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Exterior Makeover. The Finalé.
After six long twelve hour work days and six gallons of Sherwin Williams Duration paint Beechwood is finished. She needed more than a paint job, she needed a full restoration. And the amount of paint… more →
Beechwood
Raising the Titanic
wrote 3 days ago: I never intended to be writing about home improvements and such but we recently purchased an old hou … more →
Road Closed
wrote 5 days ago: The road up to our house runs in a crescent shape from the main road at Guarenna down to the r … more →
On the line in Shelburne Falls
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wrote 6 days ago: I have a gigantic clothesline now! We have been in the house for about 10 days. Most of the time I a … more →
A Stair is Born
wrote 1 week ago: Today has been an odd one. Looking back at the posts on this blog, you’d be forgiven for thinking ar … more →
Book Review: ‘A Castle in Spain’ by Matthew Parris
wrote 1 week ago: This not a travel book, more a book about restoring a house in a foreign country. It is a book about … more →
Swedish Meatballs, Storms and the Electric Mosquito Box
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Last week when the weather was good, we replaced the horrible tiled living room floor with a new woo … more →
Keeping the Donkey Warm.
wrote 3 weeks ago: The Brothers Johnson are playing Stomp, as I walk along the lane. It’s a warm and sunny afternoon, p … more →
The Evolution of the Written Word and Uninvited Censorship
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wrote 3 weeks ago: At the moment it would be fair to say that I’m living in chaos. I’m in the middle of a house restora … more →
Dog in the Road
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wrote 4 weeks ago: How many times have we heard people say, “If I won the lottery I’d leave here and go and live in par … more →
55. The Cave under the Cottage
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wrote 2 months ago: If you’ve ever been caving, you might know the feeling — a generic uneasiness as you … more →
A Second Chance to Make a First Impression
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wrote 2 months ago: Do-over; mulligan; take-backs; a new beginning; a fresh start; a second chance. No matter which ver … more →
52. Now that we've seen the worst...*
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wrote 2 months ago: We’ve been working on this little cottage every weekend for almost a year now. We are no longe … more →
Stalking is a Form of Love
wrote 3 months ago: William Shakespeare once said that the world is a stage and we are the actors. So, I thought it was … more →
House Hunting Evokes the Artist’s Plight
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wrote 3 months ago: Whenever someone announces their title as an artist and they aren’t well-known, one of a few images … more →
YIPPEE .... I have new doors and windows !
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wrote 3 months ago: Lots of cementing to paint over, one day soon !Now the outside walls need a good paint ! Yesterday t … more →
45. Hearth Songs
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wrote 3 months ago: The chimney at the cottage touches three rooms — the kitchen, the living room, and the mudroom … more →
power and the flu
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wrote 4 months ago: Update: if you’re tired of hearing about sick people, you can just skip this post and take thi … more →
32. Imperfect Little Cottage
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wrote 6 months ago: Last week my son-in-law lent me a book called Perfect English Farmhouse by Ros Byam Shaw. Ms. Shaw i … more →
26. Tying Loose Ends into a Big, Beautiful Bow
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wrote 7 months ago: There are a lot of loose ends lying around this blog and this post aims to tie some of them up into … more →
