by Sears Homes | Jan 26, 2013 | Uncategorized |
It’s been about 18 months since we moved to our new home in Norfolk. People say that “geography can’t make you happy,” but I surely do love living on Lake Whitehurst and I surely do love this mid-Century-modern brick ranch. Last year, we...
by Sears Homes | May 28, 2011 | Uncategorized |
In “Driving Miss Daisy,” there’s a scene where Hoke is studying family pictures in Miss Daisy’s home and he comments “I just love a house with pictures, Miss Daisy. It do make a house a home.” When we first moved into 3916 Gosnold...
by Sears Homes | May 21, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Mark Twain once said, “I can live for two months on a good compliment.” It was about a year ago today that this website was redone and revamped. I’ve been trying to – systematically and patiently – post a few of the 35,000 photos...
by Sears Homes | Mar 23, 2011 | Uncategorized |
I’m an architectural historian. I research old houses and I write books and I galavant around the country telling people how to restore their old homes. When people are trying to locate hard-to-find supplies for their vintage homes, they contact me. This is what...
by Sears Homes | Mar 5, 2011 | Uncategorized |
My dear friend Sam Evans was born and raised in Ocean View and he’s told me many delightful stories about his growing-up years. My favorite was his telling about the day he met Ollie Mae. He was 11 years old, and she was 9. Three years later, he proposed to her....
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