On a Common Path
For over a dozen years my husband Michael and I have been on a common path: we not only receive inspiration from Nature, but we also enjoy creating in the out of doors. While I love to write and read in a lovely setting, Michael is a plein air painter. We often marvel how it happened; we've decided it came to be while we owned a cabin in the woods in the Olympic National Forest.
(We sold the lakeside cabin in 2012.)
After we sold our cabin, we dreamed of finding a home with property where Michael could find subjects to paint. A home that would be like a cottage in the woods. When we purchased our home last year it was a dream come true.
When we purchased the house at the 2.6 acre "Fern Hill" it was a real fixer upper. It's had new paint, a new roof, new gutters, and a makeover on its interior.
While we don't actually own the rest of this lovely property, it's part of the Common Area only we and our neighbors can access. Since it includes thirty acres of creeks, ponds, fields, and woods, I call it "The Thirty Acre Wood."
Since October has been so warm, we're trying to enjoy our time in the last few days of sunshine - before the Pacific Northwest rains arrive!
