There are always new homes going up around this area and often there will be an older, smaller home being taken down to make room for some much larger place. Adjacent to the park there was a large home, quite fancy, with what was either a conservatory or maybe an indoor pool on one side. When I went for my walk I heard crashing noises that got louder and louder as I neared this big home. Sure enough that very place was being destroyed by an enormous wrecker. (excavator?). It seems a shame to take down what looked like a perfectly good house. One hopes that some of the woodwork and such was removed before the demolition began.
It's a wet day. 12C (about 53F) which isn't that cold except with the rain it feels bone chilling. I came back from walking and my shoes and socks were soaked and my feet were so cold. Now I think I'll do a bit of housework then spend some time with my feet up and a book in my hands.
Teacup # 20 by Elizabethan has pretty pink and yellow roses.
Thanks for coming by, GM
Feet up & reading a good book after a walk in the brisk Autumn air sounds perfect!! Another beautiful cup & saucer set.
ReplyDeleteYes, a shame about the house unless there was some structural instability.
That tea cup is pretty with its roses. It is environmentally negative to tear down a fancy home, cart the remains to the city dump, and then build something new in its place. Sometimes people buy homes only because they want the location. In my neighborhood near the ocean many average homes are sold, torn down and replaced with McMansions, as we call them. Seems wasteful.
ReplyDeleteAre your feet warm again? I think also the cold hearts, which destroy good small houses, made your feet special cold. It's so good, that still some people save things, that have a story, from a loss.
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw the photos, first I thought, there was a big thunderstorm - - -
What a shame to take down the house. Maybe is wasn't so great inside and it was easier to rebuild than to renovate.
ReplyDeleteYou have a beautiful collection of tea cups.
I wonder what will replace that home? Many people seem to want bigger and fancier homes these days. I'm glad the rain stopped this afternoon here and the sun shone for a short while.
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty teacup - you have a wonderful collection of them.
Oh that's so sad about the destruction 😥 that tea cup is exceptionally pretty! I have that brand, same shape but with blue flowers. Really beautiful.
ReplyDeletePeople all seem to be so wasteful in tearing down buildings and houses. It's a shame unless the place was structurally unsound.
ReplyDeleteI hope you're warm now. It's chilly here tonight too for the first time in awhile.
Blessings,
Betsy
I recently watched a documentary where a 130-year old church was demolished. They saved one very large stained glass window but everything else was destroyed. It seemed such a shame and I felt like crying watching the beautiful timber and carvings and smaller windows being mindlessly smashed to smithereens. It was such a waste of good resources, but hopefully some of that house near you was kept for future use.
ReplyDeleteSuch a darling tea cup. What will go in the place of that home GM? Hugs and blessings, Cindy
ReplyDeleteSo sad to see destruction, in town we watched one come down it had asbestos they said. Progress...or not.
ReplyDeleteI do hope that the house needed to be torn down. If you have a place to live, that is the best way to.go sometimes. Your plans for the day sounds like a good one.
ReplyDeleteOuch! I feel the same way, about older buildings being replaced. The price of lumber is so high now, I wonder at the wealth of people who don't balk at the cost of building a new house.
ReplyDeleteI saw the title of your post and thought oh no something happened to you guys! Whew! Thankful that was not it! I guess we never really know the whys of demolishing good homes... people always wanting to build bigger and fancier places to live. // I always enjoy seeing your teacups! That one is especially pretty! Once in a while I stop in at our local Goodwill (looking for discounted clothes) and will wander through the housewares aisles just to see if any teacups/saucers have shown up on the shelves... none for quite a while now, but maybe someone else is grabbing them before I see them lol. Be blessed, my friend!
ReplyDeleteIt was a beautiful day here, up to 68 degrees! We got our tulips planted, and I went to the dentist too. Soon we'll leave for my granddaughter's soccer match. Tonight a storm moves in.
ReplyDeleteNow I wonder what will be built in its place. Feet up and a book in your hands sounds like a great plan. I am not used to cooler temperatures yet.
ReplyDeleteRather sad to see a perfectly good home being demolished. Rebuilding is a popular industry- though one wonders if any of the old building is saved for recycling- one would hope so. Regards. KEV.
ReplyDeleteYour cups are so beautiful ... I love drinking coffee and having a small piece of cake with it.
ReplyDeleteHave a really nice weekend without noisy diggers. Hug and I send you a beaming, joyous greeting Viola
That seems sad to me, about that house. Perhaps a new owner did NOT like the lay out, or wants to put up a different house. But what a waste of materials!! I guess it will mostly go to the landfill? :( It will be interesting to see what goes there in its place. Keep us posted!
ReplyDeleteIt's going to be 79 degrees F here today, so fairly warm. I'm doing an "Art Walk" event tonight in Oriental. Glad it will be warm!
Take care, GM!
We have the wind and rain now here in state of Washington, too, then have to set our clocks back an hour in a couple of weeks, I don't look forward to that!! Love the pictures of your tea cups,they are so delicate and pretty, my Mother used to say "tea always seems to taste better in a pretty teacup". Oh, I think it is so sad to see a house torn down like that, unless there was something like a dangerous, deadly black mold growing inside on every wall and ceiling, but from the outside it looks like a well kept home, so sad to know that this is the throw away generation. I am still a firm believer in use,use, fix it, remodel, and use it again, or recycle into something else and reuse!! Old fashioned....I am! Love your blog!
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