kitchen) and as I was short on tongue and groove doing it like this meant I just had enough. I intended to have two horizontals of plinth as I wanted two rows of hooks to hang coats on. I intended making this plinth work for me though. The carved door is very well made and very heavy, so I une it in place. Then using lengths of wood I glued with the strongest glue I could find I built up the area so that in effect the panel could rest on it. If you want to do something similar I think it’s important to note I didn’t let it rest on this wood yet, I allowed the glue to set for a couple of hours first. Then I continued to encase the cupboard door with the other parts of wood. I topped this side with another plinth and a quarter round to both sides as there was a small gap on the door side. I let this adhere for an hour then I got to work caulking both sections. This took a day, just fitting it around other things. it certainly isn’t a time intensive project so far. However, to be able to put a door in this section I needed to extended the side of the under stairs area. That proved a little more tricky. Here it all is with the first coat of paint. I’ll update you on the second part soon. Posted on November 12, 2021 November 23, 2021 Categories Hallway, UncategorizedTags boot room, Decorating, DIY, English country, Hallway, Living in France, vestibuleLeave a comment on Entryway Part 1; Tongue and Groove with Coat Hooks How To; Door Mouldings and Details I’ve had a terrible chest infection, it’s something I’ve been susceptible to since forever, but this one has been very hard to shift. It still lingers, but I’m starting to be able to join the land of the living -even if I limp away after short periods of time. However as it’s the feast of the Sacred Heart today I thought I’d give you an update on the hallway, with its dedication to the Sacred Heart, and in particular the doorways that I’ve painted. The hallway isn’t finished so you’ll see some snags in the paintwork amongst other things which I’ll touch up prior to those final details. The doors originally looked like this… I’d already added the vintage fingerplates and I knew I’d paint and gild the doors as I did in the dining room, but as you can see from these picture I’ve also added a feature on the top…. These were wood mouldings bought here that I didn’t painted gold. They tie in with the wood carving over thee main door. Those of you who read the blog at that time will remember that I’d bought this old top from an armour and put it above the door (the post is here). As you can see I’ve highlighted this in gold too. I’m considering hand painting some roses in the panel that is bare as I did with my secrétaire. When I have more energy I’ll get to it. On the doors you can see I’ve filled the gaps between the armoir carving with these wood mouldings bought here and spray painted gold. You can also see that I’ve added additional flourish mouldings bought here and, again, spray painted gold. I’ve also highlighted details on the door in gold too. I did this as these doors are original Art Deco, which would be great in a more modern scheme but doesn’t really go with this. I took a chance that the details would bring it in line with the rest of the room and I think they’ve worked. Previously I’ve given how tos on the panelling (here and here) but these were literally paint, glue them on and then repaint any details that need it. I haven’t done that last part yet due to my illness and you can see that when I remove the masking tape a little extra gold and blue came with it. It will be done. You can see the little, porcelain door handle that used to be in the dining room that I’ve now moved here as I thought they went so well with the decor theme and colours. I gave you a sneak peak of the marble relief picture, but here it is in more detail… You’ll notice I’ve used the picture rail. The picture is so heavy I’d taken it down for fear of it dropping and smashing. I’d ordered the wire and picture rail hooks from here and here and it had taken some time to get to France (I hadn’t seen an equivalent here). They’re the brace to the belt of the picture hook and eye system that I’d already used. I’m a little more confident now that it will remain there. The Queen Anne chair has been pictured on both sides of the room as shortly after I took the photos my husband came in and complained about its position. He thought that as it was just in front of the door it was an inconvenience. So I moved it to the other side. Here’s a close up of the ceramic umbrella stand which is an original Art Deco piece and suits the colouring of the room superbly. I think it mimics the central chandelier with its pink candle cap light shades and the ceiling rose that reflects the stained glass design I made (see here). In these shots you can see the cornice I’ve added and, unfortunately, the unfinished side panels. The one drawback of ordering the wood carvings from China is that they take soooooo long getting here and I’m waiting for two more pieces. I was going to add some more wood carvings on the ceiling and above the picture rail, but it looks ‘enough’ now, and I don’t want to spoil it by adding more. Some of them have already arrived and I think I’ll use them in the dining room where I’d intended to do something similar. What I am also waiting for is some crystal droplets to arrive for the chandelier – I’ll post with the other details as well as one more little thing I want to add. So I moved the chair on the other side. I covered this about three years ago and had considered recovering it in gold damask as I have some material upstairs just waiting to be used. However seeing it here I’m not so sure I’ll rush into that. Here’s a reverse shot of the chair. I’ve always loved the rose pattern on the reverse of the chair. I think the umbrella stand looks good here too. Above the radiator, which I’ve spray painted pale blue along with the gold shelf, are some old dress design prints. One is from a collection in 1914…. or season one Downton, and the other is from 1922…. Now is that season three or four? Doesn’t the old telephone suit them? Anyway I think they’re beautiful and the black and gold seems to tone down the cutesy girliness of the room as does, I hope, the muted pink and taupe. I’ve replaced the photos of my great grandmothers, again. Whenever I decorate a new room they are ceremonially moved into it it seems. Here’s a close up of that beautiful clock. I haven’t even tried to get