Creative Launch Pad | The Little House
Last outpost before the alley, The Little House was a center of creative life (or shall we call it play here, I sometimes can’t distinguish) for me and much of the old neighborhood. It was simply a great place to launch our many adventures. It was a safe place to launch. Funny how lessons from childhood get learned so well you forget there was a time before you knew them. My dad did the building back in 1966 based on a simple plan found in the always inspiring Better Homes and Gardens. A kid size A-Frame with porch, ‘bay’ window, screens and furniture. Even as a youngster I was encouraged to help. I was a great help hammering. (Oh how I hammered. Dad would hand me the hammer and a bit of wood and say “Fred, I need you to hammer.” And I would hammer, hammer, hammer. Quite a bit of … Continue reading