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Our New Beginning at Milton
After four exhausting days of scrubbing Milton from head to toe, two adults and two cats finally spent our first night in our new home. Milton, having been vacant for…
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Becoming Stewards of Milton: Time to Get Moving
Today, we embark on our new chapter! After nearly 35 years in Jefferson City, Missouri, we're bidding farewell to our community and setting off on a journey with Milton, our…
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The Waiting Game Begins
Not a lot to do at this point but wait... well, that's both true and not... There has been a lot of activity around appraisals and insurance; Insurance isn't a…
Shed’s Last Stand: Planning an Upgrade
This is the second outbuilding on the property and also in the sightline of the insurance company - meaning it has to go. Much like the summer kitchen, it too…
Summer Kitchen to Salvage: The Fate of a Historic Outbuilding
Unfortunately, not much is left of what I'm fairly sure was the summer kitchen for the home. I've heard rumors that some believed this to be enslaved housing—unlikely, given that…
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Persistence Pays Off: Navigating the Purchase of a Historic Home
I mentioned earlier that we've been chasing this home for quite some time—about 2017. And for one strange reason or another, something would get in the way. It wasn't about…
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An 1884 Farmhouse: Our Journey Begins
After eight-plus years of chasing and multiple attempts at purchasing, this old farmhouse is finally ours, or soon to be (after closing)! Today is a mixture of excitement and sheer…