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Monthly Archives: November 2007
We love our audience
Some of the terms people have typed into a search engine to find our blog in the last couple days: › refurbishing original windows › my rabbit headbutts me › tree hugger › ceramic shark sponge holder › happy recycle … Continue reading
Pining for our front door
We’re all adults here, so I’m not going to sugarcoat this: I despise our front door. I must respect it for it’s solidity, its locking ability and, uh, that’s all the enthusiasm I can muster. Its color combo is my … Continue reading
Posted in destruction, front door, history, porch
Tagged destruction, front door, history, porch
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Glazier’s glee
This evening I have a tale of success following failure and how even my most basic instincts don’t always kick in—to the detriment of a beautiful piece of old, wavy glass. But the good news first: That piece of glass, … Continue reading
Posted in cutting glass, destruction, mistakes, rebuilding, wavy glass, windows
Tagged cutting glass, mistakes, wavy glass, windows
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Lengthy bathroom, project, post
This is a post from the past about our first major project inside the house. It got finished over Labor Day weekend 2005, though we’d started 3.5 years earlier. We’re a project-juggling house, you see, and we tend to start … Continue reading
Preservation planning
In preparing to have surgery for the first time in my life (it went well—whew), I finally made out my will. And I included something that might be of interest to others who want to protect items from the past: … Continue reading
Posted in destruction, everyday, history
Tagged appliances, destruction, estate planning, everyday, pegleg
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Cheers—7 Years!
It’s our anniversary of buying the house (or the mortgage anyway). So please join us in a toast to loving old structures, learning new skills, and doing what we can to preserve the best of the past while looking forward … Continue reading
Posted in everyday, history, holidays, relationships
Tagged anniversary, everyday, history, holidays, relationships
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Roper from Chicago
A smart eBay shopper snagged this stunning Roper—with salt ‘n’ pepper shakers just like mine, but not with a clock but with what? (timer? I can’t tell)—for much, much less than I paid for mine. Score! And another excellent old … Continue reading
Photographic diversion
Yesterday I delayed my window work for hours by trolling through the collection of photos the Library of Congress is hosting online from the archives of the Chicago Daily News between 1902 and 1933. The subject index is fascinating by … Continue reading
Pussyfootin
… my fresh paint. Grrrrrrr. This is a post about being a stupid cat person. I’ve had to barricade the window ledges while scraping, cleaning, priming and painting the south windows (whose sashes I am still working on). But my … Continue reading
