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2022 Projects & Plans

Exterior Projects, Living & Decor, Respectful Renovation, TravelJanuary 27, 2022262Views 0Likes 0Comments

When the ball dropped on 2022, I wasn't ready to think about plans for BHH at all. In the last quarter of 2021, I was recovering from the whiplash of "Let's refinance and stay here ten years or more" to "We're moving to Utah"--four words I never thought I would say. Add in all the…

2021 House Goals: Course Correction

Exterior Projects, Maintenance, Window RestorationApril 22, 2021284Views 0Likes 8Comments

In January, I set some lofty house goals with projects divided monthly and quarterly. Despite the fact there is snow on the ground today, spring is here. Before the snow (that I am pretending I cannot see), the weather was pretty decent, and I started working on outdoor chores. Looking at everything up close, I…

Repointing a Stone Foundation with Lime Mortar

Exterior Projects, Maintenance, VideoJanuary 27, 202111KViews 1Like 5Comments

Last summer when I truly paid attention to the holes in the mortar of the foundation at Blake Hill House, I spent a couple of sleepless nights convinced that the entire house might fall down on my watch. Who else jumps too quickly to the end of a story? The foundations of our old houses…