This weekend was a good one. We started out on Friday by heading to the lake for one last boat ride. The last time we went to the lake, about a month ago, we hit a wake and a swinging window shattered. We had to put the boat away full of glass as we had…
Yes, there are really walnut trees on Walnut Avenue. I snapped this photo in late July. It will be harvest time for walnuts before you know it. Mr. SP and I spent the day helping Mama on Saturday. He installed closet rods in three closets that my mom had constructed earlier this year and worked on…
Do you like my new look? I am so happy with my blog makeover. All of the credit goes to Bailey of b’s {blog} boutique. If you are thinking about a blog makeover, I would highly recommend Bailey. She is very creative and she works quickly. Thanks to Bailey for a great job! Now on…
It’s time for another party at Amanda’s Serenity Now. This time we are showing progress that we’ve made, large or small. I thought I would share the latest progress pictures on Walnut Avenue with you. If you are new here, my mom is restoring a house and I’ve blogged about the process since last year. …
Things are progressing slowly but surely on Walnut Avenue. Not much happened in June but July has been a month of hard work for Mama. She and two of my cousins sanded the floors on the first and second floors. What a difference this makes! The house looks so much brighter now. Mama will finish…
Mama is almost a full time resident at Walnut Avenue. She’s rented her farmhouse to a family friend and has to be out by June 1. Her furniture has been moved, either to Walnut Avenue or to a nearby storage unit, and now what’s left is to pack her kitchen and closets, pack piles of…
Mama continues to work herself to death on her Walnut Avenue house. The good news is that the wiring is nearly complete. The kitchen has been gutted and Mama has a plan for its design. Isn’t this old sink going to be fabulous? She’ll strip the textured paint off the ceiling in this room as…
If you are new to my blog, my mother is restoring an old house on Walnut Avenue. The house has been in our family since it was built at the turn of the century. If you want to see more of Mama’s project, look for my other posts under the “Walnut Avenue” tag on my…
I spent last Saturday helping Mama on Walnut Avenue. We painted her basement craft room and family room. If you are new to my blog, you can read about what my mom is doing by looking on my sidebar and clicking on the “Walnut Avenue” label. Here are a few pictures of the craft room…
Mama’s Walnut Avenue house is coming along, slowly but surely. Much of the work that has been done is not noticeable. She thought the plumbing was fine, but discovered that it all had to be replaced. Surprise! When my cousins replaced it, they discovered that the washing machine had been draining under the house all…
I drove to my mother’s Walnut Avenue house yesterday afternoon with two friends from school to check on Mama’s progress and to show my friends her house. Things are progressing slowly but surely. The biggest change is in the hallway upstairs. Long ago someone had steps built to lead to the attic. They took up…
Things are progressing on Mama’s house renovation. Mike and William (husband of a cousin and cousin) have been working on the porches. Originally the stairs on the outside went from the basement, to the main floor, and then to the top floor. Mama had one set of stairs removed a few years ago because they…