Well, the last week or so has been a bit of a blur. Viv and Gord were in town and stayed with us. Viv is trying to decide between U of T and UBC for her PhD program. I say go with UBC. Why uproot your entire life when you can choose to stay in Vancouver?
Anyway, the big news is that we've bought a house in the South Forest Hill neighbourhood. I saw it on the web, fell in love with the photos of the second floor windows, went to see it a few nights later, really fell in love with it, decided to put in an offer, and was accepted not too long after that.
Jon has dug up some City archive clippings and maps that suggest the house was built in 1915. It's a three-storey affair (the third storey being a dormered floor with two massive bedrooms). In addition, there's a full basement. A library and lawn-bowling club are directly across the street and a park kitty-corner. The supermarket is just beyond the park and the well-regarded Hillcrest school just a block south on a lovely residential street. Getting to work will take about twenty minutes less, and the subway is minutes away.
Great location, yes, but what's really great is the house itself. Leaded glass windows. Yes! Spacious rooms that have potential for separate zones (what I've always craved -- a window seat, a reading nook, a spot for the piano). Yes! Many-paned windows. Yes! So lovely. Such a surprise. Such luck.
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