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Don’t you hate it when the best laid plans fail? #oldhouseproblems! When we ripped out the box wood bushes from this side of the house we also installed a window well in front of the basement window to help keep water from falling into the basement. Problem is the plastic cover for the well is acting like a greenhouse and growing WEEDS! I have been wanting to get down into the basement to inspect this window, open it, and pull the weeds so that the moisture doesn’t rot out the wood casings. When I finally mustered up the courage to go in the big-infected basement 🕷 my plans were foiled by a PVC pipe that only let me open the window a few inches. So now I have to figure out a plan B, which is going to make what should be a simple chore ten times longer. *sigh*. Isn’t this the story of EVERY home project, no matter how big or small? But I love my #oldhome, so the effort will be made a different day 🤷🏼‍♀️. #victorian #folkvictorian #window #woodwindow #basementwindow #palmerhouse

This mama did WORK today! This morning, #MichaelWalter and I went for a walk. On the way back I couldn’t stand it anymore and I HAD to weed...just a little... * So I weeded the hosta garden (no before picture...I was too eager!) and I was pleasantly surprised to find a butterfly bush growing! I haven’t been able to spend any time or attention on the gardens since the day I went into labor...in fact, I was weeding the hosta garden when my labor started! So it’s been six weeks since this southern facing side of the house has been shown any love. Last year, we ripped out a monstrous boxwood in this area, which was apparently preventing this butterfly bush from growing! * We spent the heat of the day inside, and came back outside to finish weeding the rest of this side of the house in the evening. Three FULL yard bags later, this side of the house is all cleaned up and ready for fall pruning and mulching in a few weeks! #palmerhouse #weeding #garden #victorian #folkvictorian #boymom

It’s supposed to be 90 degrees in Altamont today, so when Michael woke me up early, I decided we would get a walk in before the heat hit! We headed over to the Altamont Fair Grounds where workers were busy repairing buildings, planting flowers, landscaping and cleaning up for the fair in a few weeks! The first Albany County Fair (now the Altamont Fair) was held in 1893 and two of the original buildings from the fair exist today as the ticket office off of Grand Street and it’s sister building, now a public restroom (both of these buildings were getting repairs and a new coat of paint today!). Today the fairground is one of the largest in New York State, sprawling over 138 acres at the base of the beautiful Helderberg Escarpment. This year will be Michael’s first Fair! #MichaelWalter #palmerhouse #victorian #folkvictorian #boymom @altamontfair

What do you do for #30minutesofhouse on a hot day? #powerwasherporn @farmhousevernacular

Hi! My name is Michael and I’m three weeks old! Mommy has been teaching me all about old houses and wanted me to tell you that there is a new blog post up and it’s my nursery tour! Follow the link in the profile! #palmerhouse #nurserytour #MichaelWalter #victorian #nursery #newborn #oldhomelove #folkvictorian #upstateny

Last night was a little rough but mommy came in to save the day! I thank GOD ABOVE that I am a NICU nurse! #MichaelWalter was up every half an hour from midnight to 4 AM 😴. It got to the point where mommy looked at daddy and said “I know I’m not supposed to ‘NICU-ize’ a healthy, term newborn, but this can’t continue and I’m going there.” A couple of calculations later and I realized that we have been feeding Michael about half of what he would be getting for “full feeds” in the NICU. This gave me a ballpark number to shoot for. I upped his feeding amount, nixed the breast feeding at night (for now...we will work on it during the daytime!) and instructed the hubs that diaper changes are now going to be done with feedings (unless there is a blowout!). After some frequent and thorough burping, Michael jumped right on board and gave us three hours of sleep in between both morning feeds! I let daddy, who has been awake almost non-stop since I went into labor, sleep in. But, with Michael fed and comfortable, I was able to get in a shower, style my hair, and put some makeup on (😲) all while dancing around the bathroom to some Pandora tunes! Got in a scrambled egg breakfast and then daddy brought the smoosh downstairs for brunch 😂. #pitterpatter #thestorkhaslanded #palmerhouse

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