GRAND Magazine - July 2009 - 42

Grand denise shannon on the porch of the playhouse she built in Plant City, Florida. Nailing it I By Marcia Moston t’s not thAt she doesn’t bake great choco- A talented grand builds a dream playhouse late chip cookies or make a mean Key lime pie. The reason grandmother Denise Shannon’s apron isn’t dusty with flour is that it is stuffed with a hammer and a fistful of nails. When husband Randy’s job required a move from their cozy Vermont home to Plant City, on Florida’s sunny west coast, Denise knew she wouldn’t be looking for a home on a golf course. This creative former first-grade teacher set out to do what she loved—fix up an old house. She was undaunted by the fact that the project she chose was the “haunted Halloween house” in the historic district. Nor was she deterred by the termite-eaten floorboards or the hole in the roof. The house had character, a great yard, lots of potential. Denise was confident of both her vision and her skills. So was Randy, who had 42 GRAND JULY 2009

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GRAND Magazine - July 2009
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GRAND Central
Grands Across the Sea
O, Say, Can You Sing?
Hear and Now
Ask GRAND
GRAND’s 2009 Sexiest Granddads
Nailing It
Reader's Write
Resources
GRAND Finale
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