It’s been a Minute… But Wait, I can Explain…
I know, I know… It’s been a minute. Actually, it’s been about nineteen months, and this post has been in…
Category: Life
Hiatus, Whereabouts, and Parlor Progress!
Wow! It’s now been way more than a minute! I know, things have been very quiet on this blog. It’s…
The Biggest Aha! Moment of My Life
There is no doubt things things have been quiet around here. But I am super excited to reveal the primary…
The Humble Boot Scrapers of Philadelphia
Way back in 2014, just after moving into our Half Classic Six in New York City, I was doing some…
Traveling to My Past – Where the Hell I’ve Been
Things have been rather quiet here on the blog and on Instagram this past couple of months. I want to…
Four Years Ago Today…
Wow has it really been this long? (We won’t dwell on how long it has been since my last post.)…
Updates, Whereabouts, Changes, and Goals
You’ve probably been wondering where I am… Or not… For now, just allow me to live in my delusion of…
Dialing Back During a Pandemic
Well…. Wow… In what seems like just a few days since I wrote my last post, the world has changed…
I’m Still Here! But the Cancer Isn’t!
Lest you think Our Philly Row has gone the way of the Dodo bird, I’m Still Here! But the Cancer…
Inspiration for the Master Bath
So when I got my cancer diagnosis a couple of months ago, I had this vision that I would have…
Perfecting the Master Bath Layout
The conversion of an odd “L” shaped bedroom next to the master bedroom into an en-suite master bath has been…
Meet Our Stairs
I am realizing that I have never actually shown you our stairs in any level of detail… Well, they aren’t…
Hi, My Name is Devyn, I Have Cancer
Mike drop…. Yep…. I have cancer. In keeping with my tendency to be an over-sharer, I am going to overshare……
Easy Stripping with the Speedheater Infrared System
OK, let’s be real, stripping layer upon layer of paint from old woodwork is never easy, or is it? Let’s…
The Age and Style of Our House (Part I, How Old Is It?)
Whenever I meet another old house person, two questions always come up about our house. “What style is our house?”…
A Private Toilet Room If You Please
I first started talking about converting the small awkward ‘L’ shaped bedroom adjacent to the master bedroom into an ensuite…
Mom, I Miss You…
In memory of Linda Caldwell 1943-2019 Two weeks ago, I woke up with plans to work on the half bath…
Crawling Out from Under the Covers
Its been a while, but I am crawling out from under the covers and getting back to it… Whenever there…