tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post9142685386145184359..comments2024-02-04T22:48:07.662-08:00Comments on FOLKWAYS NOTEBOOK: STRIPPING DOWN TO THE LOG BONES: NATIONAL PRESERVATION MONTHFolkways Note Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-78427679774223921122011-05-17T15:12:25.659-07:002011-05-17T15:12:25.659-07:00Darcy -- Yes, that is a wonderful museum! It's...Darcy -- Yes, that is a wonderful museum! It's about two hours from my home. If folks like country Appalachian culture that is the place to visit. -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-24951401743595057902011-05-16T19:36:33.164-07:002011-05-16T19:36:33.164-07:00When I think of Kentucky and Tennessee, I think of...When I think of Kentucky and Tennessee, I think of log homes. In fact, there is a museum in TN, right on the border of KY and TN. called the Museum of Appalachia that has a collection of log buildings that can be toured. Fantastic and well worth the trip when traveling that way.Darcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474895637619727452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-21923067137645505102011-05-16T18:26:07.151-07:002011-05-16T18:26:07.151-07:00Janet -- Oh do visit the house and document your g...Janet -- Oh do visit the house and document your great-grandparents house. How wonderful that it is still there by you. Thanks for the comments -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-79495550251846944012011-05-16T18:23:46.350-07:002011-05-16T18:23:46.350-07:00One Woman's Journey -- How nice you have a sma...One Woman's Journey -- How nice you have a small cottage. Perhaps someday I will also have a smaller home. When I visit the very small homes in this area I am drawn to their charm. One doesn't need all the "stuff" of a family home once they have raised a family. Just a place to store some cots in case the family arrives otherwise live cozy in a small charming setting. -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-71739843270271872522011-05-16T05:55:19.332-07:002011-05-16T05:55:19.332-07:00How interesting! It is going to be a beauty when i...How interesting! It is going to be a beauty when it is finished. There is a little house up the holler where I used to live that I found out my gr grandparents used to live in it and that it used to me made of logs. They say there are certain places inside of the small house that you can tell it used to be a log house.Janet,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17796999156668844943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-82430814200207154522011-05-16T04:46:49.968-07:002011-05-16T04:46:49.968-07:00I did something similar to this 30 years ago.
Boug...I did something similar to this 30 years ago.<br />Bought a ovr 100 year old farmhome and restored.<br />Now I live in a small cottage on this property.<br />Thank you for visiting my journal.<br />We have a lot in common :)One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-28224862161780817562011-05-15T19:05:05.979-07:002011-05-15T19:05:05.979-07:00Farmchick -- I think that it would be wonderful if...Farmchick -- I think that it would be wonderful if Kentucky had workshops to give folks tips on how to uncover the damage that has been done to some of the old houses in KY. -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-49813629607225115132011-05-15T19:03:14.712-07:002011-05-15T19:03:14.712-07:00Sheri -- It takes a strong mindset, time and money...Sheri -- It takes a strong mindset, time and money to undertake projects like this house. There are a few wonderful places here that are undergoing a revival to their bones. -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-79974434930771466132011-05-15T19:00:27.844-07:002011-05-15T19:00:27.844-07:00Oh I like the expression log lift! Happy Birthday ...Oh I like the expression log lift! Happy Birthday to you. May is a lovely month to have a birthday. Old things(especially bodies) should be kept in good repair. --- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-48457404959844024762011-05-15T18:56:52.517-07:002011-05-15T18:56:52.517-07:00Birdman -- I imagine it is a labor of love. Great ...Birdman -- I imagine it is a labor of love. Great that folks want to put the time and effort to bring back its former self. --- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-45846152829702945722011-05-15T15:49:44.654-07:002011-05-15T15:49:44.654-07:00I am always glad to see people intrested in restor...I am always glad to see people intrested in restoration.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-46596741235802646442011-05-15T12:13:55.106-07:002011-05-15T12:13:55.106-07:00What a big undertaking! Should be beautiful.What a big undertaking! Should be beautiful.Sherihttp://willowhousechronicles.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-55496993311524525562011-05-15T09:43:42.409-07:002011-05-15T09:43:42.409-07:00May is my favorite month. My birthday falls in Ma...May is my favorite month. My birthday falls in May, and I am 100 % for historic preservation of old things. Thank you for the wonderful information about a lovely old building undergoing a facelift. Or, should we call it a "log lift"?schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-27212704908995292512011-05-15T04:45:41.786-07:002011-05-15T04:45:41.786-07:00Ya, someone certainly did some damage to this home...Ya, someone certainly did some damage to this homestead. Onward with the restoration, I say. I bet, in it's time, it was a beauty.Birdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16634185585147630883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-36606748220147543622011-05-14T20:09:51.035-07:002011-05-14T20:09:51.035-07:00Vicki -- the one good thing about the siding is th...Vicki -- the one good thing about the siding is that the house stays in good shape and then are possible candidates for log preservation -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-79921735593687750792011-05-14T20:08:17.489-07:002011-05-14T20:08:17.489-07:00Sharon -- Thanks for stopping by. Perhaps if I ge...Sharon -- Thanks for stopping by. Perhaps if I get that way again some day I will be able to take the finished photos. -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-18190650247408729752011-05-14T19:00:25.151-07:002011-05-14T19:00:25.151-07:00Wonderful to imagine what lies beneath some of the...Wonderful to imagine what lies beneath some of the vinyl siding on the older houses in our area. Thanks for the pictures, Barbara!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-3856991829863075642011-05-14T14:01:06.933-07:002011-05-14T14:01:06.933-07:00Intriguing photos. . . love to see the old restor...Intriguing photos. . . love to see the old restored.Sharon Creechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297551991159941966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-36418647282874901542011-05-14T13:25:08.615-07:002011-05-14T13:25:08.615-07:00Kay -- I always feel that pre-1960 homes have such...Kay -- I always feel that pre-1960 homes have such great bones. By bones I mean the structural qualities. Both my daughters live in historic homes -- bungalow and Tudor. I think they got their yearning for an older home from me as I used to live in a great rural farmhouse that I completely returned to its original condition except elec. water and those types of amenities. Now I live in a 1960s home and do miss the old house. <br /><br />Don't give up hope on having an older home. They do pop up at a fairly reasonable price once in a while.Folkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-25076148067418153742011-05-14T13:15:12.320-07:002011-05-14T13:15:12.320-07:00MamaBug -- I have been told by some of the KY nati...MamaBug -- I have been told by some of the KY natives that many old KY houses that are covered with types of siding are really old log houses. I would love to live in one as they have such integrity.<br />Hopefully, I'll get back into that area and be able to photograph the finished product. Thanks -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-76817116315818297242011-05-14T09:19:34.333-07:002011-05-14T09:19:34.333-07:00Fabulous!!!! I love old houses and I love the ide...Fabulous!!!! I love old houses and I love the idea of restoring them! We have a whole neighborhood of old Tudor and Victorian homes designated as 'historic' where most of the residents have chosen to restore to their glory.<br />I wish I could afford to buy one.Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-2347193344872354272011-05-14T08:11:51.576-07:002011-05-14T08:11:51.576-07:00This is a wonderful story. Imagine all those beaut...This is a wonderful story. Imagine all those beautiful logs covered up with layers of newer materials. Bet it will be awesome when it's finished. Hope we'll get to see more photos as the work progresses. Have a great weekend!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880046224880273404noreply@blogger.com