I’m addicted to image searching; Google used to be my drug of choice, but Flickr is fast replacing it. I’m a very visual person, so when I want to see kitchen sinks I refuse to wade through paragraphs of marketing-speak to get to the product shot. Lately, I’ve taken to searching Flickr using keywords like […]

This summer has flown by; perhaps it’s the heat waves and severe flooding we’ve had this year, or just that we’ve been so busy. Remember when you were a kid, and summers seemed so endless? You couldn’t stop complaining about how bored you were, and how there was nothing to do. What I wouldn’t give […]

First, an update on the roof – it’s nearly done. Teague spent yesterday shingling it, and the only thing left to do is cap the ridges. Having this project off our to-do list will be a huge relief, both physically and mentally. A leaky roof can really ruin your day, and we will no longer […]

Yes, we’re doing our own roof. Yes, we’re slightly obsessed with DIY. We’re also pretty broke, and I’ve got a talented husband and father-in-law with many successful roofing jobs under their belts. We finally ripped into our roof on Saturday, and despite my many fears it’s been going well. Teague’s father, Don, gave up his […]

While Googling “cupola interior” the other day (what don’t I Google?), I came across a lovely little site called Roedde House: A Window to the Past. It’s an educational tour of a fully restored late-Victorian Queen Anne Revival in Vancouver, B.C. Though the site appears to be written for children, there’s plenty of good stuff […]

I’ve been hesitant to reveal our roof repair plans on the site for two reasons. The first is that we kept changing our minds, and I didn’t want to confuse everyone by flip-flopping. The second reason is that I fear our final choice isn’t going to be too popular with some of the purists out […]

We’ve kept ourselves busy this week by endlessly debating the eighty different ways to repair our roof, the details of which will thoroughly bore you to death. I think we’ve finally come to a decision, but the materials haven’t been purchased yet. I refuse to put it in writing before something is on the Home […]