Even though my “real” home is not yet livable, post Hurricane Rita, my goal of finishing this old house project and getting the house elevated looms in the near future. While waiting my turn on the elevation list, a last few necessary things are being done. like a little carpentry work to replace some bad…
In the last update, I failed to take a photo of the front door view for you. Please forgive me. Here it is now–a little late but still oh so much better looking than before! BW (Post on surprise helper visit coming soon!)
For those of you landing here on the bayou for the first time: Family, friends, and I have been totally renovating an 80-year-old cypress house since March of this year. If you would like to catch up on the journey, just find “cypress cottage” over in the right-hand menu and you can see our progress….
And I am so proud and happy! Please, come on in and take a look. Do you remember what this room looked like before we removed the brown paneling? And then do you recall what it looked like after we removed the brown paneling? Right! We uncovered Pepto-Pink cypress beadboard walls. Oh, and let’s not…
Termite wanted to try his hand with the crowbar and see if he could remove this stubborn piece of plywood. Have you ever wondered why he’s called Termite? Termites are tenacious, but not only that, they are very destructive. But this piece of wood was not budging for the Termite. “Get out of the way!!!”…
My birthday actually started the weekend before my birthday with an early gift from a friend–a box of Crystal jelly jars, bands, and lids which I badly needed for my fig preserves. That was really a thoughtful gift. On the actual day of my birthday, I got to go out to eat with BigSis, LilSis…