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#DreamTeam linky – 25th June 2023

June 25, 2023

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Is anyone else melting?? In true Brit style I can’t wait for summer, then when it arrives in all it’s sunshine… I hide. Behind my fans!

I’m not sure if this makes sense, but in London it’s super stuffy with the heat at the moment. Not like the clean heat you get when you are on holiday, but more the kind that feels heavy and full

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An Ontario couple converted this 130-year-old church into a charming family home

“When this place popped up, it felt like the perfect renovation challenge”

(Photography by David Nikolic)

When a 130-year-old church in Princeton, Ontario, went up for sale in 2018, Jonathon Harmer couldn’t shake the idea that the place would make a beautiful family home. An iron-and-woodworker by trade, Harmer had driven by the building with white front doors and an emerald steeple countless times while growing up in the nearby town of Drumbo. He was visiting a friend in BC when the church went on the market, so he enlisted his partner, Lynn Perreault, who lived nearby, to scope out

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#DreamTeam linky – 14th May 2023

May 15, 2023

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How is everyone? It was lovely to catch up over the last two weeks. – Everyone has been so busy!

I’ve been tinkering about with the look of the blog. Just a few little bits and bobs… in between writing, writing and more writing. I’m working on a picture book idea at the moment that’s got away from me. Overwritten is an understatement.

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#DreamTeam linky – 26th February 2023

February 27, 2023

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The little one breaking her leg and having to have surgery has really thrown a spanner in the works these last few weeks. I’m a bit *tons and tons – behind with everything, so please bear with me, and I’ll get my host post as soon as possible. Thank you for being so understanding 🙂

Thank you to everyone who is joining

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The public gets a peek at the renovation of historic property in Ashtabula

Mar. 4—ASHTABULA — Area residents got a glimpse at the historic Castle Block property that has been completely renovated during the last two years.

The property features a mix of businesses and apartments in the same building.

Renew Partners LLC , JCI Contractors and Miller Realty worked together on the two-year project that resulted in 13 businesses on the first floor, and 20 apartments throughout the property, said RP co-owner Chuck Borsukoff. He said his partner Shawn Neece coordinated the project.

Renew Partners focuses on the renovation of small and large historic properties in Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties.

Borsukoff

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Top 3 Things People Wish They’d Known Before Starting

I interviewed more than 10 people this year who have renovated or built their own homes.
I asked every interviewee the same question: What do you wish you had done differently?
Here are three common takeaways that I learned from my conversations.

As Insider’s real-estate reporter based in Singapore, I interviewed more than 10 people this year who have renovated or built their own homes. Some of them chose to DIY the projects, while others worked

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Make Your Own Whirlig Toy

What is a Whirligig Toy?

The word whirligig derives from two Middle English words: whirlen (to whirl) and gigg (top), or literally “to whirl a top”. So the gist of the whirligig toy then is basically to use a scientific force (in our case we create it) to get the thing whirling and then we seek to keep it going.

That’s all pretty fancy to say a disk on a string. This simple pleasure of both making and playing with whirligigs provided hours of entertainment for the children of early America and still does today.

Native American whirligig toy

Whirligigs

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7 Pieces of Advice for Building Your Dream Home

2. Draw out all floor plans before you start the work, and don’t forget about details like electrical outlets and light fixtures.

Fisher putting up the walls of the wagon — In this photo, Stefanie Fisher, another home owner I spoke to, is putting up the walls of her wagon.

Several of the homeowners I interviewed stressed the importance of having a plan that outlines where everything goes.

Stefanie Fisher, a former realtor who spent $15,000 building an 84-square-foot tiny mobile home, told me a floor plan allowed her to build furniture without wasting space.

Based on her prior experience living in a van, Fisher

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