It seems like I was finishing up the early December 2022 blog post, looking forward to decorating Charles for Christmas… and here we are fourteen months later. We have not one Christmas, but two under our belts. Time just seems to fly by. Some days that makes me happy, but most it saddens me to know that… Continue reading Just Like That
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old & new
Time has flown this year. My last post was Decked & Floored, back in July. Poof. Here we are approaching mid-December. I guess it’s true that when you stay busy, days pass quickly. It’s also true that “time flies when you’re having fun”, and while a lot of what has transpired over these past five… Continue reading old & new
Decked & Floored
In the early days of this wild west town many bar room brawls took place among scrappy cowboys and forlorn wanderers looking to make their mark in town. The TV series Deadwood did a great job of documenting the fighting and shooting believed to transpire in a town full of outlaws and law men. Happily,… Continue reading Decked & Floored
east meets the wild west
On April 29th I took a leap of faith and trusted what I saw and read on the good old “interweb” (as my dad calls it) and reached out to a total stranger who had been posting some really impressive restoration projects on one of those restoration group pages on Facebook. “Our stairway needs help”,… Continue reading east meets the wild west
out of order
It’s funny. I’m a strategic thinker. Generally orderly. A keeper of calendars and believer in forethought with little afterthought. But, if there is one significant “thing” that has interrupted all of that self-created structure and preparedness, it is the pandemic. Pandemic. Ronna. Covid. Call it what you will, it has screwed up my process. It… Continue reading out of order
the guts & the glory
So, it’s been a bit since I last blogged-on. There has been a TON of work happening, but it’s not pretty. Well, it is pretty great that it’s happening, but it’s not pretty to photograph and share. Charles got her guts. Her vital organs. The operations that allow her to become a home again. This… Continue reading the guts & the glory
Come on in!
So, what happened to 2021? It seemed to literally fly by. Dan might not agree, but I think the work at Charles is doing the same. We toured the home in mid-April and agreed to buy it. The paperwork started. And continued… and continued…and the deal was set to expire, so the contract was extended.… Continue reading Come on in!
Stares & Stairs
Oh my. Time really does fly by. I remember my Great Aunt Mary telling me that I shouldn’t wish it to move so quickly. Her heavenly 113th birthday was on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor. She was a mighty woman. I named my gallery after her, “Mary Mary Quite Contrary”. I loved that space. I’ll… Continue reading Stares & Stairs
happy tears
This morning I cried happy tears. Seriously. Seriously crying. Seriously happy. What a Sunday! I love all kinds of architecture, but the folk Victorian and Arts & Crafts styles are my two favorites. We hit the jackpot with Charles, as she was built as the folk house and her addition was A&C. B I N… Continue reading happy tears
A Crown & Eye Lashes
In keeping with Big Kenny’s Top Hat post, I knew that Charles needed her own. Well… maybe not a top hat, but instead a crown! So a shopping I went. The internet has a bad side, but if you’re looking for unique stuff, it’s the best. I have always had a “thing” for weather vanes,… Continue reading A Crown & Eye Lashes
Saving Charles 