tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post6591561055240312731..comments2024-03-27T23:00:22.683-04:00Comments on for the love of a house: getting our second wind...for the love of a househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13151787635612708698noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-24826399630251475652009-08-18T07:06:56.384-04:002009-08-18T07:06:56.384-04:00I reckon it would be interesting watching your sto...I reckon it would be interesting watching your stonemason at work - he's hot! lolThe Distressed Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878371211708477939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-1222188257413105742009-08-17T07:07:19.589-04:002009-08-17T07:07:19.589-04:00Joan good luck with the rest of the build, I love ...Joan good luck with the rest of the build, I love your ideas. Cant wait to see more pictures... Julie in Holland.. :)Julie B. [Holland]https://www.blogger.com/profile/11974062033692887509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-31013560527391365252009-08-15T12:38:03.584-04:002009-08-15T12:38:03.584-04:00Hi Joan,
The progress on your home looks amazing,...Hi Joan,<br /><br />The progress on your home looks amazing, am loving those granite steps. Always enjoy reading what you've been up to. Keep up the good work.<br /><br />Take Care and have a wonderful day.<br /><br />Love Janine<br />XXOO<br /><br />Tasmania, Australia<br /><br />p.s. I've left a message on the previous post - was hoping I wasn't too late in leaving a comment!Janine Marshallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-18858223188339155382009-08-15T10:43:02.248-04:002009-08-15T10:43:02.248-04:00I´ve found you in Janet´s The Gardener Cottage blo...I´ve found you in Janet´s The Gardener Cottage blog and have been having a look at your blog. It´s great the work you are doing renovating that house, and the blue tractor... and the walk around...and everything. I´ll keep coming back to visit your blog to see what else you have to tell.<br />We also renovated hour house but sadly I don´t have pictures of that time, but I do have pictures of the house now and I know you will like my house if you have a look at my blog.<br />Congratulations from Chile, southamerica.<br />María CeciliaMaría Ceciliahttp://www.casadulcehogar.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-4944584502152847622009-08-14T15:55:19.636-04:002009-08-14T15:55:19.636-04:00WOW! I just can't begin to imagine all the har...WOW! I just can't begin to imagine all the hard work you're putting into this beautiful home. I really admire everything you're doing. (And if you'd like to post more pics of the stonemason sans shirt, don't let me stop you.) The steps look tremendous; wonderful that you can get the stone right from your own property. "We will move that stone wall out to the corner of the garage" - you say that like it's an easy thing - lol! I feel like a slug for not getting the bathroom paint touchups done yet. I'll do 'em today, just cuz you've motivated me! Thanks, Joan!Rose - Watching Waveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08753071639280850781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-83848608189455304202009-08-14T12:49:29.781-04:002009-08-14T12:49:29.781-04:00Does your stone mason do work in CT? I would love ...Does your stone mason do work in CT? I would love to have a patio made from the huge stones already on my property.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-35676621963209840492009-08-14T04:51:57.931-04:002009-08-14T04:51:57.931-04:00Oooh la la! Now if I could just get my hands on ju...Oooh la la! Now if I could just get my hands on just one of those boulders for my yard! They are an arm and a leg here!<br /><br />Love the work going on at ye ole' homestead! Those steps are amazing...the barn will be out of this world when the windows are in! It will be like a family/great room right??<br /><br />Cannot believe the guy was going to burn original floor boards! What a pill!<br /><br />I can smell the end...you??Linda@ Lime in the Coconuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551293394719390382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-75083025757199680982009-08-13T23:07:22.297-04:002009-08-13T23:07:22.297-04:00Hi Joan - It's so interesting to see how the g...Hi Joan - It's so interesting to see how the granite steps are installed. I love to learn about how things that we take for granted every day are built! Have a great weekend!<br /><br />DeborahBoxwood Terracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635278108636515992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-10304920419156873082009-08-13T22:51:34.390-04:002009-08-13T22:51:34.390-04:00Hi Joan and Dan: Love the steps, the idea of the ...Hi Joan and Dan: Love the steps, the idea of the herb garden, the stone walls....I love it all! Your home is a true New England home! Great post. CindyCindyhttp://www.aol.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-65308769315981475842009-08-13T18:09:45.770-04:002009-08-13T18:09:45.770-04:00My goodness, those steps are handsome. I'm gl...My goodness, those steps are handsome. I'm glad you are moving forward and have found good people to work on your house. It makes all the difference!Kathleenhttp://houseitemsandroomsilike.