Calling Me Home

It's been a quiet longing, my desire for a home that fits. Where I can host my friends and have more than one room with three seats available, ya know? I love my home, I am so grateful for it.
AND it's a box. AND it's tiny.
I've been wandering Linda's yard with Willow lately, streamlining what I'd like to have in our yard, too. Dreaming of taking her on a tour of my cool secret yard things.
Like the quail I saw!
But wait, I'm not there yet. this here's a rambling tale, better get something to drink and pee while you're up.
Today was pay rent day and I haven't seen my landlord's wife in a couple of months. She's kinda sweet on me and vice versa ♥ In the course of the hour I hung out while she wrote the receipt, I happened to say, "Ya know, we're not gonna wanna stay in that little place of ours forever. Would you let us know if you guys have anything coming up when our lease is up?" I probably threw in a wink and a we kinda like you guys, we should stay in business together. probably ;)
And then the bomb: Bigger? How about 5 acres? How about right now? Right down the street from you? I ask to see it and I'm told it's the southernmost house in Corvallis. rightdownthestreet!!
I go check it out because the young men renting it previously had gotten injured and flaked out; one injured, one flake. Their handyman, Dan, was there working on cleaning it up and getting it into Rental Shape. Kay draws me a map, she's so excited, to show me to drive almost exactly one mile south of the corner to my current home (just one more reason to love her!).

There are Lilacs. And a picket fence. And a double garage. Raspberries, Apples and Pears, oh my! Two places to have fires (BBQ ala Ricky and Lucy & a stone ringed pit) A prime spot for the garden boxes. And more lilacs ♥ Oh and that's a chicken coop over yonder if you can drag your eyes off the lilacs. I know, I have a hard time too. This bush is just outside the screen porch on the back of the house. Screen porch. The pluses column for this house is getting long, long before I ever get inside. A backyard worthy of hours of chuk-it!
On the minus side, they currently want 300$ more than we pay now. On the plus side, they currently have 6 unemployed renters, he may be ripe for negotiation. The economy and all, ya know.
On the plus side, a pie keep (tall pie wide cupboard with slatted shelves), a flour bin, original wooden counter tops, wait for it an ironing board coming right out of a cute little cupboard on the wall.

Yeah an ironing board just like the one at Gramma Baby's house in Pacoima; the one I was just reminiscing about with her. The neighbor cupboard on the left is the spice rack. Pretty much everything but the linoleum and rental house appliances in the kitchen, gives me a girl-boner. Oh man. A devoted hutch for the dishes. Just like at Gramma Ellis' house.
Oh and it just got better (well, except the bathroom, which may only be tolerable after a good scrub, painting and because the kitchen rocks!) as we looked at the rest -- we, as in, I ran home and showed it to the boys, too.

Let the pondering begin. ♥