A New Affair with Unsexy Sustainability

Darn it all, but I can’t keep ignoring reality.  My dirty little secret is that I live in a 1920’s brick on brick home built by a Mormon pioneer who’s last name apparently started with “S”.  (I am assuming this because of the large iron “S” that was built into the front of the home.)  This little home has a rounded front door, sloping Northern roof face, high pitched roof made of cement tiles, a 14 SEER 93% efficiency furnace, insulation wherever we could add it, cork floors in the basement, some cob wall in the basement, reused materials, a small garden/vineyard/orchard in the back and caulk and weatherstripping galore.  I challenge anyone to look it in the eyes and say it’s ugly.  Honest, it’s a cute home, but…

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