It had been neglected in the last couple of years, the yard was overgrown, and it needed some TLC inside. We had the oak floors refinished, painted the brown kichen cupboards and zbrick white, replaced the dingy kitchen linoleum with black and white IKEA tiles and it was home! The house had been built in 1925 for Mr. and Mrs. Williams and their sons Les and Don. Mr. Williams passed away a few years later but Les and his mom lived there for 58 years! There had been only one other owner before it became ours! We were thrilled that we were be able to meet Les and his mom, Les had the most wonderful memories to share with us.
In 1990 our TV room became a nursery when our daughter Taylor arrived. Barry moved our Graphic Design studio into the basement, that he had built, when Taylor was one. Eight months later we added another baby to the nursery when our son Carson arrived. This photo is taken in the backyard, Barry built the trellis in the back and I cut Bessie the cow out of plywood.
the basement Barry built, Christmas Village wall hanging
Our livingroom with the 1930's couch I bought in 1977, the first piece of funiture I ever bought!
Taylor, in face paint, beside our first Muckle Plum tree
We had tons of fun in our dream dollhouse, birthday parties, tea parties and family meals. We were very blessed to live there, but finally we were feeling a bit tight. We loved our neighbourhood and neighbours, so much so that we bought a bigger house across the backlane. In the summer of 1997 we moved into our 'new' even older home, a four bedroom, 3-storey house built in 1916. The kids each got their own bedroom, Barry got an office with a view on the second floor and I got a quilting room on the third floor. But as every quilter knows the light is best for sewing in the diningroom , so the quilting room is not used as much as it should be. I'm working on changing that.
Our first family photo infront of the "new" house, fall 1997
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