Sorry that I have been away so long. It’s been so busy around here since the middle of April when we spent 8 LONG days helping our oldest with his new (1932) house–pulling out carpet, cleaning, painting, putting down hardwood, putting up drywall, and refinishing floors. Shortly after that, we went to help our youngestContinue reading “The Ancient Basement–Long time, no see…”
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The Ancient Basement–More Progress on the Shelf at the bottom of the stairs
So this project is moving WAY more slowly than I ever expected, but here we are. We have made more progress than it’s going to appear in the following photos. So, what you can’t see from these photos is that the left and right walls are plumb and parallel (and that took a LOT ofContinue reading “The Ancient Basement–More Progress on the Shelf at the bottom of the stairs”
The Ancient Basement–Shelf at the bottom of the stairs
We started this project during the weekend that we got snow and were stuck at the house. I think I jinxed us when I said I thought we could accomplish it over a long weekend. No such luck. I’ve had a few people ask how the project is going, so here is the update. IContinue reading “The Ancient Basement–Shelf at the bottom of the stairs”
The Ancient Basement–Snow Day Project
We are expected to get a lot of snow (for here) tomorrow, and we’ve had enough notice that we could actually think about, plan, and purchase everything for the project. We are going to build the shelves that we had planned all along at the bottom of the stairs–to fill this area. Years ago, IContinue reading “The Ancient Basement–Snow Day Project”
Cathy At Home on the River 