my next house

Point of Rocks Rd - Sarasota: This incredible display of Prairie style architecture was designed by the legendary John Randal McDonald in 1979, a follower of Frank Lloyd Wright. Sited on 180 feet of private Gulf of Mexico beachfront, this home captures spectacular views from each and every room. A bold open design gives way to stunning sightlines utilizing; multi-level flowing spaces, double-sided fireplace, open riser staircases and a continuous span of sliding glass doors. Privacy is created by moving partitions and operable shutters. Functional spaces and storage areas are skillfully concealed behind sliding Brazilian mahogany panels. Innovative before its time, this home incorporates energy saving features such as, floor air conditioning ducts and glass skylights working with our tropical Florida climate. Steel pilings and mahogany clapboard insure that this home is structurally sound. Price reduced from $3.9mil to $2.9mil. What a bargain!

dreamy kitchen

isn't it?

and yes, this is how I waste time upon occasion, perusing the real estate section, admiring pics of rooms I'd like to live in. I think I found this one on some site selling fixtures. It might have been Kohler. It doesn't matter. Anyway, I saw this one and liked it the best. It wasn't too fancy and the colors were good, relaxing but not sedate. I could see myself sitting at that table with my laptop*, happily typing away...

* a laptop I don't actually have, but since since this is a dream...

my next house

A grand estate boasting a simple mid-century modern elegance and located down a private and gated driveway in a most private and desirable Ross location. This gorgeous property includes a 6,400+/- sf residence with 5BD and 6 BA situated on 3.5 +/- acres with incredible views of Mt. Tam and surrounding areas. The mature landscaping, swimming pool, sweeping lawn and meticulous gardens all contribute to the charm of this rare and distinctive property.

 for a mere $4.4mil

It has a library...sigh

Where's your dream house?

Follow

Today I read about how to be successful as a writer, both pre and post published. If you blog you must have followers and lots of them because that's how to garner interest and sell books.

I have 11 followers and it's taken me about 9 months to get them. Some of them don't really follow, so really I probably have maybe 5 true followers. On the other hand there may be some people who follow my blog but don't officially follow, if you get my drift. I know of at least one person not listed as a follower who does occasionally read it.

The point of all this is that I see some bloggers who have a lot of followers. I have a writing friend who already has 87 followers! And she only started her blog in January, I think. I have to admit I'm a little envious. I've never been a social butterfly (sigh, poor me, and all that), and I'm not sure I want to invest the time it might take to change that. So I guess it's the slow boat to China for me but that's ok because eventually, that boat will arrive at it's destination.

And now - altho I should be surfing for potential followers - I'm going to work on Grimoire, my current work-in-progress :)

why would I want to leave home?

   Because it's an opportunity to expand my horizon beyond the narrow confines of the place I call home. As lovely as Maine is (except in winter, which I am really beginning to dislike), there's something to be said for looking up into a brilliant blue sky and re-experiencing the hot California sun. Or walking in sand that is actually almost white, fraught with sea shells you never see along the eastern seaboard, water the perfect temperature, and an exceedingly pleasant warm breeze blowing in.
   I think I would like to go to Greece for the summer and explore the islands and architecture. I want to visit the monastery at Great Lavra; it's like a little town within these huge fortified walls. I want to see Rhodes, a town that has been inhabited for over 2,400 years. I want to stay in a holiday apartment at Fiskardo on Kefallonia.

my next house

Point of Rocks Rd - Sarasota: This incredible display of Prairie style architecture was designed by the legendary John Randal McDonald in 1979, a follower of Frank Lloyd Wright. Sited on 180 feet of private Gulf of Mexico beachfront, this home captures spectacular views from each and every room. A bold open design gives way to stunning sightlines utilizing; multi-level flowing spaces, double-sided fireplace, open riser staircases and a continuous span of sliding glass doors. Privacy is created by moving partitions and operable shutters. Functional spaces and storage areas are skillfully concealed behind sliding Brazilian mahogany panels. Innovative before its time, this home incorporates energy saving features such as, floor air conditioning ducts and glass skylights working with our tropical Florida climate. Steel pilings and mahogany clapboard insure that this home is structurally sound. Price reduced from $3.9mil to $2.9mil. What a bargain!