My baby for a couple years was a little house up on a hill in Los Gatos, California. The house is by no coincidence on Overlook Road: every room and deck has a view of Silicon Valley from South San Jose all the way up to Oakland on a clear day.
She sits on just under an acre of hillside and offered just enough un-shaded land for a small Cabernet vineyard. Much of my time for a few years was spent working on either the house or vineyard. It was a real tough decision to part with the property when I left for an open ended round-the-world trip in 2006.
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The Vineyard
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The
Neighbors Living on the edge of wilderness has some advantages. Deer, possum, skunk and raccoon all spent some time in the yard. Even found a rattlesnake skin in the driveway once.
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Valley
Views
Every now and then, Silicon Valley pokes its head out of the smog
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With a view to most South Bay shows, there wasn't much incentive to leave the house on the 4th. |
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It's quite a drop from the carport and the squeaks were getting louder. Dave and Dan gave me a hand rebuilding the surface and later in replacing most of the big timber underneath
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What's a vineyard without a wine cellar? Dave and I finished off the simple dirt cellar I had been using.
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Opening up the Deck While repairing the deck flooring, I realized that the wooden railing had to go.
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Parting
Shots
And other miscellaneous memories of home
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