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Falling in Love...With an Old House

How has it been so long since I sat down to blog? Time has a way of marching ahead of us, and I am left running after it trying to catch...

Richelle

Dec 31, 20213 min read

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You're Moving into That!

Moving into our abandoned house during the winter ice storm is not my idea of camping, but it's close.

Richelle

Jul 20, 20213 min read

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The Pee Room

The Pee Room as we so aptly named the room that has had its wood floor drenched with opossum pee, is actually a very lovely bedroom at...

Richelle

May 16, 20212 min read

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Possum's Gate

Travel back in time several months with me to our fourth weekend over at our house and of Course, it's Christmas, so it's a really busy...

Richelle

May 15, 20212 min read

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The First "Bite"

Jeff came up with an ingenious way to approach repairing the box gutters. He remembered what his dad taught him about repairing ships...

Richelle

Apr 1, 20212 min read

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How Do you Eat An Elephant?

After the first several weeks of feeling pulled in every direction when we got to the house, we started saying this to each other. No, We...

Richelle

Mar 15, 20212 min read

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Our Renovation Path

We sought out a different path than most people would choose to take. Right before we decided to take the plunge and purchase our...

Richelle

Feb 7, 20212 min read

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We Got The Key!

We just finished signing for and purchasing our 1915 Colonial Foursquare. So usually you get a nice set of keys to all your locks - but,...

Richelle Tucker

Jan 18, 20212 min read

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Our Journey - Just a few days to go!

Only a few days until closing day! Then all of the hours of talking, planning, and dreaming that Jeff and I have done these past couple...

Richelle Tucker

Jan 13, 20213 min read

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Our Colonial Foursquare Journey

So today - we begin a new chapter in our lives together - a journey of restoration, of taking something that was discarded, something...

Richelle Tucker

Dec 12, 20202 min read

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Seven Branches Renovation!

It's amazing to me how through life's journey, all our little choices add up to create our own unique story. Why Seven Branches? Actually...

Richelle Tucker

Dec 1, 20202 min read

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Follow along on our latest project -- "Reviving our 1913 Colonial Foursquare ". This blog chronicles our own personal historic renovation journey of a neglected foursquare home in small town Virginia.