NOT Move-In Ready

Whenever we go to another

town I am one of those

weird people

that likes to

drive around

and look at houses

Now, we have

NO intention

of moving to a different town..

but I am a dreamer..

and I can look at a house

and see it restored to

its former glory.

This is my top pick

for this past week.

It is in the town of

Wisconsin Dells,

on a side street.

Time cannot dim the

beauty of this place.

From the front..

From the side..

Isn't she a beauty?

She is do-able,

don't you think?

It looks like someone has

started rehabbing her.

This one is a little

more complex..

an old abandonded

mansion

near

Springfield, Mo.

Here's the reader board

and you can see her in

her glory days.

Here is part of the overlook.

It overlooks this...

Imagine the

social events held here.

It is eerily quiet here

And I can only imagine

the beauty when she

was in her prime.

When I leave I feel

a bit forlorn..

like there has been

a piece of magic

lost.

A piece that, now,

will never be restored..

I can only dream

of what once was..

when she was young

and fresh and filled

with the voices and

laughter of family

and friends.

It makes me want

to hurry home to enjoy

the place that is mine

and listen to,

and appreciate fully,

the family that surrounds me.