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PostPosted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 4:19 pm 
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Thanks Steve and Maria. I got picked on a bit growing up, but I have always loved our last name. For the most part if you ever run into a Bloodgood we are all related in some fashion, and our name can be traced back to a sea captain that changed his name when he arrived in America.
Maria, I have been wanting to start Game of Thrones, I've heard it's really good. My wife and I love series like that! We are finishing up a few others that we started first but it's on our list!


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RE: Game of Thrones--will be back in 14 months but if you can, you can see many of the episodes on youtube; it is an incredible series, well written, crisp, excellent characters, actors etc.

Addictive.


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Thanks Maria, I will check out youtube! I think one of my buddies might have some seasons burned on a disc too, so I'll have to see if I can get it from him as well.

Still haven't got a whole lot accompilshed on the fair set, I did start the Apartment building from the set though, and I'll get some pics of it up soon. In the meantime I ran out of loofah trees, so I made a new batch up with some help. :D

I also was fresh out of rubber gloves so my right hand is still a little greenish today.... :roll:

I love shaping the trees when they dry. It's one of my favorite parts of a build and it's kinda like pruning Bonzai only much faster :) and I also love the fact that each one is a little different like real trees.


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Good afternoon to everyone!

I cranked out another house over the last couple days. I don't have the coco to finish the rainbow/martha stewart house yet, so I went onto the Apartment building house in the meanwhile. I should have it finished in the next week or so.

Here are the pics start to finish of the Apartment building..
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More pics..


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Wow, I love this one!


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brian...more great work...as usual...

now we know how you build so fast...looks like you have a "little helper"... :D ...

so cute...that smile tells me she thinks all that green paint on your fingers is so funny...

my very best regards...howard...

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Fantastic, Brian! Thanks for sharing, as always.


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Thank you so much for your kind words!

Howard, she did find it very amusing that I had green fingers :), she helped put the little trays underneath when they were dripping with paint. She loves the houses and looks at them everyday, I can't wait to set a village up for her this year!


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I started the next house. This one makes house #5! After I finish the Rainbow/Martha Stewart house and this one, the last three all have the raffia type fences. Hopefully I can get my sewing machine to work with the material!


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