Maria happened to notice the other day that our porch is rotting away, due to cracks in the wood that water is pouring through when it rains. We called Jay Bridge, our friend and master craftsperson and he said we caught it just in time, there is rot everywhere, the corner pillar has to come down, the roof shored up, various planks torn up and placed. A mess, but it could have been a bigger one. Our wonderful house was built in 1840 and has held up well. We have so far put in storm windows, installed two wood stoves, painted and wallpapered, replaced the wiring, fixed the slate roof, put in a new kitchen floor and bathroom shower tiles and floor. Better gutters up next and some paint touch-up.

First, our rotting porch.One step at a time.