Year Archives: 2017

Before we purchased the other grandfather clock, I had been discussing with a lady in Greenville who was selling an old German one her father had bought in Germany in the 60’s. She had listed it on FB Marketplace for...

It's almost pretty enough to leave this way....

Ahhhh! The joys of working on an old house! I was changing out a shower head. Which lead to a cracked PVC elbow, in the wall. Which led to the removal of this closet panel which dude felt a need...

Skim coated the walls in the breakfast nook this morning after we removed the old wall paper. The ugly papered over cracked plaster ceiling is covered. Now I just need to paint it and install the chandelier. I've been wanting...

I love these church bells. But I wish... just every once in a while...after the intro gong...they’d break out with a rousing rendition of Hell’s Bells. https://www.facebook.com/slydog1227/videos/10213385618542205/...

The motor went out on our automatic litter box and I ordered another 2, to have a spare. The automatic box itself makes having a cat just slightly less of a waste of any intrinsic value one could possibly gain,...

I retired for this??? Sheesh! The purpose of the clamps: Dustin originally wanted the double gate in the middle of the section of fence facing the street so he could get his truck and or trailer in the backyard. My...

Yeah I know, but I'm retired, it was Tuesday, and these things occasionally happen. We had this idea to luxuriate at the same moment, but seeing as how we don't have a tub in this old house big enough for...

Squirrels are furiously gathering acorn's. Hummingbird activity seemed diminished today. The climate is continuously wreaking havoc with hurricane activity and abnormal weather patterns are an everyday occurrence. All of that, but mostly, I've got an aching in my bones. Not...

We located the old photos from the house! Our neighborhood "jam" lady and artist, Sheri Rieth, gifted us this one on the right this morning! She had purchased them all at the estate sale for $2 to use in some...