tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4570113918700805512024-03-04T05:13:19.467-05:00Historic Farmhouse RenovationKevin and Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030914912380840926noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457011391870080551.post-385518991449961842018-07-06T11:53:00.000-04:002018-07-06T11:53:20.867-04:00A Look BackIt's been a little over two years since we sold our lovely farmhouse. We thought we were headed back to the west coast, but we are still here in the same little town in Southern Indiana for now. <br />
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If I'm completely honest, we all miss our farmhouse that we restored -- with so much love and care -- with our own hands. But life is not always what it seems, and is so unpredictable at times. I believe we have another restoration in our hearts, which we probably wouldn't have said two years ago, but after living in a new build, as lovely as it is, nothing can replace the feeling and character of a 150-year-old house.<br />
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Here's to you, Tash Farm in Pekin, Indiana ~ favorite photos, and pictures of our finished work since the last blog post.<br />
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<br />Kevin and Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030914912380840926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457011391870080551.post-61627802896663227622015-10-14T10:58:00.004-04:002015-10-14T10:58:40.070-04:00Happy Fall 2015!Fall is officially my new favorite season.<br />
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This is a lovely spot up on the hill near the barn:</div>
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We are considering building a tiny house here. ;-)</div>
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How's your Fall so far?</div>
<br />Kevin and Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030914912380840926noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457011391870080551.post-58255415296352653222015-10-14T10:49:00.001-04:002015-10-14T10:49:05.723-04:00Living Room Photos....Finally!I humbly offer the following, real life, un-retouched, un-styled photos of our 95% done living room!<br />
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Here's our littlest making a run for the front door.</div>
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Here are some shots that really show the color of the stain and characteristics of the wood:</div>
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As for the color scheme, the ceiling is Behr Ceiling Paint -- the plain white in the bucket; the walls ended up being PPG/Porter Paint Edelweiss; the trim is Behr Ultra Pure White; doors are/will be PPG/Porter Paint Black. We have some painting to finish up but things are coming together. I can't even explain how much difference having this room in a mostly finished state makes! </div>
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Here are some interim (during) shots of the room. You might notice the old 'mantel' is gone. I put it in parenthesis on purpose since the 'mantel' was just some pieces of wood nailed together. Our tv now sits where the mantel used to be.</div>
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Well, that's all I have time for at the moment. Both of our youngest are sick, not sleeping well, and pretty grumpy for the past 3 or 4 days.</div>
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Hope your Christmas was Merry or whatever holiday you celebrate was blessed!!!!</div>
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I also thought about titling this post, "Honey, You Took Out Our Living Room Floor," but that seemed a little long...and cliche.<br />
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I suppose I should have started with a groveling apology for being away from the blog for SO long. So, hat in hand, we do apologize. Life has been wild and interesting, to say the least!<br />
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To explain, about the time of our blog post before this one, we found out we would be adding to our family, and exactly 10 months ago from today, our sweet baby boy arrived. He is a complete joy but the pregnancy was really uncomfortable for me.<br />
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That said, it delayed a lot of work on my part but we are back on track! The kitchen is pretty much done....photos will come in another post....but the big news this week is the living room.<br />
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We've known for quite some time that this room needed a major overhaul and I finally put my foot down and pushed for it. So yesterday, the old floor came out. The hubby and a nice guy he hired to help starting rebuilding today. Here are a few more of the progress today:<br />
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Some of the ends of the joists towards the front of the house were rotten, as we expected. And as the photos show, the room now has a new floor structure, adjusted to accommodate the new 3/4" subfloor and 3/4" hardwood flooring. What we took up was approximately 1" thick tongue in groove hardwood. No subfloor below, just dirt.<br />
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I'm happy as a clam because this is progress, my friends! And the chipping, lead-based paint around the perimeter of the room is gone! See all of that 'gold' paint still on the stairs and trim? All lead-based. Nothing to mess with. We've painted over pretty much all of the rest of the exposed lead-based paint, and especially with the little guy crawling, I feel much better getting rid of more. Soon, it will all be covered over with at least two coats of paint, after a good wipedown with TSP to remove the grime.<br />
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The trim, baseboards and stairs will be white. The doors will be black. And the wall color will be one of the following:<br />
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I will be putting test spots up on the walls tomorrow when the subfloor is down. Hopefully it will be an easy decision. I've done this before with 5 or 6 different colors and I still couldn't decide.<br />
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<i>~Ann</i>Kevin and Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030914912380840926noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457011391870080551.post-56460717163476799442013-03-13T06:39:00.001-04:002013-03-13T06:39:32.296-04:00Lucky Bogging Doesn't Have To Pay The Bills....I suppose I could apologize for our lack of blogging over the past many months but I think if you read back a little ways you'll see that I've already done that a number of times. The fact is that I've been a bit behind on my progress on the house and there haven't been that many changes of late. So I said to myself,<br />
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"Well, you could go out and work on a project in the cold, windy snow... OR you could sit down and blog and tell yourself that blogging counts as working on a project and you'll get that same sense of accomplishment without the frostbite...." Which do you think I chose??<br />
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We have had a number of things transpire in the last few months in our lives in general. One of the biggest ones is that it looks like we are going to be able to buy the barn property next to our house. For those who don't know or don't remember there is a very large old barn that sits on a hill behind our house. It was part of the original farm and we've been in love with it since before we moved here. It has 3 levels and is just full of history and we couldn't stand the thought of it falling down one day. The school district owns it presently but if all goes well over the next month or so we will be buying the 4 acres that it sits on along with an old chicken house that is down the hill next to our house. Here's a picture of the barn up close:<br />
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And one from our back yard:<br />
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And this is the chicken house (not as majestic but we love it anyway):<br />
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We have 14 chickens right now and will be getting another 26 at the end of April so this chicken house will be filled to capacity by early summer.<br />
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It's always amazing to us how God works in our lives and blesses us with things that we can use to bless others. A while back we decided to give our eggs away to local people. We could sell them at the farmers market but it made more sense to us to give to those who would appreciate them. The gift of the chicken house will allow us to give so much more than we presently do. We are going to reach out to the local food bank and partner with them to share our blessings. So hopefully we can go from 50+ eggs/week with our present chickens to 150+/week with the new flock. Pray for productive hens :-)<br />
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It's amazing to me what becomes "treasure" when you refocus your life. Not too long ago we were out exploring an old house and property called The Rush Farm. It's a house that was build about the same time as ours that has been empty for 10+ years. The property had been in the Rush family since the mid 1700's but when Mrs. Rush died it was sold and divided. Well, when we were out exploring the house we found an old kitchen stove that was so cool and was in pretty good shape. During the Christmas season I contacted the real estate company that owned the property and asked if I could buy the stove. I was going to give it to Ann for Christmas... Pretty romantic huh?? Anyway the guy said "No" and that the property had sold, so I thought that was that. But, we had an inside track that we didn't even know about. Come to find out the property was purchased by our neighbor Mary's grand daughter and so:<br />
