To me, cleaning up a mess is powerful. I cannot prove the following, but nonetheless deeply believe in what I write. These thoughts are difficult to put into words, and right now I wish I were a poet. When the mess above was cleaned up, somehow, somehow, this changed the energy of…

Yesterday, Tamara asked: I’m dying to know exactly what does the inside of a telephone closet look like? Is the original telephone extant? Does it contain a simple bench to sit upon whilst making that all important call? That particular feature is one of the least mentioned in all of your posts and my curiosity…

Last February I did a post about the miraculous resurrection of the triple arched stained-glass windows on the second-floor landing. If you did not read that post, you really really really need to. I will have a glass of wine in the meantime… … … … OK! Cool, right? So, while the stained-glass was restored,…

  At some point, either likely 1929 or 1950, the east window facing the porch was transformed into a door when the porch was enclosed. The porch floor (as I just discovered) was about 6-inches ABOVE the sewing room floor. This floor was removed, and a new floor installed continuous with the sewing room (as seen…

I previously did a post on the second-floor porch of the Cross House. It’s a really interesting post, and you might want to detour and read it. At some point the porch was enclosed, but the previous owner of the house, Bob Rodak, removed these alterations, and infilled the huge, original arched openings with solid sheets…

        …no water drained out of its downspout, either (over to the left; not pictured). We we all baffled by this, but much sleuthing by Justin revealed that a 1-1/2-inch sag was the problem. The sag was where a very TALL wood column had been, a very rotted tall column. This was…

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      Because the Tyvek suit does not breathe, in this heat I am drenched in sweat when finished. I peel the suit off, and my clothes look like I just jumped into a swimming pool. So…not…fun. I can only do such work for an hour or so, and my brain is fried when…

    I erected a five-level scaffolding so I could paint the Great North Wall. LEVEL ONE: The porch. LEVEL TWO: The roof of the porch. LEVEL THREE: Just under the triple-arched windows (not yet erected in the image). LEVEL FOUR: At the bottom of the main gable. LEVEL FIVE: At the bottom of the…

                                          There are three such windows, all in the octagon tower. An arched-topped window is also in the room. I am re-installing the panels in the BLAZING heat and direct sun, but geez, the results…

          While working, I heard a yell. I turned, looked down, and saw Eric in the yard. I waved, and invited him to join me. Eric climbed up the scaffolding tower, sat down, and we began a conversation as if we were sitting in the parlor having high tea, rather than…

                                                    In about eight weeks my turret finial should be ready after its facelift, and my new octagon finial should also be ready. So, another road trip!