Author: nikkonoi

The duo made it big with their catchy tune “Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy”, and believe me, I like the song. It makes me tap my toes and it just makes me laugh. But what makes me smile more is the affiliation that this duo has to my beloved Deadwood and the Black Hills… Continue reading big & rich

Charles had been sitting, idle, for so many years that most everyone has forgotten what it looked like originally! One neighbor recalls that it was once a “beautiful house” (we believe her), but so far most everyone just remembers the house as a bit of a hot mess sitting in a very visible location in… Continue reading gables & posts

Who is Charles? At the end of a long, curving row of older homes that meander with the flow of Whitewood Creek, sits 152 Charles. She’s a bit of a hot mess. An abandoned restoration project of years gone by. Gone wrong. Still, she sits, protected as a “contributing resource” in the Deadwood National Historic… Continue reading blogging & bragging

I mentioned the three amigos at the city and how well prepared they were. That is no lie. Not even an embellishment. And that kind of support and transparency is really appreciated when you’re ready to put your life’s savings in to a preservation project at 50 (ha) something. First thought was this was a… Continue reading learning & process