Charleston

How do you blog about life in a northern town when you're on vacation in a southern town? Strangely enough, we've traveled all the way across the country and as we wander around town I keep noticing things that are the same or similair to Boise.
Charleston is full of colonial architeture. Many of the buildings date back that far, at least in orignial design. The houses crowd the sidewalk with no front yeard, not even a square foot of lawn. Gardens are tucked away along side alleys where the open porches that stack up two or three floors can take advantage of the fresh flowers. Our house is colonial - the portch is lined with white columns. Seems the farther from home you are the more it occupies your mind.