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Look at this completely unique home on Islesboro Island, Maine! House Crazy Sarah always loves houses with names and this place has a great name: The Abbey at Farrow Farm. The Abbey at Farrow Farm is not actually a historic abbey - it was built in 2001. It's just a creatively original dwelling. And guess... Continue Reading →
House Crazy Sarah can't believe she hasn't posted anything from her homeland yet! Today she would like to feature a vibrant neighborhood from her ancestral province of Quebec. Specifically, Montreal's Plateau Mont-Royal Neighborhood. Known as "the Plateau", this neighborhood is famous for its European-esque streets full of charming, brightly painted townhouses. But there are also... Continue Reading →
House Crazy Sarah has one: It's kind of rustic, but some of these things are quite lovely... House Crazy Sarah can't get enough of these 'dorby old things! They are lovely to look at but, honestly, they are about as functional as a hand-dug well. You have to twist one side for hot, and... Continue Reading →
When House Crazy Sarah thinks of all the bad choices she has made in her life and all the unfortunate relationships she has laid waste to, she finds some comfort in her family history. You see dear reader, she comes from a long line of dysfunctional men and women. Poor scrappy bastards who have toiled... Continue Reading →
House Crazy Sarah came across this charming French country farm house in one of the old house groups she belongs to on Facebook. It is located in a rural farm area in the Brittany region of northwest France. The owner, Stephen, graciously allowed his photos to be shared on this little blog. And what a... Continue Reading →
Look at this beauty that House Crazy Sarah dug up for you! She wasn't sure how to categorize it because it's an 1856 Farmer's Bank converted into a funky cafe. But it could be a house. It's for sale so you could do anything you want with it! Look at how it appeared before it... Continue Reading →
Some people ask House Crazy Sarah, "if you are so progressive, why do you live in a rural po-dunk western town full of gun-toting Republicans?" It's true that 95% of her neighbors are gun-toting Republicans (the other 5% are hippies and artistic misfits Like House Crazy Sarah), but she's not here for the people, she's... Continue Reading →
It's kind of morbid, but House Crazy Sarah is smitten with these creepy old things. She's smitten with most creepy old things (except creepy old men), but she has a soft spot for these relics from the past. She saw her first antique horse drawn hearse in person a few years back when she was... Continue Reading →
It may seem harsh, but 'Big Nose Loser' is House Crazy Sarah’s nickname for herself and her siblings. They started calling each other that when they were teenagers and their nasal cartilages started popping out at alarming rates. (‘BNL’ for short.) The larger sized noses are an unfortunate family trait. House Crazy Sarah has considered... Continue Reading →
House Crazy Sarah thinks this is an awesome idea! My Canadian friend Marie told me about these "Silent Book Clubs" and House Crazy Sarah is digging it. Here's how they work: you just grab a group of people, pick a spot, bring WHATEVER book you want, and read silently together! This way, there is no... Continue Reading →
