Monday, May 30, 2011

This House....

It has been a very busy weekend...Memorial Day...work....visit with my mom :)
My mom lives in a small town.  A town where my dad grew up....a town where his family lived for generations...
A few months ago my mom showed me the house where my dad worked...his first real job.  It was a part of the American Art Works...they produced lithographs, painted enamel trays and signs.  He was fresh out of Art School....


If my dad were alive he would be turning 87 this year....I can just see him as a handsome young man in his twenties climbing the steps to enter this house....
I adore this house....


This house needs some work...but the windows are lovely...absolutely lovely....


They remind me of quilting designs :)

Not much sewing this weekend....but I did get to visit this house...
hope you had a fantastic Memorial Day!
mary     
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11 comments:

  1. Dan RMay 30, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    lovely

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  2. SusanMay 30, 2011 at 11:36 PM

    What an absolutely stunning house! I agree with the fabulous windows which would make great quilting designs! How lovely to return here and picture your dear Dad here too! A special day for you and your Mum!

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  3. www.randomthoughtsdoordi.comMay 30, 2011 at 11:52 PM

    love this house and the story you wrote about it. My dad would have been 86 this year...I miss him!

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  4. Calamity Jane's Cottage, BonnieMay 31, 2011 at 1:02 AM

    I loved the show "If walls could talk". Don't you wish that was true and hear all the stories they could tell. Beautiful home and special memories.
    Love your painting below on your Christmas scene.

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  5. **nicke...May 31, 2011 at 1:04 AM

    i sewed enough for the both of us this weekend, with a broken machine even!

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  6. JodiMay 31, 2011 at 1:35 AM

    Fantastic house - thanks for sharing that about your dad (I've been getting grumpy about my dad making me feel guilty if I don't call him EVERY day!) argh!

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  7. AnonymousMay 31, 2011 at 4:06 AM

    lovely house!

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  8. NickyMay 31, 2011 at 4:19 AM

    Beautiful house Mary - love the door and windows around it. Someone went to a lot of effort when this was built to make it look special!

    That's what we try to do with our quilts!

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  9. CarolynMay 31, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    What a lovely family memory...

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  10. Jennifer Mathis of Ellison LaneMay 31, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    What a lovely house. Sounds like you had a great weekend! Loved reading about you on Live a Colorful Life! Molly is beautiful!

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  11. corners of my lifeJune 1, 2011 at 10:00 PM

    I am curious where this house is. It looks so familiar.

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