Comments for The Roff Home Blog http://roffhome.com/wordpress Restoring the Victorian home at the center of the Watseka Wonder story Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:36:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Victorian flooring in the front parlor is finished! by Pat Hastings http://roffhome.com/wordpress/2009/12/after-much-hemming-hawing-and-hand-wringing-the-front-parlor-flooring-is-finished/comment-page-1/#comment-31116 Pat Hastings Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:36:17 +0000 http://roffhome.com/wordpress/?p=154#comment-31116 I am so pleased to find that this wonderful old home is being restored with such tender loving care and attention to original detail. Such a shame for a home like this to have set empty for any time at all. I have been away from the area for over 15 years now and attention was drawn to the home once again by the program. I do hope that more pics of the work in progress will be on your site as you go along in your work because I know that I will not be able to return to the area any more because of health reasons and will never get to see it any other way and would really love to "watch" the work progress. I will be checking your website often in the future for more news of your work. I was born and raised in the area and later in life, moved to the mountains of North Carolina. I have always had a deep interest in this home and other old homes in Iroquois County. There is some really beautiful architecture around the county and thanks to you, this lovely home will be around for many more years to come! BTW, your floor looks wonderful in the pictures. I am so pleased to find that this wonderful old home is being restored with such tender loving care and attention to original detail. Such a shame for a home like this to have set empty for any time at all. I have been away from the area for over 15 years now and attention was drawn to the home once again by the program. I do hope that more pics of the work in progress will be on your site as you go along in your work because I know that I will not be able to return to the area any more because of health reasons and will never get to see it any other way and would really love to “watch” the work progress. I will be checking your website often in the future for more news of your work.

I was born and raised in the area and later in life, moved to the mountains of North Carolina. I have always had a deep interest in this home and other old homes in Iroquois County. There is some really beautiful architecture around the county and thanks to you, this lovely home will be around for many more years to come!

BTW, your floor looks wonderful in the pictures.

]]> Comment on Roff Home steam radiators refinished and renewed! by Home Helper http://roffhome.com/wordpress/2009/12/roff-home-radiators-refinished-and-renewed/comment-page-1/#comment-24764 Home Helper Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:20:50 +0000 http://roffhome.com/wordpress/?p=127#comment-24764 I have a rare round steam Ratiator Im looking to sale anyone interested email me at gravediggerstattoo.yahoo.com! I have a rare round steam Ratiator Im looking to sale anyone interested email me at gravediggerstattoo.yahoo.com!

]]> Comment on Watseka Wonder Roff Home Reopens with Focus on Healing by Elizabeth Ristow http://roffhome.com/wordpress/2011/03/watseka-wonder-roff-home-reopens-with-focus-on-healing/comment-page-1/#comment-19800 Elizabeth Ristow Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:23:48 +0000 http://roffhome.com/wordpress/?p=462#comment-19800 Well done, friend. Well done. I am glad for this. I think it will do great things for all concerned. Thank you for allowing and facilitating consciousness to shift in this lovely home and in the community and world at large... I am certain the ripple effect will resound most positively in ways we cannot foresee at present. Many blessings! Well done, friend. Well done. I am glad for this. I think it will do great things for all concerned. Thank you for allowing and facilitating consciousness to shift in this lovely home and in the community and world at large… I am certain the ripple effect will resound most positively in ways we cannot foresee at present. Many blessings!

]]> Comment on 21st-century Victorian decorating with Christopher Lowell by wood staining http://roffhome.com/wordpress/2010/01/modern-victorian-decorating-with-christopher-lowell/comment-page-1/#comment-16769 wood staining Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:35:11 +0000 http://roffhome.com/wordpress/?p=311#comment-16769 Nice design mix-up there. First time I've heard of this Christopher Lowell. His decorating ideas look interesting. I might just stalk him for awhile starting today. ;) Nice design mix-up there. First time I’ve heard of this Christopher Lowell.
His decorating ideas look interesting. I might just stalk him for awhile starting today. ;)

