Neighbors

We have wonderful neighbors.  For example, this Victorian doll house was built by our neighbor David for his  daughter when she was a child.  And now it is Pearl's.  She and Marcia have set up the rooms so that the arrangement is just like our house.  They've put furniture in four rooms so far.  I don't remember playing with dolls as a child, but I find the doll house intriguing, perhaps because I've always been interested in architecture.We don't have dolls to live in the house yet so it is mostly inhabited by dolls-with-wheels (choo choos) and dinosaurs and other animals.

But I have gotten off track here.  I was telling you about our neighbors.  Pearl and I love to take walks.  In our neighborhood, we have a lot to look forward to on our strolls.  For example, we have 3 Davids, 2 Scouts (both dogs), 4 public parks, a public swimming pool, and a nursery with a koi pond.  Tracy lets us pick a tomato or a cucumber from her vegetable garden which is filled with sculptures that she made, and Glenda always invites us in to see a beautiful project that she has just completed.

Comments

[Glenda]

We love being included in your blog, and love being able to pass on something special to us to a great young family.

[rossecorp]

Pictures of the neighborhood?

[shannon]

Cool dollhouse!

Good luck finding a good doll family. I think we're going to have to buy three different families of dolls to assemble Nat's family in miniature when she's old enough for a dollhouse (two white mommies, a white Uncle David, a black Nat and a black baby).

[Jo Anna]

This is my first visit to your blog, and I just love it. The photos, especially, are fantastic. They just jump off the page!

So, congratulations on your 9th anniversary. My partner and I are at 8 1/2 ourselves, but with 3-year old twins it honestly feels like we've been together for a couple of lifetimes now!

Glad to have found you, though. Thanks for sharing.

[Kristin]

Funny that you should mention the neighborhood--I've been thinking a lot about our neighborhood myself lately. I think when you have kids, you are much more aware of who is living around you (since you spend so much time outside taking walks with the little ones). I was thinking of doing some sort of neighorhood project on the blog, and describing who our neighbors are and how diverse everybody is.

Anyway, great post today!

[Sally]

We were over at the park this morning and I just love your whole area. Gorgeous and funky and so family-friendly. And the world's best park, of course!

How are the schools?