Old House, New Chapter

We have recently moved our family into my aunt’s semi-neglected and very full of stuff 5600 sq’ Victorian home in upstate NY. Follow our journey as we restore this home to its former glory!

Posts

  • February and other things

    It’s been a weird couple of weeks. They kind of just flew by, which is very strange, but also very welcome, for February. February is usually so, so long, cold and miserable. It has been cold, but not nearly as cold as January. That helps for sure – I am able to walk more and…

  • Creative itches

    Creative itches

    It’s been a little while since I’ve posted. I considered giving up the blog, when I was feeling overwhelmed; thinking that maybe social media was enough writing… but I’m finding that I like the contrast of writing the blog. Social media is so focused on engagement – shares, comments, reactions, replies… you are always thinking…

  • New year, Old House

    New year, Old House

    I’ve been reflecting a lot these last two weeks on the New Year. I’m not a New Year’s person. I don’t do resolutions or word of the year or ‘new year, new me’ or anything like that. That said, last year, we were at our friends’ place, and there was this random lady there –…