We were finally able to have the brickwork done on the building in late October. There were issues with the buttresses and their caps, many shattered bricks under the front rosette window and cracks all around the building. We started to have some moisture issues (especially in one corner) and needed to correct that issue
The Annual St. Thomas Elgin Branch ACO Heritage Awards The annual ceremony to present awards for good practice of architectural preservation from across Elgin County and within the City of St. Thomas was held on Tuesday May 8, 2018. We were very honoured to have been
Well, as you can see, it has been quite a while since we have done any HOH updates besides the events. There have been a few things going on the last few years with family illnesses and deaths so working on the building has not been the priority. Once we were finished with the roof
Hi everyone, Mike here. It seems that its been a while since we posted here. A long while. According to this blog, poor Leah has been painting that door for nearly two years!! In truth, that door has long since been painted; we’ve been so busy doing things, some fun, some not fun at all,
We have been quite busy – both with things around the house and living life! Mike and I made some shelves to use upstairs that can be put on the sloped windowsill so we could put things on the sill. I painted them to match the rest of the wood and they look like they
This post is many months late but the summer has flown by and I am just doing some catch up now. It was interesting going through the first winter season here. The temperature wasn’t bad and we learned to wear slippers and housecoats. We know which doors are best kept closed and the fireplace kept
Hi everybody, Mike here. Looks like it has been a while since an update. We are starting to get settled in, and it is really starting to feel like home. One of the drawbacks to this, is that after a full day at the day job, we don’t tend to do as much when we
Well, as I mentioned earlier – we bought a shed. It is a pre-cut kit and made of wood. What they don’t really make super obvious is that the floor isn’t included and extra reinforcement for the floor and screws are needed. You also have to buy shingles of course. Then the building of it
October already… Well, we have been busy and lately it seems that we’ve been doing mostly painting and other things that don’t look like big changes. How many photos of me painting would you like to see? We were especially focused on getting ready for Thanksgiving. We hosted Thanksgiving dinner for 18 people. As you
We purchased a couch, loveseat and chair for cheap on kijiji. It really is just to fill the space that looked so empty. We had the coffee table and end table but nothing much for visitors to sit on. It is sort of a Victorian style but I am sure it is from the 80s.
