The only catch to our moving into 505 Rialto is that there was going to be a 2 week hiccup where we had to move elsewhere...so another family could pay an excruciating amount of money for their Easter holiday in Venice. And so we moved into, what we call, the shoebox on Electric and California. It's an adorable cottage, sort of. A 1 bedroom restored craftsman. Maaybe 350/400 square feet, on a good day. Perfect for a couple week vacation with a couple suitcases, and it exceeds all you wish for in a hotel suite. But when you move in with "stuff," it remains a cluttered and tight spot. The saving grace is a perfect, enchanted garden. It's a communal garden shared by the owners and 3 other rental properties and is a nook in Venice unlike anywhere else. You wouldn't imagine it to exist just off of the busy street of Abbot Kinney and over its hedges. But it's a world that was so consciously crafted over many mindful years. Every time you are in it you catch a new hidden statue, pot, plant or antique seat. It is so inspiring and Deia just loves frolicking down the pathways, jumping on the stepping stones and digging her toes in the gravel. She picks a different bench or chair to sit in almost every day. What a special space we get to enjoy for only a blip in time!
Garden Girl
The only catch to our moving into 505 Rialto is that there was going to be a 2 week hiccup where we had to move elsewhere...so another family could pay an excruciating amount of money for their Easter holiday in Venice. And so we moved into, what we call, the shoebox on Electric and California. It's an adorable cottage, sort of. A 1 bedroom restored craftsman. Maaybe 350/400 square feet, on a good day. Perfect for a couple week vacation with a couple suitcases, and it exceeds all you wish for in a hotel suite. But when you move in with "stuff," it remains a cluttered and tight spot. The saving grace is a perfect, enchanted garden. It's a communal garden shared by the owners and 3 other rental properties and is a nook in Venice unlike anywhere else. You wouldn't imagine it to exist just off of the busy street of Abbot Kinney and over its hedges. But it's a world that was so consciously crafted over many mindful years. Every time you are in it you catch a new hidden statue, pot, plant or antique seat. It is so inspiring and Deia just loves frolicking down the pathways, jumping on the stepping stones and digging her toes in the gravel. She picks a different bench or chair to sit in almost every day. What a special space we get to enjoy for only a blip in time!
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