Pam,

Francisco and I were so excited to see the post about Nora’s kitchen and bathroom.  The response was amazing.  ”You mean there are people out there who like my old wall oven?  It’s a relic,” Nora told us.  The warm words of encouragement and appreciation really made Nora’s day.  All her friends and family have been directed to your website.  Last night Nora sat down and composed the following letter for your readers:
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“I’m Nora and I am so overwhelmed by all your beautiful compliments.  I feel ordinary, but after reading your kind words I feel special to be recognized by all you beautiful people.  Thank you all so much.  I love you and appreciate all your compliments.  You gave one lonely, old lady a purpose to go on.

Thank you,

Nora”

How wonderful to hear from Nora! We love you back, Nora! And thank you, Christopher and Francisco, for introducing us, and for following up with Nora. You two get the good karma award of the month.

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One of our best stories yet! Christopher and Francisco send this wonderful email and photos:

Pam,

I have enjoyed your blog for so long. It is an endless source of inspiration in the restoration of our Philadelphia row home. Soon after we moved in, we met our neighbor Nora, an 89 year old widow with a passion for clothes, make-up, and MCM. Her home is immaculate. The kitchen, probably remodeled in the 60′s, has beautiful pink formica counters, wood cabinets, a Caloric wall oven, and a secret wall compartment for the paper towels.

Nora’s favorite color is pink and her husband’s was blue. He remodeled a former bedroom into a large master bath using both colors. Nora is one of thirteen children. She grew up in the three bedroom house across the street. “The bathroom was the size of a phone booth,” Nora always says. Her husband Pete made sure she had the bathroom of her dreams.
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We have many more pictures of Nora’s home and our own remodel. I look forward to sharing these with you. We love our pink bathroom and our retro kitchen. We are currently refinishing a set of metal Geneva wall cabinets and putting a new shine on our light blue 1950′s VCT floor tile. It is a pleasure to share this with you. Thank you so much.

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Thank YOU, Christopher & Francisco. I can’t even express how happy this story makes me. One of the things I love the best THE best THE BEST about our mid century homes is the fact that their original owners are still around to tell us their stories … and to share with us their immense gratitude at having these homes — even the smallest among them. Tell Nora, thank you so much for sharing her story with us! And my GOSH, she looks fantastic. See how that pink bounces off your skin and makes you all glowy? Or — in this case — I think the glow is coming from the inside.

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