by Jeffery Battersby | Jun 5, 2005 | Commentary, HousePosts
Beautiful, but way out of our league… About seven years ago, when Kathy was pregnant with Colin and we were just beginning to contemplate what we’ve done with our house today, we decided to be a bit bold and contact a couple who had a house that we were...
by Jeffery Battersby | Mar 29, 2005 | Commentary
Not my house but right near by… Fishkill "Creek," that’s what this is. anywhere else in the known universe this would likely be called a river. Must have something to do with its length and/or genesis. But, no matter what you call it, it’s...
by Jeffery Battersby | Mar 24, 2005 | Commentary
Spring Snow Beautiful Take one look at these and it’s pretty clear why we went to the trouble of doing a major renovation on our existing lot. We were on the receiving end of a very beautiful, wet, and heavy spring snowstorm overnight. The end result is that...
by Jeffery Battersby | Mar 16, 2005 | Commentary
We’ll take that, yup…Tileman/Carpenter/All-around-guy Werner Baumann and I were walking around the house earlier today, chewing the fat and admiring his handiwork. While we were wandering around he popped off with what I considered to be a pretty high...
by Jeffery Battersby | Mar 2, 2005 | Commentary
Now, "whoa!" is me… Just as labor pains are a part of childbirth, cost overruns are a part of the construction process. It’s inevitable. Guaranteed. A promise you can count on. If you don’t expect them, baby, you’re going to be in a...
by Jeffery Battersby | Feb 24, 2005 | Commentary
There’s no way to do this justice. At least not without a better camera… The unfortunate thing here is that there’s absolutely no way words or even pictures can begin to give you an idea of just how beautiful the moonlight was streaming through our...
