Monthly Archives: January 2023

Another Day in the Life of an Old Lady

Life is pretty good here in Iowa, I just wish it were a little warmer outside. I should not complain since now it is staying nice and warm inside my house. It will be even better when my windows get … Continue reading

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Hello Sunshine!!

A beautiful sunshiny day but even the sun can’t fight this cold front that follows the snow storm. It looks so pretty and peaceful out there. The juncos and a few sparrows were eating on the deck but the dish … Continue reading

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The Last Big Project

When I first saw this house the one thing I noticed was the windows. I knew from the get go that they needed to be changed out. But those other things were more urgent. Now with everything else taken care … Continue reading

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Everything Went Wrong

We thought everything was set for the winter and began looking at the windows as our next big project. Then decided, no, leveling this house was the immediate worry. When the water heater began leaking it dripped under the house … Continue reading

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Weeks Of Hard Work

Once the sale for the house was completed the hard work of turning an old mobil house into a home began. It was all hands on deck. The first week we all toured the house, inside and out and decided … Continue reading

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First Impressions

Katie, my real estate agent made an appointment with the owner of the house I liked and we met at the house. I loved the outside and I had seen it several times so I wanted to just go inside … Continue reading

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The Very beginning

When we sold the Melrose house I think everyone was sad. That was a beautiful home and we all would have loved to stay there forever but it had one fault that could not be corrected. That fault was that … Continue reading

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A New Beginning

It has been a long time since I add a new post on my blog. It is not that I didn’t try but between the time I was posting every week and the time I came back to let you … Continue reading

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The Move

HELLO FROM IOWA The gypsy in me activated my imagination and here I am in Iowa. I have never been in this part of the country before but it is about the same latitude as New Hampshire so feels very … Continue reading

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