The walk in the burg was humid but still cool this morning. The ducks and geese are out in full force on the creek and river with their babies. Yesterday we saw a coral Salamander on Water Street. Each day there is something new and wonderful. Maybe we shouldn't allow ourselves to be bogged down with the disappointing and disagreeable. I am trying (and have been told that on repeated occasions, ha ha).
Today was quite the treat because we have passed this small but cute Victorian on High Street for years. Down around the corner is a larger Victorian which was owned by Madge Ring and her granddaughter Julie introduced my wife and I many moons ago.
The owners were here from Charlottesville trimming this huge hydrangea in the side yard and so we stopped and introduced ourselves. The owners are octogenarians and this was the wife's home place. They have spent the last 3 years redoing it and it is wonderful. The entrance hall has a multi toned inlaid wood floor with intricate wood paneling going up the steps. The inside has 4 fireplaces and a local carpenter Ned Irvin has done all the work. Ned you have done a great job.
The hardwood and trim and layout are great throughout the house but the best is the attic. From the outside there is a parapet which I thought would have been unfinished but the original owner was a teacher and finished the eaves with tongue and groove wood. He used it as a class room. While the house is not huge it is more the ideal cottage feeling.
The owners are equally inviting. He was a professor in Charlottesville and she knew Madge Ring and went to school with Julia Ring. She knew all of Julia's daughters Patty, Mary and Julianne. It was quite enjoyable to meet new friends.
Keep Walkin,
Ron
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