Another (alleged!) move

[Pilgrim]

That's a great upper-midwestern style home!  Looks comfy to this lad born in Iowa.  If I remember, I'll throw in a shot of the house my parents brought me home to in 1950 - got some photos in June, but they're at home. 

[Dave W]

Right, it's your classic upper midwest 1950s expansion bungalow. Upstairs finished, most of the basement is finished and there's a main floor den with fireplace that was added in 1980.

Jody (in the den) attempting to impersonate Gene Simmons.

[Grog]

Looks a bit like my first, (only other) house off of Crystal Airport. A 1957 two bedroom expansion. I bought it from a family of 13. They moved into a three bedroom house. A good steep roof for heavey Minnesota snowfalls!

[Pilgrim]

Here's my first home, where my parents came from the hospital in 1950 - on Lettie Street in Ames, Iowa.  Funny thing - I remember it as being much bigger.  The garage on the right side is "new" (meaning built since the 50's) - I have a 3" scar on my left wrist from falling on a broken spanish tile when my dad tore down the original garage in the late 50's.




Are we midwestern, or what??

[Dave W]

Either of those photos could have been taken in my neighborhood.

[Lightyear]

Nice place Dave! 

You going to build yourself an ice fishing shack before the lakes freeze?

[Dave W]

I'm not a fisherman in any weather.

[Freuds_Cat]

There is a brand new house down the road from us. I guess it would be regarded as the Australian (or South Australian) repro version of your house Dave. It gets quite a few positive comments in my small town. My wife loves it. Unfortunately there is almost no land with it.

[Pilgrim]

The front porch is rather like many homes found in Texas...the long wrap-around porch is often a feature of ranch style homes there.

[uwe]

Right, it's your classic upper midwest 1950s expansion bungalow. Upstairs finished, most of the basement is finished and there's a main floor den with fireplace that was added in 1980.

Jody (in the den) attempting to impersonate Gene Simmons.

Dave is obviously kind to animals. They never argue that finish influences sound!    


That said, Jody's gaze does raise slight Pet Sematary memories.



Incidentally, Dave, is there an old derelict Native American burial ground close by?   

[Dave W]

The front porch is rather like many homes found in Texas...the long wrap-around porch is often a feature of ranch style homes there.

Yes. You wouldn't find a house like that here, but you could see plenty of them in south central Texas.

Dave is obviously kind to animals. They never argue that finish influences sound!   

That said, Jody's gaze does raise slight Pet Sematary memories.

I don't read Stephen King, don't know what the story was. I can tell you that Jody prefers her prey cooked, sliced and served on a platter.

[uwe]

In short: Anything that gets buried in the "Pet Sematary" (misspelled by children that way), a former Indian burial ground, returns undead and with a vicious nature. A family from the city moves there, first their cat gets run over, is buried and returns evil (but not really dangerous) and then their small son. The father, in his grief and against warnings that what barely works for pets should not be attempted for humans, buries his son there who returns alright and starts slashing up neighbors and the family ...

Neither the cat nor the kid would ever eat anything again after their return from the burial grounds.

B movie that it was, it's probably King's best and most faithful screen adaption. (Shining was excellent in other ways, but had little to do with the book.)

[Grog]

"SOMETIMES DEAD IS BETTER.........." 

[Highlander]

Dave! you dont look like a grumpy old man at all!!       

Looks can be deceiving...

[nofi]

dave your dog has it made, as it should be.