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There is the cleaned up and completely working early 1960's GE stove in our kitchen. The thing was almost like new once we got the grease and rat's nests out of it.... Ok, one small nest under one of the burners but seriously it was like nothing was ever baked in it and EVERYTHING worked. Even the clock still keeps perfect time. It has a small oven on the left and a large one on the right with 2 storage drawers below. And, our neighbor Troy, who brought it to us, said that Everett Tash (the last Tash to live in our house) had one like it in the kitchen when he lived here. That made it even more perfect. It cost us 1- half case of Bud Light, 1/2 bottle of Mrs. Myers cleaner and a roll of paper towels... What a deal!!!<br />
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The final piece of treasure we've been blessed with lately is:<br />
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A new baby calf.<br />
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*** NOTE TO CITY PEOPLE: The cows don't really have evil looking glowing eyes. I took the picture in the barn and the flash caused this... DO NOT BE AFRAID***<br />
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Anyway, the calf was born about a week and an half ago and is doing really well. This brings our "herd" up to 3. We think we are going to keep this little one and breed her. Sadly, the one that is almost a year old will be going away in late summer only to return to us wrapped in small, TASTY, white packages. So if you happen to be back this way in late summer/ early fall we will feed you very well. You will get stuff from our garden and our freezer. Better bring some sweat pants or other loose fitting clothing in case you over do it.<br />
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Well, that's about it for me for this morning. Not that I'm out of stuff to write but Ann will be getting up soon and need this computer to start working. I never thought life could change so much for us in such a short time but WOW has it ever. Right now I can hear the wind blowing outside and see the snow being swept all over the yard and there is not a car or house in sight and as much as we love the city... This place really does it for us.<br />
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And before I finish, no blog post is complete without a kid picture (Bonnie on the gate by the chicken house):<br />
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And a scenic, seasonal picture (ice on the barn):<br />
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Take care, thank you all for keeping track of us and we'll write more soon.<br />
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Here's our lovely $75 wood stove that Kevin refinished.<br />
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In the process of being refinished: <br />
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Looking at these photos reminds me that repainting the porch is #1 on the agenda for spring!<br />
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Here it is installed. <br />
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And now for the part of the post I wish I didn't have to write......sigh....<br />
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It may not be obvious, except in the first photo of the three, but we've got some gapping going on, which is disturbing to me. We assume it is because this floor has not be refinished in decades, and since the house was unoccupied for about 7 years, it is drying out. Also, I wasn't able to capture it, but near the wood stove, there is some settling happening.<br />
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What you have likely guessed by now is that this floor, which I really, really, really wanted to just be able to paint....is going to have to come up. boo hoo hoo :-( And while we are at it, we are going to re do the office floor as well. SIGH...... Since we need the stove for heat, this work will happen this summer. <br />
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On the bright side, we have some 'issues' with the floor that we will be able to fix - namely, bigger gaps near the front of the house.<br />
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On a literal bright note, we've been installing lighting in the kitchen and upstairs. The kitchen is still not finished but is coming along.<br />
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Here is the back wall currently:<br />
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As you can see, we still have some work to do but it is workable for now. We will install more cabinetry on both sides of the current cabinetry and wrap it around on the left, under the new (reclaimed!) shelves on the wall. The stove will be moved to where the frig is on the right and the frig will be to the right of the camera view.<br />
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Also, Kevin determined there is wood under the drywall on the ceiling after all, so the old drywall will come down and we will paint the wood underneath white.<br />
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Well, that's all for now. We realize we aren't blogging quite enough to keep up with everything we've got going on, so our New Year's resolution is to get better about it!<br />
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Until next time, be well!<br />
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<br />Kevin and Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030914912380840926noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457011391870080551.post-21264364104374250002012-11-01T10:27:00.001-04:002012-11-01T10:31:00.133-04:00Fall Views and Kitchen ProgressI know I promised a few (ok, more than a few) months ago that I would post pics later that day...and then I promptly forgot! Living in the house has been wonderful. Making it into our home is a dream come true.<br />
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As my better half said, we needed to have our smells in it -- our furniture, our cooking, our candles, etc. -- so now it even smells like home. </div>
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With the beauty of fall upon us, we continue to work on the house, welcome guests and enjoy the beauty of southern Indiana.</div>
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<i><u>The Kitchen</u></i></div>
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Here is the same view....the 'during,' taken this morning:</div>
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We still have some cabinets to put in, install backsplash, new appliances to obtain, wall to finish, cabinets to paint....</div>
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I can finally do dishes again in the kitchen!!!!</div>
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While originally we wanted to do custom, Amish-built cabinetry, we had to be practical and found some all wood, alder unfinished, shaker-style cabinets from a place in Louisville called Builder's Surplus. I will paint them myself. The countertop is oak butcherblock from Lumber Liquidators. We are using a beeswax-based salad bowl finish to seal it. The water just beads up and it gives the wood a slightly more rich tone. Since we used polyurethane on the new floor, I decided I wanted something more natural for the countertop. It is very easy to apply -- just wipe on, rub around a bit, and buff!</div>
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Speaking of the new kitchen floor....</div>
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The boy even helped stain!</div>
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We obtained this 3/4" utility grade oak from Lumber Liquidators for less than $1/square foot and while there are some imperfections, it is rustic, which is exactly what we wanted. Everyone who comes in thinks it is gorgeous. We agree. ;-)</div>
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This was the fateful day when we discovered the original yellow poplar kitchen flooring -- which we spent <u>many</u> hours on to remove layers and layers of old linoleum, Congoleum and newspaper -- was rotten and had to be completely torn out. sigh. Knowing that the entire floor, which Kevin rebuilt from (literally) the ground up, is sturdy and will last for generations to come feels really great!</div>
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Kevin and Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030914912380840926noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457011391870080551.post-8970642157770203552012-07-30T07:43:00.001-04:002012-07-30T07:43:14.387-04:00Oh, What a Beautiful Morning!Woke up in the farmhouse this morning! Started the day with coffee by the fire with the Hubby, enjoyed the quiet together, watched the sun rise dark orange. Took a hot shower in the beautiful new/old bathroom and now sitting down to work in my office.<br />
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<br />Kevin and Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030914912380840926noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457011391870080551.post-36279777232057049902012-07-20T14:23:00.002-04:002012-07-20T14:23:34.663-04:00Home Stretch!We have been BUSY! With that in mind, we will post pictures with brief explanations.<div>
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The bathroom floor. New 5" width walnut flooring:</div>