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-22005349530222021022009-08-13T16:41:48.220-04:002009-08-13T16:41:48.220-04:00Hi Joan, The steps are beautiful and I just love t...Hi Joan, The steps are beautiful and I just love that they came from your very own property. I also just love all the information on what's what and where is where. You've done so much beautiful work - what great vision! And your herb garden sounds absolutely scrumptious. Oh, and the gravel is just classic - 'of course' it was delivered to the neighbors house. Of course it was --- that's our new favorite response to things like that ; ) In fact, we just said it a few days ago when they delivered our sand! ; )Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371726009244498344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-1858651027173776662009-08-13T16:17:59.825-04:002009-08-13T16:17:59.825-04:00I love that you are working so very hard on your h...I love that you are working so very hard on your home.<br /><br />Sometimes I get discouraged when new home owners post pictures of a room they have "redone" and all they have done is paint and put out a new rug. For me, doing a room involves rewiring to new electrical, replacing outlets and lights with pushbutton switches, steaming wallpaper off, repairing plaster, sanding down walls, painting, repairing wood windows, repairing window sills, refinishing wood floors, replacing / repairing antique light fixtures, etc.<br /><br />The baby's room has been going on for nearly 3 years!!! And he is 2 and his crib is still in the living room!puckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00870925694355938382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-57074881937986684042009-08-13T15:35:34.542-04:002009-08-13T15:35:34.542-04:00What great steps -- we just put brick ones on for ...What great steps -- we just put brick ones on for our breakfast room -- got rid of the wood trailer stairs that we put there when the room was built -- the brick is so much better -- although we are $$$ poorer because of them -- but they are perfection! (And it truly looks now as if the breakfast room is an enclosed porch and those are the original porch stairs)Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114417561785860122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-2120674677027225312009-08-13T15:18:16.981-04:002009-08-13T15:18:16.981-04:00Hi!
I have been lurking around in my spare time. ...Hi!<br /><br />I have been lurking around in my spare time. Your blog is lovely and inspiring - which is always a positive when one is in the middle of a relentless, seemingly endless renovation. I have been tracking our efforts to rebuild our 1919 Arts and Crafts story and a half for the past year. There are days when it feels as if it will never end. And we are the GC - so there is no one to fire:) Or even scream at. It has its positives and its negatives:)<br /><br />Mary from www.follyandivy.wordpress.comMaryhttp://www.follyandivy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-54722753073514953272009-08-13T15:09:18.979-04:002009-08-13T15:09:18.979-04:00Hi Joan,
Wow, you've been busy. I love every...Hi Joan,<br /><br />Wow, you've been busy. I love everything you are doing. I love the idea you have for your herb garden. I can just picture it. It will be so beautiful when you are done. Keep us all posted.<br /><br />Janetthe gardeners cottagehttp://www.thegardenerscottage.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-35440330281579558852009-08-13T14:51:45.346-04:002009-08-13T14:51:45.346-04:00Hi Joan, those steps look wonderful. And the fact...Hi Joan, those steps look wonderful. And the fact that your stonemason is an artist makes the entire process so memorable. Those steps will mean alot to you in years to come. Functional AND spiritual. The best kind of things are a combination of the two, wouldn't you say?<br />Best to you!<br />MCfarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01945584338612963020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-13460912990098554372009-08-13T14:34:18.795-04:002009-08-13T14:34:18.795-04:00Hi, me again! I had to bail on my last comment bec...Hi, me again! I had to bail on my last comment because the phone rang! I hate it when work gets in the way of blogging ;)<br />I wanted to say also that it all looks so great, despite the contractor problems and hard work (and because of it too, of course!) and I can't wait to see what you do with that barn. How great that you can use materials from your own property... with your own tractor! We don't get much of that here in suburbia.Tracy Watierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173203339834757559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-77973333954739843062009-08-13T14:31:33.558-04:002009-08-13T14:31:33.558-04:00Oh Joan, I love this post! We built a house out in...Oh Joan, I love this post! We built a house out in the country several years ago (not this house) and I loved the entire process. Watching the stone masons is amazing - some truly are incredible artists. We took limestone from our land to build some of the landscaping levels. We used a darker stone from around San Saba for the house - hang in there......it just gets better every time you post!!Hill Country House Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669069876394459689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005324767450032096.post-54331828953831256912009-08-13T14:08:16.641-04:002009-08-13T14:08:16.641-04:00Wow! What a project! And I gripe about wallpaper r...Wow! What a project! And I gripe about wallpaper removal and end of summer garden maintenance... shame on me!Tracy Watierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173203339834757559noreply@blogger.com