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549 West Drive, Felton (xst: Lompico Road and Knoll Drive) Offered at $399,000 FeatuReD HOme By Tom Brezsny • 2 Bedrooms/2 Baths • 1,175 +/- Square Feet • Single Level • Vintage Charm • Hardwood Floors • River Rock Fireplace w/Insert • Remodeled Kitchen & Bath • Recessed Lighting • Skylights • French Doors • Redwood Paneling • Expansive Deck • Walk-In Shower • Lot Size: 12,540 Sq Ft • Detached Garage • Extra Parking/Room for Boat or Motor Home • Circular Drive • Fenced Yard • Sunny Park-like Ambiance • Stone & Brick Paths/Sitting Areas W hen you head up to today's open house in Felton, be prepared for a pleasant surprise. You'll probably think you are coming to see this home for the first time but when you get there you'll realize that it's a place you already know. It's the lake house you went to as a kid. The family retreat in the mountains that you drove to on the weekends. (Where you and your siblings fished, played crazy eights and slept in old bunk beds.) It's a version of that camp nestled among the tall trees that you loved to go to every summer. And a vision of all those fond memories that still reside deep inside from long ago visits with your grandparents. There's a familiar quality here. Something instantly recognizable but hard to describe. More poetry than prose. A loving home that embodies a simple but profound sense of place and the ineffable ability to conjure up powerful, heartfelt feelings. Warm and knowing. A bit wistful and tender. Intimately close and personal and no matter who you are, very much your own. This is an unpretentious place nestled in a comfortable setting that seems to reaffirm the notion that time really can stand still on occasion – even in a world that's moving way too fast for our own good, most of the rest of the time. There's still a little magic left in the world to surround yourself with, when you choose to ratchet down the pace, gently shift gears and move over to experience life in the past lane. The magic that's inherent in nature is most often present when you are present. When you notice that the morning sun filtering through the trees weaves patterns of light and shadow on the ground that sway along with the rhythm of the breeze. When you notice that the sounds of silence that have this place surrounded can become so loud and so palpable that they swallow up the cacophony of white noise and distraction that we've all gotten so used to. When you notice that the pleasant smell of pines that is permeating the air is also infused with the mysterious perfume of rich dark earth that all those trees are rooted in. Featured Property is a Santa Cruz Sentinel Paid Advertisement. For information regarding Advertising, please call the Sentinel @ 426-8000.