Oh My!

And it is ours!

We gained custody of our building last Thursday

and finally got to do something with it this weekend.

Bruce headed over Sunday morning with a 

friend and started deconstruction.

By the time I had arrived (after my morning work at the pumpkin patch),

half of the dining room had been finished.

I am certain that the tongue and groove had been there for

many, many years because it is extremely thick and heavy, 

and although we are very adamant about

preservation, we needed/wanted to peel back the layers to 

1. strip the place of it's disastrous, unsafe electrical (wow).

2. assess any damage so it can be repaired properly. 

3. expose the brick for our rustic style.

After removing some of the wall between the dining room and kitchen,

it was discovered that there may have been a fire in there at one time.

Although not charred through, there is definitely some remnants

of seared wood. Bruce also found some areas where the wiring 

was exposed and had been arcing on wood. There is/was A LOT

of exposed, open ended wire in that place!

As the guys worked on that, I ran back to the house 

(a minute and a half drive) 

to pick up the weed whacker and other garden tools.

One of our pet peeves is the amount of grass that

grows in the sidewalk cracks and gutters.

Bruce bladed the sidewalk and I went around

the building picking up trash and weeding it.

Yeah, it's not there anymore.

Power washing comes next. :)

Cleaning things up makes such a difference.

I suppose that is why I don't mind doing it.

Instant gratification!

It's a new day and new things to work on.

I'm headed to my work but my mind will be there,

at that gem that is getting some new life.

I'll continue to update because this little

bakery is just as much yours, as it is ours.

xo, Amber