Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah and a great New Year.  I am a little under the weather with a cold, can't believe Mike hasn't gotten it yet.  Since I am a little slow getting around thought I would post some more pictures.

For my decorating friends this is our Christmas tree in our Maryland house this year.  With the house still up for sale the realtor wouldn't let me do too much.  Usually for Christmas I decorate everything I can :) 

Mike has done more work to our home in Bedford, Pa.  These are pictures of the coal room in the basement.  In 1925 they used coal to heat the house.  A truck would pull up and send coal down a small opening on the side of the house into a slanted or V shaped room in the basement.

This is what the room looked like.  Very creepy.  I just know something large

 is living and lurking around in it.

This is the door to the room.  Doesn't it look like something or someone was trying to get out?!!!

Mike cleaned out the room really good.  Built this shelf into the v-shaped part of the room, dry walled two walls,  built tall shelving on those two walls, painted the floor and finally fixed and painted the door.

Didn't that chewed up door come out nice?!!  Now Mike has lots of storage for his wood working supplies. .....and I don't mind opening that door so much (but I still don't want to be down there by myself.)
We have a name for the room but that is a secret for now.  Won't be able to divulge that info until the summer.

New addition to garage

The new addition to the garage came out beautifully.  The contractor did a wonderful job.  Mike is so pleased to be able to get his new workshop and a place to keep two cars.  I am pleased with the side porch and can't wait to decorate it in the spring.  (I have already bought a big metal basket for plants.)

This is the old garage from 1925.  Cute isn't it.  But it gets a whole lot nicer.

Now they have laid the concrete and started framing.

Putting up the walls and shingles for the roof.

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New carriage garage doors

Finished garage.  You can see side porch on the right. 

Side porch and small carriage door to Mike's workshop.

Carriage lamp.  I will blog better picture of whole garage.  But is was soooo cold that day this was all I could take before jumping back in the house.

Starting off..........

Hello to all family and friends.  This is a new adventure for me......blogging.  So bear with me as I learn how to navigate the world of blogging.
I hope to be able to show you how Mike and I progress with our new (old home, circa 1925) which we purchased in October 2011.  I am sure we will have lots of adventures and misadventures.  Stay tuned.