Yesterday, Greg, Evan, Olive and I
went out to look at a house that my friend Donna told me about the night we
went out for dinner. Because I had a
couple of Margaritas that night, I got confused about where the house was and
my wandering around looking for it got me nowhere. So I emailed Donna and she gave me the
details.
Donna informed me that this house
is rather old. Well, the house is one
year younger than me. Does that make the
house old or just mature? She also said
that it hasn’t been lived in for a while.
It would need a bit of work to make it livable. But Greg and I have been talking about
downsizing for a while and the price is right, so we decided that we should at
least drive by to see how it looked in person.
After we looked it over and talked
about it for a little while, we decided this particular house would be a bit
too much of a downsize. So unless we bought the house next door to it too and he
lived in one and me in the other, it probably wouldn't work. We
would share custody of the pug Olive, of course. However, I’m a bit afraid that that would defeat
the purpose of downsizing, so I guess it’s back to the drawing board for us.
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| I like the way the ivy is growing up around the chimney. I think it's very pretty. |
Since we were sort of in the
vicinity and it was time for lunch, we went on out to Janine’s Frosty in
Ware. Janine’s is one of the places
around here where you can eat outside and take the dog with you. On the way to Janine’s, we had to go by
Breezeland Orchard. To our great
delight, Breezeland was open. So we just
had to stop and see if they had any of their famous Cider Doughnuts. Yay!
They did. Greg picked up a half dozen. I’m not a big fan of doughnuts, but those darn
doughnuts are out of the ordinary.
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| Ummmm, donuts! |
We
had lunch at Janine’s.
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| Good advice from the folks at Janine's. |
And then took the long way home.
On the way we got behind this
guy. I joked that Granny must have
fallen out somewhere along the way but I think he was actually taking the chair
to the Salvation Army, which is just around that curve.
21 comments:
laughing at the 'gravity' advice at the cone place. but maybe that applies to 'granny', too. :)
We need one of those ice cream signs for our kitchen:)
Love the ivy too!
Elisabeth
It was interesting day yesterday))))
Have a great tomorrow!))
xoxo, Juliana
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oh i really like taking the long way home, the back roads, the unknown path!!
i always get the best pictures that way!!
i forgot about the donuts. they look yummy!!
I loved your comment about separate homes ... I laughed out loud!
Cider donuts ... oh my! I could eat a half dozen in one sitting!
:-)
Yes, there's no feeling like knowing that 'there is a way back home'.
Please have you all a good Wednesday.
what a trip. I love the ice cream sign and immediately thought of the Beverly Hillbillies with the chair.
I like the long way home and those donuts. sandie
that donut shot was great you can work on a food magazine or what
Man, those cider donuts look good! I haven't had one of those in a long time. Love your shot of the chimney!
Good luck in your future house searches. Sounds like fun to me.
The old house certainly did look like it needed some work at least from the chimney shot and all the vine growing. Did you get any other shots, Barbara? Well, perhaps not since you said it wouldn't work for downsizing. Of course, the back way is always the best for us, even on our road trips. Sadly we will have to avoid just looking at those cider donuts for awhile as we are on the South Beahc Plan (not diet, lifestyle change) and maybe later we could sample a bit. Hope granny didn't go to Goodwill with the chair :-)
I think cozy and organized is nice... sometimes if we "purge" the downsizing isn't so bad :) At least that's what I hear. I think your photos and commentary are awesome! Your photos are beautiful and the black is very sharp as a background. (That donut shot is so tempting)
I think cozy and organized is nice... sometimes if we "purge" the downsizing isn't so bad :) At least that's what I hear. I think your photos and commentary are awesome! Your photos are beautiful and the black is very sharp as a background. (That donut shot is so tempting)
I have missed you as of late. Wonderful pictures..love the doughnuts...almost enjoyed the taste...Fave is the B & W of sunflower!
Yep, sad to say, gravity is indeed real! Sorry about the house being too small as thee ivy up the chimney is nice! :)
Enchanting place, beautiful pictures (I love so much the wood) and, how good can be the cider doughnouts!! :-P
Great post but poor granny! lol. :)
I say Mature, not old...and I love the shot second from the bottom.
Love cider donuts
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