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TOP 10 THINGS WE'LL MISS ABOUT LIFE ON DEVON STREET

1. Our neighbors. The first week we moved our neighbors hosted a welcoming brunch – it
was a beautiful late summer day. We had no idea what to expect and walked down the

street to discover children playing on lush green grass, mimosas, homemade ice cream
served by kids, a bunny in a cage and what would soon become a group of great friends

and neighbors. This felt like something out of a movie, really every day on Devon Road
feels that way. And yet there is also privacy and distance. It’s the perfect blend.

2. The life on Devon road for children. The same week we moved in our doorbell rang.

There were 2 girls from the house next door who asked if anyone wanted to play.
Olive, our daughter, was delighted but she was swimming in the pool with her brothers

and invited the girls to join. They said they had to run home to ask their mom. We did
not expect to see them again. 15 minutes they came back in bathing suits with goggles

on. Our girls have been inseparable ever since and we keep a near open door policy
with the children on the street. Even with social distancing, masks and all the other

challenges of COVID, Devon road provides an oasis for kids who have just enough
freedom to roam a short horseshoe shaped street with watchful parents who have an

eye at all times yet are not overbearing.

3. Watching the seasons change from a pool. We like to keep our pool hot; open it early
and close it late. We opened in April and swam while it was snowing, we watched the

buds grow, and turn the sky bright green with leaves and now those same leaves are
turning yellow, gold and brown. Where the pool is situated, you float, look up, and feel

connected to the world, nature and each other.

4. Walking to the Beach. We moved when our 4 th youngest, Jack, was just over 1 year old.
He and Tod are the first up every morning, usually very early. Since we moved to Devon

Road, if Tod is home, he will take Jack on a walk in the stroller (jogging stroller if Tod’s
feeling up to it) to the beach, usually Burying Hill beach but often they will go to others

including Compo, Sherwood Island and Southport. No matter the season Tod and Jack
will go to the beach. Sometimes they’ll even bring back breakfast.

5. Being Close to the Water (but not on it). We used to live across from the water near

Compo beach. We loved seeing the water, the birds, the sand, but grew nervous about
storms and flooding. What we found out is we prefer being close to the beach without

being in a flood zone.