Here are a few photos of the disassembled stairway: After the photo, Shyane vacuumed out the dirt and nastiness from the lath.  It's mu...

In light of the bank collapses and general economic downturn, Shayne and I feel very fortunate.  We're grateful now that we decided what...

Ugh, I'm beat.   Starting around 1 pm, Shayne and I finished sanding the baseboard-type woodwork on the laft side of the stairs.  Then w...

Yes, I know that today should really be day 4. Day 1 I spent catching up on housework; I spent most of last week in Minnesota for a class, p...

Starting tomorrow, I have the next 2 weeks off from work, so I'm gearing up for a home project extravaganza.  My hope is to finish sandi...