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Jack Frost, do your worst!
Brandon and I did a few things to winterize the house today. First, we filled some gaps in the basement that were letting cold air into the house. By the way, maybe I’m a dork for this, but I think...
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Distracted by history
This weekend, one of my new friends, Dan, came over to help work on the house. Dan’s a librarian (as I hope to be someday!) and appreciates learning about history through learning about my house. We...
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Reaching out to a former resident of my house
This discovery of pieces of clothing belonging to some previous owners of my house prompted me to look up which family was living here during the 1930s and 40s. According to my research (available in...
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Gotta have my tunes!
Last night while I was stripping paint in the basement I really wanted some music, but I was out of electrical outlets. (Which got me writing down a few more things I’d like to have done when we do any...
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Last week I had a visit from an energy efficiency specialist from our local energy company, MidAmerican. MidAmerican has a program called EnergyAdvantage: Save Some Green. Homeowners who get their...
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Plumbing
At Our New Old House the plumbing was one of those things that we knew we’d have to do eventually but that never gave us enough of a problem to fix right away. However, when the faucet on our tub...
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Nothing new to report, so here’s a look at my workshop!
I don’t have any exciting dramatic pictures of progress to show off this week, but I did spend some time moving things along in my refinishing workshop. Let’s take a tour! This room in my basement is...
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Starting spring early
I’ve had spring fever bad these past couple of weeks and I decided to start some seedlings early for my vegetable garden. The only place I can do that is in the basement but my basement’s awfully cold....
View ArticleDon’t Go Chasing Waterfalls
Just stick to the rivers and the lakes that you’re used to. Funny how this song was going through my head all night… Here’s some video from last night’s first serious spring storm. Keep in mind, our...
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