A straight wooden fence. Could you build it? How many helpers would you need?
A simple totem pole. Could you build it? How many helpers would you need?
Larger totem poles. Could you build it? How many helpers would you need?
A small garden gazebo. Could you build it? How many helpers would you need?
A fishy wooden beach chair. Could you build it? How many helpers would you need?
A tricky 4 sided belfry. Could you build it? How many helpers would you need?
A simple clapboard building. Could you build it? How many helpers would you need?
A larger log cabin gallery. Could you build it? How many helpers would you need?
A Victorian general store (with gingerbread wood trim) . Could you build it? How many helpers would you need?
A decagon ceiling (10 sides). Could you build it? How many helpers would you need?
Get your hammer and saw out! Barry and Linda wish everyone a very Happy New Year, chock full of health, wealth, happiness and love. xxxxoooo ((((HUGS))))
Ooh, those totem poles are intriguing! I hope to see more of them in the future!
ReplyDeleteYour town seems like a reminiscent of the old days! I love how very modern the Larger Log Cabin Gallery is!
I think I'll just let the expert do their works and concentrate on taking photos instead! lol
ReplyDeleteThe lean-to! I could do the lean-to! But it would be a little leaky for the kind of rain we're having right now here in Oregon. Happy New Year to you both Barry and Linda!
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful pictures! I love the fish chair especially. And with my lack of construction know-how, you wouldn't want me building ANY of those. ;)
ReplyDeleteHmmm. The lean-to I could do. Up through the clapboard building I would just need my dad and a brother or both. But the totem poles, those would take really specialized skilled artisans, which we are not!
ReplyDeleteFor the bigger buildings: one person. A contractor!
Have an excellent 2010, Barry and Linda and Lindsay!
I recently saw two such lean tos facing each other in a wooded area. Any ideas.
ReplyDeleteAn excellent blog. Great idea to join forces. Have a great New Year.
I guess the number of helpers would depend on how fast you wanted to build it. Which reminds me of the law of getting anything -- Good, Fast, Cheap...pick two.
ReplyDeletelots of cool stuff here. always fun to see what people can create with a little wood and some imagination...that ceiling is very nice...
ReplyDeleteWell I could not construct any of those things but you two did a great job of construction a post for this theme. Very interesting. I have seen the lean tos in Barry's pics and videos. All the best to you both. Blessings
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hello barry and linda!!! the decagonal building - well if i had enough popsicle sticks i'd be tempted to build a little model but you know what? i was raised to be an artist and a poet and a thinker and i'm almost useless at building things like these gorgeous structures! my brother on the other hand is a woodworker and carpenter so i could let him loose on any of those -except the totem poles! cool post! have a lovely day. steven
ReplyDeletehow wonderful I found myself thinking - yes I could, no I couldn't, yes I could... I have in a past life designed buildings and other things like furniture, but then gave the plans to my first husband who could build anything - so maybe it is just my imagination that works well not my hands.... I can build a loaf of bread and homemade jams to put on it, does that count?
ReplyDeleteHa! I cannot decide which building, or item I would require built first...let's see...the fish chair for hubby's relaxing, the antique house for my retirement life work...but, we will not be building it, Ha! because hubby and I are more word smith's and lousy carpenters, like the first house the three pigs built!
ReplyDeleteLove the fish chair and decagon ceiling. I probably could not build `any of these! Hope you have a wonderful 2010!
ReplyDeleteI could possibly do the lean-to, but then you've moved beyond my capabilities entirely. I would be happy to help though! As long as that whole straight line thing was more of a guideline...
ReplyDeleteFantastic shoot out, I love the totum poles they are wonderful x
ReplyDeleteMy answer to all questions is "No" and "Many."
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to the two of you as well!
ReplyDeletegreat shoot out! I think I could do the first one.
ReplyDeletehappy new year!!
I always love the intro here every theme. I can say this post can built different structures- only Linda And Barry's team. Bravo. Happy New Year to both of you and the whole family. I missed Lindsay. More happiness for this year and onward!
ReplyDeleteHmmm..maybe the chair I could do alone..lots of other helpers for the other..some I wouldn't even attempt..LOL!! Wonderful post hon....just loved it! The totem poles..I have always yearned to create one myself..someday! Happy New Year to you both..may the new year bring health and happiness! Hugs, Sarah
ReplyDeleteI really love the banner of you and Barry. So sweet.
ReplyDeleteHow many helpers would I need? All I could find along with one nice comfy chair to sit in while I watch them work. Oh, and I could use a good looking waiter to bring me my wine.
Add some sunglasses if it is sunny (another hunk to fan me if it is hot). And of course, a second hunk to hold an umbrella if it is raining. I would insist they work until my project would completed.
Oh, and I must have grapes fed to me by a Greek god.
Any takers? I have a lot of projects that need to be done.
How many helpers would I need? Have you heard the expression "it takes a village...." Excellent post, Barry and Linda. You always make us think and/or laugh.
ReplyDeleteQuestion - can I use duct tape? If so, I could probably make it work ;) That's about as handy as I get. Happy New Year to you both!!
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful friends. Did I build them? No. How many helpers did I need? None. I just stumbled across them one day, and I thank God for it. Barry and Linda, you are a breath of fresh air.
ReplyDeleteHmmm. I could help Kerry and Doreen build the lean-to. I'm pretty good at picking up sticks and carrying them!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was young, my bro and sis and I made a pole house in the bush. It wasn't a lean to, and we had fun. It wasn't so much fun when the neighbours told on mum. It was a time of communist insurgency and mum told us off that the soldiers might think we are communists and shoot us.
ReplyDeleteI like the last photo best.
That last photo is magnificent. I grew up in a very backwoods/ghost town/tourist town in Idaho and I have built most of these structures over the years. I never had the artistics skills to carve a totem pole or an opportunity to try anything as complex as the decagon.
ReplyDeleteI love your home town shoot outs.