]]> Comment on Watseka Wonder Roff Home Reopens with Focus on Healing by Debbie http://roffhome.com/wordpress/2011/03/watseka-wonder-roff-home-reopens-with-focus-on-healing/comment-page-1/#comment-11478 Debbie Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:11:34 +0000 http://roffhome.com/wordpress/?p=462#comment-11478 First of all, I hope you don't have any ash trees! Secondly, I know there are people in the paranormal field who help those who are earth bound, cross over. And there are those who bless houses, that kind of thing. I take it you invited some people to come into your home to help with that? Sounds like the Roff home has been a busy place for a very long time! First of all, I hope you don’t have any ash trees! Secondly, I know there are people in the paranormal field who help those who are earth bound, cross over. And there are those who bless houses, that kind of thing. I take it you invited some people to come into your home to help with that? Sounds like the Roff home has been a busy place for a very long time!

]]> Comment on Roff Home steam radiators refinished and renewed! by The Roff Home http://roffhome.com/wordpress/2009/12/roff-home-radiators-refinished-and-renewed/comment-page-1/#comment-9341 The Roff Home Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:10:26 +0000 http://roffhome.com/wordpress/?p=127#comment-9341 Sorry for the delay in replying to this post... The primer was a spray-on primer from the same manufacturer as the silver paint. I'll look up the silver paint info (Rust-o-leum, I believe) and post it here. I went through a lot of paint to get an even finish and to thoroughly cover the primer, even on inner radiator pipes. I did have some trouble with spray paint beginning to run and drip, but it usually meant I was getting too close to the pipes with the spray paint or that I needed adjust my angle when I was trying to spray inner pipes (I would be aiming for inner pipes, but the paint would start to run down the outermost pipes). I just kept a rag with me and blotted up the excess and they turned out ok. The worst case would be that I would sand off the top of a dried running drop of paint and then do a light recoat to hide the sand marks. My overall goal was to have the radiators look like giant silver ingots standing in each room of the home. I'm pleased with how they turned out. Sorry for the delay in replying to this post… The primer was a spray-on primer from the same manufacturer as the silver paint. I’ll look up the silver paint info (Rust-o-leum, I believe) and post it here. I went through a lot of paint to get an even finish and to thoroughly cover the primer, even on inner radiator pipes. I did have some trouble with spray paint beginning to run and drip, but it usually meant I was getting too close to the pipes with the spray paint or that I needed adjust my angle when I was trying to spray inner pipes (I would be aiming for inner pipes, but the paint would start to run down the outermost pipes). I just kept a rag with me and blotted up the excess and they turned out ok. The worst case would be that I would sand off the top of a dried running drop of paint and then do a light recoat to hide the sand marks. My overall goal was to have the radiators look like giant silver ingots standing in each room of the home. I’m pleased with how they turned out.

]]> Comment on Roff Home + Oct. 1 = Travel Channel’s ‘Most Terrifying Places in America’ by The Roff Home http://roffhome.com/wordpress/2010/09/update-travel-channels-most-terrifying-places-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-9340 The Roff Home Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:03:15 +0000 http://roffhome.com/wordpress/?p=395#comment-9340 Thank you for your kind words regarding the Roff Home and the Watseka Wonder story. I'm undertaking what will probably be a ten-year restoration of the home to save the home and restore its original detail. I closed the home down last fall after what became -- at least to me -- an overabundance of paranormal activity that had become negative and unwelcoming. I'm just starting to reopen the home after several cleansings and some time for the house to be alone. I can't vouch for Mary and Lurancy, but the place at times can seem like a train station at rush hour, through which spiritual and physical worlds intertwine. If you're ever in the States and near Watseka (90 miles south of Chicago), please feel free to drop me a line to see the house and experience it for yourself. Thank you for your kind words regarding the Roff Home and the Watseka Wonder story. I’m undertaking what will probably be a ten-year restoration of the home to save the home and restore its original detail. I closed the home down last fall after what became — at least to me — an overabundance of paranormal activity that had become negative and unwelcoming. I’m just starting to reopen the home after several cleansings and some time for the house to be alone. I can’t vouch for Mary and Lurancy, but the place at times can seem like a train station at rush hour, through which spiritual and physical worlds intertwine. If you’re ever in the States and near Watseka (90 miles south of Chicago), please feel free to drop me a line to see the house and experience it for yourself.

