{SHATTERED Winter Dreams...} 2013

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2013 2013 2013 <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Literally a dream of enlarging our greenhouse for the purpose of keeping our potting plants frost free in winter, SHATTERED last week on August 23. Pieter had so keenly repurposed our tempered glass sliding tub doors and also the tempered glass storm door from our veranda, which we never used. Come walk with me to our greenhouse...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ctGklN1e8dc/UhwqNNCRsJI/AAAAAAAATsA/7PccGhqXbfY/s1600/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette%2527s+Back+to+Basics+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ctGklN1e8dc/UhwqNNCRsJI/AAAAAAAATsA/7PccGhqXbfY/s640/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette%2527s+Back+to+Basics+1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is on Monday, August 26, after two days of sunshine and NO rain...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You get the picture of how it looked with the rain; still very muddy here!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our potting plants are luckily all on the brick patio in front of the greenhouse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This wooden walkway leads to the greenhouse patio...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NpGSqbWlAmk/UhwrHXhP_fI/AAAAAAAATsI/lPbhPtWGSKM/s1600/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NpGSqbWlAmk/UhwrHXhP_fI/AAAAAAAATsI/lPbhPtWGSKM/s640/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was our Winter Dream; repurposing the 3-part sliding tub doors, made of tempered glass.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Friday, the 23rd one of those 3 had suddenly SHATTERED...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UWJMu7QwH3c/Uhwrkh2NQCI/AAAAAAAATsQ/KnMHeLyR9Ts/s1600/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UWJMu7QwH3c/Uhwrkh2NQCI/AAAAAAAATsQ/KnMHeLyR9Ts/s640/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SHATTERED literally into a thousand tiny pieces...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maybe from the vibration caused by heavy THUNDER? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pieter did search the entire area for some object but there was no evidence to be found that might have hit the glass...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also the tempered glass storm door had SHATTERED, it was not even on the greenhouse extension yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R4fYcuZme5s/Uhwrw2nTQNI/AAAAAAAATsY/DjHjVK44mjA/s1600/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R4fYcuZme5s/Uhwrw2nTQNI/AAAAAAAATsY/DjHjVK44mjA/s640/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So now husband Pieter is trying to patch up those frames with some acrylic sheets, that of course are not in the correct size for that length... Quite a puzzle!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Nh0x6yh3xaI/UhwsTAo0QvI/AAAAAAAATsg/ei-KHAA45T8/s1600/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Nh0x6yh3xaI/UhwsTAo0QvI/AAAAAAAATsg/ei-KHAA45T8/s640/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It would have worked so well for protecting our potting plants from the freezing winds...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before we used thick plastic but that becomes brittle and deteriorates.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LO3RPfFy6RE/UhwspmV12sI/AAAAAAAATso/5E67gK45AD4/s1600/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LO3RPfFy6RE/UhwspmV12sI/AAAAAAAATso/5E67gK45AD4/s640/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+6.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just trying to patch things together...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IEFZVExswUI/Uhws5b2pDRI/AAAAAAAATsw/YIkpXNcfmOI/s1600/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IEFZVExswUI/Uhws5b2pDRI/AAAAAAAATsw/YIkpXNcfmOI/s640/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+7.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It nearly is impossible for collecting these tiny shattered shards of glass...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SHATTERED Winter Dreams...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-926KFNi12sA/UiJ9bGgZMBI/AAAAAAAATvU/RtOBnDGHhsg/s1600/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-926KFNi12sA/UiJ9bGgZMBI/AAAAAAAATvU/RtOBnDGHhsg/s640/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+8.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, most shards have been scooped up, together with some soil. Near our creek we had a sandy beach so lots of sand available to haul off in the wheelbarrow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Only a door needs to be build, the acrylic side panels are done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Summer is barely over and already plans for winter...