We have found a room in the inn! Thanks be to prayers, a lot of looking around, a relocation agent, an increase in our housing budget by 50% (mercy!), a plea to reduce the rental rate of the place we wanted, and basically a housing miracle, we will be living in a lovely Edwardian villa (circa late 19th century) for the next 11 months, starting next Wednesday. It is 500 feet from Ryan's work, across the street from both the LDS mission home and church building, half a mile to the kids' schools, and just 10 miles away from the cookery school I hope to attend (you all can see where I really am in the pecking order around here:~) It is 5 bedroom, 2 baths, is completely furnished, comes with kitchen plates, utensils, etc. , has a washer, and a DRYER!!!!, a piano, a lovely garden out back, a parking space, access to a private neighborhood park (there is actually a key to get in!) and it even comes with friends!!!! Just kidding, I still need to make those. Check out the pics, and here is a link to the map of our new home, (http://goo.gl/maps/Id4d4) for all of you fluent in Edinburgh geography.
The front of our new home. We get the top two floors of one half, the right side is ours.
85 Colinton Road, Edinburgh Scotland, EH10 5DF, UK
That's the address for all the packages:~)
My glorious kitchen, that seats the whole family!
The parlor, with piano in corner.
The front entry sitting room.
Our master bedroom...a.k.a. "the love nest"
The downstairs/ master bathroom, with a cat door in the middle of the window. It's the big circle thing above the stool... and we are not getting a cat.
Our Scottish garden.
The fridge is far right, hidden by a fancy cabinet facade. Two ovens!
Calvin was none too impressed with the bedding. Too Bad! Simon will share this room with him.
Front entry, snazzy carpet.
Congrats... I am glad the Queen is letting you use her summer cottage.
ReplyDeleteI love it! It's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWow! This is amazing!!! You scored! I'm so happy for you!
ReplyDeleteI love the home. It looks like a perfect Scottish home to fit the experience. So happy for all of you. Miss and love you!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my word, you did not describe it to me adequately! It is so beautiful and look at the blue skies and gardens, i see no drizzle. Wow, I mean wow.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a very cozy cottage that I would love to stay in for a night pretty much anywhere but could never afford it...even for a night. You guys are so blessed! So happy for you that you have a nice big kitchen with 2 ovens. Now that is magical! And...a beautiful yard and close to everything you need. It looks like things are really falling into place. I love how the Lord does that when you are doing what you know is right. Now get out there and convert! You are living in an EXCELLENT missionary field and I am very jealous of that. Keep the posts coming!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!! What a beautiful home!! Y'all are so blessed! It makes me happy to see how the Lord is taking such good care of you all!! I'm so excited for all the fun adventures you will be having!! Love ya, girl!! ;)
ReplyDeleteLove it! Makes me want to come visit for sure!! AND a dryer, livin the high life!
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your kind words. I do feel incredibly blessed and know that Heavenly Father has guided us to this home. Just to repeat, this lovely accommodation is 50% more than we intended to pay in housing, so we have decided that it must mean that we are supposed to host lots of cottage meetings (missionary parties!) and host many visitors, and should probably start playing the Scottish lottery...
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