Things have been moving along nicely at Modchester and I
wanted to get back to my blog. Things
have been really busy the past year and it’s mostly because of this guy:
He’s a goldendoodle. His
name is Stanley. His birth-Daddy was
100% standard poodle and his birth-Mommy was ½ standard poodle and ½ golden
retriever. He is now a happy, happy 9
month old bundle of furry joy. He has
quickly become the love of our lives—at least for me and my daughter. I think my husband is a little less in love
with Stan than we are—but he’s just not as much of a “dog person”.
Stanley pretends to be a tough guy sometimes, especially
with the deer that come into our yard, but he’s really just a big teddy
bear. He is sometimes naughty and it can
get frustrating—he surfs the counters for food and he has eaten 3 pairs of
sunglasses so far. It’s pretty much
like having a toddler with endless energy.
I never thought I’d be the type of person to put clothes on
my dog or send them to doggie daycare but I’m finding myself doing both. He loves wearing his football jersey and
doggie daycare provides lots of socialization and tires him out on days when I
don’t have time to give him a long walk.
A tired dog is a good dog. My
husband said recently as Stanley was lounging on all of the pillows on the
sofa, “Well, he certainly wouldn’t survive in the wild.” Yep…that pretty much sums him up. And we love spoiling him. Stan will probably appear a little bit on the
blog in the upcoming months since he is my shadow and never far away from where
I’m taking pictures.
Anyway, back to the house stuff. We have actually been steadily working on
things which I’ll reveal soon. But first
I wanted to show a beautiful piece of mid-century architecture that happens to
be the house next door. It was built in
1964, the year before ours, and designed by architect James Johnson. I’m planning to do a separate post on James
Johnson because he should have an entire post of his own. He recently passed at the age of 83, and he
left behind an architecturally significant body of work. With its cantilevered roof, low profile, and
prominent fireplaces, this house was very inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Our neighbors recently sold it after living there and
renovating it over the past 20 years. It
was a labor of love for them and I’m sure it was a bit difficult to sell but
they both retired and decided to downsize a bit. While some of the design choices are a bit
too traditional for my taste, it is a beautiful space. I guess there were some others that thought
so too because there was a lot of interest and it sold in one day at a high
price.
Enjoy the eye candy.
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