2023 – some ‘new’s
The year sped by and it brought some new things to the schoolhouse. Some years you look back and think – well, we didn’t really do anything. Thank goodness for …
It all started with an evening at home, bored with TV and my book, roaming around on the internet browsing real estate finds. A jotted down address, a casual mention of it to Kevin with a reply of 'well lets go out and look'. An hour long Sunday drive, coming over the hill and around the curve past the lake, the disappointment in the house we were looking for and the moment the angels started singing and the sun came out when we looked down the road and both said 'What is THAT?" THAT was this, the Bass Lake Schoolhouse, inhabited as a school from 1904 – 1944. Currently searching for someone, us, to find it, love it, save it. This blog, then, is about that.
The year sped by and it brought some new things to the schoolhouse. Some years you look back and think – well, we didn’t really do anything. Thank goodness for …
As in all good lesson plans, it’s always good to do a review. While it feels like the school is ‘finished’, for those who know us, it’s never really done …
Well, my friends, we have come to the end. We set out to save this school, to re-imagine it as a home for us. We have done that. This last …
Adapted from the original by Clement Clarke Moore ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the school Not a power drill was running, not one single tool. The stockings …
Such a great labor day weekend!!! After 5 long years (could it be that long??) of worrying over the bell tower – first trying to stabilize it, then enclosing it, …
We’ve experienced a true change from ongoing construction site to feeling like a proper home. Even though it’s been almost 4 years since we sold my house in Minneapolis and …
This past month has had it’s ups and downs. We lost a huge part of our lives and our schoolhouse team when my mom Bonnie passed away. She was and …
Spring has arrived (I think) and we are making some progress. Being home more right now gave us the opportunity to get a little creative. We had 3 doors that …
OK, maybe I”m being a little bit dramatic, but it would be a great name for a novel! I’m not writing a novel, just a quick update to say that …
January started with such promise, we were so excited about the progress made on the bell tower, It’s still something to look at each time we come in and out. …
In case you didn’t guess, I have GREAT news about the Bell! It’s in!! But before we get there, remember where we started? First, there was this… Then, a little …
Honestly, I wanted to call this post “Happy Brown Friday”, but there were misgivings in the school about that title being misinterpreted. So trimmings it is. After kicking off the …
We had a record turn out for the River Road Ramble this year. It was so good to see all of you there again, we loved talking to you and …
The annual River Road Ramble is coming up Saturday, Sept 28th! For those of you that haven’t joined us in the past, it’s a self-guided tour and great way to …
After what seemed like a super busy summer where we really didn’t get much done inside, I finally have something to show! Here it is almost Labor Day, but the …
Well, OK, maybe it was a tree, and maybe the SheShed was just an old outbuilding that I was thinking about converting to a chicken coop, but still! Can you …
We have remained tied up in chopping apart that tree (see earlier post), so this one won’t have much meat. But I didn’t want to leave you hanging! To prove …
OK, so I’m a bit tardy on a new post – seeing that it was still snowing heavily on my last one. To my defense, it is now 1 week …
Long ago, as we we’re in the process of dismantling the school several years past, we discovered, way back behind some of the wainscot and lath & plaster, a tiny …