Insiders View

Here are a few pics of the inside ... a birdseye view from entering the front door and looking all the way to the back "Florida room"; looking into the library through the huge doorway with the old moldings that are just gorgeous (the walls however, are another story!); the now infamous painted floor (almost!); an original light fixture from way back in the living room; and the library fire place. There is another fireplace exactly behind this one that goes into the master bedroom ... which incidentally is the ONLY room in the house with a built in closet of any type!!! The floors are all hard wood, and the original ones at that, so they need to be sanded and refinished. The walls are lath and plaster and the library and master bedroom need some work! The entire master bedroom ceiling needs fixin'! The ceilings in most of the house are either 12 or 14 feet, depending on the room. It's going to be a BIG Christmas tree! But as you can see, the bones are good in this ole' house and today we got a copy of Tweetsie Country, which is a book published way back when about the Tweetsie railroad and there is a picture of our house in there from 1942!! Apparently it was right along the tracks. So there is history to be learned. Thank goodness, that'll keep Paul interested for a while ... history AND a railroad! I am still just packing away. We're up to almost 3 full pallets of stacked boxes in the garage. Paul says it looks like when they ransacked the house, they actually robbed it too! It's getting pretty bare. At least I'm making progress! We're getting very anxious now! Until later ... happy trails! Paul & Cheri