Ardara: Contrast to the Commonplace

by | Jun 4, 2012 | Uncategorized | 10 comments

After my talk in Raleigh (May 19th), a woman named Lydia introduced herself to me (and purchased several of my books!). She said that she had family members living in a fine Sears House in Chapel Hill. That was puzzling, because I had driven through Chapel Hill the...

The Kit Homes of Chapel Hill, NC

by | May 24, 2012 | Uncategorized | 2 comments

Chapel Hill is a city full of hazards for a house hunter such as myself. First, there are the trees. Lots and lots of mature trees, which makes it difficult to see the houses. Secondly, there are bushes. Ligustrums, Photinias, Hollies, Nandina and Wax Myrtles are...