The Beaten Path

There were a lot of things that had to happen, to make this "new house" a reality.  One of the more logistically challenging issues was to figure out where to put ourselves and all of our belongings.  We had to move!  And we needed a temporary home.  One November day a "For Rent" sign went up at the corner of Carol Street and Ellsworth Avenue.

10208 Carol Street & 725 Ellsworth Avenue

But we were not ready to move.  Our building permit process still needed a few months' review-and-approval time.  So we drove by the "for rent" sign every day, as we left and returned home, hoping it would remain available for a little while longer.

Somehow luck remained on our side, and when we were ready to move the house-next-door was still available.  We signed an 8-month lease and moved ourselves and belongings the last weekend of March.


725 Ellsworth Avenue

The size of the house is deceiving.  There is a large addition at the rear of the home, and a fully finished basement.  We were able to stuff all of our belongings into the house.  The basement is jam-packed in most rooms, but we are more comfortable than I ever imagined we would be.

Side note:  You will notice a large house next to the one we are renting.  Our neighborhood has been going through the phenomenon of redevelopment.  The house we are renting is from the "older generation" of single-story homes that were the first homes to be built on these streets.  Developers seem to buy one or two lots a year with these smaller homes, tear them down and re-build a much bigger home.  Just like what we are now doing on our own lot.

Nicholas, Lauren and Alex were a huge help to us.  We definitely could not have made the move without their help.  And given the adjacency of the properties, we found ourselves hand-carrying many items.  After just one day of back-and-forth movements the beginnings of a serious path could be noticed.  By the end of the weekend you would have thought the path had been there for some time.  It is fully beaten down.



the beaten path