Outside Views

Since we moved in, much of our time has been spent working on the house (see below!). We also had some time to soak in suburban living.

fall colors

Right off our deck

sunrise

right outside our kitchen window

shrooms

growing in our yard

snails

come to our front door

racoon family

think they live here

night

with lights

bun buns

hanging in our front yard

fallen leaves

so many that Mr. Bones can jump in the piles

neighbor cats

our path is used by many neighbor cats. We “caught” this one with a catnip plant

racoon family

there are 5 of them

fall colors

outside the kitchen window

hummingbirds

go outside and you can’t get a word in edgewise

House Projects

damaged walls

Bryan checked all the cracks and fixed all the seals.

the toilet

We were so annoyed by the smell of poo in the bathroom (It wasn’t OURS!) that Bryan ended up replacing the toilet flange, sealing a cracked pipe (actuall a plumber did that) and replacing the whole floor.

wheel chair ramp

THe house came outfitted with a 3-way freestanding modular wheelchair ramp. We decided to break down the some 100 pieces and give it to a neighbor who would make better use of it

bathroom floor replacement

and waterproofing!

cat urine

We think the previous owners rented the first floor of the house out to an entire frat house-worth of unneutered male cats. Or at least it smelled like that many sprayed in there over the last 70 years. So we scrubbed all the things until everything smelled like roses.

Dryer

The house came a top-notch washer and dryer, but no sooner after Bryan replaced the cat-pee soaked dryer vent did the dryer break. He carefully broke it down and replaced the belts.

insulation

The house was insulted with fossilized rat droppings. That didn’t work too well. So Bryan decided to replace all of it.

watertight

Bryan caulked everything in one smooth bead. Then he did it all over again.