Kensington

My dream home is at its most enchanting right now. The Kensington Apartments are at the corner of Beach and Nicola, right down the street, so it's easy to keep an eye on things until I come up with the 3.8 million it costs for a three bedroom apartment. It was built in 1912 and is loaded with character-- high ceilings, classic wood trim, gorgeous recessed balconies. Right now the cherry trees at the entrance are loaded with heavy, full bouquets of blossoms. The vintage street lights that illuminate the main doors make the blossoms look like low lying clouds. There's a park bench at the entrance and if it weren't so late, I'd have taken the time to sit a while, to take in the fragrance of the flowers, the delicate scattering of petals on the tiled steps, the warm light and plush red carpet of the lobby. It's truly delicious. Lingering at the entrance, under all those blossoms, savours strongly of Paris in the springtime. I'm an extremely practical gal, but I can't help but give in to a bit of fantasy real estate shopping outside the Kensington. I don't think it's quite right to call it lust or longing, it's just an appreciation of a beautiful thing.