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We have moved on...

We are just another peice of it's history now, but we sure did leave a big footprint (along with our names on the underside of the stairs into the basement).

I am very pleased to say that the new owners are as stary-eyed as we were when we bought the place and will give her about as much love as anyone could. One of the owners is the great-great-great granddaughter of the original owner/builder (I hope I got enough greats in there).

To make it even more interesting, we bought her house and she bought ours - moving day was a logistic nightmare, but we all survived.

I guess I need to find something else new and exciting to blog about...

Until then, thanks for checking in on us!

Stone Springs

I am finally getting around to posting the before and after pictures of our latest (and biggest) set of rennovation pictures. Here is the first of many - the kitchen (you should be able to click on the photo to enlarge it). Enjoy and thanks for looking.

The Kitchen!

Dave took off 2 extra days for the Memorial Day weekend and we have been working non-stop for the last five days on the kitchen. It is coming along great and it will be SO nice to have a modern kitchen with novelties such as cabinets, counters, and a built-in dishwasher. Here are some shots from our Memorial Day work-a-thon:

First though, this is how we've had it for the last few years... one side:

The other:

This is where we were as of tonight... on one side:

And finally the other:

These pictures really do not do the kitchen justice, but I will continue to post updates as it comes together. Now for painting the cabinets, getting countertops, and puting everything away. There is a light at the end of the tunnel!!! :)

PROGRESS!!!

Sorry for the month long gap in posts! In March, we emptied the attic in the "new" (circa 1860s vs. 1820s) attic and began the process of making it a livable space. Significant progress has been made since then so I thought I'd share some pictures... here it was in March:

From there, we cleaned, framed, installed recessed lighting, heat/air conditioning, and foam insulated it to get to this point a few weeks ago:

The drywall guy has hung the drywall and will be back later this week to finish the job so we can paint the ceiling, walls, floors, and decorate - WOO-HOO!!!

One side...

And the other...

Our Earth Day celebration

This is some serious business... planting trees with grandaddy! I must confess that I didn't even know yesterday was Earth Day, but we did happen to plant about 10 trees, so I figured I would sieze the opportunity and make my title seem grand. :)

Assorted herbs, veggies, and flowers prepare to move into thier new home.

A few more strands of electric tape and the garden is ready for planting. I love rabbits, deer, squirrels, and other assorted wildlife as long as they are admiring my garden from afar!