Mom's first house in the US since her return in the early 90s was the house at 6704 Highway NC 86 South (Kirkland Drive). This house, which has since been demolished to make way for ultra-high-class homes* was Interesting (with a capital I). It had a lot of history; it was the first home that mom, Aziza, Osman, Sarah, Ragia, Farah, Hager, Nout, and I had in North Carolina since we moved to the US, for example.
I don't know how many houses mom looked at when she was looking, but I think I can guess why she selected this one: the house was backwards! The back door opened onto the only access to the house, and the main entrance opened out onto an inaccessible area well enclosed with trees. It is almost like a giant had picked it up to play with and returned it the wrong way around.
Trust mom to find something unique in a land where things are increasingly mass-produced.
* It will be interesting to see how it fares in these days of sub-prime mortgage woes.
1 comment:
The craziest part is that the houses are selling for STARTING price: 850,000-1 MILLION.... Poor kirkland drive that we all knew... well I guess not poor.
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