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Taking Care of the the Basics…
The Manor had been left fallow for a while. I knew the prior owner had been in nursing care for 2-3 years before I bought the house and all accounts from neighbors indicate the needed assistance for much longer. The … Continue reading
A New Year and a New Focus
The snow is about to start falling at The Manor and after a bit of refocus, it is time to keep telling the story. More tomorrow, once the soup is warmed and the snow has kept me focused and at … Continue reading
Demo- Day One
It was early March and New England weather is rarely pleasant at that time of year, so much as I wanted to tackle the outside, the first thing to go was the kitchen. It was tired and completely dysfunctional. Much … Continue reading
Getting started…
The Manor, best I can tell, was built in 1938. The daughter of the original owner sold the home after she had retired to a rest home some years before. The Manor had been neglected for some time and I … Continue reading
The Manor – Day One
This is The Manor on the first day I was able to take photos. The week before the closing I was knocked out and in bed with the flu. I wandered to the lawyer’s office to sign the deed in … Continue reading
From the Manor…
I recently bought and rehabbed a 1930s Cape Cod-style home, which my friends and I affectionately called “The Manor”. Despite its definitively shabby condition, the Manor had good bones and whilst it was once well loved, it had fallen on … Continue reading
From the Manor 