A Very, Very, Very Fine House: July 2009

I can’t get enough of the rich color of the hydrangea blooms in the courtyard… how lucky am I that they are exactly my favorite color? I once painted my bedroom this very color and just like these flowers, sometimes you would look at it and say it was blue, and others you would swear it was purple.

The cats are always following me around the yard to see what I’m up to… only this time Crash became heavily distracted by Maverick’s morning kill… unfortunately today it was a baby bird : ( They got a stern talking to about this! Crash wasn’t really listening… he was far more interested in tossing the victim in the air and dancing around it, while, of course, making sure his brother kept his paws off. Apparently they have a system worked out… Mav does the killing and Crash is in charge of afterlife punishment. Cats!

Every single day I am struck by my good fortune to call this lovely cottage my home. It’s a magical little place, with a sprawling yard and a notable history… all of which I love sharing with others. It seems everyone who comes to visit falls in love with the place, so I thought I would create a blog in its honor and share it much more often!

I’ve only lived here since November ‘008, but I’ve already amassed quite a collection of photographs, and I see something I want to share almost every day… you’ll be seeing lots of photos of what’s happening around here with me, Asher and our two cats in the yard, Maverick and Crash, as well as learning about the history of the house, seeing photos of the work I’ve done (am continually doing!) to it since we moved in and maybe reading some little anecdotes about living the simple life now & then : )

I’m going to start out with a few photos I took the night of our first Soulstice Celebration back in June… our first big get-together since we moved in last fall! Everyone agreed that this place is perfect for parties- especially the kids. Tire swing? S’mores? They were all over it : )