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First Things First, The Tulips

Remember the tulips? Well, they were the one thing I absolutely couldn’t live with about the house. They were the opposite of my style of decorating, and the wallpaper was aging and peeling at many of the seams. So we set out today, less than 24 hours after we took possession of the house, with read more

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Welcome to Our New Home

grey ranch house

Since mid-April, my husband and I have been mostly keeping a secret from the internet. We bought a house! (All photos in this post are from the listing, so furniture and pets belong to the sellers, not us.)   A medium sized, 1953 ranch house with 2 bedrooms, a fireplace, a brand new natural gas read more

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