If It Were Mine

If you were a wealthy businessman in 1929, you built your house with three key features. One was a ballroom, the second was a nanny suite, and the third was hidden passages.
Make that four key features. I forgot about the carved mythological figures.
This Tudor mansion in Muncie, Indiana is part of the Westwood historic district, adjacent to Ball State University. The neighborhood was created in 1923 and based on Frederick Law Olmsted's plan for Riverside, Illinois, with pretty, park-like lots and...

What are the top three signs that you have a great garden?
Random passers-by ask to be married in it,
Newspaper articles mention your orchids,

This cute corner condo with a cupola on Main Street in Harbor Springs, Michigan has Hallmark movie setting written all over it. It's perched over a little boutique that's currently selling women's wear and shoes, but it's easy to re-imagine it as a candy...

First, a quick note to my subscribers - please bear with me while I navigate some "upgrades" with my mail service. There may be some interruptions until I get things up and rolling. I'll still be posting every Friday (more likely than not, �), so please...