Sunnybrook, a Farmhouse: A Better Look

Jim went to Sunnybrook today. He did a lot of plumbing work (and still came home in a good mood!). By the sound of it, we'll have a bathroom upstairs before you know it!!! The house had been winterized, but now it seems we have running water. As a matter of fact, Jim said we had a kitchen floor full of running water when he turned on the pump today (have I mentioned we have well water?) As I understand it, that wasn't due to anything that needs "fixing", but due to the fact that the kitchen sink pipes have been cut off at the floor and the old sink removed.....as well as the walls and just every other single thing in the kitchen!!!We're getting closer though.

Jim also talked today to a company about blowing insulation into the walls and the attic. We HAVE to have insulation, so I guess that has to be the route we take. We talked and we know we have to sacrifice the look of the house from either the inside or the outside. If we have the company blow insulation in, they have to cut 2-inch holes in the clapboards outside (a bunch of them); but, on the other hand if we insulate the walls from the inside we'll have to take the old bead boards off the walls, which is part of the old farmhouse charm. A catch-22....or between a rock and a hard place. Considering the time and effort, it would be more feasible to cut the holes in the clapboard and have blown in insulation....unfortunately....fortunately....?

OK, on a lighter note, if you read my two earlier posts (about the Betsy Ross flag and the porch decorating), you'll better understand these pictures.

This is where I want to hang the Betsy Ross flag. Right in that open space under that roof.

And these are pictures of the porch I'm dying to decorate for spring/summer. These first two pictures are of the front porch. It's huge, isn't it? Ah, more to decorate!