by Sears Homes | Apr 27, 2012 | Uncategorized |
In 2008, Dale and I traveled around Roanoke, Bedford, Lynchburg and Christiansburg looking for kit homes. We only found a handful when we went to Christiansburg, but we found them all in less than 20 minutes. Last weekend, Hubby Dear and I returned to Christiansburg,...
by Sears Homes | Apr 23, 2012 | Uncategorized |
It’s been almost six years since I met Wayne Ringer at the coffee shop in downtown Portsmouth (Virginia) for our first date. Six delightful years. At that first date, he handed me his business card, which affirmed that (just as he’d told me on that first...
by Sears Homes | Apr 23, 2012 | Uncategorized |
As a native of the Tidewater region (Southeastern Virginia), I’m not sure why Sears (based in the Midwest) decided to name one of their little kit homes “The Marina.” “Marina” comes from the Latin word marinus, which means “of the...
by Sears Homes | Apr 22, 2012 | Uncategorized |
In 2002, someone called to tell me that they had a Sears House. (This was way back in the day when my business cards included my personal phone number.) The caller said, “I live in Washington, DC and I own a Sears Home.” I asked if she knew which model it...
by Sears Homes | Apr 18, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Post-1930s Sears Homes aren’t too common, and the Sears Newcastle wasn’t offered until the 1930s. And yet, it seems to have been one of their more popular post-1930 models. It was a classic center-hallway Colonial, and yet it was shockingly small, with...
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