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The tub and sink back from their spa makeovers, ready to be installed in the bathroom:</div>
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The cool ceiling in Ann's office:</div>
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-Kevin & Ann</div>Kevin and Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030914912380840926noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457011391870080551.post-66984128302883687422012-04-30T07:47:00.000-04:002012-04-30T07:50:26.803-04:00A Proper UpdateIt appears from our recent blog posts that we haven't given a proper update on the inside work on the house, so that is the purpose of this post.<br />
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<u>The Lead Paint Issue</u><br />
Instead of trying to remove the majority of the paint, we have chosen to go the encapsulation route, meaning, we will paint everything. Twice if necessary. After much research, we feel this is the best route for us to take from a budget and safety perspective.<br />
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All of the wallpaper is down and the cracks have been patched. The old cement is off the chimney and we've picked the floor paint. Next project: sand the walls, paint walls and trim. Install wood beam the width of the room as we've discovered when someone walks upstairs, the ceiling bows and bounces. (yes, yikes!) This is true for the living room as well. The beams will be laminated veneer so they are exactly straight and flat, and constructed based on the exact dimensions of the rooms within the house in order to account for the load-bearing walls. And they are surprisingly affordable compared to solid wood, not only hard to get a hold of these days, more expensive and has a tendency to warp over time -- which is our problem in the first place. We will box them in and paint them to match the trim. I'm excited about installing these beams for the support and stability it will give the house overall. Maybe something funny to get excited about but here in tornado country, it's a pretty attractive project!<br />
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Here is the color scheme for the family room and living room:<br />
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Looks much better, don't you agree? <br />
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I'm looking forward to getting the floor painted as the gray looks really great with the yellow walls and white trim! The paint is impressively sturdy -- it is industrial floor paint and will clean really well, but also shows a bit of character of the original floors.<br />
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<u>Living Room</u><br />
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All of the wallpaper is steamed off the walls and ceiling.<br />
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The plaster patching and painting will happen after the new beams go in.<br />
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Most of the subfloor is in. The plumbing is in. The electrical will go in soon. We have a new window!!!<br />
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We are still discussing how to handle the window on the right. Stay tuned!<br />
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<u>Downstairs Bathroom</u><br />
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The plumbing is done, the subfloor is in, and we are in the process of refinishing the outside of our 1925 clawfoot tub. We will have a professional company come in to reglaze/refinish the inside but they don't do the outside. We have some special plans for the paint, but I don't want to share that just yet. I think the final "After" will be striking (IMHO) so I want to save that for effect.<br />
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As soon as the tub is finished, we will:<br />
-- drywall and drop the ceiling about one foot,<br />
-- put up the new wall with door (of course),<br />
-- install the walnut hardwood flooring & poly it,<br />
-- work on that hole where a window used to be (this room used to be an outside porch),<br />
-- flip the electrical box around to the opposite side of the wall it is currently on,<br />
-- paint, install new toilet, basin taps and medicine cabinet, towel bars, etc.<br />
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In order to move in, we need a kitchen of some sort and a full, working bathroom so that is our game plan right now.<br />
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Stay tuned! There will be a lot of activity in the next few months!<br />
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<i>-- Ann</i>Kevin and Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030914912380840926noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457011391870080551.post-21045589732241029542012-03-05T08:07:00.001-05:002012-03-05T08:08:20.241-05:00Tornado Friday, Snow Monday -- I'm Confused!The weather here is wacky to say the least!<br />
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We woke up to this today:<br />
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~AnnKevin and Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030914912380840926noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457011391870080551.post-16980906842208698362012-03-03T05:10:00.005-05:002012-03-03T17:09:07.924-05:00Destruction In Our TownAs you probably know by now a series of tornados went through our area (and our town) yesterday. We watched the closest one (from a safe place) pass within 1/4 to 1/2 mile from our house. God spared us any damage but many here were not so fortunate. We appreciate all your prayers and would ask that you please pray for our neighbors who lost family and friends as a result of the storm.<br />
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Here are some pictures we took in town this morning.<br />
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This used to be a lumber mill:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This used to be someone's home:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYs-0wR04-48rO5uXfn_367py049_Es3A11v7B1T9v8SOPJUgpFTLiMeZqGMIRmKNhn_You0azQejmNqk5CVgdE8a8IsTwqCA0Hj1h6gxULwIMT1yJU83-PuVh7EDIegyBT-dPt0wjziG/s1600/0303120732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYs-0wR04-48rO5uXfn_367py049_Es3A11v7B1T9v8SOPJUgpFTLiMeZqGMIRmKNhn_You0azQejmNqk5CVgdE8a8IsTwqCA0Hj1h6gxULwIMT1yJU83-PuVh7EDIegyBT-dPt0wjziG/s320/0303120732.jpg" uda="true" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As we neared the cemetery where the Tashes are buried, we saw this and knew the scene would be grim<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9hxkE1rtFrqwxKgZY5WDvTQHFSaI9jNc8MmOFpANBsGOeXjRiY8F-wLP1I00OCoTBZU3_tXUfENip0UTwuGK1j-psA_1pX8wUo8LdN6RtXGIwtNi3SFLIjrjb-lnkL5Hr_9gOBUdgN9e/s1600/0303120740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9hxkE1rtFrqwxKgZY5WDvTQHFSaI9jNc8MmOFpANBsGOeXjRiY8F-wLP1I00OCoTBZU3_tXUfENip0UTwuGK1j-psA_1pX8wUo8LdN6RtXGIwtNi3SFLIjrjb-lnkL5Hr_9gOBUdgN9e/s320/0303120740.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
I guess I wasn't prepared....<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The marker for the man that built our house, Christian Tash, Sr. and his wife Matilda:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9q1O7EBlTPX8gKDbLSHznmWC7nWUecX040bwsRQrI5PspCh1tMyDRw31r0Bv8xD0E50KO1OE3J9Ou1OrUZMnTQa3Zeg_SYzjcEa9ZV_m0VByc8Rb62PEsTgPIJVHnwNbtaUI4SVvJ_i7J/s1600/0303120746a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9q1O7EBlTPX8gKDbLSHznmWC7nWUecX040bwsRQrI5PspCh1tMyDRw31r0Bv8xD0E50KO1OE3J9Ou1OrUZMnTQa3Zeg_SYzjcEa9ZV_m0VByc8Rb62PEsTgPIJVHnwNbtaUI4SVvJ_i7J/s320/0303120746a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
The markers for Willie and Ruth Tash, next to their son Everett M. Tash, the last Tash to live in the house:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This used to be a little one room church at the cemetery:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyh31z_JgvDio9g2hEP7zm-n9s41Iqp81slcifLD7C9-nq3Bv5YZPNJT7q59RfTYkvz9LF9PfhlxOBg2vuwaxlh3bLzHydWJjbL5Hu_d9eeIPYsiBCS0sYNCnZoKJjRpq_isFI5iZO4Ay/s1600/0303120747a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyh31z_JgvDio9g2hEP7zm-n9s41Iqp81slcifLD7C9-nq3Bv5YZPNJT7q59RfTYkvz9LF9PfhlxOBg2vuwaxlh3bLzHydWJjbL5Hu_d9eeIPYsiBCS0sYNCnZoKJjRpq_isFI5iZO4Ay/s320/0303120747a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The tornado clearly went up and over the hill in this very spot. Very frightening to stand there, look at the devastation and try to comprehend the power of that storm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~Kevin & Ann</div>Kevin and Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030914912380840926noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457011391870080551.post-90502010870907239152012-02-15T23:34:00.000-05:002012-02-15T23:34:16.858-05:00Our NemesisOh dear, it has been a month and half again already since the last post! Apologies! Happy New Year!<br />
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We finally got a tiny bit of snow last month:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then again yesterday:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Great news on the floors I wrote about last time...in the two downstairs rooms, the floors and joists have been examined and found to be solid, so they have been blocked up and the house no longer shakes when we walk across the living room! Our neighbor and friend, Jake, has been helping us out with this. There is also a vapor barrier down everywhere.<br />
