New Windows

Lois stopped by the house yesterday and took these pictures of the new windows and the new old door at the back porch. The windows are made by Marvin Windows. They are all wood, double glazed, Low E, argon filled, energy star windows.

New window at the kitchen porch

New kitchen porch

Mike is stripping the old shingles to prepare for the new

New back porch

The new old door at the back porch

window on the east side of the bathroom

This is the new basement window, under the kitchen looking out at the field.

 You can see a little more of the new roof with some of the snow melted off

Looking into the front porch at the kitchen door

West side of the bathroom. The window on the left is in the bathroom and the one on the right is at the end of the hall. They are at different heights because the floor levels inside are different.

Thanks Lois for the pictures. It's great to see the windows in and know the place is weathertight.

More Salvaged Materials from Kerras

More changes to the plan. I had a drain installed at the west wall of the basement kitchen for an eventual sink, and decided to put the sink in now.  Below is the salvaged sink I just bought from Kerras.

The sink comes with a foot. 

I also added three closets to the plan. One under the basement stairs, a walk-in closet in the basement bedroom, and one on the main floor for a vacuum, coats and stuff like that.  So, I need doors. Below are the doors, also supplied by Kerras. These are similar to the originals in the house, and judging from their style, they are from the last quarter of the 19th century, maybe older.

Once the doors arrive at the house, the interior framing can be completed.

Mary Ann

Mary Ann was my grandmother's mother. She took care of George Lowe in his old age and lived in the house with him, after her husband's death. George left the house to Mary Ann after his death in 1948. The following is a bit of information about Mary Ann and a selection of photos that I have of her. 

She was born a MacDonald in Lyndale in 1878. Her husband was James Bull (February 14, 1844-March, 1943) of Abney, then called Toronto. They had 12 children, Clara, Jemima, Freeman, Alex, Katie Bell, Jane Evelyn, Myrtle, Lewis, Walter, Eileen and Parker. James however was married before Mary Ann, to her sister Christena, who died in 1902. They had two children, Maria and Albert. The photo above is Maria (the "i" is pronounced "eye") seated, and Mary Ann. This is the earliest photo I have of Mary Ann.

James and Mary Ann

In front of the house

 Another at the house

And another at the house

Thelda, Myrtle's daughter, and Ola with Mary Ann at the old place in Hopefield.

From left at the back: Mary Ann, Ira and Sarah Kathryn (Grampy's parents), Bruce Porter, Myrtle, Jim Munn, Clara and Grammy.

In front: Carl, Ola, Sylvia, Thelda, and I'm not sure who the last little girl is. This was taken in Hopefield.

4 generations: Mary Ann, Clara, and somebody tell me who the woman and child are. That's not Evelyn is it?

Mary Ann in front of Myrtle and Jim Porter's place in Windsor Ontario

I think this is in Hopefield

At the farm in Abney, about 1930. From left: Freeman, James, Albert, Parker, Katie (Alex's wife), Eileen, Alex and Mary Ann

Hopefield about 1938. Jim Porter, Myrtle, Betty Ann (the baby), Thelda, Eileen, Lulu, Grammy, Sylvia, Mary Ann, Carl and Ola.

1933

In the barnyard in Abney

This might be Grammy and Grampy's backyard either on Kent Street or Upper Queen in Charlottetown.

Clara Buell gave me this photo. She took Mary Ann to have this portrait taken.

Two of my great-grandmothers, who were cousins to each other. Sarah Kathryn (MacDonald) Munn and Mary Ann (MacDonald) Buell, taken in Hopefield.

Mary Ann passed away on January 23, 1961, 50 years ago last week.

Update from Lois

The weather was good enough for Lois to take a drive by the house On Friday. Looks beautiful but cold.

Below is along Norman's Road. That's the road to the shore that Walter and Hazel used to have their cottage.

Looks like it snowed! There is a new roof under all of that snow. The scaffolding is staying up for when they replace the cedar shingles.

The old garage needs to hold on just a little while longer, and it looks like its now leaning to the west. Other than the roof is gone and the floors have rotted out, its not in too bad shape. That was meant to be funny. I think we have to remove it this summer. It's a safety hazard.

What a beautiful day

This is the view from McInnis Street behind the house, looking toward the dam and waterfall. 

Looking at the house from McInnis Street

You can see through the trees to the far left of the house that a couple of the new windows are in. Mike McCarthy wrote me yesterday that all the windows are now installed. Next will be the shingles.

Thanks Lois for the great pictures!

Old Photos of Moncton

This is a little off topic, but my cousin Michael sent me these great old photograph of Moncton and many of you might remember and be interested in these.

The subway on Main Street. I remember that it changed colors many times over the years. I looked it up and it was built in 1915.

The old Moncton Train Station at far left

Eaton's. Mom worked here for years