Gems In The Hood

Gems In The Hood

The first home, this spanish beauty.

The front porch wrapped in wisteria.

Original, ornate chandelier.

Beautiful hand hewn beams overhead.

A cozy fireplace.

Original tile...

This wall was originally the outside wall

but was later enclosed.

I love the arched doorway.

An indoor barbecue was once

an outdoor barbecue.

All the door latches were original

and absolutely beautiful.

Okay, so if you want to buy it,

bring your tool belt and $250,000

and it's all yours.

Second up, an MCM charmer.

I was immediately smitten with the fireplace...

and the wall of windows...

Original cabinetry and hardware...

I like it.

The stair railing looked pretty deco.

And it still had the Nutone Radio Intercom System intact!

About the same price as the Spanish Senorita.

Nice!

George Post

1906-1997

Acclaimed watercolor artist George Post spent time in Sonora in the 1930's. He was hired by the Public Works Administration in 1936 and was assigned to do a mural (pictured above) for Sonora High School. The mural depicted Sonora's main industries, logging, mining and agriculture. It is currently displayed in the high school library.

My wife discovered, quite by accident,

that the piece of property we purchased

last year to build our home, is the site of the

little red cabin that George Post lived in

during that time.

Serendipity!

Fall Into Winter

Here in the Sierra foothills

we experience an explosion of color this time of year.

It always seems to catch me off guard.

The trees start to change slowly and just when I think

it may not be a stellar year for color,

It happens.

And each year,

it takes my breath away.

These photos were taken

on our morning walk a week or so ago.

The following photos were taken

right outside our window.

Jamie snapped the fall colors

Saturday morning.

Saturday night while we slept,

winter crept in.

Our Slice of Heaven

My wife and I have been looking for a piece of property

to build our retirement home on for awhile now.

We finally found just the right spot, in the country

but only a mile and a half from town.

We are very excited.

I will post periodically about

the trials and tribulations

of building a home.

(we know there will be plenty).

Having never built from the ground up,

it feels a little daunting but we are up for the challenge.

We hope to incorporate many green features and use

recycled and repurposed materials whenever possible.

I won't bore you with daily details, we'll just hit the highs and lows.
Our celebratory dinner. The weather was perfect.

Stay tuned....