We're Going to Be Townies

Finally, after a blizzard of texts, emails and phone calls; we close 10/10/10AM. Yeah, I know … whole lota' 10's. Starting to pack up the hilltop home … lots of memories. I remind myself how fortunate we were to be able to build our dream house and live in it for 20 years. Every room, every door and window … planned by us. I wanted light and lots of it. And i wanted views, in every direction. I argued with the architect and won. He added windows and doors with windows.  We were there when the 1st scoop of Earth was moved. Before the framing started; I was planning gardens and dreaming of the park I would build.  About time framing started our dear friend, Maggie arrived. Together, we took the blueprints and a picnic lunch to the work site. Sitting in the field behind the house; that's when Mags said "look at the blueprint; they're framing the back of the house wrong!" Aghast, i looked and looked again. She was right. We became 2 unpopular ladies. But...

The building inspection is today. Steve was agreeable to letting us wander thru the house, taking pics and asking a few questions. Downstairs has gas; upstairs is electric. We entered thru the garage ... obviously the owner is still moving. They did the same as us; bought, moved and then sold. Garage:              There are about 8 townhouses in this mixed neighborhood Hope they leave the shelving Well, it has to go somewhere Previous owner had a workshop and insulated the garage door Glad of the 2 windows; think Philiip can build us a work bench. Utility Room: finally, I have room to put in a folding table...but I'm going to miss my sink. Kitchen: Ok, this is interesting. I found pics from 2015, before kitchen was remodeled. It was an eat-in kitchen. After the remodel, no longer. An entire bank of Kraftmaid cabinets and desk were added, with a quartz countertop. The other side of the kitchen h...