I just read this thread on a board I frequent: http://www.supernaturale.com/glitter/viewtopic.php?t=14630 Basically, some poor historic home owner was giving a tour of of his place to some of his coworkers. One woman tripped on a step, and is now suing him. The poor guy. Let’s hope he has more than the lovely “hazard insurance” we’ve […]

Guess what? We’re re-siding! I love it. It’s time to put the clapboard siding back onto the kitchen, and Teague laid the first few tracks to make sure they were straight and level. Hopefully I’ll finally be able to contribute, since he’ll be working all weekend. It’s kind of like putting a puzzle together. There’s […]

Last night, while I was on the porch sanding down a door I’m refinishing, I noticed we were making quite the racket. Forget the hum of crickets, the breeze through the trees, and the ice cream truck jingle. We’re blocking them out with our hammers, saws, and sanders. Our neighbors must despise us. During winter, […]

Wagner Design & Construction! Now that the wedding is over and our lives have settled down, it’s time to embark on our next big adventure. Teague is starting his own design and construction business! With an interior design degree, a background in construction, and more tools than we can cram into the shed, I think […]

As many housebloggers have noted, temperatures in the Northeast are so high that I’m fully expecting to burst into flames at any moment. While all of the sane people locked themselves in an air-conditioned room and are sipping iced tea until the heat subsides, we continue to soldier on (somewhat). On Saturday, Teague framed up […]

We’re in the middle of a heat wave – it’s been 90+ degrees all week, and extremely humid as well. As a result, our wood floors (which, as you may remember, were used as a litter box by previous owner’s cats) are now SWEATING CAT URINE!! I could not be more grossed out. Prior to […]

How is it one transitions smoothly from this fantasy world… To this reality? After two weeks of nice restaurants, lush landscapes, maids (and moms!) cleaning up after us, and no alarm clocks, we weren’t sure we wanted to come back. But we missed the dogs, and the house, and our quiet little street. It felt […]

The wedding and honeymoon went by way too quickly, and we’re having trouble adjusting to the real world……… I’ll post more very, very soon (including photos!), but right now I’m still playing catch-up at home and at work. I just wanted to say a quick hello – we missed you, house bloggers ;) Now that […]