"My heart hurts," she said, "and that isn't good", my client exclaimed after seeing the cabin she was hoping to hate. This exotic and lovely woman, whom I shall call "Alexandra", has been coming to see properties here at our slice of paradise, Fishhawk Lake for about two years.
She has had a romance with Fishhawk Lake for three or four years now. She "gets it", my husband told me later. Yes, Alexandra does. The luxury of simplicity. The sumptuous quiet that is so delicious it's like a divine dessert for the soul.
Her dream: a cabin made of woods, nothing fancy,right on the lake with views that make you want to sit for hours and forget about the busyness of life.
She loved the architectural lines, the pairing of wood and angle and beam.
And there is the element of "love" that is either part of a home or not. You can't manufacture it. It seeps through for those who pay attention. She felt it immediately.
Alexandra asked me as we were leaving, "What is the exterior?" Cedar, I said. "Oh-I dreamt of cedar last night!" That romance visits her in her dreams. No wonder her heart aches when she sees this lovingly made cabin whose owners did every inch of it from their own sweat, blood and soulful rendering.
When she said her heart hurt to see this cabin, I replied by saying "My heart hurts from unrequited love". She did not reply. I realized later that this was somewhat accurate for her as well. The reason? Her husband doesn't "get it" like she does. You can't make someone feel this way. She, like I grew up going to a summer place that speaks to that inner quiet of being with nature, of childhood delights spent outside creating your pleasures through your imagination, of the darkest of nights with stars and clean crisp air all around and the sounds of silence enveloping you. It is so completely rejuvenating and so easily done! Alexandra loves to kayak, a quiet pairing of man, boat and water as you gracefully slide through the glassy surface, barely making a sound. She wants that stillness that is momentarily broken by a fish delicately cutting the water to leap for mere seconds and then see the aftermath of silent ripples, the only sign of nature in that moment.
Alexandra reluctantly went home. She wrote me later with some of her thoughts:
It is my dream cottage Gayle, my dream setting and my dream lake...
If it's mine I will Cherish it with every bone in my body!!!
I've watched her through this metamorphisis and part of my heart hurts when she's held back from making her dream complete. I feel very strongly that I want to do my best to help her live her dream and not give up. I would love to have Alexandra and her family as my neighbors and it does my heart good when I see someone valuing the treasures of the place I call home. I'm living my life's dream and the idea that I can be the catalyst for creating that in others is the most rewarding feeling in the world!
Gayle Rich-Boxman
Realtor® Vernonia Realty Direct: (503)755-2905
Specializing in Fishhawk Lake Real Estate
"Your Gateway to the Lake!"
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