The Home Page | Open Houses + Hikes to Start the New Year
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It’s the first Sunday of open houses for 2025, and here’s my first tip! I’ve only seen this one in photos so far, but it’s on my list: 1235 Mission Ridge Road is a four-bedroom, four-bath home on the Riviera that combines a contemporary design with lots of natural materials: wood ceilings and cabinets, a floor-to-ceiling brick fireplace wall in one of the sitting rooms, and tons of indoor-outdoor space with multiple decks and patios promising incredible views. Listed by Terri Dimond for $3,850,000; I’ll be visiting the open house today from 1-4 so I can see those views. Bonus: It’s on the way to several of my favorite hiking trails. Open house + hike = best start to the new year!
Did you find yourself with visitors over the holidays? Or perhaps you were visiting friends or family with various pets and creatures in their homes? I had a great trip to Chicago over Christmas week, with quality time with both of my sons and my daughter-in-law AND their two feline “housemates” Howard and Banjo, above, who were included in all of the merriment. It was fun hanging with cats instead of a dog for a change — don’t tell Scout! — but two cats in the house felt like plenty. With that in mind, I’m not sure that this place would be for me:
Purradise Springs is a glamping resort in Florida where 130 rescue cats rule the roost. Run by a couple who admit that the cats are their first priority, human guests coming second, the outfit is much more a cat rescue than a resort-style getaway. In fact, on their airbnb profile, they describe their intended guests thusly: “Cat fanciers over the age of 18 are welcome; dogs, obviously, are not,” and they further specify that people with allergies and “anyone who can’t stomach cat pee” should look elsewhere. They offer three deluxe camping tents with real beds — “purrts” if you will — and lots of kitties to keep everyone entertained.
I’ll keep things short on this short week, and leave you with Scout squinting into the first sunset of 2025. The future is bright. Happy New Year!
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