Laura RodgersDec 20, 2021The best journey takes you home!We are home! The weekend before Thanksgiving the chaos began! My sweet home is near finished and with the grace of God and a whole lot of...
Laura RodgersNov 19, 2021The Weekend is Almost Here!So, this is what happens when all the stops are pulled to get your house ready to be moved into and your hardwood floors still need...
Laura RodgersOct 16, 2021"Do Something Good For Yourself Today"....Virginia Madsen'In case you are wondering, no, we are not yet back in our house. Yes, I am struggling with being patient. It has now been just about 13...
Laura RodgersAug 18, 2021A house is made with walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams. Ralph Waldo EmersonWhat can I say, we are still waiting for the house to be completed. Although, much has been done these past few weeks, it feels like so...
Laura RodgersJul 10, 2021“Faith can unlock doors you never even knew existed.”― Gift Gugu Mona, The Essence of Faith: Daily The last few weeks have been a lot about faith when it comes to our sweet little home. As now 10 months have passed, I have to say the...
Laura RodgersJun 7, 2021Bad News - Good News Sometimes it just feels like I’m living in an HGTV Show. It’s been 10 months since we moved out of our home and started renovations. I am...
Laura RodgersApr 26, 2021Uniquely MineWhat a crazy month it has been. The house is looking more and more like a house! I thought that I would give you all a little sneak peek...
Laura RodgersMar 29, 2021Slow progress is still Progress!Over the last few weeks Jim and I have watched our demoed little mud pit become the framed-out workings of our home again. And yes, after...
Laura RodgersFeb 15, 2021Pewabic Tile: Detroit's Art TreasureRenovating our house has brought on many discussions of design, history, and the combination of both. Some of these conversations have...
Laura RodgersJan 23, 2021There's a world out there. Open a window and it's there. Robin Williams The last couple of weeks have brought some new changes to the house. One of the rooms that Jim and I love the most is the “Lake Room.” It...
Laura RodgersJan 2, 2021New Year, New House!Happy New Year Everyone! It has been a while since I have updated this blog. I missed my house this holiday season but then again there...
Laura RodgersDec 1, 2020Sometimes it is hard to visit....I thought it might be time for an update. I have to tell you that some days it is hard for me to visit our house. Jim and I went up to...
Laura RodgersNov 6, 2020What happened to my bedroom floor?The progress I see each time I visit our house is both amazing and frightening. Today we met with our contractor, Sam Moraco, and faced a...
Laura RodgersOct 25, 2020What a difference a couple of weeks makes So it has been a couple of weeks since I last gave an update and so much demolition has occurred. It seems as if every floor is gone,...
Laura RodgersOct 5, 2020Old houses are full with memories and that's why they resist to collapse! ........Mehmet Murat IldanIt seemed to me that most of the projects I had personally seen up until this point in my life, involved more renovation than...
Laura RodgersSep 28, 2020Sometimes, all you can do is say "Wow."So much was done this week on the house. Jim and I stopped on Saturday and really, all we could do was say, Wow! I think we said it at...
Laura RodgersSep 22, 2020And so it begins...Just like that, our belongings were moved into a POD and they were whisked away for safe keeping. The POD was delivered on a Thursday,...
Laura RodgersAug 18, 2020When life gets to be too much, hit the pause button and pick some blueberries. I have decided that renovations are not for the faint of heart….nor is the planning for renovations. Did you know that lumber prices have...
Laura RodgersJul 25, 2020"Renovating not only restores the house but restores the story of the home" Ty McBrideIt’s been awhile since I have been able to add a post. The beginning of July met with many wonderful days and nights as my family came...
Laura RodgersJun 24, 2020“Everything happens in the kitchen. Life happens in the kitchen.” – Andrew Zimmern It is a cool night here in Clarkston, tonight. The kind of night that Michigan is known for. A night where a sweatshirt is required and a...