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While we did have to cut big holes in the floor to get under them, the fact that they were able to be saved was such a relief to me, as these are the original poplar floors from the 1850s. We honestly are trying to work with what we have and restore, rather than replace.....but this leads to the big topic of this post.....<br />
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......our nemesis......<br />
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.....the fear of all old-house restorationists......<br />
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....LEAD PAINT, of course. Just typing those words makes me shudder. We have two kids...one of them just about to turn 3, and lead poisoning is extremely, extremely dangerous.<br />
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Anyway, I finally went down to the mega hardware store and bought the lead check kits...they are swabs that you rub on the area you want to test. Not only did I find it on the floor, and the door trims as I suspected I would, but it is pretty much everywhere. Remember the cool shiplap-type siding in the kitchen? Lead paint. The door trim that I stupidly scraped with a heat gun without a respirator? Lead paint. Stairs? Lead paint. It is pretty much poison everywhere. <br />
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I have to look on the bright side. It does make some of <strike>our</strike> my design decisions more straightforward. Where I would have sanded and stained the front room floors, they will now be painted. Same with the baseboards, chair rails and picture rails. It's all about encapsulation, people. AND extreme caution with the kidlets. The little one was in the house today and I was afraid for her to even touch anything. Lead is not dangerous unless ingested but you know how kids are. They stick their fingers in their mouths sometimes for no good reason.<br />
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There are some options to remove the lead paint including a cool-sounding soy gel product that renders the lead inert. The problem is that it is $100/gallon. What?! Another option is the good ole heat gun, but now I know that lead fumes are really, really seriously bad and I NEVER should have gone that route without a respirator. Then, there is a cool device that I heard about from Jack the window guy. He is my restoration guru now because I've called him on a number of occasions to ask questions and he always patiently answers my million questions. (I ask questions pretty well, I think...it's part of my paying work.) His recommendation is an infrared heating thing that I'm not going to name until I use it. I read about it too on my favorite magazine's website too. (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>This Old House</i>, if you must know. ;-)</span> )<br />
It costs a pretty penny, but we feel that it is our best option given all the woodwork that needs stripped -- in technical speak, the price/performance ratio is the most attractive.<br />
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In many cases, we will just carefully remove the old, leady <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(is that a word?)</span> woodwork and replace it, possibly adding a little bit of fancy here and there...but not too much. Our house was a true farmer's home and a modest one, which is one of the many reasons we fell in love with it. It is charming and simple and strong -- just like we imagine the Tash family was that built it. That said, I'm excited to give it the polish it deserves and a little bit of bling, here and there -- detail on the picture rail, for instance.<br />
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I fear I have gone on too long and lost some readers. This happens in real life too. Someone will ask about the house and I will start talking until I realize the person's eyes have glazed over. Oh well.<br />
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Here are more pics to entertain you!<br />
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Thanks for reading!<br />
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~Ann<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">A Chambers stove we are considering for the kitchen:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hPkqxHC9xY7Ckj0YpBtLAkZamkB0sZ7FVpoT7BLgHEyLMPOIHY1cmZMB7SL9p6FmT8Nm2DXJbgiB8Y1miFd5CXyM-GDXK22ZaFgy4kTujkhvdCPA7pFzKp1xYWXtskZzyCy-6GsN4jAd/s1600/0204121103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hPkqxHC9xY7Ckj0YpBtLAkZamkB0sZ7FVpoT7BLgHEyLMPOIHY1cmZMB7SL9p6FmT8Nm2DXJbgiB8Y1miFd5CXyM-GDXK22ZaFgy4kTujkhvdCPA7pFzKp1xYWXtskZzyCy-6GsN4jAd/s320/0204121103.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Putting some poly on a sample of our bathroom flooring:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOdeGf8wbVhszzqZ6WrkboUnenfN_G-t4cEh-IZx-gk9t1wOwbEavc45ZRb8XF9Tl8Efta65pzXQ2K20Xxk1fXsJVaJZfDYo0gGYZXuC3MsfhbwcBtfAUT66niWY9gYuMJrz39Sepku94/s1600/P2090007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOdeGf8wbVhszzqZ6WrkboUnenfN_G-t4cEh-IZx-gk9t1wOwbEavc45ZRb8XF9Tl8Efta65pzXQ2K20Xxk1fXsJVaJZfDYo0gGYZXuC3MsfhbwcBtfAUT66niWY9gYuMJrz39Sepku94/s320/P2090007.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oscar, our California boy, hiding from the snow:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSNVds2UWHrLNtlgfpABq_sLk0dbhMpR31W4nFYZBbmUVJwbr0ENXYaHgJhRRJ3iDImb_RkeeFUzV9WJs3DhRYUzeXUI7Gf8YiqiuBrhfk1ZX1jmJ5cdZ7fIaeSQYGhq47Sz4r5H1DuxA/s1600/0214120912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSNVds2UWHrLNtlgfpABq_sLk0dbhMpR31W4nFYZBbmUVJwbr0ENXYaHgJhRRJ3iDImb_RkeeFUzV9WJs3DhRYUzeXUI7Gf8YiqiuBrhfk1ZX1jmJ5cdZ7fIaeSQYGhq47Sz4r5H1DuxA/s320/0214120912.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yet another floor that definitely needed to be torn out. More on this in the next post:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFG7IRzd4iJ9HnGH8FWTfWmezgADNd5xQc4wSkxBfybWld-ks0Fp_O-l1TN8vgdj_rYkUOyUPWrJEZro5ErJD7uj1mmeSpP12fPs4_JV4HkKIEj08CaG38kyc7t6DpOw0G8Hqz9NyiVbXD/s1600/P2100011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFG7IRzd4iJ9HnGH8FWTfWmezgADNd5xQc4wSkxBfybWld-ks0Fp_O-l1TN8vgdj_rYkUOyUPWrJEZro5ErJD7uj1mmeSpP12fPs4_JV4HkKIEj08CaG38kyc7t6DpOw0G8Hqz9NyiVbXD/s320/P2100011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Upstairs floor. We finally removed the old Congoleum. We love the dark finish!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyVdTU5xJziotrU3MkkS4UAqtud6YHwSvQ2-GC9fG91EhZBhKeFsmQXIp8TUIl-QFW3H_oIuqbKAmzFxx6rZCISIt89b8kRhjHKse9Bn6UyGteadexYPK9EhalWwdt1eVTwp63faOoFKP/s1600/0215121421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyVdTU5xJziotrU3MkkS4UAqtud6YHwSvQ2-GC9fG91EhZBhKeFsmQXIp8TUIl-QFW3H_oIuqbKAmzFxx6rZCISIt89b8kRhjHKse9Bn6UyGteadexYPK9EhalWwdt1eVTwp63faOoFKP/s320/0215121421.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oscar, Tabby, Indiana and Yogurt:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfzBluxsJQ0LVRX864Kko64JPerZA8Hs-2yA0qDQQ2rFlOT_dZY2cnkJqLSdEFO0WfXlu7OVYA-OlyFn6zJLdAbDCrZ0Ys9SyxNZ4uqDf0tYuildipTr8VqrQAhV1XN_jxsJAmH5wWIPt/s1600/0131121501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfzBluxsJQ0LVRX864Kko64JPerZA8Hs-2yA0qDQQ2rFlOT_dZY2cnkJqLSdEFO0WfXlu7OVYA-OlyFn6zJLdAbDCrZ0Ys9SyxNZ4uqDf0tYuildipTr8VqrQAhV1XN_jxsJAmH5wWIPt/s320/0131121501.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Kevin and Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030914912380840926noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457011391870080551.post-60023497240809486672011-12-30T21:44:00.003-05:002011-12-30T21:53:47.012-05:00Yellow and the FloorsIt started about three years ago, but we seem to be captivated by the color yellow. We were having Chinese food and Kevin's fortune cookie said something about the color yellow. We've been trying to figure it out ever since. Interestingly, when I try to visualize colors for various rooms in the house (specifically the kitchen and living room) I am inextricably drawn to the yellows in the fan deck. Currently for the kitchen, I'm loving BM's <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/for-your-home/color-gallery?cd=HC-4&col=HC" target="_blank">Hawthorne Yellow</a> for the walls, <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/for-your-home/color-gallery?cd=925&col=CC#ce_s=ivory%20whit" target="_blank">Ivory White</a> for the custom cabinets. For the living room, I may go with something a bit more neutral like <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/for-your-home/color-gallery?cd=947&col=CC#ce_s=navajo" target="_blank">Navajo White</a>, <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/for-your-home/color-gallery?cd=961&col=CC#ce_s=SEAPEARL" target="_blank">Seapearl</a> or <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/for-your-home/color-gallery?cd=OC-46&col=OW#ce_s=halo" target="_blank">Halo</a>. Anyway, I drive the hubby crazy going through the fan deck. ;-)<br />
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As we think ahead to the floors in the living room and master bedroom, we have realized that even though Kevin added some support under some beams, the house still shakes when you walk across either room.....so we've decided we should go ahead and take up those floors as well. Unlike the kitchen, the wood is solid in these rooms so we will remove it carefully and reuse it. There are only a few small spots in the master bedroom of what appears to be old termite damage. I was thinking about using some paint stripper that encapsulates any lead paint, but Kevin just reminded me that the Amish gentleman that is going to build our kitchen cabinets has an industrial planer in his (very impressive) workshop, and we could pay him to plane them for us. The flooring is yellow poplar, which used to be very common in Indiana, and has a subtle but beautiful grain. The color is relatively light, so we're not sure yet if we should just put some varnish on it, or use a light stain. We will experiment with that to see what looks best. This is a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u>BIG</u></span> project that will set us back a little, but like the kitchen, we know we will be happy we did it now instead of wait for some problem to come up later. In the next few weeks, we'll be opening up the master bedroom floor, so stay tuned.<br />
