Our Old House
Master Bathroom Remodel Starts This Week!
- Details
- Published on Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Authors: Sarah
We’re so excited – work starts on our master bathroom remodel at the end of this week! We’ll post again soon with more details about the remodel, but (to get started) here are some pictures of what we’re starting with.
We sure won’t miss all of that green tile or the non-functional bathtub!!
...
Finally … a New Flag Pole!
- Details
- Published on Saturday, 24 September 2011
Authors: Sarah
I’m really embarrassed to admit that the project to install a new flag pole, which we had planned for a weekend back in July, is only just now complete. We, of course, have lots of excuses … it was too hot, digging up the old one was more work than anticipated, we had other things going on … but, mostly,...
A Horse is a Horse, Of Course, Of Course
- Details
- Published on Saturday, 30 July 2011
Authors: Sarah
Our house came with an old fashioned horse hitching post at the point of our circle (ok, maybe more like tear-drop shaped) driveway. One of the previous owners was into horses and welding … hence the hitching post.
the horse hitching post ... hiding behind the bush
We never paid a whole lot of attention to the horse …...
Trouble Lighting the Pilot for the Pool Heater
- Details
- Published on Saturday, 30 July 2011
Authors: Sarah
It’s been really gross outside the last couple of days … hot, sticky, humid, just plain gross. And we’ve been enjoying our swimming pool a lot … it’s a great way to cool off and feel refreshed! The last few weeks have been so warm out that the pool water has been heating to bath-water like temperatures...
You thought we were joking about the raccoons …
- Details
- Published on Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Authors: Sarah
When I posted last week about all of the raccoons that have been invading our yard, I’m sure you thought “oh, what’s one or two little raccoons.” Yeah … right.
This was the view outside our patio doors tonight … the picture isn’t too good (I wasn’t quite fast enough), but there are...
We’re a “Resource” for Installing Picture Frame Molding!
- Details
- Published on Sunday, 17 July 2011
Authors: Sarah
I was looking through some of our web site statistics this morning and a new referrer popped out at me. I clicked the link and found a post on eHow.com about how to install picture frame molding in a dining room …
eHow Article on Picture Frame Molding Installation
Sure enough, I scrolled down a bit and found that our posts...
Preview of Our Old House’s Weekend Project
- Details
- Published on Saturday, 16 July 2011
Authors: Sarah
This weekend, we’ve decided to tackle a long overdue project: replacing the worn out, rusted out flag pole in the front yard with a new one. The flag pole’s never looked great, but since the new landscaping work in the front yard, it’s really started to stand out … and not in a good way.
Replacing the flag...
Raccoons are Everywhere!
- Details
- Published on Thursday, 14 July 2011
Authors: Sarah
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been reminded about the large population of raccoons we share our yard with. Normally they will get into the trash every now and then, but otherwise, they don’t make themselves too obvious or cause too many problems. This year, though, is a different story.
On the Fourth of July, we...
New Additions to the Back Entry Way
- Details
- Published on Sunday, 10 July 2011
Authors: Sarah
A few weeks ago, we decided to try making better use of the back entry way … it’s a nice enough area, but we never use it and always go outside through the side door by the kitchen instead, which makes no sense considering that the pool is straight out the back door.
So, we started by ordering an apothecary chest through...
HouseBlogging.com – Shameless Plug
- Details
- Published on Thursday, 07 July 2011
Authors: Sarah
Just wanted to post a quick promotion for a new website we’re starting up called HouseBlogging.com … check it out when you have a couple of minutes.
The goal of this new site is to fill the void that was left when HouseBlogs.net went off-line by pulling together a community of house bloggers under a new name. The basic...