it going yet. I don’t think it has a key. I know I won’t be winding it up every day so why fuss? Finally here’s a close up of my Sacred Heart statue. I’ve added some tea light holders and flowers so it doesn’t look so bare as before. I’m dedicating all my family to Him anew today. Are you? Posted on June 28, 2019 November 10, 2019 Categories Decorating and DIY, DIY, Upcycling and Craft Projects and How Tos, Hallway, UncategorizedTags art deco, Art Nouveau, Catholic, door handle, Edwardian, french country, Hallway, Mary, Period Decor, porcelain, Sacred Heart of Jesus, shabby chic, Victorian, vintage2 Comments on How To; Door Mouldings and Details Little Details In The Hallway I haven’t been posting or even reading other blogs as I’ve been hard at it trying to complete the front hallway. Do you remember when I said I was only going to do a little bit at a time? Ha! I’ve put up a cornice, a picture rail, painted it, added details to the doors….I’m aching 😩, but now it’s taking shape and I’m so happy and excited 🤩. With lots more to do I thought I’d take the time to share these little glimpses of how it’s taking shape. Here are my beautiful, vintage Sacred Heart if Jesus and Mary statues on a gold shelf… Without intending to it seems that the décore of the hallway compliments them beautifully. This relief is marble and incredibly heavy. I bought the little lights when we first started coming to France. As I dreamed of living here I tucked them away. Now they’re on our wall! This Art Nouveau holy water fountain is perfect here isn’t it? It’s in pewter and compliments the doors superbly. As you can see I’ve yet to finish the first set of panels as I’m waiting for some more pieces. I’ll post on the details I’ve added to the doors soon. Posted on June 19, 2019 October 28, 2019 Categories Hallway, Our Home, UncategorizedTags art deco, Art Nouveau, Catholic, Catholic France, Catholic women, decor, Decorating, french country, french provincial, Hallway, Mary, Period Decor, Sacred Heart of Jesus, shabby chic3 Comments on Little Details In The Hallway How To French Country Mouldings Part 2 You may have noticed my long absence; I’ve had so much to contend with and in the middle of it all I decided to start the second part of our mouldings. I cannot tell you what a mistake that was! It turned out to be a huge job -not the mouldings themselves, which were simple, but I suddenly found myself doing lots of other work around them too. I’ve seen on Pinterest lots of helpful ‘how tos’ on wainscoting or panels to your walls. I always think they look classic and they’re on my decorating want list for the other entrance. However with the main entrance I wanted something more classicly French that would still go with my Art Noufaux doors (how to here). So I came up with this way to add faux panels (take a look at the more intricate panels in my first how to here). Throughout the hallway was textured wallpaper with an underlay of very thin polystyrene. This had been used because the plaster beneath was rough and in some places falling a part. So the reason I’ve been delayed, amongst other things, is I’ve been stripping most of the wallpaper off and plastering the wall as well as starting to work on covering the seams of the remaining wallpaper to paint. I’ve also added a picture rail. If you want a how to for either of these let me know in the comment box below. For the panels I used19mm half rounds and more decorative wood appliques. The ones I used are here… https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/19-11cm-European-Style-Craft-Decor-Furniture-Corner-Onlay-Applique-Wood-Carved/252685010985?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=551625956563&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 You need to decide if you want rectangles or squares for the panels. I chose rectangles as they elongate the room. I cut all my half rounds into the same length though as the height and length of the mounding still were very different so they actually created the rectangular shape. Pre-painting? Unlike the other panels I painted the wall before I applied them to make it easier to decorate post paneling. However I’m not sure if this was the best thing. I’m going for a two tone look in this section and I think I wasted paint in the middle which will be painted over with a taupe colour. Here’s my inspiration for this section by the way…. One benefit of painting first is that you can see blue through the fretwork of the scrolls, as you can see here… I’d also pre painted the lengths and scrolls. Painting delicate details in situ can be tricky so this gave me a head start. My gold liquid paint is a slightly lighter colour, so I’m going to use the two shades as a detail itself. As I had to work around the radiator, which I’ve sprayed the same shade of blue and it’s given it a new lease of life, it naturally led to my considering it in the placing of the panels considering its dimensions. Would I place it near the wall, and therefore have the entire panel on display, or would I have some of the detail behind the radiator itself? I went for the latter as I wanted the panels to be parallel to each other and, as there was no impediment on the other side, the spacing wouldn’t look right. Work out the spacing? Prior to continuing I placed what would be the upper half of the panels on the floor running alongside the wall to have an idea of how they’d fit. Satisfied I carried on to the next part. Obviously when I was working out where to place the mouldings I measured the half rounds in addition to the lengths of the appliqués and then with the depth. As I was going to have two panels I subtracted the total of the two from the length of the wall and I was left with 32 cms. So I decided to allow for the majority of the gap in between and divided the space as 10cms, panel length, 12cms, panel length, 10cms. I did the same with the depth, deciding on a distance of 5cms between the wall and the length of the wood scroll. Adding the first detail Just like my previous tutorial I used no more nails and immediately applied some to the back of the first, wooden scroll. I measured 5cms down and 10cms in and applied it to the wall. Using my infra red beamed spirit level I continued along. Adding the first length NMN was added to the half round and applied to the wall with the spirit level’s aid. However I checked the distance from the dado rail with my measure as we’ll. It’s really important to do this as in an old house like