DO YOU LOVE THE COASTAL WEATHER- - -

 I'VE GOT JUST THE PLACE FOR YOU!

AFTER READING THE HOME SECTION OF THE PAPER YESTERDAY, WITH NOTHING BETTER TO DO, WE HEADED TOWARDS MONTEREY TO SEE THESE HOMES.  THEY'RE KIND OF OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, BUT I'M AS CONVINCED AS THE BUILDERS, IT WILL ONE DAY BE A COMMUNITY OF HAPPY FAMILIES, WITH A TOWN CENTER  AND ARTS DISTRICT, AND PLENTY OF PARKS AND OPEN SPACES.  RIGHT NOW, IT'S MOSTLY OPEN SPACES.


I THOUGHT THE FLOOR  PLANS WERE WONDERFUL.  THEY, ON THE MOST PART, GOT RID OF THE LIVING ROOM AND HAD A LARGE OPEN AREA CONTAINING A FAMILY ROOM, KITCHEN, DINING ROOM.  IT GAVE THE ILLUSION OF BEING HUGE, AND OPENED OUT TO A PATIO AREA.  THE MASTER BEDROOMS WERE LARGE AND THE ADJOINING BATHROOM WAS ALMOST AS BIG.

THIS WAS MY FAVORITE, OF THE ONE STORY HOMES.
  TOO MANY STAIRS IN THE TWO STORIES.
I LOVED HOW THERE WERE SLIDING DOORS SURROUNDING THE COURTYARD.

THIS TWO STORY HAD THE ADDED FEATURE OF HAVING AN APARTMENT, THEY CALLED IT A CARRIAGE HOUSE, ABOVE THE GARAGE.  YOU NOTICE, THE GARAGES ARE IN  BACK OF THE HOUSE, AND YOU HAVE THE  OPTION OF HAVING ATTACHED OR NOT.

ALTHOUGH I LOVE THE COAST, I DON'T THINK I COULD LIVE WITH THE COASTAL WEATHER.  THESE HOMES HAD LOTS OF SPACE FOR OUTDOOR LIVING, BUT YESTERDAY WE LEFT HERE WITH THE WEATHER IN THE HIGH 70's.  DOWN THERE IT WAS WINDY, AND FOGGY.  NOT TOO SURE HOW MANY MORNINGS YOU COULD HAVE BREAKFAST OUTSIDE, AS WE LIKE TO DO OFTEN.
AND-----ASIDE FROM LOTS OF LITTLE HIDDEN ADD-ONS, THESE HOMES WERE REASONABLY PRICED.  IT'S WORTH THE RIDE TO TAKE A LOOK!