Welcome to the Enchanted Grotto

Enchanted! The very first word that comes to find for the fortunate few who find there way into my uncle's meticulous gardens. To think it all started 4 years ago with the suggestion that he put create a seating area, then...

A lighted bridge over a dry creak bed that leads to the grotto formed of carefully placed support posts and wild grape vines

A flowering espaliered pear tree

 The dry creak bed that ends at a light house

 Barrel full of Impatients

 Japanese Maples potted with Petunias amidst the over grown Hostas

View inside the grotto

 I would really like to get his garden featured in a local magazine. There's much more but I have to save something for later!

The roof of the grotto is also formed of wild grape vines

 A excellent place to socialize with tons of entertaining space

 There is night time spot lighting everywhere! Its Faye come to light after dusk!

The house itself is more than 100 years old.

A Few Recent Local Finds

 I know that it can be considered bad taste to mention prices but sometimes believe me the price is the point! Like these twin Victorian balloon back chairs for $7 each at the Rosedale Park 30 block garage sale. Many people are intimidated by antiques because they imagine a man in a monocle hovering over a million dollar 16th century tooth pick. But the truth is that often times they are much more affordable than their modern counterparts, either because the seller doesn't recognize them, doesn't value them, or just doesn't have the time or interest in finding someone interested enough to pay the big bucks! That's one thing with antiques, they are personal to everyone who collects them, not everyone is looking for the same thing and despite what we learn on antiques road show, in the real world a piece is only worth what the person standing in front of you is willing to pay. I nearly walked past these two at $10 each, not in a bargaining ploy, just because I really wasn't sure what I would do with them. But I know that when the price goes that low the next step for the sweet old things is the cold and rainy curb and I cant stand to see an antique suffer so.

 You try keeping a cat off a new acquisition!

 Speaking of the cold and rainy curb! That's exactly where this one was found! It's a carved vintage wing back chair from the 1950-60's and very solidly made. I'll have to have it reupholstered but it has grown on me considerably. I have never been a fan of reproduction furniture or very much of any furniture made post 1929 but what can I say!