tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-233629752011-04-21T13:41:51.397-05:00Welcome to our house in Chicago's great Albany Park neighborhood! We've enjoyed calling it home - and now we hope that someone special will be able to call it home too.purrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273146475182585875noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23362975.post-1142783686310025972006-03-19T09:53:00.000-06:002006-03-19T09:54:46.326-06:00The virtual tour of the house is available! See it (and many great pictures) <a href="http://www.obeo.com/U.aspx?ID=242242">here</a>. More soon!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23362975-114278368631002597?l=4559ndrake.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>purrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273146475182585875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23362975.post-1141407806097794852006-03-03T11:31:00.000-06:002006-03-03T11:43:26.106-06:00We're completely ready for spring to do its thing - and when it does, what a show! We've planted over 400 tulip, hyacinth, daffodil and crocus bulbs, as well as a large assortment of perennials and roses that keep the place in flowers from late March to early October.<br /><br />The weather hasn't broken yet, but here are some photos from last year's spring flower display:<br /><br />Here's the house in springtime, with the heirloom purple iris in full bloom:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7668/1783/1600/houseiris.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7668/1783/320/houseiris.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>And a closer shot of the iris:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7668/1783/1600/irislarge.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7668/1783/320/irislarge.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />There are literally hundreds of tulips spread across the spring season. Here's a patch of beautiful species tulips, native to Turkey, and early to bloom - when the temperatures have just barely cracked 50:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7668/1783/1600/Copy%20of%20SMtulips5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7668/1783/320/Copy%20of%20SMtulips5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>A little later, we'll have beautiful peonies that smell divine - we can't wait til May!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7668/1783/1600/bigpeony.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7668/1783/320/bigpeony.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23362975-114140780609779485?l=4559ndrake.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>purrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273146475182585875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23362975.post-1141407104423675842006-03-03T11:29:00.000-06:002006-03-03T11:31:44.430-06:00Welcome to the blog for 4559 N Drake Avenue! We hope you like this blog as much as we like our house. As we prepare to sell, we'll be posting pictures of the house and garden for your perusal. Please keep checking back for more information and more pics!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23362975-114140710442367584?l=4559ndrake.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>purrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273146475182585875noreply@blogger.com0