First Impressions

This is a blog entry from Shannon’s Mom about my first impressions of her new abode.

The setting is beautiful. As we were driving to the house we were travelling along the coast of St Mary’s Bay. Shannon's house sits on a height of land across the Evangeline Trail from the bay. We could see the bay from several vantage points on her property and I think the visibility of the water will be even greater when the trees lose their leaves.

The property is wonderful. There are many trees - fruit trees, flowering trees, evergreens and deciduous. There is a large central area of meadow. The fire pit is 4’ by 8’ and can host some great fires. We also examined the pond and surrounding marsh. I marvelled at how lovely her property was and then on day 2 she brought out the property map and I realized I had seen less than half of her land. Zoe has luckily found a new passion- driving the riding mower. 

There are three out buildings which they have named the barn, the marketplace and the garage (which is not for parking a vehicle).  None of these buildings are pristine but they all have their own unique aspects. Unfortunately the last owners left great quantities of their stuff behind so Bill and Shan have spent lots of work time just clearing out junk.

The 180 year old house has lots to offer. It is completely livable but every room needs renovations to bring it up to Shannon and Zoe’s standards. When I asked Zoe what great features the house had to offer, she said doorknobs and hinges. There is more than that- lots of space, a lovely newel post and bannister, a nice wood burning stove but there is potential and room for them to express their own ideas.

I hope they are really happy here and that Shannon’s dad and I have lots of visiting opportunities.