The ups & downs of living in & restoring our 100+ old Victorian house
You guys, with Spring now being in full swing I’m rather excited because a LOT of developments and planning is going on right now and some mega demo will be happening these next few months. Something tells me this summer is going to go by REALLY fast! Some of you may have noticed that since […]
All last week we were hearing and seeing reports about an upcoming blizzard. I must admit, I didn’t believe any of the forecasters when they said “this is the big one”. Compared to a lot of other states, PA’s local forecasters are notoriously terrible with predictions. I’ve seen these “monstrous storms” move to our south, […]
Yup, you read that right! We found a house! If you’ve been here a little bit, you knew from this post, and this, and this…that Karl and I have been searching for our first home for a loooong time. This home was truly worth the wait though. It is our dream home that we never […]
Woo, what a week. Things looked promising at the beginning, and even though we now know that it wasn’t meant to be, it’s still frustrating and disappointing. Shall I explain? As many of you know, we’ve been house-hunting for 9+ months. Our first home we made an offer on was a short sale, which took […]
Hullo! How y’all doing this fine Thursday? It’s been a weird week here with the much-dramatized winter storm turning out to be a dud, and then busy looking at houses (more on that later in the post). Project-wise, bit-by-bit the low dresser that I started painting is coming along nicely! I’m using General Finishes “Coastal […]
