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Quick Progress Update
As we wait on the structural plans, we've made some progress. Our plumber has finished up the water and gas lines to the building, leaving us with just the sewer…
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How Not to Build a Garage: More Lessons Learned
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been at a complete loss for words trying to explain the insanity of building what should be a simple garage. A couple…
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Slabs, Setbacks, and Small Victories
We finally did it! Late last week, we poured the main garage slab, amidst the rain, power outages, and everything else. I’m hopeful this will be the toughest part of…
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Washed Out: When Rain Derails a Build
Sometimes words just can’t capture the rollercoaster of building something new. Just a couple of weeks ago, it finally felt like we were gaining traction on the garage project: foundation…
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Proctor House Driving Tour
I've just found that our old farmhouse is included in the driving tour for Boone County and was designated a Boone County Historic Site back in 2009. That designation is…
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Garage Progress
Progress at last... It's been a long road, but progress with the garage/shop is finally picking up steam. Just this week several things have been accomplished: Foundation was dug, inspected,…
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Unearthing the Legacy of Senator Proctor
The relentless rain may have put construction projects on hold, but it’s opened a window into the history of our home and the family who built it. As I sift…
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Meeting J M Proctor
It took some doing, but I finally found an old photo of our home's builder/owner. I'm not sure of the date, but likely somewhere between 1870 and 1895. It was…
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J.M. Proctor and the Legacy of our Midwest Farmhouse
Within the History of Boone County, Missouri 1882, partially credited to Col. William F. Switzler and others, there are several references to J.M. Proctor that provide a bit more color…
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Builder, Businessman, and Statesman: James Milton Proctor
I ran across this historic tidbit the other day on James Milton Proctor, the man who built our old farmhouse. I’m reposting it here just in case, but also linking…