Oregon Cottages



I am a total delinquent.  It's been over seven weeks since my last post. This is such a no-no in Blogland. I'm pretty sure blogger gremlins are going to show up on my keyboard and heckle me. I do have a pretty good excuse for my absence, though. We've been traveling, I had a three week writing assignment, we put our house on the market and it's now in contract, and for the past two weeks we've been giving away furniture, household items and bunches of other stuff to lighten our load. Oh, and I've been helping a friend with his new vacation home cleaning business. (Do I have your sympathy yet?)

We made two trips to Oregon: one in April, and one in May.  The charming cottage in the photo above resides in the quaint seaside village of Yahatz, Oregon, where we stayed in May.

When we left Colorado, our cottage was covered in two feet of snow. Sure it looks beautiful, like a Christmas card, but instead shouldn't we see a May pole on May 1?

I long to live in a climate where Spring actually arrives on time.  I like the Rockies, but our growing season is very short.  Spring comes in June.  Not good for a girl who loves to see daffodils in April.
The gorgeous florals in the front of the Yahatz cottage is my idea of a perfect May garden. Delightful.

The flower boxes outside our room at the Ocean Cove Inn brought a smile to my face. I love those little benches.

The room's back door opened up to these lovelies.

This was my first visit to the Oregon coast.

Its rugged beauty is very much what I expected.

After our house closes on July 1 we'll head back to Oregon for a serious look at real estate.  One of the towns that intrigues us is La Grande, home of Eastern Oregon University.  It's a small northeast town (population 13,000) with an abundance of cottages and vintage homes.  My blogging friend Connie at Crafty Home Cottage recently blogged about La Grande and its wonderful vintage homes .  I asked her if I could share some of the photos she took and she graciously said, "yes".

Here are three cottages from Connie's post:

Community Pride, La Grande Oregon.  Photo by Connie of Crafty Home Cottage:



Community Pride, La Grande Oregon.  Photo by Connie of Crafty Home Cottage:

Community Pride, La Grande Oregon.  Photo by Connie of Crafty Home Cottage:

These photos were taken in April.  See the flowers.  See the trees leafing out. See the green grass. That's what I'm talkin' about.

Be sure to stop by Crafty Home Cottage to learn more about La Grande and see more of the town's homes. Victorian, Prairie, Tudor.  They're all wonderful. Connie does a great job as a tour guide, with barns and the countryside thrown into the mix.

Have a great weekend. I promise I won't wait so long to post again.

Blessings,

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