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span></div></div><center><a href="https://plus.google.com/100490423051043047646/about" rel="author" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Mariette on Google+</span></a></center></div><br> 2013 2013 2013 <br><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Literally a dream of enlarging our greenhouse for the purpose of keeping our potting plants frost free in winter, SHATTERED last week on August 23. Pieter had so keenly repurposed our tempered glass sliding tub doors and also the tempered glass storm door from our veranda, which we never used. Come walk with me to our greenhouse...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ctGklN1e8dc/UhwqNNCRsJI/AAAAAAAATsA/7PccGhqXbfY/s1600/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette%2527s+Back+to+Basics+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ctGklN1e8dc/UhwqNNCRsJI/AAAAAAAATsA/7PccGhqXbfY/s640/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette%2527s+Back+to+Basics+1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is on Monday, August 26, after two days of sunshine and NO rain...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You get the picture of how it looked with the rain; still very muddy here!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our potting plants are luckily all on the brick patio in front of the greenhouse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This wooden walkway leads to the greenhouse patio...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NpGSqbWlAmk/UhwrHXhP_fI/AAAAAAAATsI/lPbhPtWGSKM/s1600/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NpGSqbWlAmk/UhwrHXhP_fI/AAAAAAAATsI/lPbhPtWGSKM/s640/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was our Winter Dream; repurposing the 3-part sliding tub doors, made of tempered glass.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Friday, the 23rd one of those 3 had suddenly SHATTERED...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UWJMu7QwH3c/Uhwrkh2NQCI/AAAAAAAATsQ/KnMHeLyR9Ts/s1600/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UWJMu7QwH3c/Uhwrkh2NQCI/AAAAAAAATsQ/KnMHeLyR9Ts/s640/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SHATTERED literally into a thousand tiny pieces...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maybe from the vibration caused by heavy THUNDER? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pieter did search the entire area for some object but there was no evidence to be found that might have hit the glass...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also the tempered glass storm door had SHATTERED, it was not even on the greenhouse extension yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R4fYcuZme5s/Uhwrw2nTQNI/AAAAAAAATsY/DjHjVK44mjA/s1600/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R4fYcuZme5s/Uhwrw2nTQNI/AAAAAAAATsY/DjHjVK44mjA/s640/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So now husband Pieter is trying to patch up those frames with some acrylic sheets, that of course are not in the correct size for that length... Quite a puzzle!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Nh0x6yh3xaI/UhwsTAo0QvI/AAAAAAAATsg/ei-KHAA45T8/s1600/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Nh0x6yh3xaI/UhwsTAo0QvI/AAAAAAAATsg/ei-KHAA45T8/s640/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It would have worked so well for protecting our potting plants from the freezing winds...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before we used thick plastic but that becomes brittle and deteriorates.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LO3RPfFy6RE/UhwspmV12sI/AAAAAAAATso/5E67gK45AD4/s1600/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LO3RPfFy6RE/UhwspmV12sI/AAAAAAAATso/5E67gK45AD4/s640/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+6.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just trying to patch things together...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IEFZVExswUI/Uhws5b2pDRI/AAAAAAAATsw/YIkpXNcfmOI/s1600/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IEFZVExswUI/Uhws5b2pDRI/AAAAAAAATsw/YIkpXNcfmOI/s640/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+7.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It nearly is impossible for collecting these tiny shattered shards of glass...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SHATTERED Winter Dreams...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-926KFNi12sA/UiJ9bGgZMBI/AAAAAAAATvU/RtOBnDGHhsg/s1600/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-926KFNi12sA/UiJ9bGgZMBI/AAAAAAAATvU/RtOBnDGHhsg/s640/SHATTERED+Winter+Dreams+Mariette's+Back+to+Basics+8.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, most shards have been scooped up, together with some soil. Near our creek we had a sandy beach so lots of sand available to haul off in the wheelbarrow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Only a door needs to be build, the acrylic side panels are done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Summer is barely over and already plans for winter...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><br /></span></div></div><center><a href="https://plus.google.com/100490423051043047646/about" rel="author" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Mariette on Google+</span></a></center></div><br>2013 2013 2013 <br> <a href="http://www.matrixar.com/" title="Matrix ">المصفوفة : أجمل الخلفيات والصور</a>