New Adventure

 

Oh my goodness.

 I can't even go into the details of what transpired over the last two months.

 It would be a long, long story.

But I will say that we actually thought that we were done with project house,

 and we would move on to new adventures...

 

We packed up, put the house on the market,

 and got several excellent offers on the house.

Thank goodness the offers fell through,

 because our new adventure fell through too.

 

We actually moved out of the house for a month and then moved back in.

 

Ahh, I know this is all very cryptic, but it really isn't worth going into.

 

we are so happy to be back where we belong,

and Project House would not let us go.

 

We still have more projects to do here.

 

 

When we were moving out, we got rid of a lot of stuff.

So, now we get to go estate sale-ing again

to find a lot more stuff.

Yesterday we went out to Romeo, and after lunch at a crappy diner...

 

 

We found a couple of old furniture pieces

that we will do some work on.

 

and Terry is building me a new custom coffee table.

 

Can't wait.

 

Everything seems brand new again.

 

I guess this was our new adventure after all.

Tough Times

What started out as an exciting new adventure turned into a really dark time for the "Project House" family. No details, but we thought we were going to sell the house, and it did not turn out that way. So we are ecstatic to be back in our nest, and I will resume posting soon. 🐿

One House, Two House

 

Where are we?

 

In Nick's basement.

 

Nick and Colleen closed on their new house yesterday,

and here we are getting ready to paint the ceiling in the basement.

 

But let's take a tour of the new house...

 

Backyard, garage.

 

The back of the house.

 

Big Uhaul.

 

Front of the house.

 

One major issue here...

 

This tree.

 

A Russian Olive that went terribly bad.

 

It must go, but the new owners are not sure.

 

It must go.

 

Here's Nick and Colleen's brother, Brian.

Such great kids. 

 

 

The kitchen...

 

The family room...

 

Terry is already tired.

 

The master bedroom.

Looks roomy, but the king sized bed hasn't arrived yet.

 

New toilet for the bathroom.

 

Colleen's dad coming to strip wallpaper.

 

That's all for the tour.

 

We came home and got busy on our own house.

 

Why are we repainting the dining room ceiling?...

 

Why are we repainting the basement?...

What are all of these boxes for?...

 

A big announcement coming soon.

Our Tax Dollars at Work

 

So, funny story...

 the other day,

Terry asks me, "Do you think if we called the city

 that they might take down these dying trees?"

 

and I replied, "Ha, no way".

 

Monday morning, a city worker is banging on the door,

and informs me that they are going to take down

our two dying trees.

 

This one on the side street,

and another at the back of the property (below).

 

They were quick, did one before lunch,

and one after.

 

There's the end of it. All done.

 

While they were at lunch,

neighbors came and grabbed up all of the wood

 for their fireplaces (I guess).

 

In the middle of all of this,

some more city workers showed up

to replace the stop sign that someone took out

 during the icy morning last week.

 

For all of the bad things I have to say about Center Line,

I have twice as many good things to say about our city services.

 

They used a giant hydraulic thing

to pound that sign in.

 

They returned promptly after lunch

to take down the tree at the back of the property. 

 

All done.

Good job.

Kudos.

Not so Confusing Corner

 

The wind storm was so bad

 that the power lines came down on the road behind our house;

and "confusion corner" became

"silent square".

The police and fire started shutting down all roads around our house.

 

they brought in road blocks, and cones, and signs,

 and taped off from tree to tree.

It was hilarious.

 

and because DTE ws so behind,

 I enjoyed five glorious days of silence.

No cars zooming down the street,

no hooligans walking up and down the sidewalk.

Nothing.

Just birds chirping, and squirrels playing.

 

I was so happy. 

Then they came.

DTE fixed that wire and life returned to it's noisy normalcy.

 

They very next day, we awoke to a snowstorm,

and someone had taken out the stop sign on the back corner.

 

The city workers stuck the sign back in

 and propped it up with an old tire and cement blocks;

which remains there still today...

 

Welcome back to "confusion corner".

 

This last Sunday was a beautiful day,

so Terry and I decided to forego our usual estate sale hobby,

and do something different.

 

Neither of us have ever been to the DIA

(Crazy right?)

Lived here all of our 50+ years,

and we've never been to the Detroit Institute of Arts...

 

So we went.

It was really, really nice.

Quiet Sunday morning, just meandering through the maze of exhibits,

and actually seeing paintings by VanGogh, and Renior, etc.

 

We will definitely go back.

 

Then we went to Mexican town,

and had lunch...

 

And drove down the riverfront.

 

Things are really coming together downtown.

Every time we go it gets safer and more enjoyable.

 

Fifteen years ago, when Terry would take me there,

I would be freaked out.

Now, we go down there and feel very comfortable,

and always have a good time.

 

Finally, I thought I should take a goodbye pic of "The Joe".

Who thought those stairs would be a good idea ???

Dog Days of Winter

 

My nephews, Kenny & Andy came up from North Carolina

 for a visit at Grandma's house.

 

These two wonderful young men are getting married this year,

which makes for two interesting trips.

 

Kenny, 9-3-2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia

 

and Andy 11-4-2017 in Richmond, Virginia.

 

Sooo....

Me & Terry and Bob & Peggy are planning two separate trips,

 to the same place, all within a couple of months.

 

We can't wait. Our road trips are always a blast.

 

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Here is Terry's latest challenge...

 

an old piano stool, we picked up at an estate sale for a few bucks.

 

It has a million coats of paint on it,

and Terry is going to restore it.

 

Look at that original claw, with glass ball foot.

 

This is a really cool find, and I will post more on it later,

(when it's warm enough for him to get back in the garage).

 

Still working on this doll house,

slow and steady wins the race.

 

A rare 65 degree day in February,

and this little guy popped up.

 

Found a perfect antique piano...

 

This is the boys room...

 

and the girls room.

 

The kitchen is a challenge.

 

All in all, it's really coming along nicely,

very time consuming and a lot more expensive than I anticipated.

 

This will be a bathroom someday.

 

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And last but not least...

 

here is the painting that I just had to have.

 

It was the first thing that caught my eye

 as I walked into an estate sale last weekend.

 

I just had to have it.

I don't know why, but certain paintings just scream at me,

and this one would not let me walk away.

 

We actually left, and had to go back,

because I had to have it.

 

Unrecognized artist, C. Burger it looks like,

no million dollar prize,

just a French city scape that makes me want to be there.

 

Now it's over my fireplace.

 

No apologies.