Love letter to a house

    |    Posted by Becca on June 30th, 2011    |    Becca's life

family

It seems fitting that the house where we became a family was on Oak Street.  Within these walls we solidified like the hard trustworthy wood.

The house became our complete renovation; Mark literally built it with his own two hands.  There is so much satisfaction in making your own home, like growing your own food- it just tastes better.  We have memories of late knock-down-drag-out nights hanging drywall, mudding and taping, edging paint, engineering new materials to fit the strange crooked frame of a 90 year old house.  Life unfolded in this space in the mean time- dinner parties, overnight stays, everyday joys like how the light looked in the front room in the evening.  I remember where I was sitting in this house when we found out we were expecting, and when we found out people had passed away.  Countless mornings, and evenings, and walks around the block and up to the park.  All of these beautiful moments will be forever connected to living in this house on Oak Street.

Today we close on a new house.  We know it will be a new love.  A new collection of stories.

This post is a kind of  love letter.  Vignettes of memory from the house we’ve said goodbye to.

(Photo above taken by my good friend Kelly Jackson on moving day- thanks Kell)

frontroom

curtains_flower

globe_pendants

bottle_door

greencurves

kitchen

globe

charsroom

ballerina

guestroom1

guestroom2

plates_portrait

curtains_rosary

9 comments

#1. On June 30, 2011 Betsy said:

Beautiful post. Beautiful pictures. Beautiful house.
I remember the first time I visited the house. I was in what would be the dining room and I looked above me to see Mark standing on beams that would become the upstairs floor. I’ve always been in awe of your passion to literally create a new home … I know the next one will be just as beautiful!

#2. On June 30, 2011 Andrew Z said:

Beautiful images, beautiful words. Lovely post, Becca. I’ll have to add this to my RSS now.

#3. On June 30, 2011 Bridget Cotter said:

Thanks for giving others a chance to see things from your perspective. I love the way you see life, and the way you can express your love for family and all around you with your beautiful photos.

#4. On June 30, 2011 Sherry Shockey said:

I want to just sit down an cry. What changes and memories you made in that house. The pictures are wonderful. And you present them in a way that is magical!

#5. On June 30, 2011 allison cloud said:

gasp! this is lovely.

#6. On June 30, 2011 Julie Seaman said:

Amazing! Bec- you are such an inspiration!!

#7. On June 30, 2011 Angela said:

Becca, what a beautiful home! It’s so touching to hear about the relationship that your family has with your surroundings. I can’t wait to have one of my own, and I hope I’ll be able to keep it as simple and lovely as yours is. I’m looking forward to seeing pictures of your new home!

#8. On July 7, 2011 Tina Carter said:

Just as I would imagine it, I wish I could have seen it before you moved :)

#9. On September 15, 2011 Connie said:

You are such an artist Becca!! I loved this. Great, everlasting memories.

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