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garden inspiration

Posted on January 26, 2018 by thirdstoryies

It’s starting to thaw out a bit here, and the days are stretching a few minutes longer each day. I’m ready to be back at the garden on Wednesday mornings – we draw the line at temperatures in the thirties or below. I don’t mind a brisk walk, but it’s also been nice to linger…

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sad gate / happy gate

Posted on December 8, 2017December 8, 2017 by thirdstoryies

We’ve been knocking out a lot of smaller to-do lists on the existing house while waiting for the bigger project to start. One of those nagging items was replacing our front gate. The photo above was taken during the first full summer we lived in the house (2001) – look at that pitiful mansard and…

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bathroom update ideas

Posted on July 14, 2017July 14, 2017 by thirdstoryies

It was past time for a refresh on the cast iron surfaces in the bathroom, so I cleared everything out on Wednesday night and Thursday morning Surface Specialists showed up to reglaze the tub and sink. And by the end of the day the bathroom looked like this: I’m going to clean and reseal the…

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