{"id":887,"date":"2013-01-24T23:41:26","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T23:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/?p=887"},"modified":"2013-01-24T23:41:26","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T23:41:26","slug":"ceiling-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/?p=887","title":{"rendered":"Ceiling Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"

I decided that, since I have never been particularly talented at plastering, I would try to find a book, something old, with tiny print and yellowed pages, hopefully with etchings and spidery type, to paper the ceiling with. To my utter delight, at today’s junk market in town I found two Girl’s Own Annuals from 1882 and 1883, in such knackered condition outside that it will not feel like a crime to cut them apart.<\/p>\n

\"Girl's<\/p>\n

They’re practically falling out of their bindings, though one is a bit better than the other. I will probably try to do the whole job with the one and keep the other for reading entertainment.<\/p>\n

From the Answers to Correspondents section, Nov 18th, 1882:
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“To Hernine: Accept our warm acknowledgements of your gratifying letter. We also thank you for offering a prescription for the use of those suffering from a taint in the breath. We are aware that the use of charcoal powder, as sold by chemists, is good for this complaint, as for others. We think that to take a teaspoon of it with water half an hour before dinner is a better method than spread on bread-and-butter.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“To Flora: Your “watercolour drawings,” so called, are fearful achievements. Pray do not waste your time in pursuing the study of painting, nor our time in sending us examples.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\"an<\/p>\n

Some of the pages are marvellously illustrated.<\/p>\n

\"more<\/p>\n

Some are a bit simpler and some are all text. All are a bit yellow at the edges and stained. I’m really quite excited about this. Better get on with finishing the plasterboarding, I guess.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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