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Title: Holiday House
Post by: meganjane on September 26, 2012, 04:21:38 am
When my family left last Tuesday after being here for so long caring for my nephew, I was feeling bereft, cried all morning.

Later in the afternoon, I had a call to say that the previous owners of our holiday home in Albany had moved out and it was now all ours! Takeover was on July 31st, but owners rented for a while, so it was like having a present and being unable to own it. I cheered up considerably and headed down on Friday for a glorious three days, sans DH, unfortunately as he was too busy.

It was such a wonderful time, the house is beautiful. We bought some of their furniture and they left heaps of stuff, so I could just move in! Here's a few photos:
(http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd167/meganskinflint/Garden2.jpg)
Garden
(http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd167/meganskinflint/Table.jpg)
Lovely Outdoor Table
(http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd167/meganskinflint/Garden3.jpg)
Garden Near Kitchen Window
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Post by: Yvette on September 26, 2012, 04:23:17 am
Looks lovely MJ glad it cheered you up  :) :)
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Post by: Mama Fergie on September 26, 2012, 05:07:13 am
Gorgeous photos MJ.

Looks like you had lovely weather too  :)
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Post by: ElleG on September 26, 2012, 06:19:28 am
Lovely  photos MJ. Pleased to hear that the break helped you  :)
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Post by: mcmich on September 26, 2012, 06:44:15 am
Beautiful MJ.
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Post by: fundj&e on September 26, 2012, 06:46:06 am
Gorgeous MJ
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Post by: *suzanne* on September 26, 2012, 06:50:53 am
Looks very beautiful and tranquil
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Post by: Emme on September 26, 2012, 07:02:40 am
Looks lovely and peaceful, a great spot for relaxing.

Marie
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Post by: CreamPuff63 on September 26, 2012, 07:07:27 am
Looks lovely MJ, and nice to own a home where the previous owners enjoyed their time there
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Post by: cookie1 on September 26, 2012, 07:35:43 am
It looks lovely MJ. Do you have ocean views? Are you on the side of a hill?
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Post by: obbie on September 26, 2012, 08:49:54 am
Looks lovely MJ.
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Post by: chrissa on September 26, 2012, 09:27:32 am
It looks beautiful MJ.

You deserve a decent break so you just go and enjoy it.
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Post by: Katiej on September 26, 2012, 09:27:37 am
Looks lovely MJ.
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Post by: judydawn on September 26, 2012, 10:32:33 am
The garden looks quite tropical MJ, you are going to have some lovely times there.  How often will you have time to go for a break?
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Post by: meganjane on September 26, 2012, 12:41:54 pm
JD, I would love to live there! Albany is on the coast and our house is in Lower King, near the river. It's quite cool, but they've created an amazing garden. Each morning I saw two little blue wrens hopping around.

Hopefully I can go down every fortnight for a couple of days. We're having our family Christmas there and spending most of January there, too. DD is looking at getting married on the lawn as there's quite a bit down from the house.
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Post by: judydawn on September 26, 2012, 12:46:30 pm
It was a great purchase MJ and because the renters were the people who probably made that beautiful garden, they have obviously left it in tip top shape for you.  I hope you have many happy times there and perhaps one day will retire there?
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Post by: EmeraldSue on September 26, 2012, 01:32:26 pm
It looks lovely. What little I've seen of Albany today, it seems like a lovely spot. I hope you have many lovely times there.
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Post by: Cornish Cream on September 26, 2012, 07:35:34 pm
It looks beautiful MJ.I hope you have many happy times in your new house. :)
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Post by: Cuilidh on September 26, 2012, 09:06:53 pm
That home looks so serene, just what you need just now.

How far away do you live from Albany?  I think you will find that you will be going there far more often than you think.  When we bought our home in the country ( 1 1/2 hour's drive away) we initially thought we would go once every 3 - 4 weeks ... it has got to the stage that if we (mainly me, because DH is invariably busy at work) don't get up every weekend we have terrible pangs of homesickness ... the moral of the story is, be prepared to head off every weekend!  It is very hard to stay away from such a beautiful place.
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Post by: gertbysea on September 26, 2012, 09:26:07 pm
How wonderful MJ. A  lovely outlook. Well deserved.

Gretch
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Post by: droverjess on October 18, 2012, 08:32:08 am
Only just found this thread. It looks fabulous.
Am so pleased for you.

More pictures IDC please.