posted by Kristin | filed under History, Eutaw | 1 Comment

This morning a man came to the door and announced that he once worked for the previous owner, Miss Syrene, and - the more amazing fact - that he was born in 1900, making him two years older than our house. He had walked to our house, and after our conversation sped away with his […]

posted by Kristin | filed under Uncategorized | 2 Comments

My mom bought Darwin a Maglite this weekend, which could come in handy since we can’t seem to locate any of our flashlights. When Darwin was at singing practice last night, I decided to investigate inside the walls.
The only spot where I can access the interior of our walls (without ripping down drywall) is […]

posted by Kristin | filed under Kitchen | 4 Comments

We’ve made a discovery!
Under badly crackled and peeling off-white paint on one area of the window trim in the kitchen, I had noticed a light blue color. But it was hard to see and only in such a small spot.

Then Darwin demolished a ’70s built-in desk that was getting in our way (and was […]

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Arrgh, what a rough night we had last night. The dishwasher, microwave AND television all came in, so Darwin brought his dad’s truck to town to pick them up. He got the dishwasher and microwave loaded at Lowe’s, and then the truck wouldn’t crank. I was getting off work right about then, so I bought […]

posted by Kristin | filed under Mysteries | 2 Comments

Our house, though 102 years old, is the baby on our street. It sits between a house built in the 1840s and one built in the 1830s. The 1840s house is empty at the moment with a sign in the yard designating it “The Gray House,” though we’ve been told it’s known in town as […]

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