No one can understand it. Why would a single, middle-aged woman move from Texas to NE Ohio to renovate a run-down 80 year old house? Someone who has lived all her adult life in Texas. Someone who has never lived in, let alone repaired, an old house. Well, maybe because I have always wanted to live in an old house. And maybe because I actually was born in and lived in Ohio until I was 10 years old. And even though this is a different city than the one I lived in, it still feels a little like coming home.
So, I had been toying with the idea of moving someplace to buy an old house. I had done some reading and research on the various styles of the late 1800's and early 1900's and had settled on the craftsman bungalow style. Then, one day while surfing real estate sites, the house found me. I knew the moment I saw it that this was the one.
I like your dreams and I like your dream house and Its so wonderful.
Posted by: Kitchen cabinets | February 22, 2011 at 01:21 PM
Welcome to NE Ohio! I currently live over on the eastside, but my boyfriend (luckily-or unluckily-an architect) and we just bought a "worker's cottage" over on the west side in the city 2 weeks ago. Cleaning, ugh! Welcome and enjoy the heat, come wintertime you'll miss it dearly. I spent some time in Houston and Austin in the summertime, you must feel at home with the temps. we're having.
Good luck,
Kim
Posted by: Kim | July 21, 2005 at 09:54 PM
Hi Susie! You are amazing!!! You've done so much in such a short amount of time and I must say I'm very impressed by your use of terminology related to the roofing adventure... you are catching on very quickly, but that is of no surprise to me at all :). I absolutely love the blog. Keep up the good work lady! I hope to come visit "soon"... I'm going to Calif next week... As Lynette stated, the outside looks great! You need to be featured on HGTV!!!
Love Melanie
Posted by: Melanie Gardner Tulsa | June 29, 2005 at 10:15 AM
So WHY did you move from Texas again?? And this is a great blog - it only put 3 cookies on my computer when I visited!! That's 7 below the national average!!
Posted by: Rick | June 27, 2005 at 06:47 PM
Congratulations, that house looks great already from the outside, it's going to be even better after you work on it and make it your own. I totally understand you always having wanted to live in an old house, I'm exactly the same. Welcome to houseblogs too
Posted by: Lynette | June 27, 2005 at 03:24 AM
That's great- following your dreams! What an adorable house as well. Welcome to houseblogs too...
Posted by: Jocelyn | June 26, 2005 at 06:37 PM