tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post313641453121891440..comments2023-05-12T05:10:30.674-06:00Comments on Hamguin's Hide-not: Home--in the heart, and in the house (My Sacred Life, Sunday)Rick Hamrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621981388013851089noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-30982298742507346452007-11-07T05:14:00.000-07:002007-11-07T05:14:00.000-07:00Those McMansions are confusing to me as well - why...Those McMansions are confusing to me as well - why anyone would need more house instead of the privacy of a lot with trees is beyond me. <BR/>I LOVE this story - you were meant to have that house.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01307762555108511788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-60564633511295632452007-11-06T17:51:00.000-07:002007-11-06T17:51:00.000-07:00super house and super story!super house and super story!The Dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01290191765817150140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-74247444570072736992007-11-06T12:51:00.000-07:002007-11-06T12:51:00.000-07:00what a great story of how you found and got your '...what a great story of how you found and got your 'home'. thank you so much for sharing it with us!Monique Kleinhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208648372626654853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-60730986827056498302007-11-06T08:00:00.000-07:002007-11-06T08:00:00.000-07:00Great story Rick! Owning a house is a huge dream/...Great story Rick! Owning a house is a huge dream/wish/intention for me. Nothing big either. Just a small place that I can raise the kids in and a place that they will always have to come home to.<BR/><BR/>I live in the Philadelphia area where there is apparently NO shortage of money. Those McMansions are popping up everywhere with starting prices not under a million. Because there is not much land for throwing down these hideous cookie cutter homes, people buy the wonderful older small homes and tear them down. Those mansions look even more hideous when flanked by the ranch homes.<BR/><BR/>Well sorry to ramble here. I'm glad you two found the perfect abode :))Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569351612820181636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-79669473770675914432007-11-04T20:11:00.000-07:002007-11-04T20:11:00.000-07:00Kate--it is my pleasure to host several stories wh...Kate--it is my pleasure to host several stories which are touching to read, and yours is a great one.<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for adding your story!Rick Hamrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621981388013851089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-24996143989218193452007-11-04T17:06:00.000-07:002007-11-04T17:06:00.000-07:00Thanks for sharing this story of how you got your ...Thanks for sharing this story of how you got your home...it must mean so much to you to have been 'chosen' to care for the home of someone you knew and respected so much.<BR/><BR/>I once bought a home with the condition (written into the contract) that we take their cat too. The people we bought from were leaving the country and wanted the cat to stay in the home. We loved the home and the cat too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-6355376277820548732007-11-04T16:42:00.000-07:002007-11-04T16:42:00.000-07:00Sylvain--I love to hear stories like yours! I know...Sylvain--I love to hear stories like yours! I know that it is a necessity that there be developers, and yet I honor those times when people are able to work out a change in ownership of a treasured home in a way that maintains the home even as a new purpose is brought to the property.<BR/><BR/>I'm so happy to hear what you were able to work out in creating your own home, Sylvain!Rick Hamrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621981388013851089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-39727205699145302112007-11-04T16:25:00.000-07:002007-11-04T16:25:00.000-07:00Great story Rick! That isn't a modest house, it's ...Great story Rick! That isn't a modest house, it's a Beautiful HOME. I was able to get the property to build our home by promising the owner I would not tear down the house. It was a triple lot with a smaller 1000sq ft. house on one of the lots. The woman was moving into a rest home. I worked with her granddaughter and discovered that the family had owned the home since 1933. 11 kids had been raised there. Most still live and work in this city. Every one else bidding against me was a developer. They were planning on tearing it down and squeezing three houses in here. Even though my offer was the same as the other highest, I got it because they trusted me to preserve their family home. And I did. I completely renovated it and sold it, building my home on the 2 vacant lots next to it. Made out pretty good on the whole deal too. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-37111735428705627212007-11-04T16:10:00.000-07:002007-11-04T16:10:00.000-07:00Great story! I also think it's wonderful that you ...Great story! I also think it's wonderful that you display the pictures of your former teacher and his wife. A nice way to make the house a home!Sphincterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17080910412365862163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-52363256248954521712007-11-04T09:16:00.000-07:002007-11-04T09:16:00.000-07:00That is a beautiful story.That is a beautiful story.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08182881635816655061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-54540921111018782242007-11-04T06:40:00.000-07:002007-11-04T06:40:00.000-07:00What a wonderful story! I am one who believes that...What a wonderful story! I am one who believes that things like homes, jobs and the people in our lives come to us for a reason. Not so much in a "your fate is written" sort of way, but in an energetic "you get into your life what you project" way. The syncronicities in life never cease to amaze me.<BR/><BR/>As always, I truly enjoy your tales from Colorado. I love charming homes and one of the things I do not like about Colorado are those "cookie cutter" immense homes being build in clusters. You know the ones, three stories, all the same style, seemingly puffing their chests out to intimidate the same size house a mere 20 feet away. Every time I went for a Sunday drive and passed by one of these developments, I could not resist making a mechanical, cookie cutting sound effect followed by an "I never want to live in one of those types of homes". Personally, I think your home is 100 percent more beautiful than any mass produced construction company can construct.<BR/><BR/>May you and yours have many, many more years of pure enjoyment in your haven of music and love.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465963486818570787noreply@blogger.com