Comments on: Changing the front of our house and the ever-changing housing front http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2007/03/17/changing-the-front-of-our-house-and-the-ever-changing-housing-front/ Honey Bowtie Music blog: where sticky songs meet (occasionally) overdressed ideas. Sweet. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:38:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: mycropht http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2007/03/17/changing-the-front-of-our-house-and-the-ever-changing-housing-front/#comment-499 mycropht Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:10:51 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2007/03/17/changing-the-front-of-our-house-and-the-ever-changing-housing-front/#comment-499 This is cool. I love remodelling things, and I love Germantown. Can't wait to see the finished product. This is cool. I love remodelling things, and I love Germantown.

Can’t wait to see the finished product.

]]> By: hutchmo http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2007/03/17/changing-the-front-of-our-house-and-the-ever-changing-housing-front/#comment-498 hutchmo Sun, 18 Mar 2007 07:20:46 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2007/03/17/changing-the-front-of-our-house-and-the-ever-changing-housing-front/#comment-498 to have you and Karsten in the neighborhood. You've heard me (and Lynn) say how much it meant for someone to take that house we had such strong feelings about..and for that someone to care and enhance that house. For those people to be wonderful, creative and caring people on top of all this is a damn fine bonus for the rest of us. You and Karsten have done so much for the house that we couldn't have done. I think it all worked out...the plans look great, and I'm exciting about seeing the hardest working man in show business out in front again. I miss seeing you both lately, and I really still appreciate hanging and having coffee with me the week of total suckiness. It was a nice thing. to have you and Karsten in the neighborhood. You’ve heard me (and Lynn) say how much it meant for someone to take that house we had such strong feelings about..and for that someone to care and enhance that house. For those people to be wonderful, creative and caring people on top of all this is a damn fine bonus for the rest of us.

You and Karsten have done so much for the house that we couldn’t have done. I think it all worked out…the plans look great, and I’m exciting about seeing the hardest working man in show business out in front again. I miss seeing you both lately, and I really still appreciate hanging and having coffee with me the week of total suckiness. It was a nice thing.

]]> By: kateo http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2007/03/17/changing-the-front-of-our-house-and-the-ever-changing-housing-front/#comment-497 kateo Sun, 18 Mar 2007 03:24:47 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2007/03/17/changing-the-front-of-our-house-and-the-ever-changing-housing-front/#comment-497 Of course! You have a standing invitation. Of course! You have a standing invitation.

]]> By: thelynnsterzone http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2007/03/17/changing-the-front-of-our-house-and-the-ever-changing-housing-front/#comment-496 thelynnsterzone Sun, 18 Mar 2007 00:46:00 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2007/03/17/changing-the-front-of-our-house-and-the-ever-changing-housing-front/#comment-496 Kate, I'm so crazy about your house... can't wait to see the finished results of all this making over. But I'm definitely going to have to drop by and see it next time I'm up visiting with John, finished or not. I am just wild about old houses and yours makes my mouth water. :) Kate, I’m so crazy about your house… can’t wait to see the finished results of all this making over. But I’m definitely going to have to drop by and see it next time I’m up visiting with John, finished or not. I am just wild about old houses and yours makes my mouth water. :)

]]> By: gingerge http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2007/03/17/changing-the-front-of-our-house-and-the-ever-changing-housing-front/#comment-495 gingerge Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:50:41 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2007/03/17/changing-the-front-of-our-house-and-the-ever-changing-housing-front/#comment-495 How fun! I just love your neighborhood. If I could live anywhere in the city, it would be in that area. Congratulations on your exciting new renovations! How fun! I just love your neighborhood. If I could live anywhere in the city, it would be in that area. Congratulations on your exciting new renovations!

]]> By: kateo http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2007/03/17/changing-the-front-of-our-house-and-the-ever-changing-housing-front/#comment-494 kateo Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:38:09 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2007/03/17/changing-the-front-of-our-house-and-the-ever-changing-housing-front/#comment-494 It really is fun, and it's also incredibly educational. I consider one of the main benefits of this house to be the curiosity and perspective it gives me on life in the 19th century southern US. Not that there is much documented about this house -- far from it, we've come up with nothing on most of our digging -- but actually that's part of what makes it fun: it's more about imagining a series of overlapping stories about the people who've lived in this house over the years. Every time I dig up a broken piece of crockery in the garden, I think about the previous owners and inhabitants. It's far more connected to history than I've ever felt. (I'll pass on the compliments on the sketches to Karsten. It was really fun when the contractor took one of these sketches and roughed in what the door will look like. If I can get my hands on a copy, I'll scan that in, too.) It really is fun, and it’s also incredibly educational. I consider one of the main benefits of this house to be the curiosity and perspective it gives me on life in the 19th century southern US. Not that there is much documented about this house — far from it, we’ve come up with nothing on most of our digging — but actually that’s part of what makes it fun: it’s more about imagining a series of overlapping stories about the people who’ve lived in this house over the years. Every time I dig up a broken piece of crockery in the garden, I think about the previous owners and inhabitants. It’s far more connected to history than I’ve ever felt.

(I’ll pass on the compliments on the sketches to Karsten. It was really fun when the contractor took one of these sketches and roughed in what the door will look like. If I can get my hands on a copy, I’ll scan that in, too.)

]]> By: kateo http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2007/03/17/changing-the-front-of-our-house-and-the-ever-changing-housing-front/#comment-493 kateo Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:27:03 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2007/03/17/changing-the-front-of-our-house-and-the-ever-changing-housing-front/#comment-493 Huh! Does it look like it's from the same period too? And is it well preserved? I'd <em>love</em> to see other similar houses from the same era to see what the owners have done with them. So yeah, if you do remember to take pictures, I'd be thrilled to see them. :) Huh! Does it look like it’s from the same period too? And is it well preserved? I’d love to see other similar houses from the same era to see what the owners have done with them. So yeah, if you do remember to take pictures, I’d be thrilled to see them. :)

]]> By: vito_excalibur http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2007/03/17/changing-the-front-of-our-house-and-the-ever-changing-housing-front/#comment-492 vito_excalibur Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:40:04 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2007/03/17/changing-the-front-of-our-house-and-the-ever-changing-housing-front/#comment-492 This sounds like so much fun! And those sketches are gorgeous. This sounds like so much fun! And those sketches are gorgeous.

]]> By: sonatamoonlite http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2007/03/17/changing-the-front-of-our-house-and-the-ever-changing-housing-front/#comment-491 sonatamoonlite Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:36:33 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2007/03/17/changing-the-front-of-our-house-and-the-ever-changing-housing-front/#comment-491 wow, that all looks awesome. i LOOOVE your house. there's actually a house down the street that looks so much like it, i always think of you guys when we drive past it. :) i'll take a picture of it the next time i go that way... maybe it'll be inspiring somehow. or just "hey, cool - it's parallel k&k house!!!!" but in the same universe... and different town. heh. wow, that all looks awesome. i LOOOVE your house. there’s actually a house down the street that looks so much like it, i always think of you guys when we drive past it. :) i’ll take a picture of it the next time i go that way… maybe it’ll be inspiring somehow. or just “hey, cool - it’s parallel k&k house!!!!” but in the same universe… and different town. heh.

]]> By: therealjae http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2007/03/17/changing-the-front-of-our-house-and-the-ever-changing-housing-front/#comment-490 therealjae Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:31:58 +0000 http://www.honeybowtie.com/blog/2007/03/17/changing-the-front-of-our-house-and-the-ever-changing-housing-front/#comment-490 Oh, very interesting! -J Oh, very interesting!

-J

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