Kudos! -- ABC WEDNESDAY "K"

KUDOS to homeowners who opened their homes to the community for a recent house tour.
KUDOS to the family who have kept and maintained this home for several generations.
KUDOS to the current owner who has landscaped it magnificently.

This 1884 Queen Anne/Tudor Revival home was built for the current owner's great grandfather, John D. O'Brien.  It was the first home in a residential development that O'Brien christened Crocus Hill. The landscaping is designed by the owner, a local garden expert, who regularly writes a gardening newsletter, and who has recently published a book, Remembering Smell, describing her loss of that important sense, and who fortunately but gradually recovered after several traumatic months. Lucky for her as a professional gardener! I, incidentally, taught two of her girls when I was still teaching in a local high school here in St. Paul.

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February 2010 Theme Day-Wood (Repost)

Because we are packing to get ready to leave for Santa Fe, I've had to use a photo that I posted in 2006! That was so long ago, that I'm sure no-one remembers it. We'll shortly be posting photos from our vacation spot. I promise that they will be interesting so watch for a new Santa Fe blog.   

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