This bed is headed for Brooklyn where it will be a standout piece which deserves use and attention, while my new curtains shading it add a bit of refinement to our exterior. Attic windows are often neglected IMO as well as a gorgeous old rope bed.
September is a wonderful month to be on Cape and Christian's family is joining us here after Labor Day when crowds, traffic & temps have gone down leaving all rather serene & scenic. Especially evenings.
Our private lake beach is a few houses away and similar Millway Beach 10 min.; both sequestered with powdery white sand & shallow pools of water great for toddlers.
Eating out and grilling on Christian's restored vintage Weber or using the old kitchen which was the "Keeping Room".
We will also cut down several large tree trunks with so many damaged by storms or in the way of our coming new septic line. All trees 10' from both sides of it need removal.
The collection was over 30 pieces including some long vintage dresses and early hats. I sold my wedding dress to a collector and kept 2 white Victorian walking outfits. All lovely!
Note: We got married in our house the day the electricity was completed, and served 50 guests dinner in our back studio room. "Soup Du Jour" (now Nomad Pizza) catered the dinner and the flowers came from a farm across our street and shop in town. Some guests came by train in the one passenger car still stopping at the Hopewell Train Station.
Even from a distance, the new brick pointing & chimney cap are lovely with copper flashing.
Christian hired Damiano & Sons Roofing 609 695 0854 (who did a stupendous job on his garage barn roof) to replace the asphalt shingling on his house additions.
A set of sheets or towels wash quickly in the new machine and large loads (slipcovers etc.) at the laundromat. The original 2' wide bathroom door below has hand carved panels, and I use reupholstered vintage slipper chairs to fit in and the scale of this house.
