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Tavern Update

Tavern Update! Tis been a while since showing photos of the 18th Century Tavern. Not exactly all period appropriate but fun. We’ve used it now a few times…

300 Gallon Rain Collectors

300 Gallon Rain Collectors. I grew up on a small farm. And on this small farm we had a small well. Or at least I THINK it was…

Shit (Circa 1998) Happens

Shit. I just asked HWMMS how much it costs to pump and fix the septic tank (new filter, two new risers and lids, fixing the outlet pipe) and…

Air Conditioner

Yesterday we had the service people out for the 3rd time since buying our house a year ago to check on our central air…well, guess what. It’s shot….

Landscaping

It’s wonderful and exhausting that the people who owned this land for 10 years before we bought it did ZERO landscaping. Today, HWMMS did the tough work of…

Trees Glorious Trees

Now that we are in our forever home, surrounded by land and woods we are going to start reforesting with new trees. My brother told me about the…

Paint Sale

Ooooooooh! I LOVE a good bargain! Our friend recommended a specific paint primer shellac from Sherwin-Williams to cover up our very dark walls (red in the living room,…

Bambi: The ENEMY!

Bambi: The ENEMY! I casually walk past the front door and windows on my way to the bathroom and sneak a glance outdoors of two eyes on some…

Laundry Room Update

I previously blogged about my dislike for the laundry room in our new house being part of the mudroom area right off the kitchen. I really thought I…

Entertainment Room

Hurrah! Entertainment Room! Just in time for the big game…our new sectional arrived. Now that we have the main piece I can start with finishing the room off…

Weber Christmas Tree 2013

Weber Christmas Tree 2013. Yep…we went in our backyard (woods) to cut down a GIANT tree for the foyer! And by we, I mean HWMMS of course…I took…

Turkeys

We just drove up our curvy, hilly driveway in the middle of the woods and saw a dozen turkeys just hanging out. As we approached half went to…

Internet Connection

If I knew that we would have the crappiest internet connection known since dial up when purchasing our house in the middle of the woods…I’d still choose the…

Laundry Room

Laundry Room. HWMMS started working on the mudroom/laundry area once again this afternoon. Mostly because it’s cold and we now need a rack to hang our coats. Off…

Basement Tavern

18th Century Tavern in our BASEMENT? HWMMS basically took over the bottom floor of our house…he made a workshop area for himself along with setting up the entertainment/movie…

Look Ma! Matching Porch Lights!

Look Ma! Matching Porch Lights! This post won’t mean anything unless you have visited our new house. One of the highlights of the tour has been the mismatched…

Bye Bye Ugly Stained Stair Carpet Runner!

Bye Bye Ugly Stained Stair Carpet Runner! Our new house is FILLED with carpet. White and off white carpet. The former owners of the house also had four…

Future 18th Century Tavern

Yes, I wanted an old farmhouse. But when I think back to myself just a year ago looking at all those old farmhouses I couldn’t even IMAGINE living…

POOL!

POOL! Oh. My. Goodness. Our life is surreal. Today? Wheeeee! It’s really happening!!! One truck down, two more to go…. And then fingers crossed that all the heating…

Pool in Progress!

Pool in Progress! Our lawn might be a foot long, but at least during the rain the wonderful people from Designer Pools can stop by and work on…

Working on the Workshop

Working on the Workshop. One of the million reasons why we fell in love with our new home has to do with the spaces in the basement where…

Jarvis the Goose, Eh?

Jarvis the Goose. Meet Jarvis. He likes to protect his Mrs. who is hidden off to the right sitting on a nest of eggs. I sort of cannot…

Anxious…overwhelmed, blessed.

I’m much more anxious about this huge life changing move to our forever home tomorrow, than I think I have been about anything since meeting HWMMS. Weber Wedding…

My Last Move, Ever?

My Last Move, Ever? Holy Moly! I can’t believe it’s happening! Tomorrow, we move. Time to make new small town traditions. No more red barn in the backyard….

New Home!

New Home! Today was a very good day. Started out the day buying a big fat insurance policy for our new home to-be. Went to breakfast. Visited a…

Master Suite Inspiration

Master Suite Inspiration I’ve been spending lots of time lately thinking about how to decorate our soon to-be new home. What colors? What designs? What will we both…