this (ours is definitely pre 1850s, they only kept records after that date, so it could be sìgnificantly older) there is often movement in the walls etc. So although the houses are solid they may not be 100% level. As a result a level line might not coincide with the dado rail. Continue with the rest of the rectangle. Measure the width between the rectangles and start again Is this sounding simple? It is. It would probably be tricker if I didn’t have the dado rail already. After the internal double doors, where I plan to continue the moulding, there’s no dado rail. I’ll have to apply a dado rail there and I’ll post about that then. Odd areas In the corners it was too small for individual panels without them looking odd, so I continued the panel around the bend. This meant still using four of the scrolls, the same half round length for the depth and a significantly reduced horizontal half round. I glued the two top scrolls first, then worked out the different length for the top horizontal. Having glued the verticals and the second scrolls I worked out the next horizontal before gluing. Like with the previous panels I checked the measurements throughout. More odd areas The next odd areas where too narrow for double scrolls, so I used this carved, corner detail and a scroll without any horizontal half rounds. I’m actually really pleased how this one turned out. I painted the interiors this taupe colour, but I feel it’s a little strong. I intend to add a raised stencil to that area in the blue to tone it down. I’ll update you on that as well. I’ve also used a complimentary gold to highlight the scroll detail and, as you can see in my last ‘odd area’ I’ve started to highlight parts in gold. Of course, I’ve done it all out of order as I should have started with the ceiling first. However I was waiting for coving to arrive and was too eager. Next will be door details and following that the coving, ceiling details and a feature between the picture rail and the coving. Subscribe so you don’t miss any of it and let me know in the comments what you think – I’d love your feedback! Posted on June 8, 2019 October 28, 2019 Categories Decorating and DIY, Hallway, Our Home, UncategorizedTags Art Nouveau, decor, Decorating, Edwardian, entry, french country, French house, Hallway, mouldings, Period Decor, shabby chic, Victorian, Wood panelling6 Comments on How To French Country Mouldings Part 2 How to Create French Provinvial Mouldings – Stage 1 It may seem strange that I’ve started the hallway when we’re still working on the kitchen, I’ve not completed the curtains in the hallway, or the final couch upholstery (I always wait for my hubby to be travelling for work and the children’s to be in school to sew), and even the dining room isn’t at the point I’d like it to be. However, having finished the Art Noufaux window (how to here) on our front door I thought to myself that on days when I can’t get a lot else done I can do a small section at a time. So here’s how I’ve started to give our hallway a more classic, French Provincial look along with that painted ceiling medallion we put up last year. Choose possible decorative mouldings As you can see in order to create the panelling I’m using decorative wood mouldings. If you go to eBay and put this phrase in you will find lots of options that come up and I started by watching ones that cause my eye. I found this exampler wood moulding on Pinterest which demonstrates how each one is made from adding additional shapes to one another… Make a plan The first thing to do is get an idea of how you want your layout to look and what pieces you could use to achieve it. I saved images from eBay and used the edit function to frame them as close as possible in order to use them in a design. Then in a document I inserted the images and played around with them. Mine ended up looking like this…. You’ll notice how I’ve made a note of the height and width of each piece as I needed to ensure that the entire width didn’t exceed the panel and that the design would work overall. I changed the design slightly on application, but this enabled me to have an idea of what to order. Here is what I used to make the panels and the links where you can buy them… https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-Pcs-Wooden-Carved-Corner-Onlay-Applique-Furniture-Mouldings-Decal-Decor-Hot/223242087271?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2648 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Art-Wood-Carved-Corner-Onlay-Applique-Furniture-Cabinet-Window-Frame-Home-Decor/122270888462?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=422733803522&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1X-Rubber-Wood-Carved-Applique-Vintage-Furniture-Craft-Decor-E-Q8W3/283454921815?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wood-Carved-Corner-Onlay-Applique-Unpainted-Frame-Decal-For-Home-Furniture-Decor/192708882900?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=492850793717&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Natural-Painted-Wood-Carved-Onlay-Applique-Floral-Door-Home-Frame-Decal-b/372558833919?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 I tried to use carvings that were classically French but also reflected the stylised flowers of Art Nouveau because of the doors. I think it was successful 🤷‍♀️. Place the central piece I put the central piece in place first as it’s wide and I wanted to make sure I have enough space for it. I measure and marked a halfway, central point then used my spirit level to draw a line as a guide for positioning the moulding. I use no more nails glue, wiping any excess with a wet baby wipe. Immediately after I placed it I used my spirit level again to make sure it was positioned right so that, if necessary, I could move it slightly whilst the glue was still wet. Start to measure out the outer design The height of my area was 230cms and my lengths of curved wood are 200cms. I marked my lengths at the half way point, I applied glue to one and placed it with the half way mark in line with the central point. Then, using a spirit level make sure they are in the correct position all the way down. I used one with a beam; it really helped throughout the process as it gives an indicator of where the length should run from start to finish. Whenever you’ve finished gluing a moulding in place use a wet wipe to gently wipe away the excess so you aren’t left with unslightly bumps when it’s dried. Repeat with the second length, then