The Historic District

I've been over-seeding my lawn with clover and using it in bare spots on my lawn where the grass just won't grow. I love it. It looks nicer than plain grass IMHO and stayed green even during the dry period earlier this summer which made my grass turn the color of straw.

When it rains, it pours

Thank you for the warm welcome. It is a small world and it's nice to know that there are fellow old house fans not that far from home. It's only my daughter and I so a large house would be too much for us. When I was looking at houses, I remember looking at a 5 bedroom house. As I was walking throug...

I have been lurking for a while. I am a single mother with a teenage daughter. I work as an accountant. I don't have a lot of experience working with my hands but I am learning. I always loved old houses, even as a child. I purchased my first home about a year and a half ago. According to the tax re...

How does one manage to drive through a fence like that?

I am so sorry to hear this. I hope that your insurance will at least cover the roof damage on the old vic.

Beautiful door.

I'm jealous!

I'm surprised that train was so loud. There are some train tracks about a block and a half from my place and the train that passes through is rarely louder than the neighbourhood traffic and almost never blows its horn, much less on a constant basis like that train.