Old House, New Chapter

We have recently moved our family into my aunt’s semi-neglected and very full of stuff 5600 sq’ Victorian home in upstate NY. Follow our journey as we restore this home to its former glory!

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  • Creative itches

    Creative itches

    It’s been a little while since I’ve posted. I considered giving up the blog, when I was feeling overwhelmed; thinking that maybe social media was enough writing… but I’m finding that I like the contrast of writing the blog. Social media is so focused on engagement – shares, comments, reactions, replies… you are always thinking…

  • New year, Old House

    New year, Old House

    I’ve been reflecting a lot these last two weeks on the New Year. I’m not a New Year’s person. I don’t do resolutions or word of the year or ‘new year, new me’ or anything like that. That said, last year, we were at our friends’ place, and there was this random lady there –…

  • Such is life

    Such is life

    I had a great deal of trouble getting started on this post – not because I didn’t know what I wanted to talk about, but because I wanted to talk about two things, one very joyous, and one very sad. I wasn’t sure how to connect them. Having written both things, and come back round…