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Nalani, our new home
Nalani 新居

After living at our Tanglewood home for 13 years (and paid off the mortgage in as many years), we decided to move to a better home in a better neighborhood. By better, we mean a home with about as many luxuries, but with a smaller garden, and, in a quieter neighborhood. We found this new home at the end of July, and were able to close and move in at the end of August. It took more time, though, to get things settled down, or sorted out, but here we are, in our Nalani home.

Also see: Summer 2005

我们的新居,七月底看定,不到一个月就搬了进去,但隔了一个多月才基本安顿下来。我们的旧房居住面积不大(约1200平方英尺),但花园特大。新房居住面积大些(约1400平方英尺),但花园就小了。不过,花园小正是我们换房的目的。原来的旧房花园够大,可以种菜种花种果树,但整理太费时间。新房建于1995年(我们的旧房建于1975年),二层楼(这里的住房绝大部分是平屋),而且地区好,安静。四周有两所教堂,一所学校,和一座大公园。公园从住家旁的一座小树林里穿去就是,那里有可以野餐的地方,还有秋千吊桥爬梯。那一天,我们带恺恩去了,他抱起别个小孩的球,跑上跑下可欢呢

另见:二○○五年夏

Tanglewood 与 Nalani: 在美国买房、卖房、和建房

(Click image to enlarge.  击打图片即可放大。)

Our street has a cluster of eight homes, surrounded by two churches, one school, and a big park

The second picture is the the air-view from Google Earth.  Three yellow flags are those of the school/churches.

我们的新家,就在这条不到十户人家的小街里。四周有两所教堂,一所学校,和一座大公园。

底下的鸟瞰图取自Google Earth。三个黄色小旗就是教堂与学校所在。

This is the front of our home. Popping up in the right-hand side corner of the roof is a satellite dish to receive programming in Chinese.

The middle picture was taken after 2005 Christmas lights were up.

The bottom picture was taken in spring 2006. The tulips we planted after we moved in now adorn the driveway.

这是家门口。房顶右角的卫星天线是收看中文电视用的。

中间的照片是装了圣诞节灯饰的家门口。

底下的照片摄于二○○六年春。我们搬来后种下的郁金香开花了。春来了。

These are our right-hand side neighbors across the street. The snow scene was taken November 28, 2006.
这是右边对过的邻居。雪景拍于2006年11月28日。
Judging from the number of mail-boxes, there are eight households in this tiny street.
 这是正面对过的邻居。白车前方是各家各户的信箱。(八个信箱,因此有八户人家。)
A few minutes' walk through a small wood, we can get to the big Woodmansee park, where our little grandson can play on this huge play structure.
街道旁有个小树林,通向一个很大的公园。有给恺恩玩的秋千滑梯吊桥组合。
kitchen
 厨房
the small door by the kitchen leads to a small backyard
厨房有一个小门,通往后院。
living-room with fireplace
 客厅,墙壁里内嵌烧煤气的壁炉
Master bedroom is downstairs, inside this passage.
正中的走道进去,就是主人房。
Laundry room is inside the bathroom.
 洗衣房在楼下主人房的卫生间里
Two of the bed-rooms have walk-in closets.
三间卧室的两间有 walk-in closet (人可以进去的衣物间)
Up the stairs are two bed-rooms, and one bathroom.
二楼上去有两间卧室和一个卫生间
looking down from the second floor landing
从二楼往下看
There are three bed-rooms and two baths. This is one of the bath-room.
 新家有三房二厕。这是其中一厕
Yannan has already turned one of the bed-rooms into his office.
楼上的一个卧室改为燕南的办公室
We had this storage/kitchen built after we moved in. This is the storage side. The snow scene was taken November 28, 2006.
这是我们搬来后新建的储藏室。雪景拍于2006年11月28日。
We had this storage/kitchen built after we moved in. This is the kitchen side.
新建的储藏室的另一端,另辟成专煮中国菜的小厨房。
 

 

 
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