Treasure Hunt, Part 2

Here is a quick round up of some of the more interesting finds that we have had in the house.  All of these were found in the main bathroom in various spaces.  Some were in the ceiling, some were in the wall, and others were clearly specifically placed to be found by someone like us, as they were wrapped around the back of the porcelain soap dish.

This first news paper was found in the ceiling and was from 1916.  This was the year that the addition was done with the kitchen and bedrooms.   We didn't have a large piece, but we were able to date it from the obituaries.  It is a Philadelphia newspaper, though I am not sure which one.

Young man wanted for various positions.  I love the one where the job requirement is "must be sober!"

Then there was another newspaper from February 1, 1950 that was in various spots in the bathroom.  This was the New York Herald Tribune.  This first picture is my favorite section about the making of a "Super-Bomb."  Oh, boy.

There were large pieces of the theater section.  Here are a few of the shows that were playing on Broadway.

     ADAM'S RIB (Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn)

 ON THE TOWN (Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Ann Miller, Betty Garrett)

YOUNG MAN WITH A HORN (Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmichael)

Do more doctors really smoke Camels?

Prices for groceries in 1950

Electrical supply label from a local supplier

Lucky Strike label.  "It's Toasted"

A woman's plastic pin from the bathroom

The Walls are Closing In

Did you move back home after college?  Did you stay in your childhood bedroom for a few months until you locked up that dream job?  Then you probably moved out and got your first real place maybe with one roommate instead of the 4 you had in college.  Well, I have 4 roommates as if I am in college.  But mine don't throw wild parties, and the only person crawling into bed with me at 2 A.M. is my 10 month old.  My roommates are my parents, my husband, and Amelia.  And BJ, Amelia, and I are in my childhood bedroom. And those walls are most definitely closing in.

The good news is that the walls of our house are actually almost ready to be closed in with drywall.  We are going to have an inspection this week.  What this means is that we are putting humpty dumpty back together again.  After tearing apart this entire house we are getting so close to putting it back together.  Amelia's birthday is right after Christmas.  I told our contractor that if the house was not ready by the time of her party, that he was invited and he was going to watch all of the children that I invite by himself.  I think he heard me loud and clear.  Cabinets are being ordered, tile is being re-evaluated (cost seems to be driving this), electrical is almost done, insulation is going in, and BJ has been doing massive amounts of work at the house to get things de-wallpapered, sanded, and primed.  I see progress, and that is what I like.

The pantry and the powder room in the kitchen are totally framed and almost totally wired.  All plumbing is done.  They will be ready for the inspection shortly and then insulation and drywall can go up.

The plumbing for the bathrooms including the leaking sewage pipe have all been replaced.  What a relief to know that all plumbing is brand new in this house.  They said they could barely see through the drain pipes they took out because they were no clogged.  Ew.  

The floor have all been leveled and made so that no one falls through them.  I like that my family and loved ones can go to the bathroom without falling through the floor.  

Without going back to my previous posts I cannot remember if I mentioned that I modified the size of my closet.  Originally it was only supposed to go to the left of the small window on the side wall.  I said that wasn't going to work and asked that it be moved to the other side.  Now that is a closet fit for me!

Here is a view of the whole room.

And last but certainly not least...the mantle of the main fireplace.  BJ has been stripping the years of paint off of it to reveal the beautiful wood.  I cannot wait to see what this will eventually look like.  He has been very hard at work and I think that this will be a project that takes a lot longer then originally planned.