tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post4327657967507057746..comments2023-10-23T10:44:50.221-05:00Comments on The Lettered Cottage: Guest Post by Erin of Rare and Beautiful TreasuresLettered Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18112667634239212827noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-63535191324996748982009-12-07T19:41:32.300-06:002009-12-07T19:41:32.300-06:00Whoa! I grew up a half hour from Attica and I hav...Whoa! I grew up a half hour from Attica and I have family that live there as well!!! How CRAZY!!!Abbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12298099854329983694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-56001040554970163172009-12-05T22:37:26.323-06:002009-12-05T22:37:26.323-06:00Erin! I am reading this post a little late, but I ...Erin! I am reading this post a little late, but I can't believe it. I almost gave my husband a heart attack when I screamed out "ATTICA!" My mom grew up in Attica! She moved with her family in her teens from the neighboring town of Williamsport. Her father owned the hardware store and lumber yard (my family stills owns it). I have been visiting once or twice a year my whole life. Your post took me right back there. What a treat!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15966257643250556637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-9560861613799911832009-12-05T11:52:47.808-06:002009-12-05T11:52:47.808-06:00~WOW! This post is amazing.
Thank you for sharing...~WOW! This post is amazing. <br />Thank you for sharing Erin. <br />I just visited your beautiful blog as well. Your home is gorgeous!<br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend. <br />~Melissa :)Melissa Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04112514946365838427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-13907921051753889032009-12-04T15:18:42.498-06:002009-12-04T15:18:42.498-06:00Hi Layla & Kevin!
Erin, what a beautiful stor...Hi Layla & Kevin!<br /><br />Erin, what a beautiful story. We bought an old farmhouse because we love homes with history and character. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and photos and giving me more to think about. :)<br /><br />Enjoy the weekend. <br /><br />RoeshelRoeshelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712824482255017591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-44152648850246574782009-12-04T10:59:44.795-06:002009-12-04T10:59:44.795-06:00I didn't know there were others out there like...I didn't know there were others out there like me who love houses. All different kinds...it is a sickness, I missed my calling of being an architect so I could be around houses all day, I have wondered why I am this way. It is nice that I know I am not alone.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291941848636670326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-36493310200582888612009-12-04T06:53:49.023-06:002009-12-04T06:53:49.023-06:00Lovely post. I was fortunate to have a tour insid...Lovely post. I was fortunate to have a tour inside my grandparents old house by the new owners. The house was built by my grandfather in the early 30's. The new owners had done many renovations, so it didn't look the same inside. They were so gracious they gave me the old art deco chandelier and pedestal sink they had kept after renovating. I cherish those items.<br /><br />Now I need to find and take pics of my earlier ancestors places. What a great project that will be.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807637131530462959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-49873101732726952312009-12-04T00:42:01.358-06:002009-12-04T00:42:01.358-06:00I love this post. I'm all about history and f...I love this post. I'm all about history and family too. The folks who bought my great grandparents home are REALLY into research and found me via a genealogy website to get some stories and old pictures, and in return told me things about the old house's history. Don't you just love the internet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-9577552277529184082009-12-03T23:57:23.476-06:002009-12-03T23:57:23.476-06:00I did this kind of thing twice. Once I went to San...I did this kind of thing twice. Once I went to Santa Rosa, Ca. to see the place where my grandparents trailer factory used to be. We had Earth Googled it and knew it was gone. One thing that tugged at my heart. There was a woodsy area next to the property with a creek. I knew my grandparents had gone to that creek, because they loved woodsy creek areas. The we all went all the way back to the mid-west to see where my gggrandparents built an old stone house (1835), still standing. Family owned for 150 years. The owner let me have a tour. It was so sweet. Thanks for sharing your journey.becky up the hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285976186390362549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-54055145614032103372009-12-03T23:27:01.369-06:002009-12-03T23:27:01.369-06:00What a lovely post Erin!What a lovely post Erin!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512737464219563024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-5116283299358543652009-12-03T22:55:33.656-06:002009-12-03T22:55:33.656-06:00I adore Erin and her blog... been a follower for a...I adore Erin and her blog... been a follower for a long time. Thanks so much for featuring Erin who is indeed a rare and beautiful treasure.Kate Riley https://www.blogger.com/profile/12505826655649361222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-62825787054683062312009-12-03T21:10:27.141-06:002009-12-03T21:10:27.141-06:00Great post! I LOVE old, historic homes. Charlest...Great post! I LOVE old, historic homes. Charleston and Savannah are my favorite places to be. I would like to drive back to Savannah and look for my ancestor Eli Whitney's home. I know the ruins are all that is standing, but it would be amazing to find it. <br /><br />I know someone found the home my however many greats grandfather lived in during the 1700s. I need to make a trip to PA to find it. <br /><br />One day I want to live in an old house. Think of all the secrets it has.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05770126629760875501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-50974174516279921012009-12-03T20:13:32.128-06:002009-12-03T20:13:32.128-06:00Living in a 1927 Tudor style beach cottage, we hav...Living in a 1927 Tudor style beach cottage, we have often wondered about our house. A picture taken from the pier in 1928 shows our house as only one of four on our lane with and unobstructed ocean view. The small closets and lack of storage tell us that it was simply a beach cottage and not a year round home. Was it the home of ranchers living just a few miles inland or a family from the central valley escaping oppressive heat. When I retire in a few years one of my first projects will be to find out the history of this special little house.cookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395648797677921735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-25551949843130171202009-12-03T19:41:57.100-06:002009-12-03T19:41:57.100-06:00As always, wonderfully said. I too love old houses...As always, wonderfully said. I too love old houses and all their history and yes, I have been back to my grandparents homes, both which still stand although they have long passed on. Thanks for sharing one of your many joys!