"Owl" [Our] Cottage

November 18, 2010

We got an apartment! We signed the lease today (Nov. 19th) after viewing it yesterday. Praise the Lord!!!
I am so glad they went with the other applicants on the original one we wanted because this one suits our personalities much better. :)
It is just darling. It is a duplex, but it doesn't feel like one: it has a lot of character, is surrounded by quiet woods, and up kept well.

[Photo from Larry Kelly and Associates]

You drive down a hill into the parking lot and cross the wooden walkway in the picture to enter the top floor. The front door opens into a spacious living room with a fireplace and French doors that open onto a little balcony overlooking the woods and ravine. There is a large kitchen with ALL appliances (We don't have to buy a fridge!) and a nice dining area with a window that also look out. On this floor is a utility room/pantry and a half bath.

[Photo from Larry Kelly and Associates]

[Photo from Larry Kelly and Associates]

Then you go down the stairs, which are wonderful in themselves. There is a large window in the stairwell, the one you can see in the picture, and beneath is is a mantel for pictures and knick-knacks. At the bottom of the stairs on the left is the smallest bedroom that we will also be using as an office/study like the current tenants. Next to that is a full bath and another bedroom. Then on the the right is the master bedroom with French doors opening onto a deck. There is also a master bath with a built-in vanity and linen closet in its entrance. It's pretty much perfect.



I think it should be called Owl Cottage. (There are decoy owls on the chimney and side of the house--very whimsical and Hogwartsean, eh?)

I have NEVER been THIS excited to move before! After the week of Thanksgiving, I'll be counting down the days. :)

"I'm not an owl!"

[photo courtesy http://www.cinematical.com/2005/11/17/review-harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire/]

August 15, 2010

This seen tickles me so!
I told Zach is we have kids I hope they are like Harry, Hermione, and Ron. *lol*

From the website at which I found this still photo:
One of the best lines in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is brief, but it does a lot to explain why these films are as good as they are – which, by the standards of kid’s entertainment, is very good indeed. Long-standing friends Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and title star Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) are feuding, and Ron has asked third-party Hermione (Emma Watson) to convey some information to Harry, even though Ron and Harry are standing about 20 feet apart. Hermione explains how someone told Ron that Hogwarts gamekeeper Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane) wants to see Harry, and Harry snaps back how Hermione can tell Ron that … and Hermione explodes with tears, crying out her frustration at how foolish her dear friends are being and the hurt it’s causing: “I’m not an owl!” :)