So in liau of it being girl scout cookie season, i thought i'd share some insight from a cookie delivery to one of my good friend's from high school parents home. i was telling them all about the new place and the projects we were tackling (considerably the lighting) when my friend’s dad commented on a few of the commonalities of home’s built in the time. Kitchens were not designed with lots of cabinetry as back in the 1890s, people did not own things such as coffee makers and other common kitchen appliances. Pantries were common, but were not overwhelmingly large as people did not shop for 2-3 weeks worth of food. They went out daily or every other day to pick up fresh produce and meat. There were no preservatives in food back then. Rooms were lit with kerosene lighting – which would explain the gas line in the dining room. Stairs were made narrow and tall (as are mine, they’re very steep with a high ceiling). Closets were few and far between and at that, small, as most people only had 3 outfits they wore. I mentioned that I believed the “word floor” in the dining room to be laminate, but had hoped to find real hardwood underneath considering the age of the home. My friend’s dad said to be cautious as the hardwood I could be ‘expecting to find’ (from what I’m used to) may not be what is underneath. I’ve also come up with a better term for my “not a basement but not a crawl space” where my furnace and water heater are.” A cellar. Yep, that’s about right. Anywho, it’s nice to hear some explanation behind some of the projects we are coming across in the new place.
My neighbor thinks he has come up with a solution to the “gas line” lighting in the dining room so let’s hope that happens soon. At some point, the furnace man will be coming back out to find out why there is no heat making its way upstairs and to look at the plumbing leak. My brother will be in town this weekend and I’m hoping to take him on a field trip to the house as the whole project is a surprise to him. We’ll see what is reaction is.
And just because everyone loves stories ...
Earlier this week I got a haircut (Tuesday to be exact) and found out my hairdresser (new to me) lives in Ohio City on Franklin Blvd. She said her commute to Willoughby takes her 20 minutes each day but she’s usually going into work around noon. She told me not to worry though because I will be driving against traffic so there shouldn’t be too much congestion. She advised me (like many others before) not to leave valuables exposed in my car. Her boyfriend (who she lives with) works at Lucky’s Café in Tremont and I guess he has caught someone trying to break into his car outside the café. Luckily, I’m not that stupid and also, have tinted windows and off-street parking. Hoping I don’t jinx myself, but I’m well aware. She made me laugh when she told me she would be at home getting ready to go to Target but would be stranded because she’d see a homeless man drinking a forty on her stoop. Haha. She said her friend thinks the homeless people in Cleveland are pretty aggressive. I don’t know personally but I haven’t had any problems with them yet.
Lastly, in regards to housework, I went after work last night and started painting my future ‘walk-in closet’. I figured it was time to see exactly what the cream paint I had bought looks like. However, I didn’t get to the house until 7pm as I worked out beforehand so I had limited time before it got dark. I used the roller to get most of the walls covered, then used the paint brush for corners. I’m planning to return tonight to work on the edges and hoping I didn’t have any paint runs that were unseen in the dark. Hopefully I’ll pick up some purple paint to get started on the dining room also. Adam stopped by (out of boredom) and helped pull up some more of the kitchen floor. We’re pretty close to having it all up despite my mother’s opinion which was to not pull up the floor (which she voiced after the fact). No pictures this time as I forgot my camera last night and it was too dark for my blackberry camera to pick up anything. Look for photos in the next blog update.
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