a daring rescue

My latest addiction is a website for old Madrid newspapers. By using the search engine, I have unearthed some interesting information about our old stone home!

First of all, it is nice to know that one hundred years ago, our home was referred to as "the stone house", although there were a few others in the vicinity.

So after typing in "stone home", I found this article:
I love the part where Miss Edith Hall (who never married and lived in the stone house many years) ran into the flaming gristmill to save the books! Hurrah for Edith!