I guess I never posted photos of the mostly-finished basement storage area. Tim finished it last week. We had him use the Hubbard Squash-col...

Tim got started on our little basement project on Monday. He and his helper spent the first day cleaning out the space. They took a huge loa...

Well, we decided to do one last remodel. This one is more of a spruce up than an actual remodel.  We have this funky basement storage area ...

On Friday, Tim and Tony mostly finished installing the steel framing. I think they kept back a few pieces until after the electrician makes ...

Tim and Tony spent the day putting in the steel framing. I think they're about halfway done now.

Tim has returned to the job. On Monday he and Tony finished clearing the floor and then primed over the paint. Then, yesterday they started ...

Merry Christmas everyone! We hope you have a safe and happy holiday. We don't have any lovely glamour shots this year because we didn...

It has been a very long time since the basement has been this empty! It's been a long haul, but we made it in time for Tim to start on M...

I spent a couple days playing in SketchUp again. The plan isn't as complete as I would like because my version is so old I can't dow...

I don't know if I've mentioned it here on this blog, but last month I ordered a Handiquilter long arm with a 12' frame. So, now ...

It's too late to turn back now. We have bought the materials for the new railing (and OMG it was not easy to find clear cedar 2x6s). Thi...

The porch is not finished, but they won't be making any more progress this week because of the snow. The new porch floor is looking real...

Hand Made Home started the porch remodel on Monday. They started by plastic-wrapping the porch (because of the lead paint) which made it im...

The front knee brace and our front porch have some dry rot issues. Since we have the proceeds from selling the Prineville house, we decided ...

Most years Jeff and I don't take advantage of Black Friday sales but, with the move, this year was an exception. Our current dryer went ...

Time has been flying by. Last weekend we rented a trailer and took our first load of stuff to Prineville. At this point, we're not movin...