maybe i need a marker that says, "Hugh Hefner stayed here"!
the foundation really wasn't that bad! just a slightly slanted view
view from the front bedroom to the kitchen
cleaning out 40 years of barn trash
a new hat!
the bathrooms' demise
The silver lining to the bathrooms' cloud of dust -- two windows and a door exposed!
sunset while leaning on the front fence
Mrs. Hill, from the west
Starting the garden took two tillers, a rental, and a neighbor's, but we got it done. Afterward we received the gift of a hand-me-down tiller but we couldn't get it started. We loaded the beast and took it for repairs. Now it's ready for next time.
And the garden grows - especially now that we have water!! Such a blessing.
Red chair
Lynn's red truck
Red chairs
Red hammock
From Tuesday to Thursday poor Henry tinkered with his temperamental trencher...
The kitchen exposed...
Red accents seek each other out...
120 years of steps across this threshold left it barely intact for me to find...and contemplate
after dropping the dropped ceiling
bed and bath with just a tiny bit of the huge pile of refuse left behind
Greg the bee man
ancient honeycomb from inside the wall
Bathroom one - I guess we need a bucket!
bathroom two - the "outside bath and laundry - the view from inside the house! This old window soon see the light of day again!
Beth's favorite room - she has dubbed it the music room
trash or treasure?
Mrs. Hill batting her eyelashes
Is it bucolic even if there are no cows? Who knew chickens could be so entertaining!
A pitful of bottles!!
Treasures from the first dig
Red wheelbarrow
Red grill
This broody hen had made her nest under the trash pile. Once the trash was removed she continued to sit on the nest in the open field! Smart momma. Here she greets her first chick.
the zinnias have been glorious. I haven't had them like this in years!
The tree man made the cuts on the fallen oak trunk so I could have a bench. It's compfy but needs a bit of sanding
Only afterward did we notice that the saw left its mark in a more subtle way.
Purely coincidental