Tag: antiques

Chronicling my adventures restoring and updating a quirky old Philadelphia rowhouse

The Great Yard Sale of 2016

Yes, it happened! My parents along with 5 other neighbors. Here are a few little stories. The next town over had a borough wide garage sale event this weekend, starting at 9 both days. I wanted to start at 7. The other neighbors refused. I got in a huff and said it’s not their decision if…
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Beating Back all the Clutter

Would you believe that my parents had a normal looking basement in the beginning of May 2010? But we were already losing the battle against clutter. My grandmother and I both moved that month. But we were already losing because for over a year before that my grandmother fought tooth and nail to keep things.…
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