by Sears Homes | Aug 8, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Last week, I was in the St. Louis area, visiting my precious daughter and her family. During our time together, we journeyed to Edwardsville, IL. I asked Levi (husband of precious daughter) to take me to a part of Edwardsville where there’s a lake, and he took...
by Sears Homes | Apr 5, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Having lived in Norfolk for seven years now, I have scoured every street in this city, searching for mail-order kit homes. I’ve ridden around with several friends, studied maps, queried long-time residents and harangued my husband and I was quite certain that...
by Sears Homes | May 11, 2012 | Uncategorized |
There’s something about a Dutch Colonial that just makes me swoon, and the Martha Washington is a fine example of the Dutch Colonial design. And it was spacious, too. Sans optional sunporch, the Martha Washington was about 1,800 square feet, with four good-sized...
by Sears Homes | Jan 7, 2012 | Uncategorized |
One of my favorite memories from childhood was riding with my father to Suffolk to visit the peanut vendors and inspect their product. My father was an assistant manager at Skippy Peanut Butter in Portsmouth, and also their purchasing agent. Suffolk has always been...
by Sears Homes | Aug 6, 2010 | Uncategorized |
Released in September 1920, this Buster Keaton short depicts a happy couple (Buster and Sybil) being gifted a “ready-to-assemble” kit home. A jealous old beau alters the numbers marked on the framing members (which were marked to facilitate construction),...
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