tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post3576543791136564287..comments2023-09-30T04:12:28.281-07:00Comments on Finding Fair Hope: The Old Home--Montrose, AlabamaMary Loishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-37466689774042055282012-03-03T19:52:45.171-08:002012-03-03T19:52:45.171-08:00I wish I could show all the commenters around the ...I wish I could show all the commenters around the house--but alas, it's not mine any more.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-64276861164908332982012-03-03T19:47:12.471-08:002012-03-03T19:47:12.471-08:00How very nice that you could visit, and that it is...How very nice that you could visit, and that it is still being loved. Great entrance.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-9441971205399171522012-03-01T18:33:19.808-08:002012-03-01T18:33:19.808-08:00It's a part of me.It's a part of me.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-30620599858840243352012-03-01T18:32:51.077-08:002012-03-01T18:32:51.077-08:00Splendid house! What the Gulf Coast *ought* to be...Splendid house! What the Gulf Coast *ought* to be!! A wonderful place to grow up! Has so much of the "feel" of the house I grew up in, in Jacksonville, Florida - even though our house was a 1961 modernist house. It was surrounded by Live Oak Trees with Spanish moss and palmettos...on a tidal marsh... <br /><br />What a happy thing that your house passed to people who love it and appreciate it - they'll make their own memories there and the cycle will continue! I really like the simplicity of the interior as it is now... suits the house perfectly. Thanks so much for posting!John Andertonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-54820497224640058232012-03-01T18:29:24.518-08:002012-03-01T18:29:24.518-08:00What a lovely home to hold dear in your memory, Ma...What a lovely home to hold dear in your memory, Mary Lois. I sincerely believe most people would probably envision this place as an ideal place in which to grow. I certainly do.. Thank you for sharing it wiith us.peanuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15183570752833434312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-48882881560716367012012-03-01T18:25:02.561-08:002012-03-01T18:25:02.561-08:00I only wish I could walk you through the house, Be...I only wish I could walk you through the house, Benjamin! You would "get" everything it exudes--nostalgia, history, charm, and the comfort of a place where people have loved living.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-80575008555819416672012-03-01T18:13:00.011-08:002012-03-01T18:13:00.011-08:00Thank you for explaining how this home relates to ...Thank you for explaining how this home relates to you. I enjoyed reading your recollections of living in the house and later visiting your mother there. I am so happy that the home passed to good hands. I already told you that this is my favorite type of home - very traditional and classic. I love dormers in upstairs rooms. They create some unique angles that are very charming. The wide hallway and staircase are very nice and I did not realize that the ceilings are 14 feet high which makes sense for homes in the south. I am glad you had a nice visit and have such happy memories.BENJAMIN LATROBEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-38675618867850564402012-03-01T17:35:28.056-08:002012-03-01T17:35:28.056-08:00Thank you for sharing your "old-home" me...Thank you for sharing your "old-home" memory. There is indeed something about older houses...Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21825814.post-57286108693731971352012-03-01T17:29:05.217-08:002012-03-01T17:29:05.217-08:00How lovely a visit for you and for me the reader. ...How lovely a visit for you and for me the reader. A few years back on a fair Spring day four strangers showed up in our backyard. They were strangers to us but not to our home. Seems their grandfather built it, as well as the homes on our east and west sides. After we talked I a while in the yard I invited them in and they were pleased with what they saw. They told many family tales. After the inside tour, I took them to the garden plot back on the property and dug up some perennial herb plants for each of them. So they could take a little bit of their homestead home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com