Renovations Round Two: Turning our once unused and fairly useless back porch into a fully usable mudroom will be one of the "non-era" remodel we will be doing on the #AppalachianMountainBungalow. 🛠️

What used to be a simple little entry space (swipe for the “before”) will become a beadboard paneled tiny room to store our muddy boots (we still have a major drainage issue to fix on the back property) and a place to collect "this and that" as we come in from the back door.

What is not shown in the picture are the three very wide windows. Right now, there is wood board covering the spaces. This little room will be flooded with natural light. Once the custom windows arrive, in two weeks, our carpenter will install them so the official Porch Patrol Yorkies can keep an eye on all important neighborhood happenings (including Calli and Smokey the cats whereabouts). Yes, I did measure, with the Yorkies, to make sure they could see out the bottom window.👀🐶

There will be much needed added storage, weather-proofing, and cozy touches to make this tiny back entrance work big for our everyday life: muddy boots, groceries, wet paws, and all. Honestly, it will keep our floors so much cleaner and provide a bit of much needed extra storage. ✨

#Mudroom #PorchRemodel #BeforeAndAfterHome #SmallSpaceRenovation #HomeImprovement #YorkieLife #PorchPatrol #DIYHomeIdeas #OldHome #AppalachianLiving #Appalachia

There’s something special about rainy days in the #Appalachians. It brings a quiet within you if you let it. The small world around you stops spinning and begs you to take a break.🌧️🍂


People and wildlife seek shelter while the sound of the drops tapping on the new tin roof, the smell of wet earth and pine, and the way the mist rolls across the ridges and down in the hollers brings October to a close. It feels like time slows down here.

The Yorkies curl up on the porch beside me, watching the world go by as puddles form in the gravel. Not much activity for them while on Porch Patrol duty today. Even Cali the cat has sought refuge from the rain.

The only thing to do is to embrace the quietness with a warm cup of tea in hand. And suddenly the whole mountain feels like it’s breathing with you. ☕🐾⛰️


Reminds me of a song: Rainy Days and Mondays https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PjFoQxjgbrs

#Appalachia #AppalachianRain #PorchLife #PorchPatrol #BlueRidgeMountains #MountainDiaries #YorkieLife #CozyInTheMountains #RainyDay #Appalachia

🚨 Porch Patrol on duty 🚨
The sign says “Dogs in Yard – Please Close the Gate”…
but really it should say “Beware: Two Fierce Yorkie Bouncers.” 🐾

These two, the #BabySharks, are running a full-time security operation with their supervisor, Auggie Doggie (trotting up from the yard). Trespassers will be licked, sniffed, and possibly barked at until you surrender doggie treats.... or your shoelaces. 🐶😂

#PorchPatrol #Yorkies #AppalachianMountainBungalow #LoveShackSecurity #YorkieLife #Appalachia #Dogs #DogsofFediverse

Waiting for a Pupachino.
#MarioTheYorkie #YorkieLife #DogsOfMastodon