Oh yes, things are moving right along with our new house. See the door and the window leaning against the wall? Well this is just part of construction. I wanted an 8 ft door for the front of the house, but they put in a standard 6 ft door instead. They changed it out no […]
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New House Update – Go Ahead Write on the Walls
I remember long ago, the horror walking in my children’s bathroom only to find the wallpaper ripped off the wall and pen marks all over another wall. My kids got a talkin’ to that day. Later I realized that a ‘certain friend’ had been visiting and the mom of that friend said her daughter often ripped wallpaper off […]
My New Country Neighbor
Exciting things happen in the city every day, but in the country, things move at a different pace. Construction takes twice as long, contractors come at “country time” meaning when they get around to it, and people don’t move as often as city folks do. So you can imagine the excitement when I […]
Antique Doors for the New House
We’ve been searching for some gorgeous antique doors for the study in the new house. The plan is to hang them like barn doors. I found a matching pair of these doors at the local antique auction. They had a set of 5, but I only needed two. Thank goodness, because I couldn’t fit another […]
Keep Calm and Start Packing!!
Did you ever have a crazy idea, and say to yourself, “Let’s run it up the flagpole and see who salutes?” And then someone did? Yup, the same thing happened to me. I’m elated and panicked all at the same time…(gulp) let me explain. For those of you that don’t know, last Fall […]
Siding, and Windows, and Doors oh my!
It’s beginning to look like a real house. Here the guys are putting up the siding. See? We’re going to have a covered back porch. It will be much smaller than the one at the ranch, but I’m not complaining. And look, windows. You might not be able to tell from the photos, but they […]
The Good Neighbor
Building our new house is very exciting for me, but I know that not all of my neighbors may share my enthusiasm in the construction process. For one, there are trucks and workmen on the street most days, along with extra mud when it rains and extra noise. I didn’t want everyone on the street to dislike me before […]
We have walls
I thought you might want to hear about how it’s coming with our new city house, and here’s the latest. This is the back of the house. This is our new bedroom, much larger than our current one. And the photo above is our new kitchen. There’s going to be a wall of cabinets on […]