Welcome to the first in a month of smatterings about our new home. Today I thought I would start with our neighborhood, which I have to say I am head over heels in love with. All of the houses surrounding us are cute-distinct-older-colorful and not at all the beige-stucco-boxes we are used to.
We took a walk yesterday and I shot a few pictures of the things surrounding us that make me happy. It completely embarrassed my husband that I was snapping away in our neighbors front lawns, and he surely would not let me sneak in a shot of the drawbridge. Seriously, we have a working drawbridge in our neighborhood- how fun is that? I also left alone the sleeping dog by the beautiful red door, although it would have been a great picture of this place.
One of the shots is of our new home, can you guess which one? Take a stab at it in the comment section and win a pair (that is 2) side chair slipcovers from Pottery Barn in red to spruce up your current home whether it’s a stucco box or not.
(A very happy palm tree)
(One lovely knocker)
(Fruit through a white picket fence)
(The paint chipped beauty of age)
(A sprite tree, grin.)
* Contest rules
- Just leave a comment to be entered- guessing which picture you think is from our new place. You don’t have to be right to win, just guess.
- If you REALLY want to up your chances at winning you could post a picture on your blog of your own “hood” with a link to my post and I will let you enter twice- just leave the link with your second comment.
- I will close comments Sunday at 10pm and pick a winner at random- maybe it will be you?!?
blessings.















I bet it’s the one with the “happy” palm tree-because you said “happy”
Hi Vicky! I know it’s “the sprite tree”. Can see lovely blue san diego sky or is it ocean? through the leaves. LOL! I would post a pic of my home to link with you, but my blog just doesn’t suit that, sorry.
My guess is the paint chipped beauty of age. Welcome to California Vicky!
Hi Vicky,
I love your neighborhood already!! I am guessing the sprite tree… I have one in my backyard and love it! I cook with them all the time!!!
Peace & congrats on the new move!
i bet its the paint chipped white gate…looks like the same tall trees as your sunset picture! wish i had a blog to post on…maybe it would be a new year’s goal to start one, but i am trying to simplify!!! i’ll call u in a bit
more pics,please!!
My guess is the sprite tree. You should get some soda water and make some
I think it’s the happy palm-tree…the happiness of it seems to go perfect with your family, you always sound so happy in your blog!
My guess is the lovely door knocker! Cute ‘hood!!! I’ll try and post some pics of our ‘hood just for fun if I can get a chance, though, it may have to be from out our car window since it’s so RAINY here!!!
MORE PICS, MORE PICS, MORE PICS!!!
my guess is the sprite tree! Am i right? I’ll find out Saturday.
My guess is the orange through the picket fence. Your neighborhood looks wonderful! I am hoping it quits raining long enough for me to take some pics on a walk around here.
I’m guessing the painted chipped beauty of age….and it’s lovely, by the way…
happy palm tree
I’m going with the sprite tree.
Um, I’m gonna go with the sprite tree. I don’t think that you could go wrong with any of them though.
Thanks so much for the opportunity. Congrats on the new place. So exciting!
XO*Tricia
I’ll guess the sprite tree.
the paint chipped beauty of age… the white fence…. i hope that is because its beautiful!
I am guessing the paint chip Beauty of Age.
I think it’s the sprite tree. Either way, your pictures are making me wish I lived somewhere warmer right now!
Is it the “A sprite tree” picture? That’s my guess!
writeme@heidimail.com
I think it’s the white picket fence. What a lovely neighborhood!
The Sprite Tree! Don’t even have to pop a top to have a sprite.
I want to guess the Sprite Tree picture…and I see that everyone else does too!
My guess is your house is the picture of the door knocker
The happy palm tree!
I would guess it’s the lovely door knocker. Whichever picture is your new home, it looks like you’re a winner already because they’re all so charming and lovely.
I guess the sprite tree
mrs.may1013@yahoo.com
I would say the Happy Palm Tree!
I’m going to go with the lovely knocker pic… I don’t know why, it just feels right
I’m going to guess the (The paint chipped beauty of age)
I say the fruit through the fence!
The paint chipped beauty of age!
I’m guessing the lovely door knocker.
I think it’s the one with the fruit through the white fence… it looks the newest?? Lame reason, so I take it back. No, really.
I think the archway is at the new house! And I love Pottery Barn!
I think the door knocker is yours?!?
I think the the paint chipped beauty of age is the new!
My guess is the door knocker!
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Congrats on your new place. I going to guess the sprite tree…maybe thats just because I would really like a sprite right now
your photos are beautiful
Trina Reed
I think it’s the sprite tree! All of the pictures are beautiful!
the door knocker?
My guess is going to be the sprite tree!
My guess is the paint chipped white fence because it’s so beautiful! Thanks
Heather
the archway photo entitled, “The paint chipped beauty of age”. i want to see the drawbridge!
i guess the door knocker
I guess it doesn’t count as a guess if you already know. By the way, thanks for posting a picture of the front room wall. I’ve wondered how it turned out.
I think it’s the sprite tree because wouldn’t that be fun?? Thanks for the chance to win!
I think it’s the paint chipped beauty, and lovely shots, btw
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is it the sprite tree? Citrus trees are a funny thing — they produce SO MUCH! . . . If it IS yours, you will be giving a TON of fruit out to people. If it’s the neighbor’s, you might be surprised with grocery bags filled with them.
Fruit through a white picket fence!
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