When You pass by a sad looking house, remember it was once someones beloved home.
It was once a home filled with laughter, tears, the smell of home cooked meals.
Do you pass by one?
It was once a home filled with laughter, tears, the smell of home cooked meals.
Do you pass by one?
Under the porch eaves little girls had a tea party
even the kitty cats called in home
they played in the green grass the surrounded the brick home
the lives of a family were the center of that home
hope dreams wishes
were imagined on the porch
There are many of them we pass
who peered out those windows?
who walked the steps?
who cared for the lawn?
who sat in their wheelchair on the porch and spoke to the passerby?
who was pulled away from the picture window by her sister just before it broke during a tornado?
over 100 years has passed.........
some stained glass is still there, some has disappeared.
families gathered on those steps
flowers were planted
Stop and look and imagine sometime
The sad of now once was happy then.
Please look at me, don't throw me away.
Preservation.
The first home was of my Grandmother's cousin.
The second home is of my Great Grandfather's sister Emma.
How I wish both would be preserved for a new family to enjoy once again.
were imagined on the porch
There are many of them we pass
who walked the steps?
who cared for the lawn?
who sat in their wheelchair on the porch and spoke to the passerby?
who was pulled away from the picture window by her sister just before it broke during a tornado?
some stained glass is still there, some has disappeared.
flowers were planted
Stop and look and imagine sometime
The sad of now once was happy then.
Please look at me, don't throw me away.
Preservation.
The first home was of my Grandmother's cousin.
The second home is of my Great Grandfather's sister Emma.
How I wish both would be preserved for a new family to enjoy once again.
14 comments:
Ann, I know what you are talking about. I see homes like that all thru our town. It's sad that more people want a new home, rather than restore an older home with way more character than any new one can have. I feel that way about barns too. Hope your weekend is a great one. Blessings, xoxo, Susie
If I had an endless supply of money, I'd fix up all the run-down homes I see. I agree with what Susie said above.
I always wonder about the people who lived in homes long ago.
I liked the one front yard with the elephant ear plants and what looks like hollyhock plants near the porch. There was a gardener that lived there.
Ann,
Sounds as if you and your sweet husband need to start a "Rehab" biz!
Oh, how I wish our little town on the Prairie had had something for "Mr. Ed" and I to have rehabbed when we first arrived. Most homes in this area weren't built until the 1950's.
Post war homes. Being close to an Air Force Base, many settled here after World War II.
Both these homes were at one time absolutely lovely!
Fondly,
Pat
I always think about the family and the history when I see abandoned overgrown homes like that. Thanks for sharing your great photos with us again. :)
Aww such lovely home and memories ♥
summerdaisy.net
That's what goes through my head when we are out taking photos and come across an old home, left to fade away.
I feel the exact same way about old houses that you do. I often wonder how they every came to be abandoned. Who was the last person that lived in that house and why did no one move in after that person was gone? So much history and love (or sadness, too) in those old walls.
Thanks for popping in to my blog and leaving me a sweet message, too. xo Diana
Oh, Ann! I feel this way too when I see an old neglected house and wonder about the families who lived there. Love your olden snaps. Thanks for popping in to see me and your comments on Instagram. I've posted a snap each day since I've joined just because.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
What wonderful pictures and better still to have them and know who they are. I often wonder about the stories of our old house. There wasn't much recorded history of the family that built it and how I would have loved to have seen it brand spankin new.
Lovely post! I love old houses and the stories they tell. I just started following Cheap Old Houses on Instagram. Every day they post a picture of a pretty old house for sale. Enjoy your day!
I always liked the show named If Walls Could Talk
remember that show ? That is what those pictures reminds me of
I hate it when my city bulldozer down houses like this instead of someone fixing them up.
I live in a city where history is not preserved
Beautiful bits of family history with your family homes and the photos of people who once lived and laughed and cried in them.
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