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12291530094332450020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-18488684008491541942009-12-03T19:33:10.016-06:002009-12-03T19:33:10.016-06:00Amazing post. While I don't know of any proper...Amazing post. While I don't know of any property that was family owned a very long time ago, I do know of property owned right in my hometown that my Grandmother grew up on. It was her aunts house and she attended an elementary school that many of my friends did when I was a child. So strange to think of how a place can hold generations of a family.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703630449276209732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-62230761436501367912009-12-03T19:06:46.237-06:002009-12-03T19:06:46.237-06:00So glad others feel so connected to the idea of ho...So glad others feel so connected to the idea of home. Thank you for sharing this neat story, Erin.Tracey Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17101230857245517833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-65204810224820127032009-12-03T18:47:28.317-06:002009-12-03T18:47:28.317-06:00Rosemary-what an incredible story! I just love th...Rosemary-what an incredible story! I just love that. Exactly what I was trying to express by being "called" home. <br /><br />Lynn- If you are interested in seeing pictures of a great house we did find still standing, I blogged about it here: <br /><br />http://proverbs2434.blogspot.com/2009/02/and-it-was-good.html<br /><br />Thanks to everyone for the kind comments!Erin Southwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13140210864131003738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-66121555248658687912009-12-03T18:06:35.512-06:002009-12-03T18:06:35.512-06:00I love the phrase "Will the land remember.&qu...I love the phrase "Will the land remember."<br /><br />Two years ago my daughter visited a historic mill in Missouri near my hometown; while there she felt compelled to cross the covered bridge to the land across the creek where she felt very much at peace. She took many photos of the land and huge trees. When she told me this, I said that her great great-grandpa farmed that land 100 years ago and my grandma (her g grandma) camped there during the summer weeks to cook for her father; they returned home on weekends. Her g grandma must have played under those same trees when they were smaller.<br /><br />Yes, I believe the land remembers.Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307662758089891269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-90856571775731297442009-12-03T14:07:39.508-06:002009-12-03T14:07:39.508-06:00I love this post. I had never thought about the l...I love this post. I had never thought about the legacy of a family home. I don't live too awful far from Attica. Indiana is such a warm, welcoming place that made me feel 'at home' from the moment I moved here. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful story and beautiful pictures.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08659490868053210396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-74746123414317540992009-12-03T13:13:43.261-06:002009-12-03T13:13:43.261-06:00Very cool! I MUST do that!
AmyVery cool! I MUST do that!<br /><br />AmyAmy R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12100885943673320864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-2596917746916735322009-12-03T12:51:30.767-06:002009-12-03T12:51:30.767-06:00Erin is such a sweet soul. I enjoy all of her pos...Erin is such a sweet soul. I enjoy all of her posts, including this one. I am definitely drawn to things of the past. I can look at old photographs for hours just wondering about the lives of those in the picture. Houses are like that too. They speak to my heart!<br />Blessings,<br />TraciTraci@ Beneath My Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14999589776655702059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-90417014691948132212009-12-03T12:38:30.294-06:002009-12-03T12:38:30.294-06:00Erin, I wish there was more than rubble to see fro...Erin, I wish there was more than rubble to see from your ancestral home. Sounds like it was a lovely journey nonetheless.Lynn Kellanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11347865234211013908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-35557737359058953572009-12-03T12:34:37.244-06:002009-12-03T12:34:37.244-06:00Beautiful story Erin, thank you for sharing!Beautiful story Erin, thank you for sharing!Allison aka Half of VAMHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020092778559234052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-20637313735218845832009-12-03T12:10:50.736-06:002009-12-03T12:10:50.736-06:00ha! I do know where attica is...I have friends th...ha! I do know where attica is...I have friends that go to our church that live there....what a small blog world...It's only a 30 minute drive from where I sit :) Great post. What a wonderful and beautiful thing to experience!The Brown familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14917278644052608045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-6249831618457712072009-12-03T11:23:46.088-06:002009-12-03T11:23:46.088-06:00This was lovely to read, Erin. I know, from perso...This was lovely to read, Erin. I know, from personal experience, that going back to your childhood home when it's no longer in the family can be a wonderful experience too!People Who Know Me Would Say:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04621641188403948733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615489442416541414.post-64605871465466240992009-12-03T11:20:25.736-06:002009-12-03T11:20:25.736-06:00what a lovely post.. I am all about everything Hom...what a lovely post.. I am all about everything Home. My husband and I have taken on the job of caretakers of our old home.. I find myself talking to the house as I doing things whether is be ( painting or exploring) just to let anyone still around know what I'm doing this for the bettering of the old place, their home and mine...<br /><br />I often feel like I have adopted the previous owners into my family because living here makes me feel like I am apart of theirs. And when Ed and I our gone someone else will come fill up these rooms with their lives..because guaranteed this farm house will outlive us all. We are all just a small part of its history. <br /><br />~Sarahlynn ~Paper Road Farm..Honorablyfallenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260540435709427618noreply@blogger.com