Living With Illness
With the introduction of Limpy into my life two months ago, my life shifted. From Day 1 of Limpy into my daily routine, my schedule has revolved around the poor dear. I ever check that he is OK. I fret about him. I spend time with him. “You’re such a good boy! And sooooo handsome!”…
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Called the vet this morning and described Limpy’s condition. “It obviously an abscess that expressed. That’s normal. I’ll give you some medicine, and wash the area with soap and water for a few days. Cats self-heal really well. There’s no need to bring him in.” So…OK! He’s still scarfing down food, and today he has…
Continue ReadingMy Fury Is Great
This is a political post. If interested, please scroll down. Do you know how many hearings there were on the Banghazi tragedy? One? Two? Four? Maybe, I dunno, eight? Nope. I had thought there were ten. Nope….
Continue ReadingA Limpy Update
WARNING: This is a powerfully disturbing post. No, Limpy is not dead. But, he’s gotten much, much worse. This post will be gross to read. Proceed at your own risk. It has been a shocking day. I woke, and went to the fenced yard to feed the cats. Limpy was not in his little…
Continue ReadingBefore. After.
My online vintage lighting store. The overpainting had covered over tiny holes for crystals! I had to drill the paint out, and wholly refinish the fixture. All new sockets and wiring as well. Then, with immense pleasure, I hung many crystals on the chandelier, switched the electricity on, and…SQUEE!!!!!!!! My…
Continue ReadingMuch Ado About…A Downspout
When I purchased the house in 2014, there were no downspouts. This was bad. Very bad, and a huge amount of damage to the house could have been prevented had the downspouts remained in situ. Recently, the downspout to the north porch fell down during a windstorm, and the porte-cochère needs two…
Continue ReadingA Vintage Miracle
My online vintage lighting store. In an antique store, the owner really wanted me to buy a fixture. It originally had a large center glass shade, and three smaller glass shades hanging down. But the smaller shades were missing. The center shade had a dazzling wheel-cut starburst pattern and I explained that trying to find…
Continue ReadingVibrating Energy
In 2014, just after I purchased the Cross House, my friend Christina, who is empathic and quite sensitive, toured the house. “The house is very sad. The house radiates a lot of deep sadness, and anger, too. I’m uncomfortable and don’t want to stay any longer.” She did though return a year later. “I can’t…
Continue ReadingCody…IS IN THE HOUSE!
In 2014, I ‘met’ Cody on Old House Dreams. He was passionate about a house listed, and I was fascinated that an 18-year-old would be interested in historic houses. I was just like that at 18! We kept in touch over the years, and eventually even talked with long telephone conversations. But…we have never met….
Continue ReadingA Refrigeration Curiosity
But…but…Kerri brought up the fact that such refrigerators were crazy expensive at the time, more than a Model T. I thought: Oh, that can’t be true. It is! The classic General Electric “Monitor-Top” refrigerator was introduced in 1927 and cost $525. This seems cheap, today, but this translates to a whopping $7,700…
Continue ReadingCreep…NO MORE!
So…floor done. My excitement? Great.
Continue ReadingA LIMPY UPDATE
When I got up this morning, I was surprised to find that Limpy’s box on the deck was empty. I looked around, and saw that he had dragged himself into the tall grasses. As I approached, I also realized that he had, ahh, done his morning business nearby. This is what I get for waking…
Continue ReadingCreeping Maple. A Discovery. And Questions.
For seven years, with immense forbearance, I have overlooked the kitchen flooring, the most damaged in the house. So, you can imagine my thrill at having a good, solid floor! Squee!!!!!!!! If it were not for Covid, I would schedule a dance party upon the new floor! …there is a lot more…
Continue ReadingKitchen Flooring!
This is particularly satisfying as, for several years after buying the house in 2014, there was no floor in the servant’s hall. One looked directly into the basement. The original floor had been been eaten by termites!
Continue ReadingThe Leak Found! The Leak Fixed!
Of late, I have been bedeviled. Bedeviled! A few months ago, I stepped into the the Round Bedroom and discovered…oh, the horror…water dripping from the ceiling. EEK! The next day, I climbed a tall ladder set up on the west porch roof to see if I could ascertain the problem, which had to be between…
Continue ReadingKITCHEN FLOORING!
Maple was a common wood choice for kitchens when the Cross House was built. I have no idea why. Suggestions? I also have no idea of what to finish the maple with. What was common in 1894? Any ideas? Oh, and again…SQUEE!!!!!!!!
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