I was thinking about my massive pumpkin plants this year.
Blast from the past
I remember planting pumpkins in the late 70s when we lived in Toronto. It was wild. We went to the cottage for a couple of weeks, came back and the lawn was covered in pumpkin plants. They grew right across the back yard. I began thinking about that yard. I couldn't get to my other veggies at the back of the yard.
This was our first family house↓ in Toronto, with my first husband. We lived in the basement of a triplex for the first few years. Then bought our teeny house. Caitlin was born in 1979 while we lived in Toronto. I'm trying to remember, but I think we paid about $80,000 for it. It's a bit fuzzy in my brain! We sold it, then bought another for $130,000 in Ottawa my when my first husband was transferred there in 1981.
I vividly recall that we shared a wall, as the neighbours were doing renovations at the time, and I could hear them talking sometimes. The property is 18' wide x 144'.
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| Our first home, 1978, the left side of the semi-detached, 172 Coleman Ave., Toronto |
- Lot Dimensions: 18.00 x 144.00'.
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| Left side of the semi-detached was ours, the other (white) is 172A |
13 comments:
It is crazy how house prices have gone up over the years.
Quite a change from where you live now.
What a fun ride, from pumpkins to that Toronto home! And well done with the Segway! It's really fun to remember the way we were at times.
Hari OM
I quite enjoy 'eavesdropping' on the property market; am doing that for each of the wee towns I am passing through on this trip and there is such variety... and some renos are brilliant. Others; not so much... YAM xx
It's interesting to look at what house prices have done. Some people do fabulous renovations, and the properties look nothing like what they used to. I love what they did there.
Housing is crazy these days. I don't know how people can afford buying homes.
Such long and narrow lots. Very different.
I also went back to see the home my Mum and Dad had in Papatoetoe, and the renovations, it was a home, now almost a mansion, another storey added, and right out to the fence line by the garage. I do enjoy research. No garage for the cars, even in a Canadian winter, that would be the first thing I would want. No fun starting the car or getting into it to go to work!!!
It must have been fun for you to check out the old house on-line.
What a sweet little house, I like that very much. thanks for your backstory, Jenn
Like that picture from 78. Old pics bring back a lot of memories.
House prices are soaring. I've just heard of another covid case here from a couple relatively isolated. Freaks me out. Loved the houses and your story, Jenn!
Things really change.
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