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We kept thinking the demo was done. Almost done. But then something would happen. Like taking down a ceiling to put in a dryer vent revealing a giant rat’s nest encompassing the entire utility room.
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Changing Landscape
The compound is looking different these days. From small things left by passers-through to the greenhouse and brick oven, this place is shaping up.
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The Bad Habit
Friday at noon I stopped working and started cleaning. 48 hours later we had completed the set up of a two-room cafe and opened the doors for a surprise brunch: Espresso, fresh oj, hot cocoa, bloody marys, iced toddy, tea, vegan waffles, peach crepes, quiche, muffins and more in Braddock’s own The Bad Habit cafe!
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Food in Braddock
Food may be one of the most difficult transitions in moving to Braddock, depending on the city of comparison. There are very few options for purchasing food, prepared or not, in Braddock. A far cry from our short time spent in Portland, but not too different from Juneau.
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We’ve Got The Power!
It’s amazing what a difference framed in walls and some light bulbs make!
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Flowers
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Changing Landscape Update
Last month I posted about the changing landscape in Braddock. No surprise—things keep moving forward!
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Changing Landscape: Orchard
Volunteers planted the orchard the day I flew out to Atlanta.
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Changing Landscape: Talbot Ave
One of the abandoned houses on our block that has been slated for demolition since before we bought our house is coming down today.
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Tiling the day away
This week I’ve been working on the bathroom tiles with Jodi, Kevin, and Mike.
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Bathroom
The bathroom will be the first completed room in the house.
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Nothing but the kitchen sink
This sink has been sitting under all of the dirt and demolition for 10 months, progressively looking worse and worse.
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Attic
We’ve had a friend from Michigan in town helping hang the drywall. The attic is almost done. We started painting last night!
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Maslow & Braddock
This past week I was reading Maslow’s article about his well-known motivation theory and the hierarchy of needs. Throughout I couldn’t help but liken the theories to Braddock.
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Unearthed Treasures
We found this machine in the basement today ... our guess is that Kristin will be able to tell us what it is. Some sort of textile something?
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Have we made it to the home stretch?
We’re picking out paint colors. That seems like a good sign.
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Monthly posts?
There’s no excuse for only posting once a month! Here’s a slide show (with 177 photos and one video) to make up for my absence…
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Setting Up Rooms
Over the past week all of the pieces I’ve been stockpiling for the last year finally came together, with much help from my parents who worked non-stop all week.
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There are pros and cons to it all, Pittsburgh
Pop City has an article out about the wonders of Pittsburgh’s low cost of living, How To Live Like A Millionaire: Live Here!
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Signing Off
It’s time for this log of our journey rehabbing a house to close.
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