Before ,oving back to the Sabta Cruz Nountains I used to live in the quaint island town of Alameda. I had a favorite realtor there who fancied herself an artiste of proseody. Her descriptions of homes were hilarious in the extreme.

Linn, this one's for you: she once described a Craftsman home as having "built-in chesterdrawers with acorn escutcheon."

I was just prowling the Web for one of her descriptions; unfortunately they've been toned down over the years, but here's one:

"Meticulously Maintained custom carpentry features of built-in dinning alcove hutch living room bookcase & window bench beneath soaring ceilings & clerestory windows creating bright natural light at the lagoon edge & views of swaying mast"

Can't you just picture it (especially that dinning alcove)?

Claire