Category Archives: The Renovation

Back to Work on the House

Back to working on the house. This time it is painting baseboards for the master bedroom and en suite bath. I’ve been putting this task off for a while as it isn’t that much fun painting baseboards indoors with the … Continue reading

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Old Becomes New

This week we have been working on our yard. A raised bed has been built. One section of potatoes has been planted. The big job however has been the fence. Back in the winter a large section of fence had … Continue reading

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Work Day – window trim

Today was the day to tackle working on the house. Work on the master bath has been taking a while. As the work was started by the previous owner, we are constantly guessing what they were thinking in order to … Continue reading

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Fireplace Finished

I haven’t done a renovation post in ages mostly because we were at a bit of a standstill. The trim on the fireplace was giving us challenges, while at the same time we were just too frightened to cut the … Continue reading

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Fence – before & after

I haven’t done an update on the progress on the house recently so I thought it was about time. We have put hours and hours into renovations, but many of the jobs are still in progress. It is a little … Continue reading

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My Renovation Review – The February 2013 Edition

I am sitting here making mental check lists of what needs to be done on the Pender house. We are headed out in a few days and will have only 2 days (3 if we drive through the night) to … Continue reading

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One Quick Fix

Today’s post may be the least earth shattering post ever to be read. To be honest, I am sitting at my computer popping Quality Streets and hiding from the fall out from the “Ticket To Ride fiasco” (to quote my 14-year-old son). … Continue reading

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