I have a passion for people, caregiving, and design. And I love projects.

I've spent over a decade sweating (read: obsessing over) the details to make this property comfortable, smart, convenient, safe, and overall awesome. Like any old home, this one has given me plenty of projects.

The location is really the main reason for the purchase of this home. From there, it became an optimization of everything else, based on the location.

I immediately tore up the front yard and put in a walking garden because I had small kids and didn't want them playing in the front yard where the traffic was so busy. Then when I put up the front porch swing and made that outdoor "room", I began to enclose that front garden with the camellias, for some privacy when we'd be on the porch, either as a family or hosting guests.

To give the kids a safe and multi-purpose place to play in the backyard, I put turf down in 2012. Again, I was making the most of the property, and turf just gave me the most options. In the Summer we'd have kids over, swimming in an above-ground pool, in the spring a batting cage and Easter egg hunts, and at Halloween, we'd have a huge neighborhood party. It always felt so quiet and private back there, and yet so close to many restaurants and shops.

It was always nice for people to drop by if they were up at the corner for dinner, or if they were in town for some event. We were always hosting people long before we became hosts.

The kids could walk to their elementary school and their middle school. Had we not moved, they could have walked to their high school as well.

The older I get, the less enthusiastic I am about getting in a car and sitting in traffic to go somewhere. Being at or near where I need to be is my favorite place to be.

Not only is the home centrally accessible to anything you'd need, charming, fully loaded, renovated, etc., but as perpetual hosts, we also do our best to make you feel at home, while also special.

Upon booking, we'll send you a link to complete a check-in form.

We'll ask about things like creamer preferences for coffee, and we'll make sure to have something stocked for you in advance of your arrival to get your day started. Is there a non-dairy oat milk creamer you like in your coffee each day? We're on it. Do you need fresh eggs each morning? You'll find them when you open the fridge. Whatever you prefer, we'll do our best to source and have waiting for you when you check-in.

If you need a pack-n-play, just tick that on the form and we'll have that set up for you when you arrive.

If you're traveling with your pooch (and we have some lead time), you'll get a special gift from us, and your pooch will arrive with a crate, bowls, and bed set up and waiting for them.

We set up a contactless check-in with a unique code (your phone number, so you won't forget it), so your arrival is simple. You'll get an email from us the night before check-in, reiterating our zero-tolerance house rules, detailing what you might need around the house. Once we get an alert you've checked in and you've had time to get settled, we reach out to see if you need anything.

Then we leave you alone until it's time to send you check-out instructions. :)