Our house, in the middle of our street.....

[tabaqui]

Well, I've missed a few days, but that is how it goes! Heh. No real reason, just not braining much. That, and the rainy/cloudy weather makes me kind of sleepy.

Anyway, since someone was curious, I thought I'd post a couple pictures of the house. It's of a particular kind of stone construction that's called Giraffe Stone. Not so much for the color, but for the way the stones fit together and resemble a giraffe's spots.

Our house was built in 1935. The rest of this post is image-heavy, so beware! :)



The front, with the Monstrous acting silly.


That's all our yummy mint under the porch, there. Here are some closeups of the various types of stone.








Some of the detailing that's over all the windows.





We have had a *lot* of rain and grey days here - a huge contrast to last summer, when we were forced to turn the aircon on in *May* and it was over 100 degrees and no rain for weeks. I can handle a June where the warmest days are only 82!

Went up to my mom's house last week and helped her sort a few things. She's going to be moving to North Carolina to live with my sister this autumn. It's a good thing all 'round by damn, I am going to miss her so *very* much. So bringing home some pictures and china and things that were in our old house for years and years...it helps. Some.

I've started my spn_summergen! That feels good.

And that...is all. :)

Comments

[ruric]

What an interesting house! (And your mint look spectacular) *G*

[tabaqui]

Thanks! :)

Mint is awesome. You practically can't kill it, and it just grows and grows and grows.....

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

What a lovely home. :)

[tabaqui]

Thank you! A stone house is pretty much my favorite house. We got so very lucky.

[askellington.livejournal.com]

Love your house!!

[tabaqui]

Yay! :) It was the first one we looked at.

[angels3.livejournal.com]

She's going to be down here with me. Hope she's prepared for the humidity...yuck!

The house is gorgeous and the stone is so cool.

[tabaqui]

My sister is *very* particular. Aircon all the way!

Thank you so much! I love looking at all the different kinds.

[mendenbar01.livejournal.com]

We have several houses in our neighborhood made of similar construction. Not as old as yours but lovely ntl.

[tabaqui]

They are so neat! There are four or five nearby, and i just love to see them. One even has bow windows, which i love.

[jak-quill.livejournal.com]

Lovely house, very pretty! I prefer stone or cement rendered to wood any day - and your garden is looking good as well!

[tabaqui]

Thank you! I have loved stone houses forever - grew up in a brick house, and never liked other kinds of houses as much. Well - i wouldn't say 'no' to a log cabin in the Maine woods.... :)

Hee! My patch-o-mint is, thankfully, self-maintaining.

[chase820.livejournal.com]

What a great house! I love the stonework.

[tabaqui]

Thanks! It's just so neat up close when you can see all the different kinds of stone. Probably a fossil in there somewhere....

[marciaelena.livejournal.com]

Your house is beautiful, I love the stonework.

[tabaqui]

Thank you so much! I like it so much more than any regular board/siding house.

[stir-of-echoes.livejournal.com]

Your house is gorgeous. So pretty and full of character. I heart it :)

[tabaqui]

Thank you! Brand new construction over here tends to be so very bland and boring - older houses just always seem much more interesting and attractive.

[stir-of-echoes.livejournal.com]

Yes, ours is only eleven years old and it was still under construction when we first looked at it. It is lovely, and spacious and has ample garden space but so boring to look at, and identical to every other house except that ours is detached but other than that it looks like every other house. So yeah, pretty boring and samey.

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

Your house is fantastic! I love all the different textures and colours.

[tabaqui]

Thanks! Yes! It's fun to just sort of wander along a wall and see all the different stone. I keep looking for a fossil. :)

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

We had a limestone grate in our previous house that had LOADS of tiny fossils in it. I miss it.

[tabaqui]

Ooh, that sounds so neat!

[oddishly.livejournal.com]

Oh, your home looks lovely! And 82 degrees in June sounds pretty much spot on. Where-ish are you located, if you don't mind my asking? That is an enormous year-on-year temperature difference!

[tabaqui]

Thank you! We're in Missouri. I *do* remember having 100 degree days as a kid, and since, but they only lasted one or two days at the most, and then we'd dip back down. Last summer....

Well, if that's global warming, I'm going to hate living anywhere but the North Pole before long.

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

That stone work is very cool! I love the detail around the windows.

Woke up to a downpour this morning but it's going to be upper 90's by noon. Ugh, muggy summer weather is an energy suck.

[tabaqui]

Yes! It's not terribly complicated, but it's just a neat little extra that adds to the whole.

Meh! Oh, it is. Nothing zaps you worse than steam-shower days.

[anelith.livejournal.com]

I love your house - it's unique and has loads of character. I hope your temperate summer lasts; we are also having a very mild month which should be the norm for MA but recent years have been HOT so I'm enjoying this cool weather.

[tabaqui]

Thank you! I think so, too - so much more interesting than cookie-cutter 'development' houses.

Yeah, 'fucking hot' has been creeping up on us the past few years - it really sucks. I'd much rather mild summers than scorchers.

[sweptawaybayou.livejournal.com]

omgosh!!! everything is so green and lush and pretty!

and i do luff your house, almost as much as the people that live inside.

:)

xoxo

[tabaqui]

It is awfully lush! :)
*smooches*
*twirls you*

[tortilla_lady.livejournal.com]

Your home is beautiful!!

We had a bunch of rain here too, but then it would get into the high 80's / low 90's with 70-80% humidity. Not fun. It felt like I was breathing water on top of me being sick...

[tabaqui]

Thank you!

Ack, yes. I hate it when it will rain for half an hour and then the heat and sun come back and it's like being in a steam shower. Blech.

[realtsunamigirl.livejournal.com]

I don't quite know why, but somehow it is perfect that you live in a stone crazy-quilt of a house. lol.

Missing moms sucks. Repeat after me: unlimited long distance calling plan. It's not the same but it helps.

[tabaqui]

Heeeeee! Well then. :)

Yeah, talking on the phone isn't the same, but i know it's what's best for her.

*sniffle*