Our Old Home ...

July 11, 2016

On our way back from Alberta ...

we also drove by our home in the Crowsnest Pass ...

we spent 4 years in this little town ...

The grandchildren were eager to see it ...

some changes had been made ...

The first picture is of what our home looked like without the fence ...

and the deck on it ...

One of the new owners after us ... built the deck ...

The owners that live there now ...

had taken part of the front stucco off ... to expose the logs ...

We were surprised to see that the original log home ...

in the backyard had been torn down ...

Apparently it was no longer a safe structure ...

Nathan, Ian and their friends loved playing there ...

this was their domain for their dirk bikes ...

and other toys ...

The new owners saw us drive up to have a look at the house ...

They thought we were stopping to check it out ...

as there was a For Sale sign in the front yard ...

I had the car window open ... pointing in the back yard ...

telling the kids about it ...

The owner came down towards the car ...

and we told him that we used to live here ...

and the grandchildren wanted to see it ...

The gentleman had said that there had been a lot of changes in the house ...

that they had done within the last few weeks ...

they had actually just moved in that weekend ...

He invited all of us into their home ... the kids were so excited ...

We were surprised to see the changes ... a few walls were torn out ...

to open up the space for their living room ... and the new wood stove ...

Walking thru we remembered how it was ...

our bedroom was now part of the living room ...

The computer/laundry room is now the dining room ...

the kitchen was exactly the same ...

except for the painted walls ...

We then ventured upstairs ... on the very, narrow steep stairs ...

we talked about some of the shenanigans... that when on ...

In fact ...

the owners mentioned a defect in the wall at the bottom of the staircase ...

They said that the renters had damaged it ... Mike and I chuckled ...

we told them that it was a friend of the boys ....

that had slid down the stairs on a sleeping bag ...

and put a large hole in the wall ...

The only difference in the two bedrooms was the color of the walls ...

We had a lovely visit ... and fond memories of years gone by ... !!!