Category: Old houses
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How Many months?
Deconstruction continued…. With the wiring in, the trench had to be repaired, or, shall I say, covered. The fix was to attach new sheet rock over the old plaster ceiling, not an easy job as the powder room is the size of a narrow closet with deep inaccessible space. The…
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That Second Law
…or Deconstruction continued Entropy—you know, the thermodynamic principle that order always proceeds toward disorder? Well, entropy and I became intimately acquainted in the broad sense in the autumn of 2024, as our little addition got snagged by one problem after another. I should say that not all of it was…
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Deconstruction
The following events are true. Names have been changed or omitted, but the details remain unaltered…at least, as far as my overtaxed brain will allow…. In the spring of 2024, my husband and I decided it was time to assess our situation. We loved our near century-old Tudor house, but…
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Rebirth
A house I love is coming down. i saw the fence around it today, the dumpster in the driveway, equipment ready nearby, and signs on the front lawn foretelling the inevitable. It’s a charming house. Ivy covered brick Tudor, with lannon stone steps, gracefully arched roof lines and dormers that…
