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 | Feb 22, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Whilst driving around Hampton, I found more than 50 kit homes in this historic river city. Not surprisingly, there are almost as many Aladdin Kit homes in Hampton as there are Sears kit homes. Aladdin (like Sears), sold their kit homes through a mail-order catalog....
by Sears Homes | Dec 27, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Last week, I published a blog about a beautiful Aladdin Shadowlawn I found in Concord, NC. At the time, I couldn’t find the address. My addresses are stored in notebooks, and they’re not in any particular order. Retrieving an address from a trip made long...
by Sears Homes | Aug 21, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Today, we celebrate 10 days at our new house, a 1962-built brick ranch in Norfolk’s Bromley neighborhood. Every day, I find something new about this house that affirms it is indeed, The Perfect House for us. And it also has The Perfect Backyard. Yesterday, I saw...
by Sears Homes | Jul 17, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Before my father’s death on June 10, 2011, I’d never heard of Lake Mills. Heck, before my father’s death, I never knew I had an Aunt Addie (who lived and died in Lake Mills)! And I most certainly never knew that she’d been shot (allegedly) by...
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