Grafton Stone House - General

That Stone House Feeling

michelle — Sat, 06 Feb 2016 02:48:08 +0000

The Stone House is a special place to most everyone that comes here.

Ever.

It’s got a funny energy that way.

I contribute all that, and rightfully so, to my mom.
This was her place.
Without her, none of us would have ever been here.

I have been told that the place now speaks volumes of both her and myself… and US.
My mom and I had that. That energy is here, in the house.
I find myself for good and bad realizing more and more how much I am like her.
How much this house means to me, how much I have poured into it, it’s my best physical link to her now.
I don’t have a grave.

I have a house to enter that she built.
She has a vision I can walk into and feel the warmth.

And so can you. For me, it’s well beyond a grave.

When I am here, I have inspirational girls nights and add to the artwork and loving details, and make sure there is a good tea selection.
I love the house, and while it’s not living, it’s more here than she is.

My mom was cremated- and we scattered her ashes all over her most beloved spots.
My family and I scattered most of her ashes on a family lake in the Laurentian mountains, outside of Montreal. We scattered a good amount of her around her favorite spots in Montreal, and in legacy gardens she planted.
Her ashes traveled in a Ming vase/urn provided by my father.
She traveled uniquely in death- and in life.

While I don’t really want to bore you on so many details on why my mom is awesome- because your mom is hopefully her own awesome I would read about too, I guess my bottom line is if you are one of the few reading this you know her- or me- or the house…. and we are all the same.

I miss her so very much. I will be putting an event together in her honor soon.

Thanks for reading, and if any of this resonates with you please get in touch anytime.

Sincerely yours,
Michelle

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2016 is here. Now what?

michelle — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 01:19:25 +0000

Whew! The holidays have passed and I still have some catching up to do. How about you?

There are plenty of great articles on why resolutions don’t work and plenty of discussion to have on what another year means to each of us. I was thinking about resolutions, goals, the past, the present, and the meaning of it all one morning at the stone house. The light was shining through one of the windows just so, highlighting two words: “Live” and “Laugh”. I can’t think of a better goal to do more of!

Coming up on one year of renting this house, sharing it, and working on it has given me so much satisfaction and joy. In a way, it’s closed a loop for me, in another way, it’s given me a way to live on.

Thank you to all of you that have visited the house, and stumbled onto this site. Thank you for sharing a little bit of you here, it means more than I can express.

I hope you all take the two words “Live” and “Laugh” more seriously this year, and if that happens at the stone house, SUPER! But, really, it should be everywhere.

Best wishes for a great 2016. More to come.

Michelle

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Open House Oct 29

michelle — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 21:12:17 +0000

Next week, on October 29th, I am having a festive open house from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

This is to celebrate all the lives the house has been a part of thus far-as well as all the new ones to come.

I hope you can come by and see the hard work both my mother and I have put into the house through the years, and the new love and care I have put in over the past two years to make it the fun, warm, comfortable, and special place it remains today.

There will be snacks, drinks, and fire. Not necessarily in that order! Hope you can come by and celebrate the newest phase of a very special place- bring a friend!

Cheers,

Michelle

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Welcome to Grafton Stone House

michelle — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 14:34:33 +0000

Hello and welcome to the new Grafton Stone House site. I am so excited to be here, but I am even more excited YOU are here. Thanks for that.

This blog will be a place to talk about all the random happenings around the area, and anything else I find relevant to a visit here.

The picture here says without words why this house is so very special to me. If you want to learn even more, you can read the longer version on the About page.

Lastly, as we launch this web ship sailing, I have to say I am so proud of my team at Overit (my day job). It was so great to be a ‘client’ and to have them make my vision come to life. I am beyond grateful to all of their talents and help.

Cheers to more to come!

Michelle

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