Brick

Tim and I love brick. I think we would buy a house made solely of brick if we could afford it. But, instead, Tim has been buying "pavers"--which to me look like bricks, you just put them on the ground instead of on your house. He had our shed moved, took our swingset down (bye-bye childhood, kids) and place a nice path of pavers from our back porch to the shed. We have yet to level the ground and place them in permanently, but hopefully that will happen before we have 2 feet of snow.

Lots of houses in the neighborhood are popping up for sale. Tim's brother's house--where he and his wife lived when they were first married--is up for sale. Many homes are getting around $200,000--for just ramblers. On my walk the other day, I stopped to look at a brochure in one of those boxes outside a home for sale. I was astonished to see the asking price was $234,000--for a 2 bedroom, two bathroom house. Well, it was on the corner of a fairly quiet street--and--it was brick.

Guess that little pig knew what he was doing when he ignored his brothers who built their homes of straw and sticks. Brick must be the way to go.

Till next time,

Suzi