Tuesday, April 11th, 2006

Once, Twice, 10 Times a Lady

posted by K | filed under Commentary | 6 Comments

If other people are going to mention their Top 10ness, then by golly so am I! Hurray, we’re in the Top 10 Houseblogs at Top 10 Sources (along with 9 other blogs o’ awesomeness). Hee heee heeeeeee, I’m giddy with the joy of it all! Now that I’m in the Top 10 of something, I [...]

Monday, April 10th, 2006

I’ll Stick to Mayberry, Thanks

posted by K | filed under Eutaw, Travel | 3 Comments

My mom and I went to Atlanta this weekend to help my sister find a rental house. Remind me to never move to Atlanta. Ack. Even on a Sunday afternoon the traffic was more than I ever want to deal with again. I am not cut out for big city life.

Friday, April 7th, 2006

Twinkle Fingers

posted by K | filed under Mr. and Mrs. | 2 Comments

D and I both got manicures yesterday. That’s a pretty good sign we won’t be doing much work this weekend, don’t you think? Lest you all think I’ve turned my poor unsuspecting husband into a “girly mahn,” it was almost his idea. He loves me to give him manicures – no polish – so when [...]

Wednesday, April 5th, 2006

Mystery Knobs

posted by K | filed under Mysteries | 5 Comments

There’s something I’ve been wondering about since we first bought the house, but I keep forgetting to post about it. Our back door has a window in it, two sidelights and a transom. The windows on each side are tall and skinny with a divider separating the two panes, but they are not double hung. [...]

Monday, April 3rd, 2006

Secret Compartment

posted by K | filed under Mysteries | 9 Comments

We heard this weekend that some old houses have a compartment inside the newel post of the staircase where the owners kept blueprints and other papers. Some new neighbors who are restoring a Folk Victorian down the street came over to tour the house on Sunday, and they had a lot of ideas about it. [...]

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