2024 Highlights @ BHOM
I’m sorry it’s taken so long for me to post. It’s hard to believe how fast time is flying. It’s December! Merry Christmas! Here’s Emmie! I got a new dog! She’s … Read more…
General
The Three Sisters of East Main
Update: 12/28/22 My next step is to contact the city county building department to see if I can find out who the builder was of these three houses. I think … Read more…
The Gnomes of West Park
When we lived in Eagle Point two gnomes came to stay with us. I just assumed they were native to the area. When we moved to East Main, after we … Read more…
Reconstructing the wall
The previous version of the wall was a loosely stacked stone wall consisting of sandstone. Because the new incarnation is more tightly fitted, like a giant, HEAVY, jigsaw puzzle, there … Read more…
Oh, don’t you love basements!?
Our electricity was off for much of the day Sunday. My friend Vicki has a 1928 Tudor house about 5 blocks up from here. She texted me that her basement … Read more…
Brasfield & West
Since the first of September, Vicki Brasfield and I have rented a space at the Collector’s Market on Court Street in Medford. We’re selling “Vintage and Pre-Loved Goods.” We both … Read more…
Windows…DONE!
I finally finished painting the exteriors of all the windows last week. Whew! That’s a load off my mind. I needed to finish them before the fall rain started, and … Read more…
The clawfoot finally got its due
When we did the bathroom renovation, we took out the old original 1927 built-in tub/shower. It had seen better days and the shower surround was hideous. I could have updated … Read more…
Turning Wasted into Useful (Space)
There was a “bump-out” in the upstairs bedroom — space that is used by the stairs for headroom. It came out from the wall at a 45 degree angle and extended … Read more…
The Party’s Over
Last weekend I hosted a party for friends, neighbors and my contractors to celebrate finishing the house. It was nice to see old friends from Eagle Point and get to … Read more…