A year ago today...

A year ago today...

A year ago today we arrived in New Hampshire. Our movers moved 221 boxes and three trucks worth (two 24' and one 16' packed to the ...
Wide Plank Floors

Wide Plank Floors

The original floors in the house are all random width Eastern white pine, which is indigenous to our part of New Hampshire. For some unknown...
A house blessing...

A house blessing...

After we took possession of our house we performed a house blessing . If you're not familiar with the term, a house blessing is an anci...
Holes in our head...

Holes in our head...

Oh wait, they're actually in our walls ! Who's idea was it to restore this old house anyway?? Oh wait, it was ours..... what were we...
A brick wall

A brick wall

After the see-thru fireplace is put in we will cover the kitchen side with an exposed brick wall and hearth. Our contractor had some of the ...
Road Trip

Road Trip

Yesterday we drove two hours north to Franconia, New Hampshire into the White Mountains. The fact that we can drive only two hours and be ...
Who?  Me?!!

Who? Me?!!

Wow. I am truly honored to be chosen by the delightful blog Lime in the Coconut as worthy of a blog gift. Thank you so much for your suppo...
A Kitchen is born...

A Kitchen is born...

I walked into the house today and for the first time actually saw the new kitchen- no more walls, pipes, or studs in the way- just one big o...
A simple string of lights....

A simple string of lights....

The first time I saw our house I could just see dinner parties under the maple trees on an old wooden table and clear lights strung loosely...