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Maison d’Alfred
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Preserving and restoring our old houses in Saguenay, Québec

👫 Emma & Vince
🏡 1921 duplex (jumelé)
🏡 1890 farmhouse (fermette)
🌱 Zone 3b
📍 Wendake-Nionwentsïo & Nitassinan (Innu) homeland
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The farmhouse bathroom has new art! The wall was a little bare so we bought these prints from our friend and Yellowknife artist Beth Cowan. Perfect against the forest green 💚
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La salle de bain à la fermette est maintenant plus belle grâce à l’art de Beth Cowan, notre amie et artiste de Yellowknife
A white clawfoot tub in front of a forest green wall featuring two hanging botanical prints A close photo of a print of two morel mushrooms in black and white from Beth Cowan Art A close photo of a print of two pine cones mushrooms in black and white from Beth Cowan Art
June 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
maisondalfred.bsky.social
Alfred and I are both at the fermette waiting for our suppers
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Alfred et moi attendons nos soupers à la fermette
An orange cat sits on wide pine floors between an illuminated kitchen and a dining room.
June 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
maisondalfred.bsky.social
The big white peony is finally blooming!
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Les pivoines blanches fleurissent enfin!
June 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Vince found a photo of our house from 1930! The addition had already been built; today it’s longer and also has a sunroom.

Vincent a trouvé une photo de notre maison de 1930! L’addition est déjà construite; aujourd’hui, elle est plus longue et il y a aussi une verrière.
Sepia tone photo of our house and neighborhood in 1930 Current photo of the side view of the house
February 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
maisondalfred.bsky.social
Tried to do a wax seal and toilet replacement, found a lead drain. Now waiting for the plumber and hoping he brings solder.
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On a essayé de remplacer le joint de cire et la toilette mais on a découvert que le tuyau est en plomb. Alors j’attends le plombier et j’espère qu’il apportera de la soudure.
Old toilet and new toilet in box lined up in a narrow hallway. Rags cover the toilet drain on a wood-look tile floor (a regrettable choice against the 80s pinky-beige wall tile). Retaining little hope of 1920s tile hiding in this room. A rough hole in the tile floor reveals a splintering wood subfloor and a drain pipe (stuffed with newspaper) that we realized was lead when it was shockingly easy to bend. Please also note the tile mortar directly against the subfloor and remember that, stylistic sins aside, this is not right.
February 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
maisondalfred.bsky.social
Our 1890 fermette is already buried and the second snowstorm is just starting 😅
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Notre fermette des années 1890 est déjà ensevelie et la deuxième tempête de neige vient de commencer 😅
The front façade of a small green farmhouse with snow up to its damn windows The back porch of a small farmhouse with snow piled everywhere View out the front window is completely obscured by snow The door to the workshop is made inaccessible by chest-deep snow
February 16, 2025 at 11:17 PM
maisondalfred.bsky.social
More snow on the way in the next two days. At least it’s sunny?
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En attente encore plus de neige. Au moins il fait beau…

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The snow at our house is so deep that Lev can’t find a place to pee, poor doggo
February 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM