Under Construction.......

My human host is getting a good idea of how it feels to be wrapped up like a cocoon.   I know already how it feels since I make my home deep inside her.  She is now living a life all wrapped in painters plastic.

For the next several weeks, instead of taking pictures of what life is like in the outside world, her world will be shot inside the home she shares with her hubby and their two dogs.......a little bit of construction is being done, walls will be painted, new flooring put down.  A few things here and there........its about time it was done.


The awful, horrible, white rock wall that flanks the west side of her living room has come down.  Yippee, no more.........it's gone.  Felt sorry for the contractor.  The stone was cemented in 3 inches of old, gray cement and thought at one time, we were going to have to live with the ugly wall.  A lot of elbow grease, a hammer and chisel, it finally came crumbling down...........whew.........my human could breath at last a sigh of relief.  No more ugly rock...........

What was before, is now gone.............

On each side of the fireplace are two windows that have been buried since sometime before they bought the home.  She'd love to have them open once again, but that poses another set of problems.  She's knows they are there, not going anywhere, and will in time be opened up so the sun can shine in.  Right now, the drywall goes back up and the windows sealed again.

Holy crap.....the walls, the windows, the trim,
were painted this color.........I'd cover them up, too!!

This house was built post World War II when building material was still at a premium, brick laying was still a craft.....I  wonder about the hands that touched these bricks, laid the mortar down and pain staking tucked each one in place. If only walls could talk and carry on a conversation with me.  The stories they could tell, I can only imagine.   This home is built solid.  Real wood, real brick, and a lot of hard work.  This human host of mine, is keeping with the integrity of the home.  A new mantel, surround, and hearth will go back to where it once stood.  It won't be like stepping into 1947 when it's done, but it will still have that feel of simpler times, when you could go play kick ball in the streets after dark........Over the next few weeks as the work progresses, more before and during pics will be posted.

The dining room is part of the living room, L-shaped.....behind a wall is a buried treasure she knew about..........it's finally being opened up.  So, with camera in hand, I'm off to help my human celebrate the demolition of uncovering a built in china cabinet.......................

Later....................

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