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In the meantime, here are some photos I took today while walking around listening to the sound of the wind whipping through the trees as loud as the ocean. I wish I could include a photo of the eagle I saw flying but couldn't get the camera ready on my cell phone in time. It was majestic and beautiful and made me catch my breath.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">p.s. Happy New Year!!!!</div>Kevin and Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030914912380840926noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457011391870080551.post-63044572850066919452011-12-24T01:05:00.004-05:002011-12-24T01:31:40.260-05:00Merry Christmas from the Tash Farm<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>Merry Christmas from The Tash Farm!!! </i></span><br />
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I have to say "The Tash Farm" when I refer to our house because that's the only way people around here know it.... And that is just fine with us. We are coming up on 7 months already being here and it really has flown by. We feel welcomed by the community and it is really a wonderful experience -- the folks around here are genuine, down to earth, real good folks. In our new favorite restaurant in the center of town, "Hanna's," our favorite waitress calls us her "California people." ha ha <br />
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On to the house projects.<br />
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Since the weather cooled down, and Kevin started interviewing more, we've slowed a little but are still plugging away.<br />
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The new floor structure in the kitchen is complete:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I apologize this is not the best photo. I know I have a better one, but somehow it is not be found in this moment. You may recall that this kitchen we believe may have been the original structure before the front section of the house was built. Maybe it was only meant to be temporary since the exterior beams were laid directly in the dirt with a few stone supports. In any regard, there were many places that literally crumbled when we touched them, so Kevin inspected every inch of every beam, cut out the bad parts, patched in new 6x6's, and then attached a new floor structure to the old beams. We felt this was the best way to tie the old and new together and provide the maximum structural support.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next job in the kitchen is plumbing -- but first we need to have the county and/or a plumber come out and take a look at the main water coming in. The pipe just doesn't look right to us, so we need to get that settled.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Elsewhere, I finally got all the wallpaper stripped from the walls and ceiling of the master bedroom, which I realized (while working on it) used to be the original parlor/front room because the doorbell is on the door that goes into this room. The other front door goes into the room we will use as our living room. I wish we could switch the doors in order to use the doorbell on the front door, but alas, they swing in opposite directions. Oh well. I'll figure out a Plan B for the doorbell.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After I steamed all the wallpaper off, I started patching the plaster and here is a tiny look at what I've done so far:</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is a sneak peak of our master bedroom wall color: Opal Cream from Behr.</div><br />
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</div>The plaster patching is far from over, and some places will need to be reattached roughly in this manner:<br />
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We know it won't look like smooth drywall, and that's ok with us. We love the character of the plaster.<br />
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Incredibly, we were able to celebrate Thanksgiving in our home, with china and all (a surprise from Kevin -- he got the dining room table out of storage and set it all up with Nick's help) and he is planning an even bigger surprise for tomorrow.<br />
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Here is our tree:<br />
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May your days be merry and bright! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!<br />
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</div><div>They have (as of this posting) eaten two and are keeping their eyes open in case we leave more out where they can get them. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Bonnie has been doing everything she can to keep the garden (or at least the spirit of the garden) alive into the fall and winter. Here she is re-planting some corn in one of the compost piles. She is a "die hard" when it comes to the garden and we love her dedication:</div><div><br />
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</div><div>And finally, before I move on to the commentary portion of this post, It's been cold lately and our pipes in the house are not insulated so I shut the water off at the main to prevent any "surprises." The other day I found a new "friend" waiting to help me with my task:</div><div><br />
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</div><div>Yes, it's a snake. It was about 3' long and was using the water line to keep warm. It's not a dangerous one (although we do have those here too) and I just picked it up and let it go a few feet away. It wasn't very interested in me and I am happy to let it go about it's business. You can't really do too much here without finding a "critter" or two so we've learned to share our space and they've learned to share theirs... So far. Yesterday while I was standing in the yard nine deer ran right past me (about 30' away) up from the back field, across the road and down to the river. It sounded like horses running up the hill and when I turned, there they were. It was pretty cool. Ok, on to commentary...</div><div><br />
</div><div>More than one person (locally and back on the west coast) have asked me if the move has been difficult for me in any way. People here have asked me what I "did" back in California and once I run through a description of my job they ask me if I'm bored here and how I could enjoy life here compared to California. So I decided rather than avoid thinking about it I would give it some serious thought and see what I came up with and so I did and here are my biggest conclusions.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I would be kidding myself I said said moving here was a "piece of cake." Anyone who knows me knows that I enjoyed the constant challenges that came from my job in California. There was always something that needed dealt with or something that needed attention. It's not that I had all the answers but I did have input into most things and helped out where I could. Most of the time I was busy from "bell to bell" with this that or the other. It's not like that here. I now have a great deal of time to think and plan and review. Where I used to have to make snap decisions, now I have the luxury of time (unless I encounter an unexpected snake... or skunk). I will tell you honestly that at first I really struggled with my new life. It wasn't that I didn't love this place, it was that so much of my identity was back in California. I was no longer someone with input and answers. I was just a guy working on a house and that was hard. I KNEW that this was the right move for us and that the kids would benefit in ways that none of us could imagine but my selfish nature still hung on to my "California identity." </div><div><br />
</div><div>Now that we've been here almost 6 months I can see the results of this move on my family. Nick is doing fantastic in school and we never hear the complaints from him that we did in California. Gone are the phone calls and notes from school talking about his behavior issues and boredom in class. And he goes outside everyday and runs around with kids in the neighborhood, something he wasn't able to do in California and he is happy. Bonnie has taken to our outdoor lifestyle better than any of us. She loves to just trek around the property and look and touch stuff. She eats veggies right from the garden (sometimes dirt and all) and she sits by the fire and talks about how the coals look like jewels and asks questions about all the stars up in the sky. She is already talking about next years garden. She is a girl with a plan.</div><div><br />
</div><div>So when I consider all the benefits of this move and stack them up against my selfish few issues it's easy to do the math. All of the struggles I've had are simply about me and my ego. There is nothing tangible that I can list that I have lost but there are so many tangibles that have been gained. We have a beautiful house (relatively speaking right now) and property. We have great neighbors and we live in an area filled with history and adventure. And, most of all, we have the kind of life that we really wanted but could not have afforded to have in California. We came here instead of going to Seattle for a job and it's pretty amazing how much life can change based on one, single decision. One, single, RIGHT decision.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Now, I gotta go watch the sunrise.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>p.s. Ann wanted to share these photos she took sitting on the front porch on Friday:</div><div><br />
