There was one of those classic golden afternoons the other day and I finally managed to get outside and snap several photos of our quirky new home and the surrounding grounds. Since certain folks have been asking for pictures of the place I decided it might be a wise thing to get some posted before I get lynched or worse.
So, without further ado…
And I got to play with the WordPress 3.0 gallery function while I was at it. It’s probably the same gallery function that was included in the 2.9 series but I’m late on the gallery scene.
Anyway, that’s our quirky little house in the Clyde River Valley of Vermont. Not a level floor in the place but since it’s been that way for about 100 years now I’m not worried about it.
And no inside pictures yet–we’re not done unpacking.
That is niiiiice! Any chance you could chuck the nice old couple out of the mobile home and move an even nicer old couple in? And a dog?
Grandad – I could attempt to persuade them to move but I have this strange feeling you might not like the 6 months of solid winter (snow, snow and more snow) we have here. If you really want to give it a try
I’ll lay the chargestalk to them about it.The objection I have to the weather here is that it is so damned unpredictable. Even in mid Summer I don’t know whether it’s going to be hot/cold/wet/dry tomorrow. It would be nice to know what to expect.
Well, c’mon along then. We”ll put you up a nice little bungalow on the back lawn (used to have a house on it at one time anyway). Just keep in mind, they call this New England for a reason. Cost of living is better though so that might make up for it. And there’s plenty of characters around these parts so I’m sure you’ll have plenty to write about.
Call it New Ireland, and it’s a deal!
Grandad – I talked to the feds about it and they won’t change the name from New England to New Ireland even though Boston was all for it. But they did say they might consider changing the Vermont state tag line from “The Green Mountain State” to “The Emerald State”. Would that be good enough?
Very nice Kirk! Looks like the previous owners took immaculate care of the yard, not a weed to be seen.
Elaine – Thanks! And you’re right, I haven’t found a dandelion yet except a very few along with a bit of moss under the trees. The soil in this little valley tends to be rather wet and the grass is so thick the weeds can’t get through. It’s like mowing a shag carpet.
Very lovely Kirk, so homely!
Celine – You know, they say the same thing about me.
Nice place. I love big decks. Like another room. Certainly you have your wireless hooked up and will be blogging as the seasons change. Beautiful setting.
Sixty – Wireless is all set up and I’ll definitely have to take pics as the seasons progress around here. There’s one spot on the river that I really want to shoot but fishermen keep complaining about the noise. Having dinner on the deck tonight BTW. Care to join us?
Love it Kirk! That is one impressive yard and the lawn does look spectacular. Great work with the WP Gallery. Seems that’s something I should be using too. I will have to look into that.
Denise – The built-in gallery in latest WP versions is rather absurdly simple. Don’t know why I haven’t used it before–just old fashioned I guess. I started in WordPress way back when it was a scary thing to do.
Level floors are overrated and completely useless for marble racing
K8 – I absolutely agree. Unfortunately, I lost all my marbles years ago.
It looks great. All that grass to mow, all that porch to lounge in the New England sun and also a good place to look at the snow. Real weather. Last year I was still mowing the lawn in bloody November. Good luck to you both in your new home.
KevanB – Thanks! It seems that I’m spending more time mowing the lawn than lounging on the deck though. Of course when winter arrives I’ll probably be spending more time behind the old snowblower than lounging in front of the wood stove?