add your corner mouldings prior to your horizontal lengths so that you can ensure you have sufficient space. Once the corners are glued in place, again ensuring they are level, measure, cut and place the horizontal lengths. You may notice a slight gap between my length and the corner moulding on the left. When it’s comes time to paint and finish it all I’ll just fill this with wood filler – I’ll update you on that later. To to add mouldings at the top and the base As you can see I have a design, consisting of two seperate mouldings, towards the top and the bottom of the panel. I placed my first moulding by measuring halfway along the base to find the midway point, then I just placed the first one so that the centre of the moulding was in line with this. When I later placed these it was necessary to measure the distance from the edge of the panel too to ensure there was a mirrored image. Unfortunately I didn’t have a free hand to take pictures of this part, but here’s an image of how I knew that the tip of the upper Mouldings was central wit her the laser spirit level. I’d chosen a longer, thinner moulding to compliment this first shape as it elongated the section. The moulding had broken in the post, but i managed to fit it together when gluing and will smooth it over with wood filler when I do the gap. Can you see how I’ve chosen the mouldings to fit together? This is a ‘toe to toe’ meeting as it were, I’ll give you a close up of the alternative next. Add the final mouldings I also added two more mouldings to the central one. Again it elongated the central moulding and the fact that this central part was bigger than the two ends gav et the entire panel balance. When you chose your mouldings really consider how they’d fit together if you want a similar look -it makes the planning part essential. Here the mouldings is in the indentation of the central one so it ends up looking like all one piece. Give it a coat of primer No matter the final effect your going for you will need to give the naked wood a coat of primer, otherwise you’ll waste expensive paint. A bonus of using mouldings is that, depending on how many mouldings you’re going to create, you might want to take things slow. It’s not a hard process, but this panel took a couple of hours to do, so an intricate group of panneling will take a while and you may not finish straight away. With this method I can do a panel or section a week and my down stairs hallway could be done by Christmas without too much stress. I couldn’t do this without anaglypta or something like that, so that and the fact that this is significantly less expensive than the former is a real plus. Painting it with primer gives it a cohesive look in the meantime. At the risk of sounding pantomimey – what do you think of I think so far? (Altogether now children – rubbish! 😉) Posted on May 23, 2019 November 10, 2019 Categories Decorating and DIY, Hallway, UncategorizedTags decor, Decorating, DIY, french country, French house, french provincial, Living in France, mouldings, Period Decor, Wood panelling3 Comments on How to Create French Provinvial Mouldings – Stage 1 Art NouFaux Door How To Although I’ve mainly been posting about the potagère I’ve had some projects bubbling away in the background and I want to share this one with you today. I’ve posted some of the stained glass doors that I love here, but as I said in my post about our house front it’s uniform, drab exterior was one of the down sides of our otherwise wonderful home. I’ve racked my brains to make it more ‘us’, whilst not spending a fortune or opening up our house to the elements. Having rented in an old, Normandy farm house with traditional wood windows I treasure our double glazing! So when I saw this video of a couple creating a stained glass window effect on their doors I bookmarked it for later. I really would take a look at this, anything I’m writing here is an add on to this helpful video. Find a design First to my inspiration……. I love it and as we have white, double doors it seemed to fit perfectly. I approached the project a bit differently than the couple in the video as I had a design to work from. There are loads more photos of stained glass on Pinterest as well as designs for you to copy. I used one of these for my upper window….. the centre is obviously intended for a house humber, but having just been to La Basilique du Sacré Cœur I’ve included that in the centre Make a plan on plastic backed, squared paper So, studying the door, I made a plan of it on squared paper. I used the kind of stuff you cover school books with as it has a plastic backing. This meant that I could just stick the plan to the other side of the front door to follow and if it did rain there was a little protection whilst I got it inside. The first thing I did was to measure a piece of it so it matched the door’s window area. This meant I had something to scale. I found if you look at the door design it naturally fall into thirds, so having marking off the exterior border, I divided my door plan similarly. You can see by the series of photographs I took below how I made my version section by section…. The circles were made by drawing round a glass pebble as I intended to use these in the final design. There were occasions when I made mistakes, but any time I did I just went over that area with a red line so I knew to ignore it. The final design wasn’t perfect, and the end result I adapte a little, but it was a good place to start. Put the design on the exterior window to follow I just stuck mine to the outside window with masking tape and followed it internally. Cut approximate lengths of ‘lead’ and follow the design Unwrap a length of ‘lead’ to the size of whatever part of the design you’re copying and cut it with scissors. It pays to add a little extra on to ensure you have enough. Unpeel the backing then attach that strip to where you want to start applying. Using the tool given rub the strip really hard to get it to stick well. Continue removing the backing, following the design and rubbing until the entire length is applied. Be prepared for a sore arm! Once you reach the end, if you need to, trim the length to fit the design. Whenever you come to an overlapping part press down and rub really hard to ensure it’s stuck before continuing. For curved pieces consider cutting the tape in half On the video she scores the tape prior to cutting, but I found I couldn’t cut it in half as it was difficult to be sure I wasn’t at an