I can't wait to return to Two Holt and take pictures of the new land. But until then I will share the realtor's picture which doesn't really show the lot itself--it shows the view from the lot.
Remember when I shared here about our problems trying to build with the steep watershed restrictions in our Mirror Lake area? One of our options was to purchase the lot behind us that had been inherited by two elderly brothers and just recently put on the market to add to our footprint. But they wanted entirely too much for that lot. Tamara, a friend of ours, suggested, "Go walk around the other guy's property seven times...think Joshua and Jericho." Well, guess what? We made that offer and after a bit of discussion it was accepted. I was quite shocked! It appears the new owners had no connection to Highlands and just wanted to sell it quickly. So Two Holt will soon boundary Hickory Hill Road and Wyanoak Road, the road behind it. Yes, we're still restricted to building on and/or covering 12% of our land, but now we can build the exact addition we want and a driveway up to it and we don't have to destroy the existing driveway and parking area. And owning the lot ensures no one will ever build behind Two Holt--so we will continue to enjoy the privacy and quiet solitude. I can't wait to return to Two Holt and take pictures of the new land. But until then I will share the realtor's picture which doesn't really show the lot itself--it shows the view from the lot. So the next couple of weeks will bring a flurry of activity in closing this land deal. I surely am missing our little cottage, but I probably won't be able to return to Two Holt until the end of May.
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I've always loved words...especially witty, comforting, encouraging, or inspiring written words. So it's not surprising that I enjoy placing words in my garden. I was super-excited when I found detailed instructions for creating our own signs. I shared the information with Phil, knowing he enjoys a good project. He jumped right in and created the sign below. Here's how we did it. We had some old pallets and thought the distressed wood was perfect for our project. I created a banner in Microsoft Publisher and printed it out. After taping the paper banner together, Phil positioned and then secured it on top of the wood. Phil used a pen to trace over the outline of the letters. The pressure from the pen made a soft impression on the wood beneath...enough that it could be seen when the paper was removed. Phil traced over this faint impression in the wood with a Sharpie marker so that he could paint it later and not worry that the impression in the wood would fade. He painted the letters and a sign was created! (For the sign pictured above, I found a simple graphic of the Carolina wrens on the Internet and printed those out for Phil to trace just as he had done the letters. He then painted the letters and the birds.) As Phil finished up his last sign, I found a really cute wood pattern for an outdoor Easter decoration. Phil was willing to have a go at it and quickly cut out and painted the three pieces below. This will be mounted on a tree at the bottom of our driveway. The Easter Bunny will be up the tree. The beagle will be on the ground with front paws on the tree. The basket will be on the ground at the base of the tree. I'll be sure to take a photograph when we put it up in March. Thank you, Phil! I love my signs and Easter decorations!
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