One of our local historic houses went up in flames last night. The barn and the ell are completely gone. We went by today to check it out because we had heard all sorts of rumors of what really happened. The owners are lucky that the rumors weren’t all true. We were told last night the house and barn were fully engulfed, so we anticipated the house being gone too. From what we hear the flames were unbelievable.
It seems that the house was spared for the most part. Maybe some smoke or water damage, but it looks like they might be able to still live there.
It is sad event. It is always sad to see a piece of history gone. You could see the old timbers of the barn and ell just burnt to a charcoal state. Old beams that have probably been there over a hundred years gone in just a short time.
The foolish people who were renting the house were having back draft problems with the wood stove. Instead of knowing this was wrong, and calling in the professionals they vented into the barn. Well, the barn is gone now. And so is most of the ell. Stupid people shouldn’t have wood stoves.

5:30-6 a.m.- Wake up and get the dogs outside.
6-7 a.m. - Get the wood stove going, make the coffee (no Mr. Coffee here). We use an old percolator coffee pot circa 1940’s. We then feed the dogs and get them settled. After they have eaten we eat. Oatmeal, eggs and toast, or maybe some pumpkin bread would be on the menu.
7-8 a.m. - We relax. We do watch the new at this time but only for a short time. We can’t take it for longer than 1/2 hour or so. Too much input. No one needs that much input. And is the news really news anymore or just a side show for freaks. Who cares if Brittney Spears cut her hair off?
We plan on what we are doing for the day, or we may talk about what project gets done next in the house. That usually takes the longest since we have so many plans to accomplish.
We get the dishes done, the house cleaned up, and then it is off to work. (more…)