Ay, carumba! Recent roofing repair job scaffolding. The roof is fully repaired now on that side - apparently the previous owners opted to extend the roof line a little further than the rafters, but put up shims to hold the roof edge up, not bothering to extend the rafters. On top of that they applied no sheeting - just shingles, and those in one spot left a small gap just before the roof edge. Fresh extended rafter edges have been added, rotted material stripped out, double-ply sheeting added to match the thickness of the existing layer (at least that was done right!), new shingles, and starter shingles all around were added during this project. The most interesting thing about it was that, somehow, in the eaves, we found a number of little treasures: a love note, folded in a manner circa early 1980's was especially sweet. There was also a bottle of "Sperm Sewingmachine Oil" dating to the late 1800s (the oil from the brains of sperm whales was a high quality lubricant back in the day). That bottle had the cork intact, though was empty. I've seen others that look like it on e-bay, minus the cork, going for $30. There was another bottle that looked like it might have been an aftershave bottle with a neat cap with small cork internal dispenser intact - approximate age, early 1900s; approximate value, $20, and a few other interesting bottles. There was also a jar of Resinol, which is still available as a skin cream product for rashes, etc. In the time frame of the jar style that I found in the roof, the concoction contained cocaine (love the alliteration). Approximate time frame was early 1900s, approx. value, $20. The best find was an old hand-forged horseshoe with nails intact, bent flat - this had wear indicative of actual use vs. household decoration, which it has since become, above the wood stove. While each of these little treasures was an interesting find during the project, unfortunately, if auctioned off right now, they wouldn't come close to paying for the roof work. How great would it be to have some remodeling work done, find a treasure, and learn it was worth the cost of the remodeling - or more! One can always dream....now if I can only find some treasures, somehow, under the furnace when that gets ripped out!!!