tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post1438685846852711233..comments2023-07-27T21:39:20.360+08:00Comments on The Dollhouse Diaries: My Maharaja's Palace: Day 289 & 293- Moldy MondaysSans!http://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-24370208334900955092012-01-07T00:59:53.598+08:002012-01-07T00:59:53.598+08:00I think I know how to solve it now. Flora mentione...I think I know how to solve it now. Flora mentioned bleach too! Ok, no worries Dale. I will try to use cotton buds with bleach and see if they can be removed. hanks a million Dale !Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-15135238059043510642012-01-06T23:01:28.420+08:002012-01-06T23:01:28.420+08:00Hey sweetie! I had to go to the store to find it, ...Hey sweetie! I had to go to the store to find it, as I couldn't remember the name. It's called Tilex Mold and Mildew remover. But, really anything that has bleach in it will work. Anything else just moves the mold around and does not remove it.<br /><br />Lemme know if you want me to send you some, I'm sure it can be shipped.dalesdreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304656921813405064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-77434882502108243692012-01-03T00:18:53.315+08:002012-01-03T00:18:53.315+08:00Dale, can you let me know the name of the bathroom...Dale, can you let me know the name of the bathroom cleaner ? I will go and find it 1st and if I can't find it, I may really have to trouble me with sending me some but i am not sure how that can be done with liquid in post? I would have emailed you but thought it may be helpful to the friends here too if they are having the same problem.<br /><br />Thanks, Dale! I am eternally grateful to you for this suggestion because the problem is still plaguing me !Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-51863466368130561192011-12-26T12:21:44.854+08:002011-12-26T12:21:44.854+08:00Sans!
If you remember, I had gotten a dollhouse t...Sans!<br /><br />If you remember, I had gotten a dollhouse that had been stored in a basement and was full of mold. On the suggestion of another miniaturist, she advised a bathroom cleaner, anti mold. I will gladly send you some! :) The dollhouse came up so cleanly.<br /><br />I told hubbby of your quandry, I ordinarily would have suggested a dehumidifier, but because your house is not air tight, you would be draining your country of moisture. ;)<br /><br />Hubby (the engineer) suggests, long flat trays of regular salt around the dollhouse and when they get mushy, discard, wash and replace.<br /><br />I am serious about the cleaner, I have no problem sending you some. Mold is dangerous to health.dalesdreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304656921813405064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-51647395386489423132011-12-10T14:44:41.933+08:002011-12-10T14:44:41.933+08:00I am definitely Rosanna-deprived, dearie! I am so ...I am definitely Rosanna-deprived, dearie! I am so looking forward to seeing you again *choked with emotions and then cough, heh :)<br /><br />And I am so *insert swear word forgetful. I kept wanting to ask you about KDF and of course I forgot. I want to go read all about it at your blog. Wait for me.<br /><br />And no, not childish at all. I finally feel like you and maybe more. Very very resentful that I have no time for the things I love (minis, being here etc) and even the things I only so-so love (running). I am unhappy with the stress at work and don't think it is being selfish or childish!<br /><br />Will write you very very soon and rant some more :):). Wear a mask when reading my email in case all my angry spit hit you! <br /><br />hugggggggggggggggsSans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-58811796639680844352011-12-10T04:29:09.114+08:002011-12-10T04:29:09.114+08:00Welcome back to comments! I was beginning to feel ...Welcome back to comments! I was beginning to feel Sans deprived!<br />If you want an update here it is : the weather is sunny, blue sky, no clouds and far too warm. Cherry trees are blooming !!!! Too bad in December, they will die at the first chill.<br />I am working like a mad woman at the shop and lived the last week in a dream like atmosphere. I was so tired that I felt mesmerized.<br />KDF killed me , better said my migraine and the lack of sleep...I was too excited to rest properly :o( Can I be more childish than that ?<br />Write about your trip details and I'll try to squeeze some days off. I shall find some days off!!! Hugs, Rosannarosannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760301976359983285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-57735009715431386512011-12-10T01:28:37.233+08:002011-12-10T01:28:37.233+08:00Gagan, I am sure I will be able to solve this some...Gagan, I am sure I will be able to solve this somehow :). Or maybe just accept that during the monsoons, I have "snow" in the house ")Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-50632363447381534162011-12-10T01:26:57.185+08:002011-12-10T01:26:57.185+08:00Ciertamente, yo, Carmen!Ciertamente, yo, Carmen!Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-31586091397678377522011-12-10T01:26:18.826+08:002011-12-10T01:26:18.826+08:00Ascensión, que está bien que usted no tiene un rem...Ascensión, que está bien que usted no tiene un remedio para el molde. Usted tiene algo mejor. Una cura para el sufrimiento beacause que siempre me hacen sonreír:).Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-46530430553252465712011-12-10T01:22:49.847+08:002011-12-10T01:22:49.847+08:00Ewa, it's a chilly night but my heart is warme...Ewa, it's a chilly night but my heart is warmed because I know somewhere out there in faraway Poland, someone loves my house :). You made me want to go out to the dining room (I am in my bedroom) to give my house a hug :).<br /><br />I talked about you too this morning :). I am now waiting for your longer reply :) and God willing, maybe we will meet? Then you can show me the anti fungal treatment and I can like buy a whole carton worth ..haha :)<br /><br />A drought where you are? I pray not. :(Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-40736657502273251442011-12-10T01:16:19.775+08:002011-12-10T01:16:19.775+08:00Wow, Jennifer, your Mandarin is excellent! I can t...Wow, Jennifer, your Mandarin is excellent! I can totally understand your Anglocised (spelling) Mandarin! You did it in hanyu pinyin too (except shya should be xia) ! Good job!<br /><br />Mandarin is truly the hardest language to learn so I am very impressed but tsk tsk! You should not ride without brakes! Never again I hope. <br /><br />What am I saying, I once drove without brakes from my office to home at 10km /hrs. It was a vintage car that was pretty to look at and not much else. I had to junk the car after that. Most grueling drive of my life.Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-23391197103109656402011-12-10T01:10:55.505+08:002011-12-10T01:10:55.505+08:00Margriet, "tomorrow" has come and gone a...Margriet, "tomorrow" has come and gone and so was the weatherman right? I bet it wasn't wet at all? <br /><br />I like how they always say here : Intermittent rain at various parts of Singapore.Common! In a equatorial country? No wonder they enjoy a high rate of accuracy!Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-55919355981830638412011-12-10T01:08:03.496+08:002011-12-10T01:08:03.496+08:00O dear, Drora, no rain in Israel? Let me see if I ...O dear, Drora, no rain in Israel? Let me see if I can teach you the rain dance. :)Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-79424821336768505952011-12-10T01:06:32.161+08:002011-12-10T01:06:32.161+08:00Rosanna, there is some anti mold thing for the big...Rosanna, there is some anti mold thing for the big house but for a wee one, I don't know. After all the painting and wallpapering and the shelves, it is hard to apply the solution, even if I can find something but of course, I will try and do something about it . Luckily the shelves built for the bowls you made me escaped the mold. Phew. <br /><br />We were just talking about you this morning (me and Fai) :). Planning our European trip next year and deciding whether we fly into Milan. I told him I will try to convince you to travel with us for part of the trip :). What do you think the weather in March will be like?<br /><br />Well, now that I write about it here, I will really have to make it happen :). I will write you an email soon.Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-83692977984120938732011-12-10T01:01:04.664+08:002011-12-10T01:01:04.664+08:00Maria Ireland :). It's December already maybe ...Maria Ireland :). It's December already maybe the snow has arrived where you are?Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-80802044752706579592011-12-10T01:00:25.973+08:002011-12-10T01:00:25.973+08:00Birgit, time passes so fast and thanks to Blogland...Birgit, time passes so fast and thanks to Blogland, I experience the seasons the way you guys do when I read your posts. It wasn't so long ago when I read about the relentless snow in March and how Spring came late for some of you. A blink of an eye and we are in winter again. <br /><br />How many seasons of Moldy Mondays can my house take, I wonder?Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-74601972863657305232011-12-10T00:57:41.784+08:002011-12-10T00:57:41.784+08:00Betsy, more and more I am thinking of putting my h...Betsy, more and more I am thinking of putting my house under an acrylic box. I don't like the idea much though. I think dollhouses should be a place where you can just reach in to take out something for a closer look. How else can you really have fun with your house right?Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-84751306037420657182011-12-10T00:53:48.559+08:002011-12-10T00:53:48.559+08:00Iris, mold is a pain. By the way, my leather bags,...Iris, mold is a pain. By the way, my leather bags, shoes, clothes etc etc and the list goes on.Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-4002800366691904852011-12-10T00:52:42.138+08:002011-12-10T00:52:42.138+08:00Kikka, is that fair over yet? I hope you had a goo...Kikka, is that fair over yet? I hope you had a good one. Soon, I will visit all your blogs and see what you all had been up to in the past 2 weeks.<br /><br />Polar nights? It sounds like a time when magic happens like a page out of The Golden Compass. :). The last time I read about polar nights was in primary school when we studied geography. <br /><br />Polar nights, midnight sun, spring in winter..never for a moment did I expect to learn about these magical hours from a disgruntled post about mold. I am so happy you all came :)Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-54791351666334375722011-12-10T00:44:38.245+08:002011-12-10T00:44:38.245+08:00Mona, this darling house of mine had been through ...Mona, this darling house of mine had been through worse like termites. <br /><br />What can't kill you makes you stronger right? I wonder if that applies to dollhouses too..hmmmmSans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-16844663861729098672011-12-10T00:43:18.260+08:002011-12-10T00:43:18.260+08:00Christine, spring in winter? That must be what str...Christine, spring in winter? That must be what strange and wonderful is like :)Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-69505681861533979932011-12-10T00:40:52.073+08:002011-12-10T00:40:52.073+08:00Amy, I love the monsoon period in Singapore especi...Amy, I love the monsoon period in Singapore especially the Northeast one in Dec. <br /><br />I say this because we are a tiny island protected from the devastation of some heavy monsoon being surrounded by the Indonesian islands. During this period, we enjoy very cool weather and the rain. It never last long enough for me. It is still warm and even hot in the afternoons but the evenings are mainly windy and chilly. <br /><br />I may feel differently if I live in the east coast of Malaysia. Once I went to this charming little seaside village with an equally enchanting name like Bubble Village to spend our annual weekend vacation only to find our thatched hut completely blown away leaving only a crooked structure. Our beloved village gone, and no one tried to rebuild it, a completely deserted beach. I was really sad. <br /><br />Yet, I was just at the museum this evening and reading about the monsoon traders and how thanks to the monsoons, Indian textiles were shipped far and wide from Rome to Indonesia. <br /><br />So we accept the good with the bad. Like you making beautiful art and being inspired by spores and mushrooms, moss and mold, right?Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-80389893683842308192011-12-09T23:58:00.588+08:002011-12-09T23:58:00.588+08:00Piiko, I still remember my 1st experience of snow....Piiko, I still remember my 1st experience of snow. It wasn't what I had expected. I think I was in Japan. But the wondrous one was in Syria . I was walking in a very narrow souk with camels under oil lamps and experiencing a biblical moment and then a perfectly formed snowflake fell on my hand. I have never seen a snowflake until then. And it was every bit as beautiful as a Christmas ornament! Can you imagine my thrill? <br /><br />After that, snow is beautiful only when it is in the movies or outside a window :). I have fallen way too many times on mushy snow and wet iced floor for me to like walking in winter :).<br /><br />But the rain, the rain I love, inside or outside and especially when I am running:).Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-27160156135113984482011-12-09T23:44:28.171+08:002011-12-09T23:44:28.171+08:00O Natalia, be careful what you wish for . It may v...O Natalia, be careful what you wish for . It may very well come true, haha! Although I don't know about bringing my house with me but who knows! If I ever visit Washington, I will definitely look you up! :)Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5254510705233595277.post-17427993162089948052011-12-09T23:37:55.287+08:002011-12-09T23:37:55.287+08:00Lisbon sounds heavenly, Ana !
Yes, my housemate ...Lisbon sounds heavenly, Ana ! <br /><br />Yes, my housemate also suggested silica gel and humidifier or a glass case. I just can't imagine placing bags of silica gel in the house :(. I have done the short term thing but am sure I have not got rid of the spores. I am going to try a diluted version of bleach the next time it happens again. There is anti mold paint but according to my housemate, a layer of varnish may also stop the mold from growing. I have tried that on the wooden surface. <br /><br />I found out last week that the mold has also grown on the outside of the house which was plastered and then painted. So that part I will try bleach. <br /><br />I noticed that the areas where I used textured wallpaper was free of mold. <br /><br />Thanks for the information , Ana! Always good to have a biologist for a friend :). I owe you an email about the trip to Europe. Will write soon :)Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.com