From the Doll House to the Dog House
The low-cost no-debt revival of a 1914 folk-craftsmany bungaloo, which has one foot in the grave.
And the Fat Man lived through most of the winter.....
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- Published on Tuesday, 16 April 2013
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.....if winter ever ends I could say there was another one behind me. No outside progress. None; I hate the cold and dank weather so I hibernate. Managed to scrounge a lot of lumber from the old man's and a pretty nice tool bench for down cellar. Now I can get all the tools in one place to keep them from underfoot here. The kitchen is...And gthe Fat Man lived through most of the winter.....
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- Published on Tuesday, 16 April 2013
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.....if winter ever ends I could say there was another one behind me. No outside progress. None; I hate the cold and dank weather so I hibernate. Managed to scrounge a lot of lumber from the old man's and a pretty nice tool bench for down cellar. Now I can get all the tools in one place to keep them from underfoot here. The kitchen is...No posts, but plenty going on!
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- Published on Sunday, 14 October 2012
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Busy! The north half of the roof was replaced in late July. My homeowners' insurance had excluded it from coverage and it looked like hell so now was the time to do it. Here it was, in all of its patched up glory.
Rather than strip all the way to the sheeting, because the sheeting is spaced for cedar shingles, we elected to try an idea out...
Making Lemonade!
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- Published on Wednesday, 18 July 2012
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So the inside door between the house and the porch is the original one, beveled window and all. The only thing I changed was putting porcelain knobs on to keep the long-snouted hound from opening it with his big mouth, which he could do with the old metal knobs. The wood screen door was salvaged from my grandma's old place. My cousin gave...Hot Diggity! I got something done!
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 July 2012
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This is the place right after I got it. The PO did all she could to keep it nice but just didn't have the wherewithal to keep up with the upkeep. Another year and it would have been past saving. The most recent big project around here is getting the old gal painted and the pile of rotten or otherwise scurvy wood replaced before it falls...I ain't dead, I swear!
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- Published on Tuesday, 17 January 2012
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Since it seems that houseblogs is no more, I find I have not kept up on the blogs I used to follow. Since I can't easily keep up on anyone else's, I don't post on mine as much. Ugh! I sort of notice a few others are the same. If you want to, I found a place at http://www.homeownerslike.us/. I am pretty sure www.brooklynrowhouse.com...No More Dog in the Dog House
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- Published on Sunday, 20 February 2011
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My poor old doggie died.He started slowing down this last fall, and by last Wednesday it was plain he was in more misery than he deserved. We took him to the vet, and it turned out he got arthritis in his back, and two of the bones near his tail broke. That meant he couldn't use his back legs without lots pain. The vet said this condition...
Landfill bait?
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- Published on Friday, 05 November 2010
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Some people collect cats and dogs, and some get odder items sent their way.This was headed to the landfill, so like the fool I am I told him to load it up and I'd take care of it.
It is an old Fischer, from sometime in the mid twenties.
It still has the ivory keys, and the action is decent.
The wood case has some neat detail but it is dry...
Coming up on a year
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- Published on Friday, 29 October 2010
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I'll have been in here a year come Thanksgiving. Doesn't seem like it, and I sure didn't get all done that I wanted to.I did rent a jackhammer from Armstrong.
Richard and I applied it to the back steps.
The chunks were loaded, and then hauled away.
Ready to level and put the new slab up.
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My Christmas present to myself.
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- Published on Sunday, 11 July 2010
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I know, I know...I'm greedy, I want it all! I want heat. Inside. Inside the house, no less! Turns out the electric furnace I got from my dad fires up and heats, so it's the logical option, now that the propane company hasn't gotten around to putting in a bottle. I was over there today, and got some pop from the fridge so it wouldn't...