angle. So I just ended up cutting with a sharp pair of scissors and that worked fine. With half the thickness the tape is more flexible and easier to create the line you want. Stick glass beads to the window with waterproof gel glue When you’re approaching a point when you need to apply a glass bead add a little glue to the bead base and some to the point you want to stick it. Continue working leaving the bead to the side so the glue becomes tacky, then stick the bead on. Keep an eye on it to ensure it doesn’t fall off, pushing it back in place when necessary. When the design is finished use liquid lead for joints and surrounding beads Just go over any joints with it to ensure it’s secured well, and encircle the beads too. Take a step back and look at the design to ensure you’re satisfied When I did this I wasn’t entirely satisfied; this is what I saw…. I suddenly realised the design I was copying was on a slimmer door and mine looked squatter. I chose to broke up each section by adding dividing details as you can see in the final section. When the design is in place use glass paint to finish My husband, who is never one to hide any scepticism of my decorating projects, kept coming and going throughout giving me funny looks. However when I took the plan down from the door and called him over he looked so pleasantly surprised it was comical! Painting the glass with glass paint is relatively easy but be careful not to overload the area with the liquid as it will seep into the leaded areas and will show up on the other side. So lots of light layers. I used these colours….. I’d sometimes add layers of different, complimentary colours after one had dried. Sometimes I’d do this more towards the base or top or outer edge depending on the effect I wanted. Add several layers to get a more authentic look. It looks good from the outside too, but I’ve got another little project currently being worked on so I’m going to post some pictures of that later. In the meantime here’s some close ups….. I love the way it compliments the chandelier. Some men came to deliver something to the house the other day. It was nearly done at that point, but I still had most of the colour to do, so it was evidently an ongoing job. He asked if I’d done it and seemed impressed. When the second man came over and they thought I was out of earshot they were discussing the window. In French one was pointing out the intricacy of the design in seemingly glowing terms and the other was saying he loved the colours. So between them and my husband I’ll take it as a job well done. If you have any questions drop me a line and I’ll do my best to answer them. Posted on April 9, 2019 October 28, 2019 Categories Decorating and DIY, Hallway, House Front, Our HomeTags art deco, Art Nouveau, Craft, DIY, front door, House Front, stained glass3 Comments on Art NouFaux Door How To French Country Moulding Treatments You may remember how I shared pictures of our hallway this time last year. The orange brown carpet covering the walls were…..well see for yourself….. Well, I’ve been planning our Easter decorations for this year (see here, here and here for last year’s Easter wreaths, for an Easter garland and this year’s coasters) and wanted to do a group of stair garlands. These turning stairs wind up two more floors and are really pretty so they’re crying our for some statement decor. But that carpet! anything I did would be set against that 😩. So on Monday when the kids went back to school I’d had enough and, on just the bottom level, the carpet came off. My husband thought I was crazy at first as I’d been in the middle of ironing and I’m still doing the kitchen. So to start something new was a bit….unnecessary to say the least. But I just started when I was boiling the kettle for tea, then each time I went for a cup I did a little more stripping it off. As it went my husband’s mood lifted – the hall was so much lighter. He definitely came round to my way of thinking. I left the lining on the walls and, as my local discount store Action does some very inexpensive chalk paint, I used some cans of that to start painting where I’d taken the carpet off. It’s giving it a nice linen type feel because of the texture of the paper underneath. Here it is with the lining and painted (the paint I sent still wet in the second pick, hence the differences in colour)…. It’s not a long term solution, I haven’t even tried to smooth over the lines where the paper meets, nevertheless I’ve started to think about what I’ll be doing in the hallway in the (probably distant) future. Mouldings or Stencils When I first started thinking about how I’d decorate my hallway I looked to Lincrusta. Anyone who follows my Pinterest account will know that I have a whole board dedicated to this form of decorating. However it’s very expensive (£200+ a roll) and challenging to put up. So no on both counts. I’m also a big fan of wainscotting, so had considered this too. Following my application of mouldings to the kitchen island though I started to think about just applying mouldings beneath a dado rail; much easier to do than wainscotting as you don’t have to mitre anything, super simple going upstairs and I can also achieve a look of pared down Lincrusta. You can buy mouldings relatively cheaply, ranging from 1 – 20€ depending on what you chose. However you obviously need several for each section you make, but ultimately it shouldn’t be more expensive than wallpapering. Added to that if you wish to use mouldings above the dado rail you can consider making moulds yourself from an original in plaster. I wouldn’t suggest using these below the dado rail as it’s more likely to receive blows from everyday life so it needs to be tougher; a bit like Lincrusta. The other good thing about doing it this way is that it can be added in layers; mouldings can be bought and applied for below the dado rail, then perhaps to cupboard doors, then walls etc. Not only can this make a huge project more accessible, it means the cost can be spread out over the year and, as there is a danger that it could all get a bit overblown, you have time to reflect at each stage to make sure you get the balance right. I’ve been on Pinterest to start planning and here are the different ways these can be used. Gold and Highlighted Mouldings A more simple look, mouldings can be painted a simple gold like this where the gold compliments the duck egg blue beautifully. Notice how the walls are kept white beneath it, so the over all impression