The Devil Queen

How my wife and I sold our souls to the Queen Anne Victorian we tried to save.

About Me

My Photo
Name:
Location: Crow Mountain, Arkansas, United States


Synopsis: This is a cautionary tale. A seriously disturbed couple find the charming, old ruin of a Queen Anne Victorian in Russellville, Arkansas, and buy it for $1.00. They tore the roof off, cut it in half, and had it moved to some land they owned sixteen miles away because they didn't know any better. Since then, they have hired and fired contractors, had all of their tools stolen, re-wired, re-plumbed, insulated, and essentially rebuilt the entire house. Their only problem is that after four years it still isn't finished. Now they are tired, broke, and wonder what in the hell it is they've done to themselves. And, it's haunted.
(Last updated on April 3, 2008)

Press: Russellville Courier Article - December 2003, HGTV website article, AP story - October 2006, and Victorian Homes Magazine - February 2008 (link coming soon).
Art: From time to time, I receive requests for my art. If you would like to look at more of my art, go to The Failed Artist. If you would like to buy my art, email me. I am more than happy to answer any questions you might have. Thanks!

Monday, March 03, 2008

A New Perspective

Saturday was beautiful.  Gideon, Scarlet, and I went to visit her dad for the afternoon. Among other things, he is a licensed pilot, and he took us up for a ride.  Flying makes me very nervous, but I figured what the hell.  It's was a good day to die.  Besides, he's an excellent pilot from everything I've heard.

Fortunately, I remembered my camera for once.  Here is the Devil Queen.



I'm glad I decided to go up.  It was a beautiful day and a lot fun.  

Labels: ,

posted by John | 5:24 AM

5 Comments:

Blogger Jennifer said...

What a neat thing to see your house from the air! Gives you a whole different perspective on it.

I, too, hate flying... but I try not to let it stop me. :)

10:33 AM  
Blogger Sandy said...

Alas, if I can't drive or walk, I'm not going... The Devil Queen looks great from way up there!

11:08 AM  
Blogger Fred said...

Very cool way to see your house. You could take a bunch of pics and "collage" them together into a sort-of make-shift map, which would make excellent blog fodder :-)

12:31 PM  
Blogger Fargo said...

Flying in a small plane is a very cool feeling, totally unlike the "flying bus" experience of a typical commercial flight.

1:49 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

She's a lot bigger than I visualized. Guess that's why she's the Devil Queen, not the Devil Princess! ;-)

2:04 PM  

Post a Comment

<< Home

Free Web Site Counter
Website Counter