THE ALLURE OF SIDEWALKS

    In the 13+ years of owning a dog, my daughter has never requested to walk the dog.  'Go for a walk', yes, but 'be responsible for the dog', never.  The other day, Billye brought me Socks' leash so we headed out the door.  The 3 of us walked around the block and Billye held on to the leash without dropping it once!  (Previously, a trek of this distance would mean the leash got dropped no fewer than 10 times.)

Those of you who know us, know this is a red letter day.  

The beauty of spring and the allure of sidewalks.  Yet another reason we are so happy in our new home here on Hawthorne Avenue.

EUREKA !

    In clearing the sidewalk in the front yard yesterday I made a discovery. 

 Remnants of a brick foundation were buried beneath the soil on either side of the sidewalks along the driveway.

We knew, based on a photo of the house in 1910, that there were columns by the entrance to the yard.  Finding the buried brick shows us exactly where we should rebuild the columns.

Oure Hawthorne house is the first house on the left