Latest News
Check out the posts below for the lastest news about things going on at Little Mount Vernon.
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way
My husband can do anything! And most of it... by himself. Not me! I can’t do everything. I don’t WANT to do everything! Now I don’t mean he can always wash his clothes, pick up his clothes, cook our supper, throw his trash in the trash can or put his things where they belong!!! But he does KNOW how to... and where there’s a WILL, there’s a way!
Preparing the Yards
Over the past two years, we've spent a lot of time working on Little Mount Vernon... not only on the house, but in the yard as well. And since we are Do-it-Yourselfers--no matter what the task--we tend to try to do as much of the work as we can ourselves. Preparing the yard has been an ongoing project. It's our respite from house repair. (Ha! Ha!)
First Night on the Grounds
So our dear friend, Mrs. Karen Prewitt, interior designer and owner of Quattro Canti Interiors , suggested back in November that we turn our attention from restoring the house itself to preparing the grounds for our first event--an oyster roast. So, at Thanksgiving we began a major cleaning out and preparing the North front lawn for our 1st Night on the Grounds! Our last post showed the massive cleanout we did to improve the site, so I won't bore you with the demolition and building cleanup. I thought after that post most of the work was done; however, there was plenty more to do to prepare for guests.
Grounds for a Gathering
Since Thanksgiving and between Christmas holiday activities, we have still been working on Saving Little Mount Vernon, but we have turned our attention from the house restoration to the grounds. Grounds which contained outbuildings so covered over with vines and trees that we didn't even know they existed until some time after our purchase of the house.
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
Along with all of the demolition, repair, and reconstruction that Dwight continues to work on, there are tons of design decisions to be made as we move into the next restoration phases. Some decisions are easy. Others require a vision of the completed project and how rooms will be used.
An Eerie Feeling...
Let's face it. ALL old houses have scary stories or creepy spaces! If a house is old enough, someone or something probably died there. Dear Mrs. Emma died here.