It took Trig the better part of a year to tear off the termite-damaged 1920s kitchen addition, taking the house down to the bare foundation and rebuilding it using reclaimed wood and siding.
Trig says, “We were respectful of the history and we didn’t want to destroy the character of the little house.”
A new floorplan was overlaid on the same footprint. The Hortons now had a two-bedroom house, but not for long.
“When we hatched the plan to live in the little house, we only had two grandchildren,” Alice says.
“It was fine to have sleepovers with them. But our children started popping out grandchildren left and right; one every year for five years.”
Alice is a hands-on grandmother, Laura says. “She loves to have the grandchildren spend the night,” her daughter says. “She even carved out a secret fort in a big bush where they play together.” DM
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