![]() ![]() Slate blackboards weem to do just fine in freezing Minnesota weather. And come to think of it, tht barn was never heated either, all tht time. It was used there for another 30-40 years. One of our horse barns had a chunk of blackboard near the feed room, that was rescued from the old country schoolhouse. ![]() Many of those blackboards were recycled then, and used for many more years. Yet the slate blackboards in most of them was still in good shape when the schools were consolidated, and the old schoolhouses converted to other uses, or demolished. So the blackboards probably froze every night during the winter. And given the minimal amount of insulation in many of those old buildings, it soon cooled off to just as cold as it was outside. The schoolhouse was completely unheated overnight, and on weekends. And students sometimes kept their coats on for the first hour of so of classes, until the building warmed up. The teacher had to arrive early, and stoke up the stove to heat up the building. And those buildings often were heated by wood stoves, but only during the time school was in session. They don’t erase quite as easily as real chalk does, so I tried to use real chalk for items I know will change often.Many of the early one-room schoolhouses in rural Minnesota had real slate blackboards. The chalk paint pens are great because they write very precisely. I knew that I wanted the calendar grid to be permanent, and it blends so well with chalk. ![]() I used a combination of white paint pen (calendar grid), chalk pen ( “Remember To” section), and actual chalk. This allows the chalk you write with to adhere better.Ĥ. Just rub the entire surface with chalk and then clean it off. As pictured above, before you write on the surface you have to “chalk” it. Plan to apply several coats, allowing each to dry overnight before applying the next one.ģ. Sand the door you plan on using beforehand.Ģ. Readers, forgive me. Blogging is cheaper than therapy.ġ. Now I’m an adult with a completely irrational fear who’s blogging about it on a post that has nothing to do with the issue. I have very early memories of crying and begging my parents to carry me into the house, so I wouldn’t risk stepping on the ones that camped out on our front porch. I think I suffered PTSD from my 7th grade science lab dissection, and the problem only got worse. (They typically think I’m kidding and try to see how I’ll respond to a live frog.) Growing up in Houston, frogs and toads were everywhere. It’s actually not a laughing matter, and I don’t usually like telling people. I apologize if you are a champion for these creatures’ cause, but I really can’t help my physical and emotional repulsion to amphibians. The fear is so intense that I have an aversion to even cartoon frogs or things named after them. I’m going to be honest and divulge a little something about myself which is sad and ridiculous I am terrified of frogs. I’d been avoiding this particular brand of painter’s tape for a while now even though DIYer’s have sung its praises since it hit shelves. This was my first time using Frogtape, and I fell in love. Stimulates and actually sends pulses into the into. It started with a plan, just a little sketch in my notebook. The supplies cost a total of $22 from Lowes. Right right there like voltage right there for cardiac arrhythmias. ![]()
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