Wished our stay could’ve been longer

Old houses, I thought, do not belong to people ever, not really, people belong to them. — Book author Gladys Taber, (1899– 1980).

------ Always wanted to live in an old Victorian-style house. Glamorous 12-foot ceilings, glass transom doors, polished hardwood floors, lots of charm.

Then one day, I bought one. A tall, elegant structure built in 1900 and towering over the newer homes around it.

Soon set…