Ardmore

We fell in love with Ardmore shortly after moving to Winston.  It’s where we go to church, and it’s ideally located in the heart of Winston near just about everything.  It is close to downtown without being downtown, and we can walk to the grocery store and more importantly, we can walk to Brynn’s, Starbucks, and Krispy Kreme.  (If you don’t know what Brynn’s is, please call me and I will take you there!)  We are entering Spring, and Ardmore is magical in the Spring.  There are no cookie cutter houses in Ardmore.  While I was not yet born when they were being built, I imagine they were all lovingly designed and crafted.  They were primarily built between 1910 and 1950, and they are unique and full of character.  I once told my husband that if I could live anywhere in the world, it would be Ardmore.  I know there are more expensive neighborhoods, but there are none more captivating to me, especially when the birds are singing and the trees, bushes, and flowers are blooming in the Spring. 

My three favorite discoveries since living here in Ardmore in no particular order are: having squirrels scamper around in my backyard (even though my husband banned me from feeding them because he’s afraid they’ll make holes in our yard), seeing real, live chipmunks scurry across the way (I never knew how tiny they were, which makes them infinitely more adorable), and seeing my first real freesia while walking through the hood (this was an aha moment for me- there really are perfectly formed little flowers that smell like the lotion!).