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Saturday, September 29, 2012

I Admit It…I’ve Fallen in Love

I love houses…YOU love houses. I know all about you, because you wouldn’t be here visiting Chickadee Home Nest if you didn’t. So I’m admitting that I have fallen in love…AGAIN.

You see, we visited my sweet 91-year-old MIL in Orange County, and while there my husband and I took a few quick trips to our favorite haunts—Laguna Beach, Corona del Mar, and Newport Beach. The shops, the restaurants, the views…what views! Then we stumbled into it—the place that makes your heart beat a little faster than it was already beating: BALBOA ISLAND.

Let’s just take a quick little tour, and tell me what you think:

This picture is just to “set the scene.” You can see the houses lined up across from this little beach…

It gets better…

Remember the view above? Yes, that’s what these residents see, day in, and day out.

Another lovely. I really liked the taupe and white combination.

Aren’t these the coolest version of Adirondacks? The black might get a tiny bit warm in the California sun, but aren’t they lovely in contrast with the hot pink flowers?

And what about this row of white houses with flags? And the bougainvillea? I do believe flowers love the sea air.

And how about those porch lights? Are they not perfect? And the small flags at the very top (is that what they call a widow’s watch, or widow’s peak?)

This one…THIS ONE, with the precious front yard. I fell asleep that night imagining the table I would set out there…

…it was a long table with a long, flowing white table cloth, sterling candelabras with crystal bobeches (because of course there would be a gentle breeze), and perhaps candle shades… Can you picture it?

(But if I lived here, I think I would ask the community leaders to please move the trash bin, wouldn’t you?)

The Flowers of Balboa Island

Now that you’ve seen just a small sample of these charming homes in this charming community, I’m sure you understand why I fell in love. Have you ever stumbled upon something or someplace that you know you were meant to see?

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