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Preparing Our Blue Arrow Juniper for Winter
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Puttering Putting the Yard to Bed A quiet late-fall afternoon at House 173 as we prepare our new B…
The Gentle Joy of Keeping an Old Flame Alive
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Ramblings A Simple Cleanup A simple workshop ritual becomes a reflection on craftsmanship, Marlbor…
DIY Battery Organizer from Scrap Wood | Easy Workshop Storage Project
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Puttering A Putt-About Morning A simple scrap-wood project that turned into one of the handiest lit…
Meet Blue Arrow | The New Juniper at House 173
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Back Yard Juniper ‘Blue Arrow’ (Juniperus virginiana) A slender new evergreen arrives at House 173…
House 173: The Poetry of Ordinary Projects
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Ramblings Critic’s Review For Transparency and Fun: What you're about to read is totally ficti…
Front Door and Stoop Refresh at House 173
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Front Porch And a Major Change Sometimes a few small changes are enough to make an old front stoop…
The Tiller Beneath the Lilacs: An Original House 173 Poem
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Shorts A History in Verse A quiet corner of House 173 inspires an original poem about memory, seas…
Antique Ingraham Schoolhouse Clock at House 173
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Front Porch A Quick Cleanup ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ The E. Ingraham Company Bristol Connecticut Made…
Replacing a Drawer Knob (And Overthinking Every Minute of It)
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Ramblings It's Never Quick A simple bedroom repair that somehow became another classic House 1…
Tending the Lilacs at House 173
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Flowers A Touch of Zen Pruning old lilacs, discovering volunteer seedlings, and finding quiet mome…
Rewiring a Vintage Back Porch Wall Lamp
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Lighting And a Cleanup Sometimes preserving an old fixture takes less work than finding a modern r…
Charlie's Path: A Beagle's Trail Through the Garden
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Ramblings The Toll for Loyalty! A young beagle creates his own trail through the garden, reminding…
Layout Knives
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Made at 173 A Legacy Project Inspired by Paul Sellers, an old kitchen knife becomes one of the mos…
The Coat Closet Makeover at House 173
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Interior A Cedar Lining! Sometimes the most satisfying projects are the ones nobody notices, until …
The Nose-Push Maneuver: Three Beagles, One Well-Worn Door
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Rambling A Record of Everyday Life with Dogs Three beagles, one back door, and decades of gentle nu…
The Yard Stone: A Small Story That Became Part of Home
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Ramblings A Yard Stone A spur-of-the-moment stop along an old Massachusetts road brought home a sim…
Paver Spots All Around
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Megapost Added Over the Years From tiny garden patios to rain barrel foundations and grill pads, th…
Reinforcing the Oriel: Solving a Cantilever Floor Mystery
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Interior Supporting the Cantilever This is one of those projects...a project that may not even nee…
The Upstairs Hallway Mirror: From 1935 to House 173 - Part 2
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Painted Furniture Wrapping Up Paint, glaze and one unexpectedly useful Swiss Army knife turn an ol…
The Upstairs Hallway Mirror: A 1935 Makeover - Part 1
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Painted Furniture Upcycling a 1935 Classic After decades on a dresser and a year tucked away in th…
Re-Routing the Fireplace Power
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Happy Little Accidents Finally Fixing the Fireplace Power One old wiring mistake, one messy lamp co…
The ReStore Hutch
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Legacy Project Finally, the Full Story A vintage hutch gets a second chance and brings a little mo…
So Long to the Dwarf Alberta Spruce
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Yard A Somewhat Sad Moment After years beside the back steps, a favorite evergreen had finally outg…
Getting the Snowblower Running Again
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Ramblings A Quick Fix Sometimes the biggest obstacle isn't the repair, it's convincing you…