Sentences with phrase «by old wood»

And the bonus is that you can often come by old wood for * free * — which is very very hard to beat!

Not exact matches

And now the elder went over the many agonies: to suffer hunger and cold, to all but kill oneself through overwork, to be kicked by a cruel driver, to be abused by unskilled persons whom not a single step you take will satisfy, yet who blame and punish the horse for their own blunders, and then at last some winter, when old age has come on, to be driven out into the bare woods.

When the first contingent arrived at Letchworth Garden City in Hertfordshire, they seemed dazed for they had been «hiding for a fortnight or more behind hedges and in woods»; «one old woman had been driven out of her bed by the German soldiers, and actually arrived in London in her night clothes.»

Custom built computer shelf made by Algis from old barn wood.

The pair found a 12 - acre parcel of land in Charles Town, W. Va., with an old farm cabin atop a hill surrounded by woods.

We spent winter nights by the wood burning stove, heated with apple wood, drinking hard cider and started reading about older apple varieties.

maybe you should check out the cricket FBG as you seem to have been hit for six around the old grey matter by a large lump of wood, if you believe the «news» to be kosher;)

The Industry Public House I visited is Pittsburgh's second location — the first is in the Lawrenceville neighborhood — and it serves barrel - aged Manhattans, lumberjack Old Fashioneds (made with your choice of wood smoked by a torch - wielding bartender) and wild boar bacon.

There's an element of Old West frontier myth associated with ultrarunning, but it's underscored by the simple fact that a bunch of people set off to run in the woods and one of them will finish before anyone else.

It's too bad that the old - fashioned notion of summer as endless free time — to climb trees, chase fireflies, build a fort in the woods, maybe set up a lemonade stand — has fallen by the wayside.

Prep the floors by removing any «bumps» in the wood (like the lumps of paint left behind from the party of 9 year olds that lent a hand).

For example, the natural wood of the old picture frame accompanying this lino print by Cally Conway brings texture to the product shot, complements the natural subject matter of the print, and reinforces the idea that this print is special — it's one of a kind, not something you can just pick off the shelf at Ikea.

They rejected wood samples that could be hundreds of years older than their use by humans, for instance, in favor of short - lived pits and seeds.

Lightbulbs powered by a gas generator thrumming just outside illuminate pockets of work: Here, an excavator carefully brushes sand and debris away from a 3,800 - year - old reed mat; there, conservation experts photograph wood planks, chemically preserve them, and wrap them for storage.

A 57 - year - old high school biology teacher — «I'm on the front lines of the evolution issue,» he says — he describes his religion as «Einsteinian / Spinozan,» lives surrounded by books, loves dancing and blues guitar, and lists his greatest sources of enjoyment as «kids, thinking clearly and critically, walking in the woods.»

But according to radiocarbon dating of burnt wood bits found in the plaster and from surrounding strata, it is by far the oldest known Mayan writing — dating from between 300 and 200 B.C., which is roughly concurrent with the earliest writings of other Mesoamerican cultures.

Last year my husband the outdoorsman (and ever prepared Boy Scout) decided it would be a good idea to purchase camping and survival gear for our older children, you know, in case the zombie apocalypse happens or if they should ever be stranded all by themselves in the woods.

I suppose since I loved playing outside in the yard, swinging on an old tire swing that my dad had created by nailing a great big board across between two huge, old trees and tying a rope and an old tire onto it, and wandering through the woods as a child... perhaps that is why I still love digging in the dirt.

Created by repurposing an entrance way from an old haveli, this mirror features intricate hand - carved designs on teak wood a finely carved triple panel above a simple arch shape.

, old / Cognac wedges: B.O.C. / Born at Macy's, gift - carded last month / Beaded wood earrings: Handmade by my paternal grandmother, vintage

I was able to make the wood look older by beating it up, followed by a coat of Dark Walnut stain, a light coat of MMS Milk Paint in Lucketts Green, followed by distressing, and finished with Antiquing Wax.

The Swedish greeting for «Merry Christmas» is stenciled on an old piece of barn wood, a gift handmade by my Mom this holiday season.

She works in India's age - old technique of block printing where the designs are applied by hand with stamps carved from wood.

Take an old wood box and turn it into an elegant nightstand or side table by adding O'verlays and a little bling.

NEW YORK, United States — A barely audible «swish» was the only sound that broke the pin - drop silence at Marc Jacobs, as models — many of them dressed in parachute - silk tracksuits, layers of acid - bright garments based on old patterns plucked from the designer's archives strapped in by fanny packs — turned the four corners of the bare 55,000 - square - foot drill hall of the Park Avenue Armory, with its 80 - foot high ceilings and unlacquered wood floors.

The Church of the Theotokos preserves the most impressive icons in Bulgaria by master artists of the Debar School, wood - carvings of New and Old Testament scenes, and icons by Stanislav Dospevski.

The setting is a cold, wet Pennsylvania town in November, a place isolated enough to be surrounded by woods yet populous enough to have bland suburban streets, where two neighboring families are having dinner together when their 6 - year - old daughters disappear.

While some of their cases are truly out of the ordinary, they can easily debunk a majority of claims by pointing out old water pipes or warped wood in an attack.

Based on the 1993 murders of three eight - year - old boys who, late one afternoon, biked into a densely wooded park, this true - life crime drama covers a lot of the same ground as «Paradise Lost,» the acclaimed three - part documentary by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky.

