Our sky is overcast and gray. Nothing for We're Here.

paint ladder

Taken in Wheaton MD September 2021

Pleased with my new Kohler medicine cabinet. Even more pleased that Fred installed it himself!

Here I am, working on some repairs on the roof.

"But I'm a champion, so I turned tragedy to triumph. - Through The Wire : Kanye West

Since I'm on holiday I decided to setup outdoors today but, as if on cue, I tighten the last light stand and it started to rain. Being Las Vegas, umbrellas are as common as two piece swimsuits in Alaska so I made due with what I had near me.

From lights to camera, weather sealed gear keeps you going.

After injecting a glue (Big Wally's Plaster Magic), anchor the plaster to the lathe and let it sit for a day or more.

Jankiest commercial addition I've ever seen in Sacramento

Weston, Ontario

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Scanned by John Mack

Heritage Place Museum,

Lyn, Ontario

Photographed by Anson McNish (1878-1960)

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It was a great find when I opened up a cupboard

at the museum and found two photo albums from

Anson McNish.

-- John Mack

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I couldn't help but notice the windsor chair on the porch, which could easily date to a century earlier than this photo.

-- Curt (below)

When my dishwasher screwed the pooch, it blew out the headpiece on the sink drain. I had to replace it before the new dishwasher could be put it. I am proud of myself that I did this replacement.

has so far resisted my efforts to remove it, but I haven’t given up yet

View inside the crawl-space above my home, on the way to replace the attic fan motor.

Tomorrow I do battle with the (possibly) toxic lead paint coating our back door and window trim. (And yes, those are tiny Colonel paw prints from when he was a puppy.)

Edmund Place after restoration and a new paint scheme. Prior to this the wood trim was painted white. The mansion was originally known as the Frederick Butler House.

Here is a photo of the house before restoration was complete: Edmund Place in 2005.

Home repair of a taillight with red electrical tape.

This victorian with its very massive corner tower is showing signs of restoration work on the front porch.

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Update 2024: This house has been fully restored. See my comparison image: www.flickr.com/photos/decojim/53623682726/in/dateposted-p...

While I have been tinkeing with my cameras; my wife with the aid of my son; has been respraying and reupholstering our four dining room chair, after decades of hard use.