Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Every old house owner gets surprised now and then. Sometimes the surprises are bad, like when you discover a broken drain pipe. And sometimes the surprises are good, like when you find buried treasure in your yard. If you're lucky, the good surprises outnumber the bad.
I can't ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Does completing two projects qualify as a streak? I've just finished my second session of stripping and restoring the old hardware from around the house, and I'm on a roll.
First I cleaned some window hardware a few weeks ago. Now in the last few days I decided to ...
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Friday, November 2nd, 2007
Our house was built in 1923 with an attached garage for a car. Now I've got a 1923 Minnesota license plate that could have been attached to that car.
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Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
A couple nights ago I attended (the last 30 minutes of) a Twin Cities Bungalow Club event called, "Halloween in a Bungalow" with presenter, Janelle Henry. The talk covered the history of Halloween celebrations in the United States, with a particular focus on Bungalow era.
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