Which house would you choose?

I enjoyed an evening walk today and decided to snap photos of some of the homes I passed.  I enjoy the way some pretty large and imposing structures are side by side with some quaint and apparently rather old dwellings. Sure would like to get a peek inside some of these cottages some time.  So, which would you choose?Would you live in Holly Tree House with its glorious entrance. . .

Sorry, you can't really see much of the house because of the wall around the grounds. 
Or would you rather live in Rose Cottage just across the street?

Would you rather live in Wood End (literally across the street from where a small but proper wood ends..

or the Red House?

Oops  Got those in reverse order.  Wood End really is a stunner--(choose it!)
                                                                                     How about this beauty with the pretty atrium?

Or there's always the rectory attached to the Snelson Methodist Church built in 1825.

I enjoy looking at the old and new stones in the churchyard cemeteries here, but we won't choose those for our homes just yet. 

Back to my old trouble.  Jim did right this one for me when he downloaded it, but it didn't stay for some reason.  I just have to show you this Lavender Cottage because I love the shape of it!!  It actually deepens at the other end into quite a nice size and has a gorgeous huge yard to the far side.  It's so interesting to see the way homes are placed on property here.  Wood Side (across the street from the aforementioned wood) has a lovely magnolia tree which seems to have been worked on by the wind today.  Magnolias are everywhere--lovely!!

                                                   
(Sorry about those of you in Utah, but your turn is coming.)  Everything thrives here, including dandelions.

These are about two inches in diameter. 

Your last choice will be Holly Cottage which also features a lovely prospect out the front door.

So where do you wish to go to find your next home:  Over Peover, Marthall, Knutsford or Chelford?  The choice is yours, and aren't the options delicious!

For me it will be back to the tulip door that means I am arrived at 4 Dixon Court, Chelford, Cheshire, SK11 9AU.     

Here is our cute St. Helens District of the Liverpool Zone at our training this morning.  Next week brings transfers and Sr. Snell will be heading home.

The Elders are from Armenia, Germany, Australia and USA.  The sisters are both Americans. 

Life gets busier as I have been called into the ward Primary leadership (and music) and, since this week will be our ward conference, we will be visiting less active children with stake leaders.  So I am now requesting simple, effective music teaching/reviewing techniques which you have used or observed along with recipes.
Springtime in England is lovely and so are many of its people.  We have the dearest bishop's counselor in our ward. He always says he is a simple man, but his expressions are eloquent and devout.  He father died three weeks ago which was a sadness, of course.  Then he called me into the bishop's office Sunday morning to entend the Primary call.  After he did that he said, "I had wanted you to meet my mother. . . but she died on Friday."  I was so stunned; I thought he had misspoken.  As the tears came he said that she had  wanted to set her life in order to go to the temple, and he was hoping we would be a help to her in this.  Now they will be doing her work in a year instead.  He also wants us to work with his brother who wants to prepare for the temple in spite of a very anti wife.  In testimony meeting he bore the sweetest testimony that he knew the Lord was mindful of his family and that he only wanted to know how he could assist the Lord in bringing to pass His purposes for the family.  Such faith!  We do feel part of this ward family. 

As a parting shot, here is one of favorite ward families:  The Keith and Carol Bass family.  Little Sol is one of my Primary CTR's.

Olivia, Megan, Grace, Thea, Ella, Sol, and Isaac, with Carol and Keith in the back.  Great folks.