645 Madison St., Albany, CA 94706

What’s love got to do with it? Everything, from the pink lilies aka "Naked Ladies" curbside, sprinkled purple irises, succulents inviting prosperity, she’s blue with a touch of lavender blending into the sky, a red manzanita tree anchoring the earth, and a red/violet pop greets you at the front door – she says come in and see how I shine. She’s so much more than you would ever expect, peeking in the front window: golden hardwood floors, bright and generous living room and formal dining room with recessed ceilings. From the kitchen window, views of the hills; the back yard expansive and magical. Custom-designed containers with a raised vegetable bed, lime, lemon, Fuji apple, mulberry, apricot, weeping mulberry, Fuyu persimmon trees, and passion fruit vines climb her fence, an orchard of delicious delight, heaven-sent and love-inspired, a gardener’s making, a gardener, a wife loved by her Country Joe. The main level one-step-in features: refinished hardwood floors, a generous...