But the petite woman didn't just move in and roll out the welcome mat. With the same energy as the cardinal who recently built a nest of sticks in the crown of a column on the house's wraparound porch, Debby planned extensive improvements that burnished the home's original charm while enhancing it for 21st-century living.
"I was my own designer, architect and contractor for this house," she said with a smile. "At one point in the renovations, I had to sleep on a sofa in the front...
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