The film centers on two young brothers Tommy (Ryan Jones) and Eric (Nathan Varnson) who are enjoying their summer by exploring the woods, wrestling around with friends, and discovering old abandoned houses.

Nestled in a bamboo shoot, she is discovered one day by Okina, an old man who makes his living cutting bamboo in the woods near to his humble home.

This was added in majora's mask which doeesnt surprise me to be added afterwards but they should've made it a boss you could be many of them would've been great but if you could've been a skull child it would've been wonderful wondering through the woods achieving new ways to return to your old self but once again we got let down by the ledgend of zelda series ext game should be what I based my theory for them to do would've been a wonderful idea after majora's mask and ocarina of time

Starting off as a survival tale and chase film with shades of Jeremiah Johnson, Man in the Wilderness and Death Hunt, Seraphim Falls follows Gideon (Brosnan) as he is chased through the frozen, wooded mountains of New Mexico by Carver (Neeson, utilizing his old Next of Kin drawl) and his cadre of bounty hunters (including Michael Wincott and Ed Lauter).

The original pieces were wood - and - steel, but the pair used old vinyl records to make the wheels in Brooklyn, a change that led some grabby passers - by to snatch them from their posts.

The floor of the cargo area has wood strips running front to back, inspired by the wood lined beds of Chevrolet's older trucks.

Soon you get a little intoxicated by the Old - World vapors emitted by the rich wood and leather interior.

«The Writer's Life» panel was held in the auditorium of St. Francis College, just one of the hospitable venues that included the stunning all wood moldings - ladders - catwalks - and old book smell Brooklyn Historical Society Library, and the picturesque St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, where The Nation managed to fill the pews at the end of the long day with a panel led by MSNBC's Chris Hayes.

1908: Anne of Green Gables, by L. M. Montgomery «Mrs. Rachel Lynde lived just where the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow, fringed with alders and ladies» eardrops and traversed by a brook that had its source away back in the woods of the old Cuthbert place; it was reputed to be an intricate, headlong brook in its earlier course through those woods, with dark secrets of pool and cascade; but by the time it reached Lynde's Hollow it was a quiet, well - conducted little stream, for not even a brook could run past Mrs. Rachel Lynde's door without due regard for decency and decorum; it probably was conscious that Mrs. Rachel was sitting at her window, keeping a sharp eye on everything that passed, from brooks and children up, and that if she noticed anything odd or out of place she would never rest until she had ferreted out the why and wherefores thereof.»

In the town of Martinsburg on the lower tip of the Valley, a seventeen - year - old rebel named Belle Boyd sat by the windows of her wood - frame home, waiting for the war to come to her.

After removing the hamster from the cage and throwing away all old wood shavings and food, any fresh food that may have been stored by the hamster should be removed after a couple of days to avoid it rotting.

Imagine awakening to the chorus of kookaburras, strolling amongst the age - old gums, viewing the resident kangaroos in the hills or relaxing with a port by the wood fire.

It is rustic in style built in a 300 year old farmhouse but has some beautiful detail in the newly designed decor and is surrounded by fields, lakes and pine woods.

It suggests the era of grand sojourns, of cruise ships and safaris, and is the perfect name for a villa whose owner loves to travel the globe: Farah Khan, whose fashion creations are favoured by many Hollywood celebrities, has styled Voyage as a barefoot luxury abode, while maintaining the old world charm of coconut - wood floors, bamboo, thatched alang - alang roof and driftwood lamps in a tropical island setting metres from the white - sand beach.

The main building is in a Joglo concept (Indonesian traditional house in old teak), the solid structure by centenary wood material that shelters the living room, TV area, the open - plan kitchen with the dining room.

Our village, Alberguería, is located at the upper part of the river Sil canyon and surrounded by hundred - year - old chestnut woods.

At least everything isn't grey or brown this time; sure there's the usual mix of abandoned old buildings, creepy woods, caves and industrial estates there always was (By this point, I've been in more disused industrial estate than that cousin of yours who likes dogging) but the palette at least has green, blues and a few pinks now.

Although it looks like it's more than 40 years old, the TV is actually a 20 - inch flatscreen LCD surrounded by a wood casing and...

For whatever reason, Wario decides to take over some woods, and sends in a small army to do so, only to be thwarted by Peach's # 1 Mushroom Retainer, as well as classic Super Mario Bros. 2 villain - turned - hero Birdo and old nemesis Wanda the Fairy.

A painting of African American cotton - pickers by Clementine Hunter and a desk carved by emancipated slave William Howard illustrate an 18th - century fieldhands» song: «Caller: Old Joseph was a wood workin» man... When he got old he lost his way... Makes that boss man right mad... Needs a young man to learn his trade,» with a recurring chorus of «Hoe Emma Hoe, you turn around dig a hole in the ground, Hoe Emma Hoe.&raqOld Joseph was a wood workin» man... When he got old he lost his way... Makes that boss man right mad... Needs a young man to learn his trade,» with a recurring chorus of «Hoe Emma Hoe, you turn around dig a hole in the ground, Hoe Emma Hoe.&raqold he lost his way... Makes that boss man right mad... Needs a young man to learn his trade,» with a recurring chorus of «Hoe Emma Hoe, you turn around dig a hole in the ground, Hoe Emma Hoe.»

Using materials she has found in and around the South London Gallery building — planks of wood, an old staircase, floorboards, sheets of plexiglass, plaster and paint — supplemented by others inspired by the material and atmospheric qualities of the space observed in the course of making the work, Djordjadze has created an installation which gently but thoroughly infiltrates our reading and negotiation of the room.