Every historic building has a story to tell
Welcome to 2026! It may be eight days into the year, but I feel that a New Year post is still relevant – Christmas break ended just two days ago, the minions went back to school, and I returned to work. While I do not subscribe to New Year resolutions, I do confess to a (read more)
Category: 1901 Farmhouse
Tags: #2026, #kentuckyarchitecture, #newyear
It’s spring break for my minions, and this morning we were lucky enough to huddle in the basement during a tornado warning! I must admit, I was very proud of how quickly they followed my directives. I deposited them safely on lawn chairs in our dank cellar before rushing back to the first floor to (read more)
Categories: 1901 Farmhouse, Kentucky Gardens
Tags: #garden, #kentuckygarden, #springbreak, daffodils
It’s National Gardening Day, and I am grumpy. The weather is acting like June (80 degrees yesterday!) and I only have one rain barrel half full of water – we last had rain on March 31 in my neck of the woods. My pansies turn tortured and accusing faces toward me, as if to ask (read more)
Categories: 1901 Farmhouse, Gardens, Kentucky Gardens
There are three things about historic buildings that can reduce me to tears: demolition, bad window replacements, and vinyl siding. As I tout myself as a “practical preservationist,” I know that changes in exterior siding on buildings has a long history. Aluminum and vinyl siding make it possible for many people to remain in (read more)
Category: 1901 Farmhouse
We witnessed a spectacular sunset on New Year’s Eve, as we rambled on the farm and took advantage of the unseasonably warm weather. The week before, on December 23, wind chills of -25 to -30 degrees below freezing thrust us back into the 19th century, as our pipes froze, and we spent a lot of (read more)
Category: 1901 Farmhouse
I’ve been scanning old photo albums lately, tumbling back into time as I turn each brittle page. Laughing faces, twirling girls, dogs that I almost recognize although they’ve been gone for over 100 years – and buildings that no longer stand. I’m lucky – the cousin that lent me this album to copy as part (read more)
Fall swept in during the night with a vengeful air – I suppose that’s understandable given how Summer usually garners more attention and anticipation (excluding those folks who pine away for pumpkin flavored everything). The temperatures dropped and my garden wears a bedraggled, puzzled air. It’s probably feeling spiteful as well, given how I have (read more)
Category: 1901 Farmhouse
Things have been a bit dusty at our house lately. And loud, and slightly distorted due to sheets of plastic blocking off 2/3 of the kitchen and butler’s pantry. But despite the general chaos of work on an old house, there’s been some exciting discoveries – mainly that the built-in cabinet in the butler’s pantry (read more)
Category: 1901 Farmhouse
Tags: #kentuckyarchitecture, Farmhouse
Almost one month ago, my main external hard drive stopped working. The day passed in a frenzy of activity that proved useless at resuscitating the vital piece of equipment, and every day I discover a new folder that is missing research and photographs. I am a strong advocate in backing up electronic files, and I (read more)
Category: 1901 Farmhouse
Tags: #1901farmhouse, #historicpreservation, #kentuckyarchitecture, #Pandemic2021
In February 2019, I set off for beekeeping school with great zeal. Life intervened, in the form of a job loss and the addition of another baby, and we are still hive-less…well, not entirely. Last night, my toddler informed me that there was a bug in her room. After some investigation and the hum (read more)
Category: 1901 Farmhouse
Tags: bee hive, Bees, honey bees
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