isn’t too gaudy. Here is a similar style but used on walls. The wall panelling is beautiful, but I personally think this level of guilded intricacy is best suited for a grand space, for a grander house. Although our French home isn’t modest by my standards (my first home was a tiny, Victorian terrace after all) it isn’t a grand chateau either. If you look at these next images of the blue and gold the simpler use of mouldings keep the beauty of the colour paring, and the wow factor without entering the realms of Liberace. The final image is very sedate in comparison. Complimentary Tone Mouldings I could forgo the gold completely of course, here are images of contrasting and same tone mouldings. The last one is beautiful, but I can’t help feeling that’s home with a lot of servants and no children! I have similar colouring to the first one in my dining room, so I’m thinking of adding that there. However as this will eventually be our ‘guest’ entrance, I want a more relaxed family entrance into the kitchen, I like the idea of a subtle gold to add something of a wow factor; particularly at the times of the major feasts, Christmas and Easter. Various Tones Painted Mouldings There is also the possibility of painting the details of the mouldings in different colours and having alternative, complimentary shades. Here are the some examples…. They’re subtle and I like that. Here are the mouldings painted, which can be done in neutral, subdued or more vibrant tones… I really like the second image, but the third seems to go with the ceiling medallion I’ve already painted which you can see again here… Mouldings and Stencils A less expensive combination is mouldings and stencilling, so you have the effect of the former with, depending on how you do it, the reduced cost of the latter. Obviously I’m thinking of making my own stencils, which can be very expensive. Nevertheless a prepared stencil is still significantly cheaper than rolls of wallpaper and repeated uses of mouldings depending on the area that needs to be decorated. These ones below are using the subtle blue pallet; I especially like the tall slim panels which I can see either side of the front door. The mouldings themsełves are basic, it’s the stencil that adds the intricate detail. These have more intricate mouldings, painted using a variety of colours… The following is one that doesn’t use a stencil, but is a handpainted rose. Those of you who’ve seen my secrétaire desk know how I enjoy hand painting my furniture, so this could be used in conjunction with the image below which has detail below the dado rail… The reason why I like the panel below the dado rail in the one above is that it looks just as effective below and it could be something that I use to counteract my following point. Space For Pictures Where we used to live in England I had a gallery of family pictures going up the wall of the stairway and, as you can see in the images above, here I have some old engraving prints of the local sights in local Normandy. I want to continue using what I have as well as adding my family photos. The difficulty with stencils and mouldings above the dado rail is that it could be hard to find an appropriate space to hang them. An alternative is wallpaper in the mouldings, or a stencil made to look like wallpaper… Or still using the more intricate stencils, but as a for me of frame like these… In fact to me, if you compare these last images with those first few of the blue and gold, they seem to strike the best note of French Provincial – pretty, with period charm – to grandiose. What do you think? Posted on February 28, 2019 October 29, 2019 Categories Decorating Inspiration, French and English Country Decor, HallwayTags decor, Decorating, french country, french provincial, mouldings, Period Decor, stencilsLeave a comment on French Country Moulding Treatments Adventures With Ceiling Medallions; Too Liberace? I’m hoping I haven’t gone into full Liberace territory with this, so any feedback is welcome. Our hallway when we arrived was lovely and spacious, but I of course I was itching to decorate. With the most minimal means possible. As this post showed I’d removed the existing radiator shelf and had salvaged the buffet top to add a little period style, and some art nouveau style prints complimented these. Then for Christmas my hubby’s aunt and uncle gave us a welcome gift of an Amazon voucher. He didn’t get a look in. If you remember he’d gone away to America for six months and having found beautiful ceiling medallions on Pinterest (you can follow me at the top of the page) I’d ordered one and had it sent to us. By that time I hadn’t put up any light fittings by myself, something which I’m becoming more accustomed to, and so I’d put it aside waiting for someone to help me. In the meantime I’d concentrated on adding details to the dining room and utility, as well as putting up the odd picture here and there. I’d managed to fix some polystyrene coving in the dining room (I’d chosen this in the end over pricier options because of, you know, price – and ease of putting it up). I’ll go into this in detail later, but I really learnt a lot from the experience. One thing I did take away from it was painting the surface before hand. When it just comes to applying the coving and painting it white if there is a contrasting wall colour then it’s probably best to not do so, or at least be prepared to touch up areas afterwards. However when I tried to paint the ceiling medallion it was really difficult in situ, so I’d decided to paint the other one before hand this time. This is the Orac medallion before hand… these are the steps I took to paint it….. and this is the finished medallion. I was eager whilst I was doing this to put it up straight away. However now I have a dilemma; if I do so before painting I’m bound to get some on the medallion and need to touch it up. However, if I paint first experience has taught me that the thick white glue I’ll use will go on the painted surface, so I’ll still have to touch up this, which will mean the possibility of touching up the medallion. Mmmm. Let’s face it……only one of these options has me putting up the medallion straight away so all things being equal….. Posted on April 21, 2018 October 31, 2019 Categories Hallway, Our Home, Period Decor, UncategorizedTags ceiling medallion, ceiling rose, chalk paint, decor, France, french country, French house, gold, Hallway3 Comments on Adventures With Ceiling Medallions; Too Liberace?

