WE KNEW HOW TO PRESERVE HEAT ON COLD WINTER DAYS!

       When selling real estate during the late 1970's through the early 1990's, the homes only got bigger, bigger and more open. Thank goodness today our energy costs are relatively low and interest rates on these huge mortgages are at a historic low. If ever some of these numbers rise again like they once were there will be trouble in River City!

        One nice thing about the big old house I grew up in we knew how to preserve heat in many different ways. A lot of the homes built decades ago had wrap around roofed front porches to protect from the sun in the summer. The taller ceilings allowed the warmer air to rise and atrium'above bedroom doors allowed better air circulation. 

       In the winter the air register's were shut off on the second floor( and my bedroom) along with having sliding  pocket doors on rooms in the main level so areas could be shut off to preserve heat further. These were some things that we did to save and were not any worse for it. It was just a little cozier!