When I was 13, I started dreaming about renovating old buildings.  At the time, I had my eye on a hotel in McCloud, CA.  It was in poor shape, but still carried the traces of grandeur from its hay day in this small mill town.  It was eventually renovated (NOT by me) and turned into the charming hotel found here.  When my husband finished grad school … Continue reading Restoring an Old Iowa Farmhouse