by Sears Homes | Feb 22, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Did you know that, Dr. Joseph Lister – a 19th Century British physician – is largely responsible for the bungalow craze? The fact is, Joseph Lister and his germ theory dramatically changed the way Americans thought about their homes. For so many years,...
by Sears Homes | Feb 21, 2011 | Uncategorized |
When I first started playing with kit houses in 1999, Sears Homes were my specialty. It had taken me several months to memorize all those 370 designs that Sears offered during their 32 years in the kit house business (from 1908-1940). Before long I realized I had to...
by Sears Homes | Feb 21, 2011 | Uncategorized |
In April 2008, my husband and I traveled to Roanoke for a vacation. While he rested at the hotel, I drove out to Vinton to hunt for Sears Homes. This was a quickie drive through, so I suspect I missed a few. And it turns out, I was right. About a year later, I drove...
by Sears Homes | Feb 19, 2011 | Uncategorized |
From 2002-2006, I gave about 200 lectures in 24 states and the #1 most frequently asked question I received was, “Do you live in a Sears Home?” No, I don’t, but I do live amongst them. 🙂 In January 2007, I was married to a Norfolk resident and in...
by Sears Homes | Feb 19, 2011 | Uncategorized |
This morning, my dear friend and co-author Dale told me that the new Old House Journal had a blurb about my latest book. As Mark Twain said, “I can live for two months on a good compliment.” I’m very proud of that book – The Sears Homes of...
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