20 September 2005

She's a Priming Machine Folks

My sister just rode 5 miles on a bike to prime my porch ceilings while I, unfortunately, have to go make the money to purchase the gallons of primer she is working her way through.
Why else does she rock? She brought me the rest of my birthday present that finally arrived (the first part was dark chocolate from Germany).

The book is titled, "Historic Preservation" by Norman Tyler. It's "An introduction to its history, principle, and practice" as the book cover says. I will be taking to work with me tonight to read over break.

The books starts off with a great quote,

"Therefore, when we build, let us think that we build for ever. Let it not be for present delight, nor for present use alone; let it be such work as our descendants will thank us for, and let us think, as we lay stone on stone, that a time is to come when those stones will be held sacred because our hands have touched them, and that men will say as they look upon the labor and wrought substance of them, "See! this our fathers did for us." for, indeed, the greatest glory of a building is not in its stones or in its gold. Its glory is in its Age." -John Ruskin

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

they look great but looking at her makes me so happy I primed my boards before they were hung because just having to paint them killed my arm can't imagine two coats of primer too go with that.

What a great sister you have.

K said...

Sadly, my sister does not enjoy priming. Darnit.

Becky said...

Hey it's a great way to keep arm flab down, right M?

Anonymous said...

i just finished reading the whole story, so exciting. i've always wanted to come to iowa (i'm in d.c.), and so enjoyed reading Gilead recently, i was delighted to come upon this ...love letter! to the place.
i'll be thinking about the pegs in your barn for a long time.
thanks so much and party on!
oh, and tell us about osage's fall festival???

Anonymous said...

Fantastic blog, Becky! Judging by the impossibly blue sky in your photos, you Iowa folks are enjoying the same amazing late summer weather as us in your neighbor to the north. Keep up the great work.

Anonymous said...

Can we rent/borrow your sister to prime some of our stuff? Your place is really beginning to look good! :)

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