We found ourselves walking downtown nearly every day last year. That's how we decided we wanted to live downtown.

I think he really likes it. He has certainly taken to it.

Oh, heavens yes. I can't say enough about how fun it is. It has just really exceeded my hopes.

When I look out in the morning when we get up, I feel like I live in Paris. I look out over the rooftops and it seems like I live in a different city. I can't believe that moving 2 miles from my old home could possibly make me feel this different about my life right now. It's incredible.

We'd walk those 2 miles from the house and found it was just so much fun being down here. We didn't want to leave.

His idea of good living was to finally have a wonderful big garage. I had to convince him to give it a chance.

I just loved the way her space looked. I guess I hadn't realized it until now, but I can definitely say she was part of the reason I thought this would be fun.

My dear friend, Brigitte Cowan, lived above her store on Beverly Street.