"Sylvia
Ash was a quiet, unassuming person and she liked it that way. She had skated her way through college keeping
up decent grades but, not really being prepared for anything with her liberal
arts degree. She would admit to most people that college was fun, yet seven
months ago when her beloved grandmother had died after a brief, but intense
bout with cancer, she was jolted into reality.
Sylvia had inherited her house that perched at the upper edge of the
Chesapeake Bay in a small community that had grown from summer homes in the
1940’to the year round homes that dotted the shoreline. Many of the homes were inhabited year round
by the summer people of years ago. It
was an aging neighborhood. As the
original owners passed away usually a child took the home over to retire along
the bay. A few of the homes had been
sold and later knocked down by young entrepreneurs with nouveau riches to build
spectacular homes of unusual architecture on small lots. Still the majority were modest cottages
overlooking the Chesapeake with beautiful full grown trees and decent sized
yards where neighbors led quiet and serene lives."
The Leafing, Chapter 1
Syvia's Ash's neighborhood of Bayside is based on Hances Point, Maryland, a small community south of North East, Maryland. Sylvia's home originally was based on a Sears and Roebuck house that used to stand in the neighborhood. Unfortunately, it has since been demolished and replaced with a newer home.
The majority of the homes in this neighborhood were built in the 1920's -1930's as summer cottages. One resident refers to them as "weekend and case of beer cottages" as the neighborhood was originaly a hunting and fishing camp. The neighborhood grew to be summer cottages along the upper portion of the Chesapeake Bay. Further renovations ensued over the years and the neighborhood became a mixture of summer homes and year round homes. The majority of the residents have unique views on the Chesapeake. The youtube videos below provide Sylvia's view of the neighborhood:
and
The Leafing, Chapter 1
Syvia's Ash's neighborhood of Bayside is based on Hances Point, Maryland, a small community south of North East, Maryland. Sylvia's home originally was based on a Sears and Roebuck house that used to stand in the neighborhood. Unfortunately, it has since been demolished and replaced with a newer home.
The majority of the homes in this neighborhood were built in the 1920's -1930's as summer cottages. One resident refers to them as "weekend and case of beer cottages" as the neighborhood was originaly a hunting and fishing camp. The neighborhood grew to be summer cottages along the upper portion of the Chesapeake Bay. Further renovations ensued over the years and the neighborhood became a mixture of summer homes and year round homes. The majority of the residents have unique views on the Chesapeake. The youtube videos below provide Sylvia's view of the neighborhood:
and
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