So remember how I mentioned that 3 years ago I was going to close in a window and move my stove and that spurred on a full fledged renovation? Well I feel a de ja vu coming on! I have to get some paint for the additions when it gets to that time AND I … Continue reading
Okay so I had a schedule. Get the house painted, repair all the windows, put up the new screen doors, cut down some of these small trees, change the outside lighting, re-mulch the yard and get new rocks for the driveway and I am done with the outside until the fall! When the guys were … Continue reading
Okay so the guys showed up today to work on the house… And this is how it is looking now… well kindda sortta. It looks way lighter in the photos for some reason. Maybe because it was getting to be dusk…not sure The front of my house looks so funny with everything cut down … Continue reading
I have a problem and it is about time I correct it. I have no choice now. It has to do with my windows. My 50 year old windows. I have these handmade screens covering two of my windows. No doubt Mr Walker made them when he converted the house from a log cabin because this … Continue reading
I am not sure what in the heck I was thinking trying to paint this house because I know good and darn well I am afraid of heights…but I went out there with my big girl panties on and pulled out my loooong extension ladder and got busy. But before I get into that I … Continue reading
If you just want to see photos you can go directly to my photobucket album. I saved some photos off the Internet but I also took a lot of photos myself while I am working out in the field in Durham, NC historic districts. The houses are being painted all sorts of colors and when … Continue reading
Today was a beautiful day and all I could think of was getting a few things done. I had two of my grandsons with me since last night and today we went to get the third one that lives over an hour away. One of them made a movie last week with his Nabi…I thought … Continue reading
A City Girls Country Dreams 