Last weekend we had a small get-together. The looming deadline to have a clean and tidy house, along with your encouraging comments from last week's post, were exactly the kick in the pants I needed to begin creating an inviting home.
I love giving people a tour of Blake Hill House when they visit. It is one…
Work on the enormous front door continues. The front door suffered damage during last year's rough winter. The freeze and thaw of our ice dams followed this path from the roof:
The water seeped through the top of the door and split the seam at the tongue-and-groove joint.
Aside from being unsightly, it was also unsafe. My…
Watching BHH fall apart around us over the winter was disappointing. I attempted to rally during the last few weeks of the cold weather, but it was a battle. For several days, the weather forecasters were lying liars who lied about the above freezing temperatures headed our way. Two days in advance, the weather report…
The roof project continues. The shingle portion is complete, and the intense clean-up has begun. While the roofers have been busy overhead, I have been working on something else.
A few months ago, Andy and I bought a beautiful old desk at an estate sale. After we gave it a little TLC, I posted…
Last week, I posted our lofty weekend work plans. Today, it is time for the big recap. Did we get it all done? Um, no, but we see the light at the end of the tunnel, and sometimes good enough is just right.
This was the original list:
Today (Thursday):
Repair living room window - Progress made
Sew new…
Now that this website is stable again, it is back to work. Be warned, the site look will probably change (again!), but for now, I am channeling my inner Elsa and letting it go.
We have all been enjoying every second of spring. The entire town went from snow to mow in about two weeks time.…