tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13933449.post8269651679417862273..comments2023-05-18T01:38:15.632-07:00Comments on DIY Insanity: House HistoryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08542931247957198888noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13933449.post-15521877074209861422009-02-03T10:04:00.000-08:002009-02-03T10:04:00.000-08:00Well, this probably doesn't count, but I live in m...Well, this probably doesn't count, but I live in my late Mom's house, and in organizing the attic, I found an old family Bible that had fallen back into the rafters, apparently from a box that had given way, and a pendant necklace that I recognized as one my Mom used to wear, that had apparently fallen on the floor and been lost until I noticed it.<BR/><BR/>The Bible did not have all sorts of interesting family stuff in it, just an inscription in Danish from the giver that said something like, "read this, I hope it does you some good" :-)<BR/><BR/>The necklace was great though, kind of like a gift from my Mom.Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13933449.post-72990282167761737352009-02-03T10:00:00.000-08:002009-02-03T10:00:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13933449.post-79016532531255334102009-01-30T13:40:00.000-08:002009-01-30T13:40:00.000-08:00Well, we've also found some interesting things in ...Well, we've also found some interesting things in our 1912 foursquare. First there is a DAR membership card for the original owner for the year of her death (she lived here for 41 years). Second is a token for the interurban line that used to connect to Indianapolis and beyond (what did happen to our mass transit?). Lastly, we found a message from a early worker under the wallpaper in the study/library. Written in pencil right on the raw plaster it said "Was papered Sept. 2? 1912" (I don't remember the actual day at the moment)<BR/><BR/>Finding these items are some the best part of living in an old house. Reminds you that you really don't "own" a well made home, you just take care of it for the future.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610692944644307671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13933449.post-79279623467404920962009-01-26T10:38:00.000-08:002009-01-26T10:38:00.000-08:00Pete! You weren't supposed to tell anyone about th...Pete! You weren't supposed to tell anyone about those bodies we hid in your home office walls! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542931247957198888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13933449.post-25113157444140178952009-01-26T10:29:00.000-08:002009-01-26T10:29:00.000-08:00A dead rat, a circus clown, and a .38 caliber bull...A dead rat, a circus clown, and a .38 caliber bullet. When the new homeowners open up the walls for some renovations, will the resident ghost tell all, or will the cops discover two new victims in the cold case of the 38 Peachtree Lane mystery?PJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028687955957107957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13933449.post-78396889990277848002009-01-26T10:16:00.000-08:002009-01-26T10:16:00.000-08:00I don't know about the coolest, but Mouse's name w...I don't know about the coolest, but Mouse's name was certainly cooler than <A HREF="http://diyinsanity.blogspot.com/2008/07/raiders-of-lost-insulation.html" REL="nofollow">an entombed dead rat</A>. I'm always impressed with home improvement bloggers who are finding out all sorts of interesting history about their houses. Maybe our house doesn't have anything more interesting that a dead rat and a circus clown.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542931247957198888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13933449.post-88886192002193819362009-01-25T21:35:00.000-08:002009-01-25T21:35:00.000-08:00Hi Gene! This is Dave over at 1916home.net and Im ...Hi Gene! This is Dave over at 1916home.net and Im really digging your blog so far. Would you be up for an interview? Please get back to me when you can, thanks... Best Regards, "dave [at] 1916home.net"jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528926838891372189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13933449.post-45708743024432416082009-01-25T17:07:00.000-08:002009-01-25T17:07:00.000-08:00I second NV's comment - we've gutted most of our 1...I second NV's comment - we've gutted most of our 1913 home (including the attic in which I learned it's hard to balance on joists in jeans and work boots, let alone heels and a skirt) and we've found bobby pins, a pencil and a marble. Pretty disappointing.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16012970192554238143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13933449.post-20712401579246215062009-01-25T16:34:00.000-08:002009-01-25T16:34:00.000-08:00You unearth the coolest stuff at your house! I nev...You unearth the coolest stuff at your house! I never find anything fun.<BR/><BR/>Back in the summer, after digging a zillion post holes and excavating about 2 feet into each, all I could find was a marble.NVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833093597689579655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13933449.post-75804108612513873182009-01-23T18:32:00.000-08:002009-01-23T18:32:00.000-08:00@Pete: Krysta from Habitat East Bay? Small world :...@Pete: Krysta from Habitat East Bay? Small world :-)<BR/><BR/>@BlogMonkey: .38 Special bullets? Oh my. At least they weren't messing around with small caliber stuff.<BR/><BR/>I forgot to mention in my post that Mouse or one of his co-workers used a very interesting technique for holding the wiring in place: nails. Two small nails were driven through the top plate of the wall, through the wire. It wasn't an accident, as they were underneath the paneling, and very carefully lined up with the hole where the wire ran. How they managed to do that without shorting things out or breaking the wire I don't know.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542931247957198888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13933449.post-76794207193117993132009-01-23T14:49:00.000-08:002009-01-23T14:49:00.000-08:00Precious ad! Now THAT is DIY. Interesting thing fo...Precious ad! Now THAT is DIY. <BR/><BR/>Interesting thing found during our renovation:<BR/>- 3/4 box of .38 Special bullets. Ah, Harlem in the good ol' days...<BR/><BR/>See here: http://greeninharlem.com/2008/03/previous-tenants-security-system.htmlBlogMonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02751360710799795263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13933449.post-43319439812098261682009-01-23T13:59:00.000-08:002009-01-23T13:59:00.000-08:00Clever marketing, that. I'm sure many men gravita...Clever marketing, that. I'm sure many men gravitated to this product because they thought they'd be able to get help from a knowledgeable salesvixen.<BR/><BR/>I just spent the week in Atlanta at the Habitat affiliate program. I met Crysta (sp?), who was kind enough to sit through my panel on workplace giving programs without snoring.<BR/><BR/>When you're speaking as part of a panel at a Habitat conference, is that called paneling?<BR/><BR/>(word verification is <I>phame</I>, which I guess is a sort of faux fame gained from speaking at a conference.)PJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028687955957107957noreply@blogger.com