The Cross House

  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…

2025 ended vastly, profoundly, and spectacularly different than it began. And in a manner I wholly did not foresee. It all began innocently…               AN EXPECTED GIFT Susan and Harrison Cross built the Cross House. Their granddaughter, Mary, lived with them. She was nine-years-old when the house was finished….

In 2017, I first posted about the importance of having a crispy house. If you missed the post, you might enjoy reading it. I did another crispy post in 2020 after discovering that the eyebrow window on the north facade had gotten…oh, the horror…uncrispy. And now, in 2025, I am again chagrined to reveal that…

With the Cross House and Carriage House on hiatus for about a year, it seemed extravagant to keep two large side-by-side refrigerators running just to keep a half-dozen soda cans cold, and a jar of jelly (for my lunch sandwiches).     I did not even know they made fridges so small. I look forward…

Last month I published a Most Shocking Post, about my decision to stop working on the Cross properties after 11 very hard years and put the houses up for sale, along with the house I live in (Strong) and another small house I have (the Tin House). I stressed that I had no confidence the…

ONE Sell Toyota. This will net me around $14K, which will help keep me afloat, and get rid of a $1,000 monthly payment. I plan to buy a Kia Soul for around $22K. My monthly payment will be around $400. The Toyota will be listed this weekend on Facebook Marketplace. I plan to ask $38,500…

This is a shocking post. Really. This is a post I never thought I would write. This is the hardest post I have ever written. Scroll down. But you will need some wine first.                                   I’m going to put…

        I will not be finishing the South Hall now. Sigh. After a bit more painting I will clean up the hall and resume work on the Carriage House. I have lost all patience with it still being unfinished. Bad Ross!    

A decade ago I did a post about wallpaper discoveries. It was all very exciting and urge you to read this post. In short, this is what the upper stairhall was papered in. The miraculous Bo ascertained the maker (!!!!) and found a pristine sample:     But, did the paper continue down to the…