Historic Preservation

When I was a child, I loved visiting Disneyland, and especially the ride The Haunted Mansion. Though the ghosts and ghouls were morbidly fascinating, I was more interested in the old antebellum home they inhabited. I loved the towering roman columns, ample porches, sweeping staircases, and cavernous basement. Animated by the curiosity of youth, I […]
Barns of Heber Valley

The traditional country barn stands as an iconic figure of yesteryear. If you were “raised in a barn” like I was, you’ll remember how dust filters through rafters and dances in the sunlight, the soothing rhythms of rain as it pitter-patters on a tin roof during a summer shower, and the sweet, permeating smell of […]