We wake up every morning knowing how lucky we are!

 Rob salvages the old laundry room cupboards, plumber Scot Guifoil replaces the water heater, Rob restores the old cupboard doors, and electrician Shayne Remito from Magee Electric replaces the 60amo service with a new 200 amp service. and Rob builds a new graduated wall of cupboards from restored wood, plus much more! 

 Rob will cut butcher block countertops in the snow, repurpose old bifold louver doors, and Barb will paint the dining room furniture and reupholster the chairs. All this and much more! 

Rob will insulate the restored shed, cut paneling in a heavy downpour of rain, and apply his special paint to its walls. Next, Barb chooses a wonderful stripped wallpaper for the upstairs bathroom. And Rob will hang it. All this and much more! 

 Rob's Classical Cottage Portico Design begins to come to life. He and his two friends, Irv Proderick and Marvelous Marvin, set its structure's two main support posts.

 Rob's Classic Cottage Design takes a major step forward in its construction as his friends Marvelous Marvin and Irv Proderick help with the multi-stage project. 

 Rob will create a meandering stone garden path. Then, plant a multitude of hosta and shade plants. 

Rob will renail old house shingles, scrap, prime, and paint the exterior of the laundry room. Then, he'll create a raised flower bed and a curved knee wall with Medina Stones. 

 Rob installs a new Vinyl Picket Fence and creates a 10x12' Paver Patio for a harvest table for six. 

 Rob has a three-season water faucet installed. 86-year-old artisan, Irv Prodrick, creates a fantastic rain chain, and a gorgeous copper side table top. And Rob plants an evergreen garden bordering the front entrance.
 

 Rob takes the viewers on a winter tour of their yard...what they've done and will be doing in the future. 

 Episode 22 documents the beginning stages of the 2nd Floor restoration that Rob & Barb planned. Rob starts by tiling the risers with the old tile Barb found in a dusty basement of a recycle shop. 

Rob & Barb continue documenting the restoration of the 2nd Floor by ripping out the old bathroom and installing an amazing new one that is nothing short of incredible!  

Rob increases the size of the living room fireplace mantle with 5/4" aged cherry wood found in an old barn. He demonstrates how old-time carpenters create the illusion that mitred boards look like one solid piece of wood.

Watch Rob complete the Garden Arbor construction.  Then, he and Barb undertake the tedious and messy job of applying two-coats of exterior paint...vowing they would never to it again! All this in 'Part 2'.

With Christmas only a week away, Rob and Barb fight the clock to get three decorative evergreen trees planted near the west side of their property. They selected a Green Juniper, Golden Cypress and Blue Juniper from a local nursery. Then the rain came and they decided to have them do the planting before they close for the season.

Rob & Barb fulfill their dream of having a gazebo erected over the backyard patio. With the help of Marvelous Marvin, Rob and he install a 10x12 foot aluminum gazebo that will be the future gathering place for family and friends to enjoy cocktails and Barb's gourmet food. 

Rob installs a sloped Lake Stone pathway under the Garden Arbor. Then, the Halloween Pumpkins arrive and the Ghosts and Goblins enter with the 

Ladies of the Neighborhood! 

Rob takes the viewers on an early 2026 Spring Tour of their yard, including the three evergreens planted the previous autumn.

Around 2:00 AM on Friday, April 18, 2025, Rob woke to the sound of breaking glass inches from his head as he slept in bed. After close examination, Rob and Barb are convinced that the unique-looking stone is indeed a Meteorite.  Also in this episode, Rob builds solid mahogany shelves to display his daughter Jenifer's collection of Ironstone platers. 

Rob & Barb grill one of their favorite dishes under the new pergola...Portobella Mushroom Burgers!.

 Rob is a very tired Santa and builds special Christmas gift 'Inlaid Mirror Frames' for good little boys and girls and adults ,too! He works through Christmas Eve Day to finish his unique presents and gets them completed just in time!  

COMING SOON!

Rob & Barb's Hosta Gardens!

Rob builds solid mahogany shelves to display his daughter Jenifer's collection of Ironstone platers.

Rob & Barbara decorate the two accent walls of their Master Bedroom utilizing Barbara's talents as a Colorist and Rob's wallpapering expertise!

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 RAIN SURGE

Rob documents a sudden surge of rain that brought nearly 7 inches of water through Forest Lawn Park and down between Rob & Barb's house and

their neighbor to the east.

COMING SOON!

Rob & Barb share the history of Forest Lawn and the  Hojack Line Railroad that passed through it...part of a much longer, roughly 150-mile rail line that ran along Lake Ontario from Oswego, NY to Niagara Falls, NY.