We just bought a house!

And now we need your help.

We love a lot of things about our house, but it also needs some updates and repair. We want to tap into the knowledge of all our friends and family who are already experienced homeowners. Through the power of the internet we hope to gather advice and insight as we encounter the challenges of homeownership!

We've named our blog after the year our house was built - 1961. It was an "upside-down" year, since it looks the same whether you read it upside-down or rightside-up. And now our upside-down year house is going to turn our lives inside out for a while as we work through our first projects. We hope you'll stick with us for the ride!