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</div>Kevin and Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030914912380840926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457011391870080551.post-22201077908295972222011-10-28T09:02:00.002-04:002011-10-28T09:07:25.093-04:00Fall and Winter ProjectsOver the past couple of weeks fall has really arrived. Most all of the leaves have fallen from the trees and the grass has (finally) stopped growing. We have been busy of late trying to button up some outside projects before it starts getting cold. The picket fence is painted but only one coat. We are going to try to get a complete second coat on before winter but we're not quite sure we'll get it done (we do have extra brushes and paint... HINT HINT). The dining shed is coming along slowly but surely and the garden is now completely gone. <br />
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Ann has been busy planning next spring's garden. We found a guy in our town that has been developing open-pollinated seeds over a number of years so that they are optimized for this microclimate. We've already purchased some tomato, corn, squash, bean, okra, melon, cucumber and flower seeds from his company, <a href="http://faceoftheearthseed.blogspot.com/">Face of the Earth Seed Company</a>. We are also going to get some apple, pear and mulberry trees from him to start our orchard. It's great to deal directly with a local business, for many reasons. Ann would like to figure out how to possibly turn this hobby into a small business and participate in a new farmer's market that will be starting up next summer.<br />
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Back inside the house....the framing of the kitchen floor is nearly complete. We still need to add the plumbing for the kitchen, after which we will insulate and put down the vapor/moisture barrier before closing it up. That should be accomplished within the next couple of weeks. Here is a picture from a couple of days ago.<br />
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Since this photo we have finished the 2x6 joists and are now ready to plumb. We will also add some new electrical wire for outlets and things before closing up the floor. You may or may not be able to tell but there is no crawl space. This part of the house was basically built right on the ground. That's why the floor had to be replaced in the kitchen and that's why it's important that we make sure we get it all done before closing it up. Once it's closed up it will be like King Tut's tomb. The next people to see that dirt will be archeologists in the distant future.<br />
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We have been doing some research on wood stoves. We have two chimneys and thought that a wood stove would be a nice addition. I grew up with a wood stove and know that there is a bit of work involved but it's a nice source of heat and will save on our power and gas bills. The more we are able to move toward being "off the grid" the better for us. Also, in the event of a power outage it's nice to know that heat will be there. Not just a backup emergency source but a solid, dependable heat source that we could also use to cook with. Anyway, more on that as we get closer to making the decision.<br />
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Not a whole lot more to report right now. Things have slowed a little but will be moving into high gear once the kitchen floor is closed up. Then we will move on to the bathroom and some framing upstairs. The framing will go quickly and then we have plenty of inside work to keep us busy throughout the winter. <br />
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I always like to try and include some photos that tell that story of the beauty of our new home. Here are a couple of the sunrise that I took the other day:<br />
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It's sort of hard to tell but there are cows silhouetted on the hilltop. All of the pictures I post are from my iPhone so it's not the best camera in the world.<br />
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Last week my Dad and his friend Barbara visited. We took a trip to restored local grist mill called Beck's Mill. It was built in 1808 and is an amazing place -- and it still grinds corn. Here are a few pictures from that outing:<br />
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</div>Thank you for following our progress and for your comments and suggestions. We really appreciate your interest and your thoughts on stuff.<br />
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--KevinKevin and Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030914912380840926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457011391870080551.post-11338326650202831962011-10-11T06:55:00.001-04:002011-10-11T06:56:54.977-04:00Just What It NeededThe last post shows photos from around the house including our most recent project, the picket fence. Since we arrived we have been talking about the house's "need" for a white picket fence. We wanted Bonnie to have a contained place to run, that way we didn't have to chase her all the way to the next county, and for the dogs to have an exercise area. And, lets face it, what's an old farmhouse without a white picket fence, right? <br />
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We started by taking a look at the "lay of the land." There were a few obstacles that had to be considered, most of which were 100-year-old trees. As any one who has ever dug a post hole knows, a tree root can ruin the best of plans. But, thanks to God, we didn't encounter anything other than small roots and rocks that were easy enough to conquer. After deciding where to put the fence, we put a sting line down that would give us a visual of where the fence would be and the area it would cover. That simple thing was quite a dog and pony show. Even though the string was florescent pink, we all tripped on it about 100 times and I eventually got a little... "passionate" and "took it down" (actually I got pretty mad and ended up pulling up the anchor stake and throwing it on the roof of one of the outbuildings).<br />
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After digging what seemed like 100 post holes (with hand diggers, no machine) we put up the fence structure and got ready for the pickets. Luckily, we consulted Indiana Landmarks (because of our preservation covenants) before going ahead with the fence. It turns out that had we used wide pickets (5 1/2") we might not have been staying "true" to the house and that would have not been a good thing. But we did and we ended up cutting the ones we had planned to use in half and all was well.<br />
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So we finished the fence and gates (3 of them) and got ready to paint. You can probably tell from the picture that there are quite a few pickets. We got "barn and fence paint" and started painting. Turns out that brushing paint on was a very time intensive task. After some brainstorming we decided to get a Wagner Power Painter (NOT a product endorsement) and got that route. Well, DON'T DO THAT!!! The fact is that the amount of overspray resulted in a lot of wasted paint. I quickly abandoned that idea (but kept the sprayer for use on the outbuildings) and went back to the brush. We have taken turns spending time painting the fence and (as of this posting) are about 85% complete. The truth is that each of us has enjoyed our quiet time painting. The wind blows and the leaves fall and it is a very therapeutic activity.<br />
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Well, it's time to end this post and head over to the house. Our goal is 100% completion by sundown tonight. The interesting thing about this is the number of people who have stopped their cars and complimented our work. The comments have been positive and humbling as, again, we see the emotional connection that our neighbors have to our house. We are looking forward to having each of them in once we finish.<br />
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So here it is again ... Come by and take a look some time. We would love to see you.<br />
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Without further delay, I will let the photos speak for themselves.<br />
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~AnnKevin and Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030914912380840926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457011391870080551.post-72648181698932878442011-09-19T07:19:00.002-04:002011-09-19T08:21:51.113-04:00This, that and... some other stuffI thought I'd take the chance to post several random things. I couldn't really figure out a way to make each of these a post of their own so rather than do that I thought I'd just throw everything into the pot and see what happens. You'll get a couple of pictures and a video. The next post will be much more "house-centric" but I need to get these off of my plate. So, here ya go...<br />
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We discovered a well known local place a couple of months ago. It's a farm that is owned by a local family that have turned it into a destination. There is a GREAT restaurant, a store, a petting zoo, gardens, ponds and play areas. You can have a fantastic fried chicken dinner, pick your own seasonal fruit AND drive a four wheeler through the woods. It's quite a place. <br />
