Thursday, June 5, 2008

It's a porch party and you're invited....

Rhondi over at Rose Colored Glasses has invited all of her blogger friends to her First Annual Front Porch Party. All you have to do is post a photo of your porch or, if you don't have a porch, your dream porch. I love porches so I decided to join the fun.

Now, we don't have a front porch on our home but we do have a back deck which we love. But unfortunately you are not going to get to see pictures of it today. You see, we are in the process of building our new deck and are waiting for the rest of the railing to come in. So, I thought I would share with you the porch Jeff and I dream about spending our retirement years rocking on. And here it is-


Isn't it gorgeous? I have always loved timber frame homes and would love to build one as our retirement home. I just love the wood with the stone fireplace on this porch - it is so warm and inviting. I can just imagine sitting here on a cool spring morning with a nice cup of tea and my favorite decorating magazines. Or perhaps a fall evening while sharing a glass of wine with some friends. And I can just imagine rocking my grandchildren (that my children haven't given me yet) in one of those chairs. But that is only half our dream. We both would like to find a secluded little piece of land to build this home on that has something like this running through it -



Doesn't that just seem like heaven on earth and a perfect way to spend your golden years? I won't keep you any longer as I know there are a lot more beautiful porches to check out. Now hop on over to Rhondi's place and check out her beautiful porch. I know she has some delicious treats waiting for you. Enjoy your tour and come back again soon, JoAnne

23 comments:

Rhondi said...

Hi JoAnne
I've added you to the linkds for the porch party. Your dream porch is WOW! I can picture living in a porch like that. Thr mosquitoes get bad here and to have a screened porch like that would be wonderful.
Hugs, Rhondi

Theresa @ Take A Sentimental Journey said...

Beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!! Let's go there now & take a rest !

Unknown said...

Oh what a beautiful place!!!!! I would LOVE to have something like that!! And the view ~ oh to die for!

Hugs,
Amy

Anne Fannie said...

What a beautiful dream! Hope you live it.

Unknown said...

Yes it is beautiful. I bet you want to spend most of your time there! You have a great blog too.

Anonymous said...

Your dream porch is wonderful--I hope that all comes true very soon. It was a great visit!

Deb said...

Hi JoAnne, What a lovely porch the fireplace is beautiful I would love to have a porch like that too. Also the stream would be nice too. I look forward to seeing what you're going to do with your back deck. Have a good one. Deb

Heidi said...

Hi Joanne, I love your "dream porch"!!!... And all your dreams for the future!.....Will visit you again!...heidi :)

Julie said...

What a beautiful dream home you have! Just wanted to say hi and that I enjoyed my visit to your blog.

mommyholly said...

That "dream" porch is amazing! How wonderful would it be to enjoy your afternoons there???! :) xo!

Anonymous said...

Hi can I come visit you when you retire. You may not be able to get rid of me.

Kathy b

Stephanie ~ Angelic Accents said...

Hi JoAnne ~ oh my gosh, we have been having the SAME dream! Those pictures are just awesome. Yes, & a little pond, stream, lake would be wonderful, too! Hope someday you get all your dreams!

Stop by my blog for my party if you can!

Stephanie
Angelic Accents

Unknown said...

Wow, what a beautiful deck, and I love the fireplace. This is surely the most spectacular deck I have ever seen. Karen

Mya said...

That is quite a dream porch. I would love it. Hope all your dreams come true.
-Mya

Rue said...

Hi JoAnne :)

Have you been leaving comments all this time and I haven't been by? There's another JoAnne and I think I've been erasing yours by accident thinking it was her. If I have I'm sorry. It gets so confusing!

That porch is lovely and I don't blame you for loving it :)

hugs,
rue

~Red Tin Heart~ said...

That is a great dream porch, you must come see my dream porch and house.
xoxo Nita

Anonymous said...

Thanks for sharing your dream with us. It is lovely.

Joy said...

It's a good thing there's a few chairs on your dream porch because I think I'm going to be sitting out there too!

Marina Capano said...

Hi Joanne! Nice to meet you! That view is amazing, And I love your porch, especially your fireplace and furniture. see you next time, by the way I hope in my porch!

Rebecca Ramsey said...

It does look like a great place to be! So pretty!
Becky

Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Garden said...

Love your retirement plans and porch! I know you'll find what you're looking for.
I liked all of those chairs in the other post too! Pretty bedroom!
Nikki

Edie Marie's Attic said...

Hi Joanne!
It was fun seeing your dream porch! Best wishes on completing your deck. It's a lot of hard work but worth it!
Hugs, Sherry

Life on the Edge said...

Love your dream porch! The idea of a fireplace out on the porch is wonderful! Looks like it's screened in too. Just about a perfect place!