A series of entries designed to capture the ongoing adventures of NINA! See how we came to be where we are today, and follow along as we enter the new century of social media!
Category: News
Clapboard on the first floor has been painted, and shingles on the second flor have been replaced.
Repairs to the shingles at 223 Garden Street are underway. I always good to see, a new homeowner coming into the neighborhood and investing in their property.
This also builds on the momentum in this part of Asylum Hill: repairs to Veeder Place and this house; the new patio area at 207 Garden; and our project at 29 Ashley Street represent a significant investment in a very small area of the neighboehood.
29 Ashley Street wasn’t the only exterior work in the neighborhood today! Here at Veeder Place, they were making repairs to the building. Also progress at the end of the day.
Our friends at ServCorps had been keeping a car in the garage at Veeder Place. This car was a donation for an Afghan refugee now living in the Hartford area. Unfortunately, it wasn’t registered yet, as ServCorps was waiting on the refugee getting his driver’s license, and, because it was unregistered, our landlord summarily booted it today.
Of course we understand, but still: bummer.
As part of our effort to sort through the stuff we rescued from our storage space downstairs, we’ve started going through some old banners. We don’t plan to save them intact: we plan to convert them into bags, NINA swag, as it were. If they turn out swell, then maybe we’ll use them for a fundraiser!
Banners and signs include: the 2017 Hartford Blooms banner; our sign for projects funded by the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program (we used this at several houses); the Hartford version of the NSP sign; and our banner proclaiming our partnership with Aetna on 1 Imlay Street.
A shot of one path to a fire exit in Veeder Place. More than likely this will be cleared out shorty, but still.
So, we have this lift, it’s been at 29 Ashley Street, and now we need it elsewhere, so what better way to do that than to just drive it there?
