PBS has produced several wonderful “reality” documentaries about living in the past in America. The one I always think about around Thanksgiving is called “The Colonial House” (website link) produced in 2004, recreating with volunteers, life in America in 1628. The documentary itself is very interesting, but the website is fabulous and highly interactive with [...]
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Posted in Treading Gently on Nov 13th, 2008 No Comments »
I have 2 words to say - wood stove.
Being historic home enthusiasts, many of my readers already have wood stoves and are enjoying the benefits of heating without the use of fossil fuels. This makes political sense and economical sense. We installed a Jotul wood stove this year and my family could not be happier. We [...]
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Posted in Historic Home on Nov 9th, 2008 No Comments »
There was a time when the unique “one of a kind” nature of a historic home would add value to its appraisal, now I am afraid that era appears to be passing. Though historic homes are rarely subject to distress sales and people traditionally have purchased historic homes as long term residences, not short-term investments, the market for the later in this [...]
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