We were looking for a house that had a nice south-facing wall, so that we could eventually build a greenhouse attached to the house. Paula staked out the rough dimensions…

A coat of fresh paint holds wonderful curative powers. After we tore down the ceiling tiles, the old plaster ceilings were revealed, with their cracking and flaking and sagging wallpaper,…

Gradually, we are taking down more non-supporting walls. The house opens up by stages, one messy session of demolition at a time.

There's something romantic about the concept of buying and renovating an old farm house. Surrounded by acres of pastures, meadows, woods and deep ravines, you might imagine it will all…

Yesterday: more demo, this time with Deb's help. Today: a strong thunderstorm passed to the south of us, dropping a scant bit of rain here. Strong, cool winds, and a…

I removed half of the ceiling tiles in the long, narrow living room yesterday, and the plaster ceilings above them are in "pretty good" shape, a welcome surprise. This morning:…

Yesterday I took down the two layers of ceiling tiles in the narrow hallway, opening the space back up to its original eight and a half feet. The plaster ceiling…

Got up into the attic the other day, after breaking through the plaster ceiling and making a more convenient hole through which to access the dirty, dark attic. When we…

We've been living in the house now for about two weeks, and the demolition of the larger of the two bedrooms has begun in earnest, and we're moving ahead almost…