Well there will be no converting a Church into a home, a B&B or a brewpub in my immediate future.
Though it would have been awesome, especially since this church/parish was called St. Denis'(it was opened as a mission church under the moniker St. John the Baptist in 1889, but soon became St. Denis and served the Irish Catholic immigrant population from 1900 until 2002 ).
When I found out the name of this church, I immediately thought that a church called St. Denis would make the perfect place to brew beer, since the name Denis/Dennis is derived from the Greek god Dionysius, who is the god of wine and feasting.
Had we opened a brewpub in it, my oldest brother, Dennis, would have looked down from Heaven upon the venture and smiled. 8-)
But this one is not to be.
Mine tunnels underground, the money that would have had to have been spent to get this place up to snuff, and the unknown condition of the rectory house(and it's costs)is beside the point.
When you come down to the core of the matter--we just don't want to live in this part of Pennsylvania in retirement.
Plain and simple.
Had I grown up here I might have a soft spot for this area but I feel much like The Grinch as my heart feels two sizes too small when I think about this place.
So that's that.
But much to Hubs chagrin, I do have another plan incubating in my little pea brain.
About that, all will be revealed in due time.....
Sluggy
Though it would have been awesome, especially since this church/parish was called St. Denis'(it was opened as a mission church under the moniker St. John the Baptist in 1889, but soon became St. Denis and served the Irish Catholic immigrant population from 1900 until 2002 ).
When I found out the name of this church, I immediately thought that a church called St. Denis would make the perfect place to brew beer, since the name Denis/Dennis is derived from the Greek god Dionysius, who is the god of wine and feasting.
Had we opened a brewpub in it, my oldest brother, Dennis, would have looked down from Heaven upon the venture and smiled. 8-)
But this one is not to be.
Mine tunnels underground, the money that would have had to have been spent to get this place up to snuff, and the unknown condition of the rectory house(and it's costs)is beside the point.
When you come down to the core of the matter--we just don't want to live in this part of Pennsylvania in retirement.
Plain and simple.
Had I grown up here I might have a soft spot for this area but I feel much like The Grinch as my heart feels two sizes too small when I think about this place.
So that's that.
But much to Hubs chagrin, I do have another plan incubating in my little pea brain.
About that, all will be revealed in due time.....
Sluggy
