DIY~Nearly Invisible Magnetic Bulletin Board
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DIY~Nearly Invisible Magnetic Bulletin Board

I am not a fan of bulletin boards as they remind me of ones in public buildings where you look for advertisements for apartments or babysitters. But we all need a space to put those items that you don’t want to file, don’t want to lose, but are important and need to be easily accessible….

Restoration Chronicles~Chapter 5
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Restoration Chronicles~Chapter 5

Thank you for visiting today to read about the ongoing restoration story of our historical home. Chapters 5 is all about the well tower or water tower. Before Before purchasing this house, I really didn’t know anything about well towers. I have never seen one. We call ours a well tower but they are also…

The BBQ Project is Complete!
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The BBQ Project is Complete!

Back in March we established the quarantine Honey Do list, which included deep cleaning the outdoor barbecue area. That led to the discussion, ” let’s tile the backsplash behind the grill”, which grew legs from there. To see more projects we are tackling, click here. In search of tiles that aesthetically fit a 110 year…

Old Houses and Ghost Stories
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Old Houses and Ghost Stories

For every old house I have owned, the walls seem to tell a story. In addition, there are odd occurrences that sometimes don’t make any sense, but I shrug my shoulders and say, “well, it IS an old house”. You know, the door that slams by itself, with no wind, for example. The old antique…

When It Rains It Pours
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When It Rains It Pours

I am always curious as to why there are times in life where “things” happen in multiples. And not good things. Well, I seem to be in one of those downpours lately. As I mentioned in Saturday’s blog post, the 75 gallon water tank in the basement split and flooded two rooms. A plumber, two…