Exterior of Home ...

The home was built in 1920 and contains a full basement plus small attic. It also has an attached double garage plus a detached double garage that has been converted into a garden shed. It is located on a quarter acre lot with beautiful mature trees and a plush green lawn.

In the above photo you can see the side of the attached garage with a patio, and the detached garage which is being converted into a garden shed. More photos of the side patio are shown below ...

A small vintage white iron bistro set adds an accent to the side patio.

French Tea Cart plant stand on the side patio shown above.

To jazz up the looks of the attached double garage, we added brown doors shown in the photo below ...

What the garage looks like on Memorial Day, Flag Day, and other special holidays.


During the warmer seasons, potted flowers accent the front steps ...

Below is the garden shed ...

A pear tree and apple tree are planted near the garden, shown above.

A row of grape plants line the back property line.

Peonies add a splash of color to the back yard.

Front of the garden shed is shown above ...

Bench and arbor in the backyard overlook the garden area ...

Backyard Oasis ...

Snow ball trees line the back yard, shown above and below ...

Below is a little table and chairs set up on the little patio behind the attached garage. On sunny spring and summer mornings it makes a great place for tea and muffins ...

Shown below, a lovely arbor and bench was installed in 2007 before the winter snow came. Landscaping around it will be done to finish the overall park-like look to the back yard this spring 2010 ... The arbor and bench overlook the mini-vineyard Daddy has planted in the backyard, along with the vegetable and herb gardens.

Back side patio off of breezeway ...

Daddy has two grill so he can choose either Charcoal or Gas grilling options, or both depending how many people he is feeding.

Sitting area for relaxing.

Table and chairs.

The furniture Mommy originally got for her cottage in Napa moved with us to Iowa. This furniture has found a new home on the side patio off of the sun room breezeway. It makes a nice sitting area and BBQ area for outdoor family eating and relaxing.

Upstairs Kitty Nursery.

The spare room has been converted into Robert's kitty nursery/lounging area where he can relax and hang out when he feels like taking a break from the humans that share the house with him.

Antique Four Winds quilt is more than 100 years old.