Family Fun Day: Country Roads
Melvin and I are selling our duplex in Wynnewood, PA. I’m sad to see her go, but we both think it’s time. It had become so much of a headache to maintain [1] and manage [2] from such a distance that it was no longer worth it to keep. I still like the idea of having an investment property, especially in such a desirable location, that it’s something we might consider again in the future. But for now, we’ll just concentrate on this house [3].
Anyway, because Melvin had to meet up with our realtor on Saturday, we cancelled our plans to go to Tyler Arboretum. And since Sundays are when we prepare for the upcoming week, we didn’t want to do anything big.
The alternative: drive the unbelievably scenic road that leads to J. Maki winery in Elverson, PA.
We had driven this road just once before, in 2005 when our friend Stef from Cali Cal visited. Back then, I wasn’t too impressed because afterall, I was a city girl at heart.
Or so I thought.
Since that time, I have developed a deep sense of appreciation for the quiet and beauty of the countryside. I don’t think I could live anywhere else, to be quite honest. As a matter of fact, during our drive I mentioned to Melvin that I really would like to retire on a farm somewhere. He said he would like to do the same. Perfect.
We planned to go out on this drive in the morning after breakfast, before the sun was high (it would create shadows in photos). Avery had different plans though. By the time we got him all cleaned up, wouldn’t you know it, the sun was high.
So before sunset, we made our way out. The exact location of the winery is only about 12 miles from where we live, but our trip lasted almost 2 hours. We stopped at 2 different farms where Melvin took some really cool photos. We wanted to take pics of lil’ Avery, but since we were on private property, space where we could put him down was kind of limited. We resorted to capturing images of horses and the lush countryside instead.
[1] Melvin tried to fix stuff up by himself. He had some success, but to truly fix the joint up the way we wanted would’ve cost thousands of dollars.
[2] Manage whom? Our second floor tenant, Deb, moved out in March.
[3] The house we would lose if we didn’t sell our duplex.
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