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1690 Hwy 34 E • Newnan
The walls are painted Scott’s favored bold blue, and high shelves that run the length of the room feature a treasured collection of birdhouses. Scott can’t name a favorite, though if she could it would be one of several built to resemble tiny cathedrals. She can, however, tell you where she got each one – whether it caught her eye at a craft show or was given as a gift on a particular occasion. She points out a number of pieces – including a trio of bluebird paintings – that came from St. Augustine, a favorite vacation spot of Scott and her daughters. Chosen One, the only of Scott’s cats allowed to wander indoors, sprawls in her “place” on a table near the door, ears twitching as she listens to Scott describe the “mystery bird” that’s nested in the gutter. Scott’s garden begins in the sunroom, with lovingly tended plants spilling out of colorful pots. The plants, and the art, overflow onto a crowded but comfortable deck and, as if someone stood on said deck and waved a magic wand, into the expanse of
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Scott's favored cat, Chosen One, surveys her sprawling garden kingdom from a shady spot on the deck.