old house musings

Nov
17
Thanksgiving is next week, and for me the Thanksgiving Parade in New York has always meant the start of the Holiday Season. I will soon see holiday lighting up in the small town I live in, the town's decorations on the main road which passes through, and the individual homes decorated for the season. I confess I really enjoy it, and always have. There is something special about the season, ...
Nov
12
I recently wrote about the two old houses in Berkeley, California that belonged to the University of California. Most of my blog entries have been about families purchasing old houses to make them their homes, but another good method for saving old houses is for organizations to purchase them. The University of California appeared to have used at least one of the old houses for offices, unfortunately the need for ...
Nov
03
I wrote last week about the two old houses in Berkeley, California that are in desperate need of someone to save them. All a person needs to do is submit a proposal to move one or both of the houses to another location, and they may get them for as little as a dollar each. Of course the big job and cost is moving them, and having a location for ...