Yearly Archives: 2017

  • looking back: 2017

    When 2017 began, we had no idea it would end this way. As per tradition, let’s end the year with a look back at some highlights from the last twelve months …

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  • sactown mag mention

    Though we left California three months ago, we still feel connected –to Sacramento, our Eichler, our old ‘hood and the wider MCM community. Case in point, this article…

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  • home from home

    Transitioning back to UK life has been all-consuming. Following our last post, we endured two furniture-free weeks, before our shipping container arrived …

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  • goodbye blue sky

    As I write, we’re flying back to England. But this time it’s no vacation. In fact, we’ll be calling that a “holiday” from now on. You see, this is a one-way trip …

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  • goodbye fog

    Difficult to express the roller-coaster of emotions we’ve experienced during the past several weeks. Sadly, we had to say goodbye to our beloved cat, Fog …

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  • 73 tara rd

    Remember the stunning Roger Lee modernist home we shared last June? If you liked that, you’ll love this. Same leafy location, same architect, and same familiar features …

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  • 2180 elderberry ln

    1958 pitched-roof model, with 4 beds/2 baths, over 1659 SqFt, in San Rafael’s Lower Lucas Valley. We’d never pick white as a siding color, but the orange accents make it work …

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  • high times

    We expected a lot from the 2017 San Mateo Highlands Eichler Home Tour. And we got it. But first, we had to get there. Two hours from Sac (a relatively long drive for us Brits) …

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  • 14910 nw perimeter dr

    Before setting foot in an Eichler, we offered on multiple Rummer Homes, in and around Portland, Oregon. ‘Rummers’ look like Eichlers, with spookily similar floorplans and elevations …

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