April 2, 2006

in which we planted a dogwood tree

We took advantage of the nice weather to plant our 6th new tree.

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April 3, 2006

more privacy fence

A few weeks ago, we put a run of privacy fencing across the big side yard. The success of that project and recent reports of stolen heat/HVAC units compelled us to bring the fence up on the other side of the house, too.

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April 10, 2006

we kick ass

We've just been tipped off that we've been named a Top 10 Houseblog by Top 10 Sources. (See also Abraham Lincoln, Celebrity Couples, and blogging librarians.)

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April 11, 2006

New Orleans, Louisianna

We've spent the past few days in New Orleans, mostly eating and looking at houses. This is, of course, a unique time to be in New Orleans, with vast stretches of the city still destroyed, powerless, and uninhabited.

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April 12, 2006

about glass doorknobs?

On our trip to New Orleans, we found a shop on Magazine Street selling great 20th century stuff, including a selection of glass doorknobs.

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April 14, 2006

installing a balustrade

We installed the balustrade that we bought a few weeks back. It is a dramatic change.

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April 16, 2006

a few more plants

We're still putting off starting any of the larger projects that we have planned for the season, instead knocking out some of the fun and high-impact things that we can do in a day or so. This weekend this meant planting and mulching out front.

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April 20, 2006

remnants of Victorian wallpaper

In scraping the walls of the hallway, we find the ghosts of old Victorian wallpaper.

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April 22, 2006

towards really not leaking anymore

More than once we've thought that roof might not leak anymore. We're down to one last persistent leak which we think that we've found by pulling down part of the ceiling.

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April 23, 2006

Forest Hill/Springhill, Richmond, Virginia

On a perfect day, we went on a house tour of one of Richmond's other trolley suburbs, Forest Hill.

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April 26, 2006

the end of the porch next door

Two months after posting notice, the city's contractors came in and tore off the collapsing front porch from the house next door.

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April 28, 2006

what is this plant?

We planted a small garden last year and then pretty much didn't do anything with it and most of it died when the real summer heat came. Something seeded itself and has come back strong this year, but we don't know what it is...

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April 30, 2006

the outside cats are kicking mouse ass all over the place

We've been gifted a crow, a whole mouse, and a mouse head & shoulders over the past few days. (Mouse shoulders!?!)

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