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 …
A 2022 In Review
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 …
The End, and the beginning
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 …
A Visit from St Nicolas
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 …
Over the Top
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, …
A home like everyone else.
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 …
Summertime
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 …
Frosting
Quite a few times lately I’ve found myself saying you can’t look at cake batter and declare a cake is ugly. You have to wait until it’s finished. And here …
Springing into Work
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 …
Progress in a Time of Quarantine
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 …
Waiting. Waiting
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. …
The Bell! The Bell! The Bell!
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 …
Happy Thanksgiving, with all the Trimmings!
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 …
And Snow it Begins…
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 …
River Road Ramble – Come on Over!
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 …
Moving forward, finally!
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 …
Someone Smashed My SheShed!
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 …
A short pre-holiday note
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 …
Late Homework
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 …
A bit of Historical Color
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 …