Re: Beebe -- our 1935 Bungalow on Baker Street.
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 7:06 pm
Lots of stuff that's hard to make it sound interesting has been ongoing. Nothing image worthy yet, but some bits are coming together.
We stopped by PYCA today. She was so nice, gushing about the house again. She was so amazed at how much was still original. She asked if I still needed shelves in the cellar, to which I said, "you've seen it. You know I do." Then we laughed.
She also had an older and sturdy though light metal shelving unit she had picked up at the clean out because it was part of the deal, but she didn't want (some rust that will need wire brushing at the base), so I took one half, Floor Manager took the other, and we beat the rain home without having to break into a run. (Don't know if I've ever mentioned it, but the shop is a short walk from Beebe. Ten minutes if you lollygag along the way.)
It went straight into the cellar, and I'm a bit tuckered at the moment to sally back down there with the camera, but they're average looking for the time, so no loss, I don't think, as folks can imagine it in general.
I now have a glimmer of hope that some time before July's end, I may have some reasonable set up started in the cellar for a workbench and tools.
I also found this beauty while we were there. I wish the picture was better so folks can see how lovely and perfect the cast details still are. The decorated shaft of the bolt is 4" long. The mechanism works well. It has some heft, let me assure you. You would not want to get socked by someone holding this in their fist. I'm not sure where this will go yet, but you know I have a few notions already.
And now I'm staring out the window, and realizing the sun is beating through the clouds again. Glad I managed to get one load of laundry out on the line and dry despite the early morning shower where I almost went right back out and brought it in.
I still have some yard bits I'd like to squeeze in today, but it's been a long day already. I was trying to beat the rain by starting laundry at 7am. (Not a lark, nope. Not one bit.)
Interesting that the step down is more typical there. I want to say I've seen it in another home before (and just as narrow), but I can't recall where.
Who knows when we'll have sleepover guests, so cart before the horse, so to speak.
We stopped by PYCA today. She was so nice, gushing about the house again. She was so amazed at how much was still original. She asked if I still needed shelves in the cellar, to which I said, "you've seen it. You know I do." Then we laughed.
She also had an older and sturdy though light metal shelving unit she had picked up at the clean out because it was part of the deal, but she didn't want (some rust that will need wire brushing at the base), so I took one half, Floor Manager took the other, and we beat the rain home without having to break into a run. (Don't know if I've ever mentioned it, but the shop is a short walk from Beebe. Ten minutes if you lollygag along the way.)
It went straight into the cellar, and I'm a bit tuckered at the moment to sally back down there with the camera, but they're average looking for the time, so no loss, I don't think, as folks can imagine it in general.
I now have a glimmer of hope that some time before July's end, I may have some reasonable set up started in the cellar for a workbench and tools.
I also found this beauty while we were there. I wish the picture was better so folks can see how lovely and perfect the cast details still are. The decorated shaft of the bolt is 4" long. The mechanism works well. It has some heft, let me assure you. You would not want to get socked by someone holding this in their fist. I'm not sure where this will go yet, but you know I have a few notions already.
And now I'm staring out the window, and realizing the sun is beating through the clouds again. Glad I managed to get one load of laundry out on the line and dry despite the early morning shower where I almost went right back out and brought it in.
I still have some yard bits I'd like to squeeze in today, but it's been a long day already. I was trying to beat the rain by starting laundry at 7am. (Not a lark, nope. Not one bit.)
We are darn lucky, I think. It also helps that the PYCA lady is an old house lover herself, and she knows how much it means to me to get wonderful stuff like this.Texas_Ranger wrote:Sounds like you're making great progress and scoring lots of great stuff!{snip}
So far I've managed never to fall down any of these stairs but at least you'd only bump into the door on the other side of the stairs (less than 3 feet away, those stairs are usually only 80 cm wide) instead of falling straight down the stairs.
Interesting that the step down is more typical there. I want to say I've seen it in another home before (and just as narrow), but I can't recall where.
Who knows when we'll have sleepover guests, so cart before the horse, so to speak.