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`` i heard what you did for that boy and his sister .

it was the fourth time hed done that in the last few minutes .

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that may be paranoid , but i had all the reason in the world to be paranoid .

`` gregori has always taken the romatech mission statement quite seriously .

he should have never gone without this car .

i finished for her when she could n't .

oh fuuuuu , yes ! ''

`` not a criminal to be distrusted and watched . ''

korea singed the edges of that image .

by then , she hoped to convince nextgen 's president of the wisdom of her disobeying the firm 's orders .

`` well , what 's yours then ? ''

the bodies were almost gone now , featureless and disintegrating .

`` hannah just went into labor . ''

she was amazingly self-sufficient given her blindness .

i never really got to know my little sister as an adult .

`` have a good day , sis . ''

there 'd be only a second before he charged .

`` you may have struck a deal with my editor , but i 'm tired of keeping my mouth shut .

`` if they 've turned off the reapers ' magic and ours , what 's the reason ? ''

the surprise in her voice only served to fuel savannah 's growing annoyance .

mccollum waved the proviso off .

silence , then words spat with vehemence : `` you jackasses planned this all along , did n't you ?

korbie told me he 'd started doing push-ups and sit-ups over the summer , and it showed .

i ca n't really explain it . ''

in fact , he was actually charming as he offered her a lopsided grin .

there are a lot of people out there who are in my same position ; they lost someone they loved dearly to aids , and many of them needlessly , and solely because they took a lethal drug at the urging of the people they counted on for help .

master george had to stop every once in a while and force himself to take deep , pulling breaths .

he 'd chuckle at me , enjoying that he could entertain me , even while away .

`` sure thing '' jesse said walking outside , he had never let his weapon leave his side , just like i had taught him .

i brushed a hand against her long auburn locks and she flinched at my touch .

then further along very short figures holding strange items a few of which had stylised fire coming out of the ends of tubes and then a large carving of a flying machine unmistakably similar those used by the gnomes .

but i 'd woken up this morning to the same old same old .

what you 're doing right now is discovering how not to make a lightbulb . ''

