APRIL 2008
18432 North Lake Shadow Drive
The April yard-of-the-month award has been given to the home and garden at 18432 North Lake Shadow Drive. A finely landscaped yard is highlighted with lantana, indigo, viola, and a variety of green shrubbery. Crape myrtles make an early spreading canopy over a small garden with ceramic pots and a bench. Evidently these crape myrtles were not trimmed back so they provide a fine addition to the spring garden. Congratulations to the homeowners for a well-deserved award.
18210 Weatherwood ... Congratulations!
March 2008
This is the time of year when a garden like this stands out. A neatly trimmed yard highlighted with snapdragons and petunias is surely deserving of this award.
These past two weekends have been very busy for many homeowners, as can be seen be piles and piles of tree cuttings and debris cleared out from the winter gardens, stacked up at curbside, waiting for the Monday morning pickup crew. Crepe myrtle trees have been trimmed back, and grass is still a combination of new green and winter brown.
This lovely garden on Weatherwood Drive is a sure sign of spring at a time when making a pretty garden is not so easy.
Today the Capital Area Animal Welfare Society (CAAWS) held its annual Mardi Gras parade (Mystic Krewe of Mutts) to raise funds for the animal shelter. In downtown Baton Rouge, on North Boulevard, pet owners dressed up themselves and their dogs in the Mardi Gras spirit. The weather was great ... what a change from the cold rainy days ... the sun came out just in time !! Everyone had that happy Mardi Gras feeling. Even the dogs were very well behaved.
I was amazed at the number of people that brought their pets. A large crowd gathered to watch the dog parade and, of course, to catch some beads. The Cane's Chicken restaurant led the parade with their van, and they threw cute little labrador puppy stuffed animals that the kids loved. Right behind the van, I was helping to carry the CAAWS banner. My daughter and husband walked a shelter dog ... an adorable pit bull named Rosie who is looking for a home. All of the shelter dogs were wearing blue "jackets" with "CAAWS -- ADOPT ME" printed on them. Anyone interested in adopting a pet (cat or dog) can attend "Adoption Days" on Saturday afternoons at the CAAWS facility on Quinn Drive. It's very nice that the requirements for adoption are strict, for instance, the adopting family must have a fenced yard for the dog.
You may be thinking that we should adopt Rosie, however, with four dogs in our house already, there just isn't room for one more, much as we would love to take her. It was very sad for all of us to take her back to the shelter after the parade and say good-bye.
It was a memorable day. A lot of families with young children made some wonderful memories. We took over 200 photos and made some great memories of our own. Here is Sarah getting a great big sloppy kiss from Rosie.
What a great parade!! Hope you can join us next year. In the meantime, you can visit the CAAWS website at www.caaws.org.
HAPPY MARDI GRAS !!!!
The staging that we did today had nothing to do with real estate ... except that I did see a few neat houses for sale on the parade route!
The Parade of the Krewe Mystique de la Capitale started in the staging area early this morning. We arrived around 11:00 to load up our float "Lucky Number 13", the last float in the parade. The staging area is a good place to "float around" and view the other floats and visit friends. Lucky for us that the rain cleared out. Even though it was cold and damp, a lot of folks came out to collect as many beads and stuffed animals as they could possibly carry or cart away. These photos were taken in the staging area at the Baton Rouge Community College parking lot downtown.
This little guy was way beyond "ready" for the parade to start.
Staging here means getting all of those beads and stuffed animals lined up and ready to throw.
Happy Mardi Gras
Very nice w/lots of updates. Split plan. Wood floors in foyer, DR, LR & Bedroom hall. Brick pavers in Kit/Breakfst,Utility & BR 3. Nice crown moulding & 10' ceiling in Foyer, DR & LR. Awesome view of treed yard and fountain from wall of windows in LR and from Screened Porch. Gas logs in wood burning F/P, bookcase/cabinets, & spotlights in LR. Kitchen has slab granite countertops, gas cooktop, & garden view from sink. Huge pantry w/hanging pot rack. Breakfast room overlooks the beautiful backyard view. Wet bar/butler pantry is in a perfect spot for entertaining inside or on screened porch. Lots of closets, Hollywood bath between bedroom 2 & 3. The master bedroom has a recessed ceiling and 2 windows overlook the patio/screened porch. The highlight is the "redone" dramatic master bath w/new soaker tub and ceramic shower. Also has 2 large separate vanities, 2 arched mirrors, a round mirror, a hair appliance drawer and a vaulted ceiling. There are several new light fixtures, bath vent fans, faucets, a new architectural roof, boat pad,rear yard cooking covered area, etc. $317,500
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