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The Bay-and-Gable homes of Toronto are unique within the world of Victorian architecture, in part due to taxation laws of the time that assessed annual taxes based on the width of a lot’s frontage. Canadian pragmatism resulted in narrow lots, o [Read More]

Here is an interesting house;It has a double bay section in the front. It was bought by a couple who lived across the street from our residence about the same time we bought the "Crack House." They are the third or fourth owner of this place I believ [Read More]

Every year since....oh, I don't know when exactly.....since before I was born, at least....my little hometown has had a tour of historic homes. We call it the Vintage Homes Tour. This year there are five homes to walk through, ooh and ahh at, and b [Read More]

Packers packed the almost-adopted orphan yesterday.  Emptied the storage unit and stopped that contract.  (Or, rather, husband did.)  Arranged to stop most of the utilities. (Or, rather, husband did.)  Movers are supposed to load and leave today [Read More]

Did you miss me?  Last weekend, we hosted a 45th wedding anniversary/family reunion for my parents, and then drove 650 miles north to the orphan Italianate.  (50 adults, 15 children.  Attendees from both coasts and as far north as Detroit, Michi [Read More]

 So this is our orphan Italianate, all dressed up and waiting for a new family.* The house genealogy I’ve done confirms my belief that it is considerably older than the 1893 date used in the listing papers.** (The town incorporated in 1893, so [Read More]

First the pot.  The first floor bathroom tiling is almost complete.  To those of you who have been following the project, it may seem like it's taking an eternity but... [Read More]

 Before  After (front and back) We’ve left our Italianate all alone in Chicago, hoping that it will buck the slow market soon.  Our helpful real estate agent did some counting for us last week:  61 agents, 5 broker open houses, 20 weeks o [Read More]

This weekend, Rich worked overtime getting the first floor bathroom one step closer to completion.  Applying thin set mortar to mortarboard and putting it into... [Read More]