Today is the 29th day of December. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I’m Brian and it is great to be here with you as we sail through these last couple of days of the year and…and disembark from the journey that we’ve been on all year. Obviously, of course, we’ll be beginning a new journey into a new year, but we are…we are on the home stretch. So, we’ve got a brand-new week and before this week is over, we will have entered a new year and a new decade. So, new is all around us and we will be experiencing the coming of the new this…this week in profound ways if we pay attention. And one way that we certainly do pay attention what’s going on inside of ourselves and in our lives is to pay attention to what the Scriptures are teaching us each and every day, which is why we come around the Global Campfire in community and share this time every day. So today, the next step forward would take us back into the book of Zechariah this week we’ll read from the Christian Standard Bible. And today, Zechariah chapter 14. Commentary: Alright. Let’s talk about justice because this is important…an important thing to talk about as we move into a new year and as we’re considering our priorities and the things that we’re resolving to accomplish in the new year. And the idea of justice may not be on the short list of New Year’s resolutions. And the word itself immediately takes us into the political arena. And, so, that can get supercharged in a quick minute but that’s not actually where we’re going here. We’re talking about this because the Bible brought this up today for us to talk about. The Bible in the last chapter of the book of Proverbs told us, “speak up for those who have no voice. For the justice of all who are dispossessed, speak up, judge righteously and defend the cause of the oppressed and needy.” So, I suppose globally and culturally we could, you know, we could politicize this and start bending it to our will, but that's…that’s not…that’s not the point…that’s not what I’m trying…that’s not what we’re doing here. We have been instructed from the Scriptures and the Scriptures have spoken into our lives. And, so, it’s up to us to figure out what we’re supposed to do with what the Bible is telling us. So, the proverb isn’t like dispensing suggestions for a more comfortable life or isn’t just kind of stating things that might be good to aim toward, it…it’s actually giving action words to what it’s saying, right? So, speak up is an action, right? Speak up for those who have no voice. In other words, be the voice of the voiceless. Speak up for the justice of all who are dispossessed. Speak up, judge righteously. These are actions. And defend, this is an action, the cause of the oppressed and needy. So, the voice of wisdom isn’t giving us things to think about. The voice of wisdom is suggesting things that must be participated in. And its super easy to get very surface-y and and…and…and get very supercharged. The rhetoric starts flying and the talking points come out, right? Oh….and as we move here in the United States into a new year that happens to be an election year then its just gonna get…its gonna get louder and louder and louder. So, here we are kind of out in front of all that and here’s the Bible saying, “you know, wisdom would be that that justice was on your radar.” Like I said at the beginning, this kind of thing, like justice, this probably isn’t on our New Year’s resolution list but that doesn’t mean it’s not important for the new year. It’s very important for the new year because…because the sense of justice that we have, that…that shapes us, the sense of what is right and what is wrong and what is just and what is unjust. And we have spent this entire year working our way through the stories in the Bible. And some of them very, very in depth. And, so, we have seen what happens to people when…when justice is blurred, when justice is suppressed. And if we ignore this idea of justice then we’re ignoring something that we believe is a foundational fundamental characteristic of the God that we serve. We believe that He is just and good, that His mercy endures forever. So, it’s not…it’s not something we can just ignore or just think that it has nothing to do with us, that the way that we participate in justice is to cast a vote or the way that we participate in justice is to stand back and ask God to be just and bring his justice to the poor and needy. But we’ve been on a journey together all year and the Bible has never given us those kinds of instructions about anything. Instead of that, if we begin to understand what we’ve learned from the Bible this year then we’ve…then we’ve become aware that the voice of wisdom is calling out from every corner and those who are looking for her will find her. We’ve been told that the Holy Spirit, the same one that raised Jesus from the dead, the Spirit of the Almighty God indwells us, is within us, and is transforming us day by day setting us apart as holy, sanctifying us to Him. We are His hands and feet. We are the flesh and bone that brings God’s light and blessing to the earth and one of those blessings are supposed to be that…that the poor and helpless are treated justly, especially if they have no voice. And…and how that hits us and what that means for our lives in the coming year, I…I have no idea. It will be different for all of us, but we shouldn’t just get sucked into that this idea is only a political idea. These are the ways of God’s kingdom. This is what He’s asking us to participate in, and it may not be waving signs, right? It may be just finding the needy and helping however…however possible. I’m not here to say like, “here are the three fundamental ways we should participate in this, and here’s what we should do and here’s what God’s gonna do because that.” Proverbs is speaking the voice of ancient and deep wisdom into our lives and ancient and deep wisdom, the wisdom of God, says that justice matters to humanity. It is our dignity. It is the work of God through us in this world. And it’s being brought up because the Proverbs have brought it up today, like on this day, but this is a great day for it to be brought up because we’re thinking about what the New Year’s gonna look like and this needs to be a category. Not so much a category that we, you know, have outlines all of the different things that we might do, but a category to invite God into. “God, how do I look at this world and see through your eyes what would be just and righteous and then how can I, in my life, participate in that? What does that look like for me in the coming year? How can I simply be aware? That would be a good posture as we pray ourselves into this new year. Prayer: And, so, Father we’re at this threshold of a shiny, sparkly, new week and we’re walking into this new week and it’s going to lead us into a new year. And as we move into that new year it’s going to lead us into a new decade. And, so, big new beginnings are upon us and the Proverbs have brought up this idea of the voiceless and the helpless and…and…and a posture toward them. And, so, we invite Your Holy Spirit to begin speaking to us in this regard and to begin opening our eyes and breaking our hearts in this regard, so that our hearts and our motives and the trajectory of our lives lines up with Your will and Your heart. We are Your children after all. You have adopted us and made us Your sons and daughters and turned us loose upon this world to reflect Your glory upon it and part of that is that we pay attention to justice. And, so, come Holy Spirit in whatever way that You want to, in whatever situations You…You allow us to encounter in the new year, we ask that You help us be awake and aware. We pray this in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen. Announcements: dailyaudiobible.com is home base, its the website, its where you find what’s going on around here. Can you believe it? Like this is the last Sunday of the year, the last beginning of a week for a decade. So, that’s kind of what’s going on around here. So, all the preparations to do…well…to turn this ship around and get ready to set sail again in a few days. And just all of the activity that goes around that as well as just moments of trying to be thoughtful and in reflecting and reflective over all that has taken place in last year. So, you’re probably doing the same thing, I mentioned that yesterday, you’re probably doing the same similar…we all kind of do similar things as we prepare to turn the page and move into a new year. So, I hope you are encouraged and excited about the journey in front of us as we begin again in a few days. If you want to partner with the Daily Audio Bible in these remaining days of the year, thank you, thank you, thank you with all of my heart. There is a link on the homepage at dailyaudiobible.com. If you’re using the app, you can press the Give button in the upper right-hand corner or the mailing address, if you prefer, is PO Box 1996 Spring Hill Tennessee 37174. 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richard dropped me off in front of the buffalo news building , intending to find a parking space .

`` you would fall straight into hell .

logan had told me about the artifacts he 'd discovered in a study there , weapons mostly , although there were some more unusual items in the mix .

we crossed the narrow yellow bridge above the icy rapids of the lackawanna river , crossed the old railroad tracks that still carried rolling stock through the narrow gaps in the hills , and turned onto lowland road .

i followed a second later , forcing myself along the corridor .

hold on , let me see if i can get the driver .

her spirit reached for his and he surrounded her , held her to him when her body wanted to slip away into another world she did n't recognize .

kody scoffed at his blind optimism , even though that was one of the things she loved most about him .

if they headed towards montila , that would tell us something .