An earthquake, which is not typical for our area, rocked our little house a few years ago, weakening our cabinet structure and cracking walls. Our old roof was leaking and water had seeped into the drywall, causing it to buckle and peel. The worst part was mold was growing. Last year when our beautiful new red roof was put on, we realized that the section that was added to the house sometime in the 1960’s really didn’t provide sufficient structure to support the weight of the upper cabinets and all the glassware for the addition that we added 19 years ago. The cabinets were shifting and we were growing more and more concerned. Continue reading “farmhouse kitchen gets a (small) remodel and Rustic Lasagna”
Category: farmhouse renovation
Renovating our 1930’s Cottage style Farmhouse
Happy Birthday Winter and a farmhouse renovation update Dec. 2017
Snow is falling.
I cooked a feast as though I was expecting an army. Mr. Cottage carved the turkey, we gathered our little family together, we gave thanks and ate until our bellies could hold no more. Continue reading “Happy Birthday Winter and a farmhouse renovation update Dec. 2017”
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cool nights warm days in my own private cathedral
These are the days of autumn. Forecasters in our area say that the leaf color this year will be somewhat lackluster.
We turn the heat on at night and the AC on during the day – crazy. Me, I’m holding on to the warm weather as long as I can and dancing in the gardens with the last of the flowers. The light that sparkles off the morning dew and streams through the ornamental grasses makes my garden feel like my own private cathedral.
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Farmhouse renovation August 2017
I felt as though I spent most of the week holding my breath and waiting for the other shoe to drop. A tear or two may have fallen.
How was your week?
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farmhouse bathroom a vintage horror story
Our Lucky is growing. He is now practicing flying in the house.
Soon we will have to make a difficult decision about his future. What a wonderful thing it has been including him in our furry and feathered family.
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Farmhouse renovation update July 2017
Scenes from around the farm this week.
I’ll admit, this post is full of so many photos, it is a bit ridiculous. Continue reading “Farmhouse renovation update July 2017”
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Food for thought and a dishwasher too
Food and dirty dishes.
Cooking, eating, growing my own herbs these passions collide into a beautiful thing.
When there is a dishwasher in the house.
We have been without a dishwasher for almost a year. It was broken beyond repair, and the funds weren’t there to replace it and or there were other financial priorities. Truly, I tried all kinds of things to make hand washing dishes a more enjoyable experience, but I just wasn’t into it. A shiny new dishwasher arrived last week, and in the Department of irony – a few days later the faucet at the kitchen sink broke. Continue reading “Food for thought and a dishwasher too”
