To view Julie's gallery, and see an older photo of my building, click on this link: http://juliewilliamsdixon.com/?page_id=402. I hope you enjoy the pictures.
This month's Ocracoke Newsletter is about the almost forgotten 1890 "Oyster Wars" that pitted islanders against outside business interests. You can read the article here: http://www.villagecraftsmen.com/news012115.htm.
That is a very cute out building. Love it.
ReplyDeleteThere is something to be said about chipped paint and clogged gutters and obvious untidy-ness. The many many estate sales I have been to -- chipped paint, clogged gutters , debris speaks to the occupant's ability or lack of it, to maintain order. Now the door has been captured on film, a fresh coat of paint will protect the door better and help the economy. That purchased can of paint is helping someone earn a living, from the salesman to the chemist to the house painter. If America were to Keep America Beautiful the economy would be better off. But then the chipped paint and rotting doors --if replaced would help lumberjacks, carpenters truck drivers, glaziers earn living when the door is finally rotted and replaced. Now mind you, this is every door, window or roof in America. The quaint photo of a chipped paint door in other settings may say neglect.
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DeleteWow! Anon 8:14 it might be time for a refresher course in etiquette. Philip do you still use any of those floats? For crab pots perhaps?
ReplyDeleteI am not a crabber. Those are just on my outbuilding for color. But I do use the clam rakes.
Delete8:14, I am sure some folks would take it as lack of care or concern....while others see in the cracks and peeling paint a sort of poetry and beauty. I love the exposure of the different colors of paint and I am left to wonder all the hands that touched that door over time and the prints they left behind. i especially love the steps on Portsmouth with the beautiful cracks that appear on the wood...and wish my back steps looked as lovely as those. :)
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