Before. After.
My online vintage lighting store. I’m always listing lights for sale. You can stay in touch via my Facebook page. My online vintage lighting store.
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Imagine living in Iran right now. You have a beloved spouse, two adored young children, and cherished doggies. And you are seriously worried that a madman in a faraway country will vaporize you later today. Imagine.
Continue ReadingRestoration vs. Renovation
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Continue ReadingThe Other House: 5
When my house in Strong City is finished it will have two master bedrooms, each with an en suite bathroom. The smaller of the two bedrooms is my current bedroom, and what was originally my guest room (room #3 from previously shown plans) but which I later converted into an expansive bathroom and walk-in closet….
Continue ReadingThe Other House: 4
So, y’all know I have taken a year hiatus from the Cross properties to get my other houses in order and ready for sale. I live in the Strong City house, which I have detailed previously. It was pristine in 2013 but then after purchasing the Cross properties I ignored the house for 12 years….
Continue ReadingA Remembrance
Y’all remember Louis. In the early 1970s, Louis proposed to his girlfriend in the Octagon Bedroom, and they later moved to the whole third floor, becoming the coolest hippies in Emporia. Their son, Nathan, was conceived in the Cross House. Y’all met them in 2018, via this wonderful post. And don’t miss Part 2,…
Continue ReadingTurning 69. Poo.
Friday was my 69th birthday. How the fuck did that happen? In any event, I invited my local family of choice to join me at the Cross House for dinner. They bring the food, I supply champagne and wine. They are kindred spirits, and we are all on the exact same page politically. While I…
Continue ReadingBefore. After.
My online vintage lighting store. My online vintage lighting store.
Continue ReadingBefore. After.
My online vintage lighting store. I’m always listing lights for sale. You can stay in touch via my Facebook page. My online vintage lighting store.
Continue ReadingThe Other House UPDATE
So, I previously introduced y’all to My Other House, in Strong City. It was in the middle of a major renovation when I purchased the Cross Properties in 2014. And all work stopped on Strong. I mean, tools were put down and gathered dust for years and years. To insulate myself from the near-daily horrors…
Continue ReadingANOTHER Very Sad Day
Yesterday, Alex Pretti was murdered by his government. My rage is incandescent. The Washington Post reports: Federal agents who were wrestling a man to the ground in Minneapolis early Saturday secured a handgun he was carrying moments before shooting him multiple times, according to a Washington Post analysis of videos that captured the incident from several angles. As…
Continue ReadingVISITOR!
But there is more to the story. Kendra purchased a fabulous house, likely by Charles W. Squires, and which I posted about in 2021. Kendra would like to return dignity to the long abused house so, obviously, I adored her immediately. Her new house is just around the corner from the Cross House, and…
Continue ReadingWords Matter
This is disturbing: And millions of people voted for this. My anger is off the scale.
Continue ReadingToday Is A Very Sad Day
Scroll down… History has repeated. I am angry.
Continue ReadingTIME TRAVEL. My Fourth Apartment
I have done a series on my various apartments when I was a wee thing. These generated a lot of comments so, after much delay and ado, I present…drum roll, please…another installment! A TIMELINE February, 1975: I turn 18. Fall, 1975: I moved out of the family home and into my first apartment. Early…
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