Last.
No nono, don’t get the wrong idea – this certainly isn’t the end! But we have had some pretty significant lasts the last few weeks. I’ll start with Marie. Back …
January progress
GIVEN that it is cold. and GIVEN that it is January in Wisconsin. and GIVEN I’ve become a bit delicate, this month has been focused solely on inside work. Fortunately, …
Merry Christmas to All!
Sometimes it seems all the posts are about work – but sometimes it’s important to stop and just take in the season, and be grateful for all the good things. …
Tile-a-pa-looza
We’re Back! After a pause to let our bank account catch up with our plans, we are back to making progress at the school. I hinted last time that those …
Happy Halloween!
Stop on by for a treat or warm yourself by the fire! We’ve got the bell tower filled to the top!
Blanketed Up
Or, alternatively titled, “we got through all the things on the checklist that we hoped to do but didn’t think we would get done before winter.” Admittedly, the checklist still …
An electrifying addition!
If you stopped by during the Ramble, you might have noticed a work in progress. At that point, we were about half way through getting all the electric work done …
Another successful Ramble
It was FANTASTIC to see so many of you last weekend at the River Road Ramble. We had an incredible time talking to as many visitors as we could and …
It’s Ramble Time!
Join us this Saturday for the 2018 River Road Ramble. This historic, self-guided tour will let you explore the oldest road in the area. Tons of historic sites, lots of …
Innovation
The problem: how to raise three 260 pound window sills 5 foot into the air in order to place them in their windows? The answer: physics, creativity and a call …
Just a few bandaids
Have you been by lately? Have you seen the world’s most not-historic front door? Don’t worry – this is a case of necessary form over function, and it just a …
Bell Tower, 101: Windows!
Ta-da! Jumping right to the end, the windows are in!! We started with demo. Looks pretty simple, yes? Just remove the rubber roofing, and away we go. Not so fast! Under …
East Windows: done!
All matching, all operating, all the time! Remember what these looked like when we first started? Something like this, I believe…. We did have one sill failure, so we are …
The Countdown Begins
Like every good schoolhouse, we now have a chalkboard to keep track of our lessons. Or in our case, our assignment list. These are the ‘we should get these things …
BEAR!
It was bound to happen, and one night it did, just like the song. A bear has found his (her?) way to the schoolhouse. I’m calling him a him, although …
Progress at the speed of a lazy summer evening
How does that phrase go? Something about the best laid plans? It seems our ideas about how much time we would have to put towards school projects is in direct …
One New Room
Following in the footsteps of the weather that raced from winter to full-on summer in about a week, ….we jumped from windows to a real-life room…the first actual room to …
Not to be redundant….
WINDOWS. AGAIN. I feel like a theme is happening here, and it all has to do with windows, windows and more windows. THE PLAN, as we thought it through last …
Who’da thought!
So, do you remember two weeks ago when we were taking out the old sills and putting in new ones? Well, that went really well. It looked like it was …
Happy Anniversary (and back to work)
This weekend marks 4 years since that fateful day when, while trying to avoid work at home, we took a Sunday drive to Wisconsin and found our forever home. Judging …