Where We Live Part Dos

Our house is old (at least 160 years) ~ that's older than the country of Canada, itself! ~ and large. The kids (oh, who am I kidding? Emery and I, too) are giddy about the mini balconies, shutter-type (pretty sure that's not the correct name) windows with towering draperies, marble floors, 12-foot ceilings, ornate woodwork and large staircase. For us bungalow dwellers, just to have a second floor is kinda fun! And we'll soon have quads, calves and buns of steel from walking up and down all those stairs!

At the top of the stairs, is a long hallway with a bathroom at the far end and all the bedrooms and our living room on the left:

These are our bedrooms:

Our Living Room:

At the bottom of the stairs is what was probably the formal dining room at one time. For us, it is our school room! Shouldn't every classroom have a chandelier?!

    

Our house is very very quiet. There is no forced air, no furnace/air con/fan sounds, no water softener cycle noises, no pipes banging; the house doesn't even creak at night, unless someone is walking on the floor upstairs:) Should be great for sleeping, but last night was the first night I (some of the others have adapted quicker) slept during normal sleeping hours...like from midnight to 9 am, instead of from 3 am to noon or from midnight to 3 am...you know, jet lag!

Stay tuned for "How We Live" and much, much more.