Here's a mystery for you. I had an e-mail this morning with this photo and the following message attached:

Attached you find an architectural model by Andrew Thomas. This model was recently purchased at an antique store in Johnson, Vt by Steve Kinsella from Minnesota who was visiting his in-laws in Vermont.

This model was created by Andrew Thomas who was the architect for the Forest Hill Rockefeller Development in the late 1920's. Isn't it interesting that a model for a home that was built in Cleveland in the 1920's was found in Vermont in 2010. I sure would like to know the story of how the model came to be in Vermont.

I live in one of the Rockefeller Homes in the Forest Hill Development and I'm on the board for Forest Hill Historic Preservation Society. Steve Kinsella forwarded this photo of the model to FHHPS e-mail. For the past four years we have spent a week at Joe's Pond so I'm a regular reader of your blog and thought you might find this interesting.

I don't know the name of the antique shop Mr. Kinsella visited, but have suggested he might start there to find the connection to Vermont. If anyone has an idea of how the copper-clad model came to be in Johnson, let me know or post any thoughts as a comment here on the blog.

We're having a rainy day, temperature seems to be rising steadily and is now about 44 degrees. There is a strong wind which I suspect will do some damage. Our snow pack is settling rapidly, and of course there will be danger of flooding as the rain continues and runoff increases. Tomorrow is supposed to get colder and we will probably get some snow to build the depth back up. Back roads will be slippery in places as any sand gets washed off, and the paved highways could be icy when the temperature begins to drop. I'm hearing very little chatter on the scanner, although there was one report of a tree across the road in the Ryegate area, so everything seems to be under control for now.