Nancy is a most gracious host. I stayed at her apartment for two nights ---- the only thing amiss was that the weather didn't cooperate! (I was hoping for a respite from March ice and snow at home, and got more ice and snow.)

The apartment is welcoming, with wonderful banners with inspirational sayings everywhere. The bedding in the bedroom I stayed in was also beautiful, as are the curtains throughout. (Perhaps you can tell I was an art major in college.)

The apartment is also adorned with unique and interesting pieces, small and large, throughout, starting with a Calder-like mobile as you walk up the stairs. Everywhere your eye turns is something that brings a pause for appreciation - where did that come from? what is its story?

For those wanting to be able to prepare their own food, having a full kitchen stocked with plates and tableware and glasses and cooking utensils (along with basics, like salt and pepper, coffee and lots of kinds of teas) is also really splendid.

It's also quite close to interstate highways, about a mile or so away, and so an easy jumping-off location. I didn't get to Slater Park nearby --- too cold and snowy. But it sounds wonderful, complete with a farm and working carousel in the summer, and very close - 1.5 miles (and so walkable) or 5 minutes by car just down the street.

As others have already noted, Nancy has a great place to stay