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One of the other things you can do is feed the ducks and the fish in the small lake. There are food vending machines that dispense little pellets that the ducks, geese and koi love. The object is to throw the food out into the lake for the animals.... but ONLY the food and NOT your wedding ring... Yep, a lady was feeding the ducks and fish and not only threw food out into the lake but also threw her wedding ring. Here is a picture of a diver (you can't really see him but he is there) in the pond yesterday looking for her ring. Sorry that the picture isn't better but they noticed me taking pictures and seemed none to happy to be the object of my interest.<br />
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The process went something like this: The diver swam around with a metal detector, a man walked around with a small child looking less than happy about paying for a diver and a woman paced around the deck area talking on a cell phone looking frustrated. I'm not sure ladies, but wouldn't you know if your ring was so big that it may fly off your hand when you throw duck food into a pond? I know things happen but this seems like a preventable situation to me.<br />
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One of the things I love most about living here and that I didn't have in San Jose is the ability to go out in the yard and build a fire in a fire pit. To sit and stare into the flames as the sun comes up (or goes down) has given me back the inner peace that I didn't realize was missing. When I have talked about this simple thing with some of you (especially my friends in CA) you have said how much you wish you could do the same sometimes. Well, here's something for you. A 2 minute "vacation" for when things are just too overwhelming and too much to deal with. Set it on full screen and enjoy.<br />
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Fall arrives here overnight. One day it's green, lush and hot and the next day it's gold and red and yellow and there is a chill in the air. Here's a picture of a soybean field just down the road from our house. It's impossible to capture the beauty of it all with a picture but I tried.<br />
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Well, I'm off to the house. There is more concrete work to do before we can put the kitchen floor back. We'll get photos of that and post them soon. Thanks again for following our blog. We enjoy your input.<br />
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--KevinKevin and Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030914912380840926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457011391870080551.post-83853621330214551762011-09-14T05:51:00.000-04:002011-09-14T05:51:48.104-04:00Ok, a quick noteI wanted to echo Ann's apology for our "blog slacking." We are back on tack and will do much better. So here is a quick update and a couple of pictures.<br />
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The outside building that we had planned on taking down (Ann is such a good wife to make it sound like I masterminded this) is coming along and is going to be pretty cool. We made a little progress yesterday (it was 90 degrees so I didn't spend too much time on it) and I like it more and more all the time. The first picture is of the outside end. There used to be a bunch of bushes and a tree at the end but those are all gone and we opened up a large "window" along the entire wall. It will be covered by screens before long. The second picture is a view from the inside looking out. This will be your view when you come to visit and are eating dinner out there.<br />
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This is coming along really well. We have a nice ceiling fan that a friend took out of a renovation he is working on and it will help make it an even more comfortable space.<br />
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Yesterday we went into New Albany and picked up a couple of dressers and a chair from our friends at Indiana Landmarks. They have been so great and always seem to have a special "something" that we can use. We got the dressers and the chair and have some thoughts about a couple of doors they have and some other things. Everything is salvaged and is perfect for reuse. It's a great place to "shop." The weather was beautiful and I took a couple of pictures. The first one is Louisville's skyline and the second is the Ohio river from the Indiana side across from Louisville.<br />
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We really love it here. Well, it's back to work on the kitchen and the shed. One (or both) of us will write again soon.<br />
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Thank you for reading our blog and for all of your comments, thoughts and suggestions. We can't tell you how much we appreciate it.<br />
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Take care.Kevin and Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030914912380840926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457011391870080551.post-12196274479679590132011-09-13T14:49:00.001-04:002011-09-14T05:22:33.867-04:00Back To Work...<i>A little intro: We wanted to apologize for not blogging in so long! As the weather has cooled, we've gotten busy again on the house! Kevin started writing this post last week, and I am finishing it today so we don't get too far behind....so without further delay.....</i><br />
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Finally, the weather has relented. 4 days ago it was 100 degrees during the day and 80 at night. Yesterday it was 64 degrees and, as I sit here writing, the wind is blowing pretty hard and it's 57 outside, Nice!! So, we are now going to get back to work. It's been quite some time since our last post so this one might be a bit epic because I want to catch you all up on what we've been doing both related and not related to the house. So, got get a cup of coffee and some snacks, close the door or ignore everyone that walks by your "cube" if you're reading this while working. Here we go...<br />
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We have spent many evenings over the summer driving the backroads around the countryside. There are a million little roads going here and there and each one seems to have a surprise for us, it may be a lonely, picturesque old farm or cemetery or it might be a small, quiet lake or pond. We never get tired of exploring. Here is a picture we took one evening at an old church in the country. Neither the church nor the cemetery had a name so we're still researching that. The old oak tree out front gave us an amazing picture. The second picture is the sunset that same evening.<br />
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In addition to traveling here and there we have added another member to our family. Bonnie has a new kitten. She named her "Yogurt." She is fascinated with it and can't seem to put the poor thing down for more than 30 seconds. Poor little kitty!!<br />
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When Bonnie does put her down (or she escapes) she takes time to visit with her other new friends. The dogs acted tough at first but that was all just an act as you can see.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As for work on the house, our main focus is the kitchen floor. One of the first projects we tackled in June was to remove all of the <a href="http://historicfarmhouse.blogspot.com/2011/06/pears-poplar-and-paper.html">old flooring</a> and get down to the original wood floor, you may recall. Then 'the heat dome' hit and we slowed way down with our work, which gave us the time to poke around, mull things over, and decide how best to proceed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What we discovered was that most of the original joists were rotten enough that they needed to be replaced, and two beams under load-bearing walls have badly rotted spots in them. After looking at the kitchen and the front of the house, it is clear these two structures were built at different times. It could well be that the kitchen was the original structure -- maybe a shack to just get by in until the front part of the house could be built. There was also what appeared to be the old footing for a large hearth. Since we have no history on the house, these are all just guesses, of course!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The plan is to repair the beams on the load-bearing walls, run a concrete footing down the middle of the kitchen (finished, see photo below) and run a new main joist on top of the new concrete footing to which support beams will be run off of to the load bearing walls. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the areas on a load-bearing beam that needs repair:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKIjIkDTsaogseAPVAVzoLJlow4pSM12-eKBFvU6wIqbridvv5HvPwMe5EBgtYroSeDLbBr_KT5uDH_QV-8kEJOwldkb7WmrvKxlpS5F-FvnIK2w0yOvgETXBc5h0T05al9cHOPDcfKrf/s1600/IMG_0141+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKIjIkDTsaogseAPVAVzoLJlow4pSM12-eKBFvU6wIqbridvv5HvPwMe5EBgtYroSeDLbBr_KT5uDH_QV-8kEJOwldkb7WmrvKxlpS5F-FvnIK2w0yOvgETXBc5h0T05al9cHOPDcfKrf/s320/IMG_0141+1.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another project we have going right now is what used to be the wood shed that we originally were going to tear down. We decided -- although Kevin came up with the idea -- to repair the building and use it as a screened-in eating/hanging out area. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While Kevin works on those projects, Ann is busy stripping four layers of wallpaper from the master bedroom walls. With a new wallpaper steamer in hand, she is confident the job will progress quickly from here on out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks to everyone for hanging in there with us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">-Kevin & Ann</div>Kevin and Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030914912380840926noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457011391870080551.post-10669678187485004232011-08-19T08:44:00.002-04:002011-08-19T22:03:42.664-04:00Thank you, Behr and This Old House!There was paint excitement this week at the house and I meant to post then but our little one Bonnie has a bad cold, so I was distracted....sorry!<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;">Anyway, our house was featured in </span><a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/magazines"><i><span style="color: #002ee4; font-family: Times;">This Old House</span></i></a><span style="font-family: Times;"> last </span><a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/magazines/0,,20425596,00.html"><span style="color: #002ee4; font-family: Times;">October</span></a><span style="font-family: Times;"> on the last page, "Save This Old House." As part of that, </span><a href="http://www.behr.com/"><span style="color: #002ee4; font-family: Times;">Behr</span></a><span style="font-family: Times;"> is a "Proud Preservation Partner of Save This Old House," and generously donates 20 gallons of paint to the folks that purchase the homes featured on that page. Nice, huh?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Times;">When we opened the shrink wrap, we discovered that we received not only what we requested, but extra semi gloss enamel! Bonus! And most of the paint is Behr's best stuff: Premium Plus Ultra, which has the primer in the paint. This is such a wonderful and generous gift and we are so grateful!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">On another topic, I've been doing a lot of research on the genealogy of the Tash family and connected with that have found many of the headstones of those people in the local cemeteries.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Here is the man and his wife that built the house:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishngXKOwh3UOBIM2_bNAEjlF1fT0UWSDPI0lcJB7DHgGATVTih3jd3dhv91UV9EyB96CSSTnb49ldZFezf6JMm4gNXU_2tnzu3YVelK7EgMvP8gkWc2j1LaP1iCpnscUDWxfAyD9dZmED/s1600/IMG_0755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishngXKOwh3UOBIM2_bNAEjlF1fT0UWSDPI0lcJB7DHgGATVTih3jd3dhv91UV9EyB96CSSTnb49ldZFezf6JMm4gNXU_2tnzu3YVelK7EgMvP8gkWc2j1LaP1iCpnscUDWxfAyD9dZmED/s320/IMG_0755.JPG" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcSXNXeJ1ZAyKPYiQh-CeGpnt31GpRWIAphEREdxNunBVjZ8UsPbF1yoT56ztSQvml2fTtCoLSQqZWbC4o9D5nbTkjXVMgVlUnr1y4cFKUZNHjcKs1SXn9wrEMTJL62sO4v6dtcfYaXWA/s1600/IMG_0754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcSXNXeJ1ZAyKPYiQh-CeGpnt31GpRWIAphEREdxNunBVjZ8UsPbF1yoT56ztSQvml2fTtCoLSQqZWbC4o9D5nbTkjXVMgVlUnr1y4cFKUZNHjcKs1SXn9wrEMTJL62sO4v6dtcfYaXWA/s320/IMG_0754.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">This gentleman's great-grandson Everett was the last Tash to live in the house. Everett passed away in 1990. From talking with our neighbors that knew him, his sister Helen (who lived in Florida) burned all of the family photos when she came to deal with the property that had been left to her. Apparently, she didn't want to take things back with her. That makes me sad because we feel like these ancestors are part of our family now. Actually, we feel like we are part of their family. Hopefully in time we will connect with the Tashes here and see any old photos they may have. Until then, we will continue restoring this house to its former glory.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">-Ann</div>Kevin and Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030914912380840926noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-457011391870080551.post-30835297390058469702011-08-04T08:25:00.000-04:002011-08-04T08:25:55.505-04:00Past and PresentSince we are sort of on hold with work on the house, because of the heat wave, I thought I'd share some of what we've been doing related to the history of the house and some of our local travel adventures. We've put quite a few miles on the Honda just driving the back roads around here and have made some interesting discoveries.<br />
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As you all know by now our farm belonged to the Tash family. The family settled here in the early 1800's. They built their first house on the property and then sometime in the mid 1800's Christian Tash Sr. built the house we have now. The last Tash to live in the house was Everett. <br />
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Because of the long history of the family and the town and the farm we decided to go looking for the resting places of some of our homes former residents (and their families). From where I am sitting right now (at the table in our apartment) I can see a hill about 200 yards away and on top of that hill is the Tash Cemetery. We found it on a map and I went looking for it the other day. It's been there since just after the family settled here and isn't very accessible by car. There are several paths that a person could walk up but the roads are hidden and not well used. Nonetheless, I was able to find a road and drive up to it the other morning. The cemetery has a number of Tash family members as well as some other people. Everett is not buried there though. His grave is in the Mt. Washington Cemetery about 5 miles from the house. It seems that different members of the family are buried in different places for whatever reason. We discovered a website that has been very helpful to us. It's called "find a grave" and is pretty amazing. It is at <u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">findagrave.com</span></u> and is a great resource for this kind of stuff. And, you can post pictures and record information should you wish to. Take a look.<br />
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We have found the graves of most of the people who lived in our house over the years. We haven't actually seen all of them yet but we have seen a number of them. With the age and location of some of them it is just going to take us time to compile a complete record. I think we may post it on this site in some form or fashion once we get it done for everyone to see. Reading about these people and finding their final resting places just adds to our understanding and connection to our new home. In doing all of this research you become acutely aware of a couple of things. First, living life in southern Indiana in the early 19th century was no walk in the park. Many of these folks died young. And most lost children along the way and some lost several children either at birth or before they were a year old. The second thing is that life had to go on. Some lost spouses or children or both but soon would remarry or have more children or both. They were intent on this being their home and they fought to make that happen.<br />
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In addition to all of our discoveries about the Tash family we have discovered other pieces of history around our county. Yesterday while we were out driving around we saw a sign for the "Poor Farm Cemetery" and decided we had to see what that was. We drove down a road that hasn't seen much traffic in a long time and came to an old two-story brick building. It was overgrown and partly hidden from view but you could see one end really well. At the end opposite the road you could see one headstone in an overgrown area of trees. Ann and I took turns looking around. I looked in the building. It had a bunch of recent junk in it from people hanging out there but or the most part was intact from what I could see. Because of it being summer and the bugs being crazy (that includes ticks and flying bugs that could carry off a small pony) we decided to put off further exploration until fall when the weather cools and the bugs go to Florida. We will post pictures once we get inside some of the places we've found. <br />
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Here is a picture of an old house we found out near where the Amish live. Again, no idea what's in it but going to find out in September/October.<br />
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Here in Washington county there are a number of Amish families. We see them out and about in their buggies periodically. The first time we saw them was at an auction we went to but have encountered them more as we've begun exploring the county. When you see them riding around in their buggies you are struck by how young the couples look. The other day we passed a family that had 2 or 3 kids under 6 and the wife was holding an infant but she didn't look much older than 20 or so. It is a much different world here. The Amish families houses are easy to pick out because they have no cars and no electric lines running to the property. Just horses, buggies and kids in long dresses and button down shirts with suspenders running around everywhere. It is a very peaceful looking existence. Here's a picture of an Amish school near here, no power lines and an old bell hanging out front. What a sight for people from Silicon Valley.<br />
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There are always a million things I could write about but that's going to be it for right now. We are hoping that the weather will cool down soon so I can work on the plumbing and electrical for the house. We hope to be in the (upstairs part of the) house by Christmas. We would love to have our tree in the living room even if it isn't finished yet. We hope you enjoy our adventures and appreciate all your emails and comments.<br />
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