The Yellow Desk

We moved to our new home on the Oregon coast on December 31st, New Year’s Eve. It was much colder than it had been when we were visiting the Oregon coast back in October and it was lightly raining. Since then, the winter has been wild here on Ten Mile Lake. We’ve had snow 3 times! Keep in mind, we are at about 200 foot elevation and right near the ocean, so snow was not something we were expecting. It was the dreamy winter-wonderland that holiday cards are made of. I loved it

Feeling sad over losing the opportunity to put in an offer on the home in Toledo that night, we were determined to wake up the next morning with a fresh start and fresh hearts. We still loved the home on the lake and there were still lots more homes to see. We got up and got on the road. The day was sunny and warm. The nice weather made for a fabulous day of looking at houses. First stop, Pacific City and Cape Kiwanda. There was an adorable little house in Pacific City that w