Now, for some like us, it's our retirement home. Klatte and her husband, Herbert, who was wounded on Christmas Day in the Battle of the Bulge, moved to the Lawns several years after the war ended. But togetherness was one thing, individuality another. Their own brand of uniqueness was an elaborate garden to replace the four meager shrubs that came with each home. Over the decades, the improvements and expansions have continued, and then some.
Capes are easy targets for remodeling.
Maybe all that helps explain why the Aderholds couldn't stay away. Martin Aderhold purchased his parents' house on Berkshire Road and later moved to an expanded Cape on nearby Ellington Road. It's as if our property is much larger than it is. A few blocks away, Paul Rispoli stands on the sidewalk in front of the Grove Street home where he grew up with his two brothers. Everything I need is here.