Realitycheck Member Username: Realitycheck
Post Number: 600 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 9:43 am: | |
. . . courtesy of Detroitblogger John. His latest post, which welt up yesterday, is about "an old dollhouse of a home" and its hardy owner -- "marvelously named Algernon McAllister, a 77-year-old with a soft voice and small stature." quote:When the house was built in the 1880s in a German part of town, the pastoral neighborhood around it was another world from what it is now.
'It's just me and Babe,' Algernon says. |
Saintme Member Username: Saintme
Post Number: 164 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 10:31 am: | |
I love this guy's blog |
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936
Post Number: 3347 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 12:46 pm: | |
Me too. The man is one of the finest writers I've ever come across. I wish I knew who he was. |
Dustin89 Member Username: Dustin89
Post Number: 241 Registered: 07-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 - 11:30 pm: | |
That is one of the best posts ever on detroitblog--very moving. What a sweet old man & interesting house. |
Pam Member Username: Pam
Post Number: 4232 Registered: 11-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, July 02, 2008 - 7:24 am: | |
Aren't there groups in the city that help seniors with home repairs? This guy's house sounds like a fire trap. The article mentioned he has 7 children but apparently they don't help him. Sad. |