This Old Mess

This Old Mess This Old Mess is a stinky version of a previously grand home. Let’s bring it back to glory!

There is a piano that was left in the house and the paperwork was left in the bench.
03/22/2026

There is a piano that was left in the house and the paperwork was left in the bench.

03/11/2026

The wrap-around porches are being opened up. Step 1: remove paneling from the walls, revealing the outer siding from when the porch was open.

Waller creek in the early 1900’s. Now it’s buried next to Ramsey house, which helps to explain the gigantic trees that a...
03/06/2026

Waller creek in the early 1900’s. Now it’s buried next to Ramsey house, which helps to explain the gigantic trees that are hundreds of years old.

03/06/2026
The house did not have wrap around porches originally! We met the previous owner’s daughter and granddaughter and they b...
03/06/2026

The house did not have wrap around porches originally! We met the previous owner’s daughter and granddaughter and they brought us pictures and history of the house. So cool!

My sweet sister Karen is the “plant manager” at Ramsey House. She is really getting into cleaning up the grounds and dis...
03/04/2026

My sweet sister Karen is the “plant manager” at Ramsey House. She is really getting into cleaning up the grounds and discovering beauty too. She also discovered that the Ramsey house is on the same watershed as her house in Crestview!

I'm meeting the previous owner's daughter and granddaughter on Thursday! They have documents about the history of the ho...
03/03/2026

I'm meeting the previous owner's daughter and granddaughter on Thursday! They have documents about the history of the house to share. In the meantime, enjoy some history from the interwebs:

https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/NR/pdfs/90001176/90001176.pdf

02/24/2026

Army man found under the house!

Roof ideas
02/22/2026

Roof ideas

02/18/2026

Stairs opened up - check!

02/18/2026

Nathaniel Cox is gettin’ er done!

It’s happening! Meet Nathaniel Cox our amazing builder. He built our compressed earth block house too and he is GOOD PEO...
02/18/2026

It’s happening! Meet Nathaniel Cox our amazing builder. He built our compressed earth block house too and he is GOOD PEOPLE.

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