tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613523179099877939.post3411251540500183609..comments2023-09-09T00:31:09.479-07:00Comments on Peggy & Fritz: I’m in Mourning, Flip Side Is I Got New Window BoxesPeggy and Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17315382121107845029noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613523179099877939.post-6902110882732908442010-08-17T09:17:16.300-07:002010-08-17T09:17:16.300-07:00Thanks Amelia. Ah! Yes, you so understand. I'...Thanks Amelia. Ah! Yes, you so understand. I'm dreading the day that the fences go up. They have already ripped the siding off the brown house. It's just a matter of time before it comes down. The house behind ours in the alley (we live on 8th) on 7th place is under construction and won't be done until December. That makes three total. I'm ready to go crazy. I came home this morning to cement trucks parked by my garage. UGH!Peggy and Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315382121107845029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613523179099877939.post-53144434477027697142010-08-17T09:09:04.350-07:002010-08-17T09:09:04.350-07:00Ugh! I live in Manhattan Beach also (and rent a 1...Ugh! I live in Manhattan Beach also (and rent a 1930's funky beach cottage) and this post just makes me absolutely sick to my stomach. I hate that Manhattan Beach is completely losing all of its character and instead now has a bunch of souless large houses. I hate it. My favorite house on my street was torn down and when I first came home and saw the construction fence around it, I seriously burst out into tears. <br /><br />I love your little house, you have done a great job with it.<br />Amelia GrayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613523179099877939.post-350409441179318532010-08-12T18:18:12.802-07:002010-08-12T18:18:12.802-07:00I love the charm that those houses had - you just ...I love the charm that those houses had - you just saw the entire street as a piece of paradise! i cannot believe they would tear these houses down.<br /><br />i am very sad and i am keeping my fingers crossed that nothing ever happens to your landlord!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613523179099877939.post-5462522292999761062010-08-12T10:29:57.606-07:002010-08-12T10:29:57.606-07:00How sad. I love both the yellow and the brown and...How sad. I love both the yellow and the brown and white house. I wish people would realize that they could renovate and create a home with history and charm...we need more folks like you!<br /><br />Karen @ Garden, Home and PartyGarden, Home and Partyhttp://gardenhomeandparty.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613523179099877939.post-72398254057757336242010-08-12T07:50:08.050-07:002010-08-12T07:50:08.050-07:00What a huge drag. People really have no sense of p...What a huge drag. People really have no sense of preserving history. And those two houses are adorable! The brown one is tiny, but it looks perfect for one or two people, or a single person with one kid. (Or a second home on the beach.) Ugh. Bigger is not (always ) better!!Lorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613523179099877939.post-79395311807160276342010-08-12T06:50:16.172-07:002010-08-12T06:50:16.172-07:00Sharon - a cape here equates to a 5000 square foot...Sharon - a cape here equates to a 5000 square foot 3 story house :) They love to use the word Cape here. Not even close. <br /><br />Katie - thanks for leaving your comments. I giggle sounds like we live in the same kind of neighborhood. I would love to see pictures.Peggy and Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315382121107845029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613523179099877939.post-74020628817780808662010-08-12T04:46:49.400-07:002010-08-12T04:46:49.400-07:00oh i hear you. everyone in my neighborhood likes t...oh i hear you. everyone in my neighborhood likes to knock down and rebuild. <br />we are in a beach community as well. so it breaks my heart when these tuscan mansions and spanish villas go up next to our shingled and porched abodes. <br />disclaimer: i DID remodel my own house. it ~was~ a modern, brown 80's eyesore. now it's hyannis port appropriate. <br />xo,<br />katiegoodniteirene.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05518637618387014689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613523179099877939.post-71750025514172645862010-08-12T04:40:54.096-07:002010-08-12T04:40:54.096-07:00I am amazed at the lack of inventiveness in people...I am amazed at the lack of inventiveness in people... tear down to rebuild. I LOVE reading the makeover stories of Country Living or Cottage Living, etc. where people have taken some completely ugly thing and turned it into an architectural treasure. The two houses here are adorable... and I cannot imagine that a cape would be that much bigger?? It seems so wasteful. At the same time I love that you got window boxes, etc. Kudos to you for reclaiming. Do you think I could have that yellow house moved out here to the East coast? If so, I'll need those window boxes back :) ...SharonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com