Category Archives: From our house

Then and now

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

Grace and I standing in the exact same spot then (2005) and now (2011) after a lot of hard renovation (all of us) and growing up (her) and getting older (me).

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#spider #crawlies #awesome

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

Just a couple of different shots of the spider/house guest that is living across our front door. The web is as wide as the enture door. We never use the door, so we’re just letting her hang out. Literally. I … Continue reading →

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More treasure

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

Started digging this afternoon near the back of the yard, on the far side of the old barn foundation and might have hit the mother load. I had to stop digging to run some errands, but I have a hunch … Continue reading →

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Some days…

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

When I treasure hunt in my back yard, I’m like Indiana Jones–every shovel unearths new and amazing treasure. Today was not one of those days. Today was more like Al Capone’s vault. A lot of effort for a big ball … Continue reading →

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Look at that cool new roof

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

Will it be the most nifty roof in town? I do believe it will.

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Live on land that was once a farm…

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

…and you might just find some bones. Gail and I were walking around the yard this evening looking at our gardens. Up near the raspberry and blackberry bushes, I leaned down to pull up what appeared to be an old … Continue reading →

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Bricks. Lots and lots of bricks.

Posted on May 30, 2011 by

We tore down two chimneys at our house. Plus, we found a pile of bricks that someone was giving away and we rather insanely thought we might need. We are brick rich. Stack ‘em in piles. Edge the gardens with … Continue reading →

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Treasure Everywhere

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Nails. A huge pile. This photos does not do the pile justice. So many nails. And this thing. What is it? No one knows. Total mystery. And as I was walking across the yard (a yard that has claimed three lawn … Continue reading →

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Old Barn Foundation

Posted on April 24, 2011 by

I’ve been digging for treasure around the foundations of the old barn. The barn is long gone. Here are two shots of the fieldstone foundation. In some places, you can see the stones have collapsed. Today, I started rebuilding the … Continue reading →

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Metal, Rust

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

What went on during the years our property was an active farm? People tell us it was a horse farm. I present as evidence: horseshoes a possible knee joint from a large animal a heavy bolt an angle iron a … Continue reading →

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