THE HOUSES OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD..........

We love looking at houses and while on the Vineyard we had the chance to

see some wonderful homes....

Let's go on a walking tour of

Edgartown

Shall We....This is the traditional

New England style part of the island...

weathered siding....lots of picket fences......lots of houses with names....

American Eagles over many a door....

Frilly Fences down alley ways......


Let's not forget flags.....

And lot's of wicker....

lovely arched garage doors....

brick driveways...

And even an old V.W. Bug......

little courtyards.....

With brick walkways.....

And a Whale or Two........

How great are those shutters on the arched windows above....

Gas lights to welcome you.....

Okay......Time to hop into the back seat of the mini....

Go ahead theres' plenty of room....

and drive up to

Oak Bluffs where they have Gingerbread style homes everywhere you look....

Me and daughter snuck away one morning and drove along the coastline

until we reached Oak Bluffs....

About 9 miles from Edgartown....

After stopping in at

"Back Door Donuts"

and getting some ham and cheese croissants we drove around looking for the

cottages that are so famous.....

No......this wasn't quite what we were looking for.......

So we pulled over to the side of the road

when a policeman pulled up along side of us.....

He appeared to think we were up to no good....
That's right......two women from Jersey driving a Mini Cooper and eating croissants......

Yes.....we're dangerous....

He directed us down a dirt road......threwn with broken beer bottles.....

We drove off and found our own way to the cottages.....

we were getting close...

Here we are.....

streets made for driving a mini......

Tiny Tiny......

lots of hanging baskets

pretty colors on porch railings.....

and on old rocking chairs.....

someone likes purple.....

bright yellow with touches of blue....

so close to the street you could reach out and touch them....

Fancy porches above.....

and some Adirondack chairs....

Not too much red trim....

pastels seemed to be the color of choice....

but they all had flowers everywhere.....

You had better like your neighbor.....

they were very very close to one another....

there were even smurf size houses...

and little houses that went along with big size houses....

we saw star fish on window ledges....

one of only two American flag sightings.....

Seems the folks in Oak Bluffs aren't as patriotic as those in Edgartown.....

and the landscaping lacked some tender loving care......

but the trim work made up for it....

They reminded me of the doll house we made for daughter when she was little...

And then there were clever ways to display flowers...

It was getting time to drive back before the boys started looking for us....

And here is the perfect house to end with and wish you all a

Happy 4th. of July.....

Happy Anniversary to Millie and Siggy....the "folks"

where ever they may be....

If you missed last years tribute to them you can read about them

Here.....

It was my most popular post of the whole year.....

Have a Great Weekend!!!