Poland in photo riddles - part 3

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They would look nice oiled and sanded.

My wife used a few sheets of sandpaper on them later on. How do you do oiling?

There are various types of wood oils which bring out the natural beauty of the wood and nourish it/stop it from drying out. You just brush it or roll it on using a roller designed for oil. A brush would be fine for small pieces. Europeans tend to go for linseed based oils, but I'd choose a hardwax oil. The wooden floors in our house are hardwaxed using this:

Fiddes Hardwax Oil. It's made in England but available in Poland. You can get it clear or tinted in various shades.

madrona.pl/srodki-do-podlog/olejowosk-fiddes-hard-wax-oil-250ml-detail

Years ago I found a nice old coffee table in a skip. Solid wood but very damaged surface. I just put olive oil on a sponge, dabbed it very thoroughly all over and it looked great.

Yes, olive oil is also a great idea for things like chopping boards, bread boards, anything fairly small.

Does it protect the wood from minor scratches and gouges?

I've used it on bigger things. It's a good alternative to Teak Oil, though not as long lasting.

Scratches, yes to some extent, gouges no. It doesn't seal the wood like varnish. The purpose of hard wax oil is to nourish the wood and keep it looking lustrous. It works into the wood as opposed to sitting on the surface. You polish it as often as you like with a nice natural wax polish and buff it to a high shine if you want to but there will be a certain amount of sheen even without that. Wooden floors look fine even with some wear and tear. I wouldn't see minor scratches as damage.

Black permanent marker pen works ok as a concealer on dark wood. There are special pens you can buy in three shades of brown though I've found that the colour isn't especially fast with those and black works better.

Amasing! Jon is the OP poster in this thread but the home page shows pawian as one. Wonders.............

Now we know that Jon and Pawian are one and the same.

Exactly! You can be as brilliant as Feniks..... Simply amasing! :):):):)

What is going on??

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Christmas terrarium cleaning.

Sorry, no. I do the cleaning with a sponge. You can`t see one in the pic. It is sth different.
Hint: What is sb`s had holding over the water?? And what is lurking in the water below???:

Feeding of the alien ;)

Feeding, yes!!!
But an alien - no!!!
Look closer. If you can`t notice it, use your intuition on the surroundings.

It's a turtle you're feeding.

Yes!!! How did you eventually guess if you hadn`t at a first look??????

PS. How do you like my arm?????? :):):)

I did an in-depth study :):)

I had to look carefully because the light shining on his head obscured him a little. He really does look like a little alien.


Lovely darling! :)

Now I see it too. Like a mini ET, indeed. :):):)


Thanks! I put on those fancy items specially for you and Iron. :):):)

Now, a more difficult riddle!

What is the arm feeding the turtle with??????????????????????????????

I guessed you would ask that next. It looks to be a small fish but it probably isn't....

Exactly, it is!!!! Amasing guess! I won`t torment you with the species name coz I know the boundaries after all. :):):) It was a sprat fish.

I see you are in the excellent guessing mood. Let me dig up any photo now to satisfy your quench for riddles. :):):)

Post Christmas family reunion I already mentioned before. Apart from cakes, my wife prepared the main course dish. What and why on two plates???

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Were they previously frozen? Looks like something in breadcrumbs.

Of course not frozen. We are high above such style. :):):)

Of course breadcrumbs coz I took a photo of the preparation stage.
Hint - traditional Polish food is breadcrumbed.

Kotlet Schabowy on the left? Maybe breaded fish pieces on the right?

Yes, partly correct guess coz I intended to ask you about those two separate heaps on the left plate later on. We can wait with it.

No, it wasn`t fish.
Hint - it refers to certain issue. I mentioned it when talking about our last Christmas.

It's not fish then....

No, though it reminds fish blocks, indeed. :):)

Hint 2 : What is the issue with feeding my close family members I mentioned in Christmas threads a week or so ago?

I don't know. Are the oval shape ones on the right some type of croquettes?