I'm a Hoosier born and raised. When you think of South Bend, you think of Notre Dame. However, South Bend is a city rich in history. Studebaker cars were made here as well as Oliver plows and Ball Bands. The old mansions that were homes to these families are still standing.

In the fall, the leaves change colors from green, to yellow, to red. It's football Sat and there is plenty to do. Take a walking tour of the historic district and look up at the architecture of the buildings.

I love to tour old homes and imagine the family that lived there. I wish that walls could talk. I know South Bend like the back of my hand.  

 Houses have always facinated me. I love to go inside and see the decor and layout of a home. I will make over the whole layout of the home in my mind and reconfigure it as if I were the architect or builder. I feel a home should be designed around the family and the way they use the room. I don't think that the family should be limited on the way the room is used because of the lack of walls, windows, etc. Houses are built but homes are made.