The Historic District

I warshed (with a "r") in room temperature water and blue dawn dish detergent. It came off in a vile tarry nicotine scented clump!

They are going into the clock house, to replace some nasssssty old dime a dozen fixtures.

Stripped PAINt from three of these beauties..... a special HGTV farmhouse level of hell is reserved for people who paint over things like this with house PAINt.

It's a beaut, We must investigate this! Pictures?

Congratulations to the happy couple! Give your puppy dog a snoooooooot petting from Iowa!

phil wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:27 pm ...will that porch become a deck as well . I noticed where the door is above it. Maybe it's a mother in law exit

That's where you bring all the beds and chifferobes and that in that won't make it up the steps!

it's a dandy hangout! I direct people here from Facebook if they look like kindred spirits.

Haloo again! Good to know you are all right. I always liked your house.

Thanks for the kind words! Work has been slow here, had some health setbacks and I wasn't too sure I'd be here today, each day I wake up is a gift. Clearing out the hoard in the house, I want my home back. I hope I'll have more news in a month or so.

Lord! I'm reading all these profiles looking at all these people around me that know more than I could live long enough to learn! It's very likely that I'm the dumbest one in here! I am at a lowly watchmaker and former player piano technician. In 1998 when I moved to my little corner of Iowa, there ...

Singer bought that wheeler and white company because they wanted their model 66 class machine, with the oscillating horizontal hook and drop in bobbins. They got all those patents when they bought it, and if you look at the 66-1, the very first 66 with a singer brand on it you'll see that the presse...