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Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
I was sad to find out that my Mom replaced her vintage stove with a piece of you know what just cause. It had 4 gas burners atop with a steel griddle in the middle 2'x2' Bottom portion was divided, a full oven on one side and a huge broiler on the other side. Drawers beneath both which was important in the 50's as kitchens were smaller back then and you had to supply your own appliances when they were married in apartments back in the day. As much as I remember the old refrigerators they certainly were not energy efficient. Can't imagine the monthly/yearly usage charge to plug one of those energy sucking fridges.
I married into a family with 3 sons, the two older brothers married two sisters.
Anywho...the sisters Dad the salt of the earth and a very hard working southern gentleman built his family a home from a Sears Kit very similar to this one, closest I could find, a basic 3 bedroom ranch. While he has passed *weep* I loved the man, his wife (a woman that was one of the young women in the film A League of their Own, baseball during the War, still lives there. Most homes here have basements the Sears Kit was built with only a crawl and a slab. The village he built in required the home be built within 6 months of the permits. He owned a gas-service station by day and night he built the home, repeat. Odd Fact. I am a fan of Portillo's restaurants founded in Illinois. The home was within a block of the first stand
Mr. Portillo built. By today's standards a kiosk on wheels. Lucky children growing up in that house and my introduction to Portillo's a far piece from where I grew up.
The guys apologized that the fabric on my wish list that was ordered wasn't here to go with it, believe me it was the least of my worries, happy enough to get the movie, complete surprise and was just happy to have one day we could have a mostly lazy day this week. My dh is up to season 5 and will watch the with me when he's caught up. With 4 family birthdays this week it's insanity to say the least.
