This Old House Magazine Disappoints
I have been a long time buyer followed by subscriber of This Old House Magazine. When I first started buying this magazine it was at a time that there was […]
Category Archives: My Old House
Designing a Heritage Style Kitchen
I have received many emails from readers asking me questions about the design of our new kitchen pictured at left. It seems like a good idea to answer some of […]
Our Renos are almost done!!
I”m waiting for everything to be completed before I post indoor pictures of our new kitchen and hopefully that means this weekend. The last bit to do is the back […]
One solution for Uneven Floors
One of the most pressing issues we had to deal with in this reno has to do with the floors. Our house will be celebrating its 100th birthday in 5 […]
Things to Do to Survive a Reno
I have the best readers on the internet. It’s apparent that I touched the generous hearts of several of my readers with my plea for some words of encouragement as […]
When a Contractor is an Impersonator
We have been happy with the work our contractor, Jerry, has done on the house thus far. He is easy going and smiles a lot but isn’t afraid to voice his […]
A Recipe from the 1906 “20th Century Cookbook”
“There was never a time when there was less excuse for ignorance in any branch of human progress than there is right now. The dawn of the Twentieth Century shows […]
Our Kitchen Reno Part 3
It’s been an interesting week. The project is on schedule and we are fortunate to have a contractor who works on a job until its done before going off and […]
Our Reno – Week Two
And the saga continues… The porch is gone. A temporary wall has been erected with plywood and planks to seal off the kitchen from critters – the two legged as […]
Welcome to our Reno Week 1
Well the time has finally come. Our kitchen reno/ new addition started on Monday and we’ve managed to get through the first week without too many issues. We’re already camped out in […]
