This is my home. It is a Pennsylvania German stone house and it was built in 1811.
I share it, as we all do with old houses, with the previous inhabitants who shaped it into what it is, and the family I call my own. Four cats, three dogs and two of us humans. The door is (almost) open and the house is always busy. The Summer is all about tomatoes, basil, and dahlias.
The flowers start on the back hill. High in the sunshine, and protected from the winds with cages to help stabilize. The garden is for the house to be decorated. Resplendent with blooms, buzzing with bees and jungle enraptured for the cats who guard it.
The colors reflect the shades of the tides as the garden phases from early bloomers to humid tolerant varieties. All are fuel for the creations.
The den is dark brown wallpaper with parrots and dark crimson peonies. It is perfect to highlight the huge dinner plate varieties.
The dining room has a table made for vignettes, and, that's the place big blooms backdrop my other collections.
The kitchen is an 18th century log cabin. One long NC mercantile table, old chestnut floors, and early, safely restored sink, stove, and fridge.
My canine crew. Everyday off to the vet clinic together.
A beautiful place to soothe your soul.
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