]]> Comment on Roff Home + Oct. 1 = Travel Channel’s ‘Most Terrifying Places in America’ by Teresa Rose http://roffhome.com/wordpress/2010/09/update-travel-channels-most-terrifying-places-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-9106 Teresa Rose Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:03:56 +0000 http://roffhome.com/wordpress/?p=395#comment-9106 I live in England and first read this story under the name of 'Child Possessed by an author called David St Clair. Although I was only about thirteen years old I have never forgotten the impact that it had on me. I have since read it a few times more and it still has the same impact. I have just found your website after just typing in Watseka in the Yahoo search engine and by having a browse, found your website, WOW! I had no idea that the house would still even be there! I have always wanted to come and see the Roff home as the story made me wonder about all sorts of things, some of these things I still wonder about even now. I haven't seen the film yet, I think it might be a bit too scary! Now I have found your site I shall be a regular visitor to see if Mary or Lurancy make a re-appearance! Kind regards, Teresa I live in England and first read this story under the name of ‘Child Possessed by an author called David St Clair. Although I was only about thirteen years old I have never forgotten the impact that it had on me. I have since read it a few times more and it still has the same impact. I have just found your website after just typing in Watseka in the Yahoo search engine and by having a browse, found your website, WOW! I had no idea that the house would still even be there! I have always wanted to come and see the Roff home as the story made me wonder about all sorts of things, some of these things I still wonder about even now. I haven’t seen the film yet, I think it might be a bit too scary! Now I have found your site I shall be a regular visitor to see if Mary or Lurancy make a re-appearance! Kind regards, Teresa

]]> Comment on Roff Home steam radiators refinished and renewed! by Eva http://roffhome.com/wordpress/2009/12/roff-home-radiators-refinished-and-renewed/comment-page-1/#comment-4322 Eva Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:40:12 +0000 http://roffhome.com/wordpress/?p=127#comment-4322 This looks fantastic! What type of primer did you use? Any specific silver spray paint that I should look for to replicate? Did you just spray them yourself, straight out of the can? No problems getting the spray paint to evenly coat the rads? Again - fantastic!!! This looks fantastic! What type of primer did you use? Any specific silver spray paint that I should look for to replicate? Did you just spray them yourself, straight out of the can? No problems getting the spray paint to evenly coat the rads? Again – fantastic!!!

]]> Comment on Roff Home and Watseka Wonder to be featured on Travel Channel’s ‘Most Terrifying Places in America’ starting Oct. 1 by Debbie http://roffhome.com/wordpress/2010/09/roff-home-and-watseka-wonder-to-be-featured-on-travel-channels-most-terrifying-places-in-america-starting-oct-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3537 Debbie Wed, 06 Oct 2010 02:21:47 +0000 http://roffhome.com/wordpress/?p=459#comment-3537 I went to see Troy Taylor speak tonight at our local library. He was also selling some of his books, including "The Possessed." And he told the story of the Watseka Wonder this evening. I don't know if anyone in the audience left believing or not. I mentioned the Travel Channel show to him, as I know he has been on their programs before. I find it amazing, that after all these years, this story is getting lots of attention. The last time I recall, it was during the 1970s, when the guy from California came to town to write a book on the Watseka Wonder. Troy's book is much better. Perhaps we will see even more about this on tv someday -- "Ghosthunters maybe? I went to see Troy Taylor speak tonight at our local library. He was also selling some of his books, including “The Possessed.” And he told the story of the Watseka Wonder this evening. I don’t know if anyone in the audience left believing or not. I mentioned the Travel Channel show to him, as I know he has been on their programs before. I find it amazing, that after all these years, this story is getting lots of attention. The last time I recall, it was during the 1970s, when the guy from California came to town to write a book on the Watseka Wonder. Troy’s book is much better. Perhaps we will see even more about this on tv someday — “Ghosthunters maybe?

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